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WS 2019-2020: Mid-Series Results

6/1/2020

 
At this half-way point in the series, a brief explanation of how the series trophies work may be of interest. You can check how you and your club are doing by looking at the Winter Series results page.
Class 1st, 2nd, 3rd
For each class, paddlers/crews accrue points at every race, and the top three will win first, second and third-place awards to keep, in the form of engraved glasses.
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Things to bear in mind are
  1. To be eligible for series awards, paddlers/crews must enter at least three races.
  2. Final scores are the sum of your best 5 scores across the 6-race series.
  3. Points are not transferable between classes.
  4. Points are not transferable between crew boats in the same class - stick with the same doubles partner!
Class perpetual trophies
For each class there is also a perpetual cup/shield to take home for the year, and some classes have more than one perpetual trophy associated with them:
  • Class 9 (Senior doubles) has an overall winner's trophy and a Ladies trophy
  • Class 4 (Ladies K1 & advanced C1) has separate trophies for Junior K1, Senior K2, Vet K1 and C1
  • Class 3 (Junior K2 & MC2) has trophies for K2 and MC2
  • Class Red (u14FK1 & novice C1) has separate trophies for K1 and C1
  • Class GP has separate trophies for boys, girls, men and women
  • Class Yellow (u12 K1) has two trophies - top boy  and top girl
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There are also three series trophies for team performance: the Club Winter Series Trophy, the Dick Grieve Trophy and the Bob Porter Trophy.
Winter Series Club Trophy
The winning club for each each race gets 10 league points, 9 for second place etc. The total points across the series determine the eventual winner. It's always Chelmsford CC - or has been for as long as anyone can remember! There is usually a good tussle for second and third places.
Dick Grieve Trophy
The trophy given to the Winter Series in memory of Dick Grieve was originally for the best Boy Scouts team. Some years ago it was decided to re-purpose the award in tune with the original spirit of recognising groups who nurture young novice paddlers and get them racing.
A second set of race points (marked D. Grieve on the race results) is awarded to novice junior paddlers, as if they were the *only* competitors in each race. All adults (18+) and any junior who has achieved a Hasler ranking of division 8 or above is ineligible. Just like the main club trophy, there are 10 Dick Grieve league points for the winning club at each race, 9 for second etc and the winner of the Dick Grieve league, takes the trophy for the year.
A club cannot win both the club trophy and the Dick Grieve trophy, so if Chelmsford do end up top of this league it passes to the next highest scoring club.
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Bob Porter Trophy
Getting the youngest paddlers out padding in all weathers is a feat in itself. This trophy rewards the club which fields the most entries in u12 K1 (Yellow class) across the series. It's a simple as that.
Awards Presentation
The presentation of the awards for all of these races takes place at the final event, which is traditionally held at Leaside. There are a vast number of trophies to keep track of and maintain, so please help us by getting yours back promptly when the next series opens.

WS 2019-20 Race 3: HYMB Results

16/12/2019

 
Lovely paddling weather was enjoyed by the 101 competitors who gathered at Herts Young Mariners Base at Cheshunt for the last Winter Series race before Christmas.
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The most popular class was, as usual, the senior doubles, with a total of 17 entries. No fewer than five of these were MC2s, with the canoeists all electing to compete over the 7-mile course with the senior K2s rather than 5 miles against the junior K2s.
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There was also a good number of entries for the Mens Vet class which featured a close finish between Almir Balla and second-placed Doug Herbert, with just 9 seconds between them.
Class winners were:
Class 9 (Senior K2) - James Walkinton & Will Stroud (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Open) - Lewis Duffield (CLM)
Class 7 (Vet M K1) - Almir Balla (BAD)
Class 6 (u18 M K1) - David Gurney (CLM)
Class 5 (u16 M K1) -  Sebastian Tideswell (CAM)
Class 4 (16+ K1) - Caroline Banson (NOR)
Class 3 (u16 K2) - Jamie McAdam & Jamie Gaulton (BSF)
Class 2 (u16 F K1)  - Hannah Gallagher (IND)
Class 1 (TC2) - Andy Porter & Blaize Green (CLM)
Class Blue (u14 M K1) - Rupert Tideswell (CAM)
Class Red (u14 F K1) - Sienna Payne (CLM)
Class GP - Mo Moule (CLM)
Class Yellow (u12 K1) - Cassian Payne (CLM)
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Chelmsford CC, were the overall winners, with Bishops Stortford CC second and Leighton Buzzard CC third. The same pattern is repeated in the league positions of the three clubs at this half-way point in the series.
The team of 6 from the Royal Hospital School, all participating in the senior doubles, again dominated the points for unranked juniors, putting them into third position in the Dick Grieve league, behind Bishops Stortford CC and Chelmsford CC.
Chelmsford CC is currently in the lead for the Bob Porter Trophy, awarded for participation by under 12s.
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The full race results are on the Winter Series results page. There are also a few photos of the race on Flickr.
The next race will be at Chelmsford on 12th January.

WS 2019-20 Race 2: Cambridge Results

2/12/2019

 
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It was a bright but chilly day for the Cambridge marathon and the race proved as popular as ever, with pre-entries at one point approaching 180 competitors. A few were unable to make it on the day leaving 154 participants - still a very high turnout.
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Numbers of doubles entries on the long course, which up to 10 years ago did not routinely make double figures, have been steadily rising over the last few years.

