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WS 2024-25 Race 2: Maidstone results

17/11/2024

There was excellent weather for the Maidstone Winter Series marathon - the second in this series and also the second time that the race has taken place at this venue. A different course was used this year due to works along the river.

The race was very well attended (112 competitors) and large groups of classes were started together. In particular the mass start of the 17 doubles boats made an exciting spectacle for the onlookers.

Class winners were:
Class 1 (K2 16+ M) - Almir Balla & Stuart Dunn (BAD)
Class 2 (K2 16+ Mixed) - Matthew Johnson & Leah Falltrick (CLM)
Class 3 (K2 16+ F) - Sienna Payne & Lauren Avery (CLM)
Class 4 (Marathon C2) - Chris Howe & Adrian Pyke (CAM)
Class 5 (K1 Sen M) - Tim Gannicott-Porter (CLM)
Class 6 (K1 Sen F) - Leanne Brown (MAI)
Class 7 (K1 Vet M) - Doug Herbert (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Vet F) - Bethany Goodlad (LBZ)
Class 9 (K1 u18 M) - Cassian Payne (CLM)
Class 10 (K1 u18 F) - May Perrin (CLM)
Class 20 (K1 SuperVet M) - Peter Ford (TON)
Class 21 (K1 SuperVet F) - Karen Wiemer (CAM)

Class 22 (K2 u16) - Edith Smerdon & Olivia Logie-Simpson (CLM)
Class 23 (K1 u16 M) - Ewan Bates (LBZ)
Class 24 (K1 u16 F) - Rebecca Perrin (CLM)
Class 25 (C1 Adv) - Rob Passmore (TON)
Class 30 (Touring C2) - Andy Porter & Dean Williams (CLM)
Class 31 (K1 u14 M) - Jasper Kirtland (BSF)
Class 34 (GP 16+ M) - Ross Penny (CLM)
Class 34 (GP 16+ F) - Helen Payne (CLM)
Class 38 (K1 u12 M) - Ethan Tingay (LBZ)
Class 39 (K1 u12 F) - Summer Norford (BSF)
Class 40 (K1 Open) - Rikki Weir (BAD)

Chelmsford were the overall winners with 407 points, followed by Cambridge (87) and Barking (86). Chelmsford also gathered the most Dick Grieve points (based on performance of juniors Div 9 or below), with Tonbridge second and Leighton Buzzard third.

The cumulated points for clubs and for individual paddlers towards class trophies can also be viewed.

Congratulations to all those who received divisional promotions: Chelmsford's Sam Towell and Joel Auvray; Maidstone's Brian Williams and Michael Wibrew; Asad Ibn Saifullah and Molly Harrison of Cambridge; Julia Passmore of Tonbridge; Siobahn Nicholas of Barking; and Steve Tingay of Leighton Buzzard.

See

the full race & series results on the Winter Series results page
a few other photos of the race on Google Photos

The next races will be Cambridge on Sunday 1st December. The online entry system will close on Friday 29th November.

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WS 2023-24 Race 2: Maidstone Results

26/11/2023

A select group of Winter Series devotees, plus a few from Ealing CC and Tonbridge CC, took part in the inaugural WS race at Maidstone - a total of 76 competitors in all.

The river levels had reduced since the previous week, enabling the postponed race to go ahead, but a rolling start was used because of the amount of flow.

The combination of modest numbers in many of the classes, combined with a wide river, saw many of the starts grouped together.

The venue has the advantage of free parking and a large indoor room where paddlers can congregate after the race - particularly welcome as the day was bitterly cold.

The race was run very efficiently by the organising team at Maidstone, and everything went off smoothly. We hope that WS "regulars" from the Eastern Region clubs enjoyed the change of scenery, and that Maidstone will have us back again next year!

Class winners were:
Class 1 (K2 16+ M) - Scott Leblanche & Domas Malinauskas (BAD)
Class 2 (K2 16+ Mixed) - Matthew Johnson & Leah Falltrick (CLM)
Class 3 (K2 16+ F) - Naomi Fuller & Tara Karthikeyan (CLM)
Class 4 (Marathon C2) - Peter & Helen Kruszelnicki (PRA)
Class 5 (K1 Sen M) - Tim Gannicott-Porter (CLM)
Class 6 (K1 Sen F) - Leanne Jordan (MAI)
Class 7 (K1 Vet M) - Doug Herbert (CLM)
Class 9 (K1 u18 M) - Ali Kabeer (WOK)
Class 10 (K1 u18 F) - Eilidh White (BSF)
Class 20 (K1 SuperVet M) - Matthew Villaruel (EAL)
Class 21 (K1 SuperVet F) - Catherine Ayling (EAL)
Class 22 (K2 u16) - Rebecca Perrin & James Johnson (CLM)
Class 23 (K1 u16 M) - Euan Bates (LBZ)
Class 24 (K1 u16 F) - May Perrin (CLM)
Class 30 (Touring C2) - Adrian Pyke & Tan Shanzheng (CAM)
Class 31 (K1 u14 M) - Matteo Bose (CLM)
Class 32 (K1 u14 F) - Libby Gaulton (BSF)
Class 35 (GP 16+ F) - Deborah Wilkes (CLM)
Class 37 (GP u16 F) - Maeve Redsell (MAI)
Class 38 (K1 u12 M) - Conor Bates (LBZ)
Class 39 (K1 u12 F) - Lucy Myers (LBZ)

Chelmsford were the winners with 246 points, followed by Stortford (96) and Barking & Dagenham (60). Leighton Buzzard won the most Dick Grieve points (based on performance of juniors Div 9 or below). The full club results are included on the end of the main results.

See

full results on the WS results page
a few other photos on Google Photos

The next race will be the held at Cambridge on Sunday 3rd December. The online entry system will close on Friday 1st.

WS 2024-25 Race 2: Maidstone results

WS 2023-24 Race 2: Maidstone Results

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