The Cambridge race saw the largest doubles entry yet with 30 boats taking part in Class 9, necessitating a split start. Amongst these was a team from the Royal Hospital School who, being composed mainly of novice juniors, were the highest scoring team of the day for Dick Grieve points by a wide margin.
The home team were able to muster a large team themselves and secured a very well-deserved second place overall, behind the inevitable winners Chelmsford CC.
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Class winners were:
Class 9 (Senior K2) - James Walkinton & Thomas Stanway (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Open) - Lewis Duffield (CLM)
Class 7 (Vet M K1) - Mike Martin (LBZ)
Class 6 (u18 M K1) - David Gurney (CLM)
Class 5 (u16 M K1) -  Sebastian Tideswell (CAM)
Class 4 (16+ K1) - Caroline Banson (NOR)
Class 3 (u16 K2) - Jamie McAdam & Jamie Gaulton (BSF)
Class 2 (u16 F K1)  - Imogen Hunter (CAM)
Class 1 (TC2) - Andy Porter & Blaize Green (CLM)
Class Blue (u14 M K1) - Ali Kabeer (IND)
Class Red (u14 F K1) - Sienna Payne (CLM)
Class GP - Deborah Wilkes (CLM)
Class Yellow (u12 K1) - Cassian Payne (CLM)
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The full race results are on the Winter Series results page. There are also a few photos of the race on Flickr and also a time-lapse video shot from one of the K2s (Sze & Panrucker) is on You-Tube.

The next race will be at Herts Young Mariners Base on 15th December.

WS 2019-20 Race 1: Stortford Results

7/11/2019

 
Despite Stortford having to announce that it was unable to provide on-site parking for everyone this year, the opening race of the Winter Series still attracted 131 competitors. Ten clubs participated as teams, and 6 more were represented amongst the Independent entries.
The senior doubles race was as usual the biggest field, with 17 boats participating - including, for the first time, an MC2. There was also a larger than usual field of 11 entries in the K1 Open class, which was dominated by Chelmsford CC who took all of the first 6 places. The boys u16 K1 race had a particularly good turnout of 14 boats, including entries from almost all of the participating teams.
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Canoes were very much in evidence, thanks to a healthy 6 entries in the TC2 class, where numbers have been dwindling for the past few years.
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One of the stand-out performances of the day came from Wokingham CC paddler Ali Kabeer paddling as an Independent, who smashed the boys K1 record for the short course with his time of 25:57.  The record previously stood at 27:52, set in 2013 by Tim Gannicott Porter of Chelmsford. Ali of course won gold in the u14MK1 class. See the updated list of course records.
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Class winners were:
Class 9 (Senior K2/MC2) - Matthew Johnson & Leah Falltrick (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Open) - Peter Wilkes (CLM)
Class 7 (Vet M K1) - Joe Surrage (BSF)
Class 6 (u18 M K1) - David Gurney (CLM)
Class 5 (u16 M K1) -  Sebastian Tideswell (CAM)
Class 4 (16+ K1 & Adv C1) - Lauren Avery (CLM)
Class 3 (u16 K2 & MC2) - Jamie McAdam & Jamie Gaulton (BSF)
Class 2 (u16 F K1)  - Hannah Gallagher (IND)
Class 1 (TC2) - Andy Porter & Blaize Green (CLM)
Class Blue (u14 M K1) - Ali Kabeer (IND)
Class Red (u14 F K1 & C1) - Sienna Payne (CLM)
Class GP - Mo Moule (CLM)
Class Yellow (u12 K1) - Cassian Payne (CLM)
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The full race results are on the Winter Series results page. There are also a few photos of the race on Flickr here. The next race will be at Cambridge on 1st December.
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WS 2018-19 Race 5: Leaside & Series Results

19/2/2019

 
After ice had prevented the Leighton Buzzard Winter Series race from going ahead only two weeks before, the 92 competitors for this event were able to enjoy perfect paddling conditions. Twelve clubs were represented.
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Class winners at this race were:
Class 9 (Senior K2) - Leah Falltrick & Matt Johnson (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Open) -Tim Gannicott-Porter (CLM)
Class 7 (Vet M K1) - Mike Martin (LBZ)
Class 6 (u18 M K1) - David Gurney (BSF)
Class 5 (u16 M K1) -Sebastian Tideswell (CAM)
Class 4 (16+ K1 & Adv C1) - Octavia Abbott (BSF)
Class 3 (u16 K2 & MC2) - Chris Blackmore & Jack Skippings (CLM)
Class 2 (u16 F K1)  - Franchesca Williamson (CLM)
Class 1 (TC2) - Lee Menday & Les Thompson (IND)
Class Blue (u14 M K1) - Philip Levkivskyy (EAL)
Class Red (u14 F K1 & C1) - Imogen Hunter (CAM)
Class GP - Jessica Kemp (LEA)
Class Yellow (u12 K1) - Rupert Tideswell (CAM)
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Full results can be found on the results page. Chelmsford CC were the overall winners, Leighton Buzzard CC were second and Bishops Stortford CC third.  Leaside CC scored the most points from unranked juniors,  followed by Chelmsford CC, and Leighton Buzzard CC  third.
Big thanks are due to those from other clubs who helped out with the marshalling, especially Martin and Maureen from HYM-COPS.
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The presentations for the day were immediately followed by the series awards. This year, since there had only been five races in the series, the competitors' best four results only were considered. Paddlers must have competed in three events to be eligible for an award. Engraved glasses were presented for 1st, 2nd and 3rd-placed competitors/crews in each class. A large number of perpetual trophies were also awarded - in many case more than one in each class.
This year's trophy winners were:
Sen K2
- Sophie Parker & James Walkinton (CLM)
Ladies K2 - Julie Hicks & Caroline Banson (NOR)
u16 K2 - Jamie McAdam & Ilirian Bushi (HYM)
Sen M K1 - Keith Moule (CLM)
Vet M K1 - Mike Martin (LBZ)
u18 M K1 - Oscar Griffiths (CLM)
u16 M K1 - Jonathan Pirmuhamedov (CLM)
Sen F K1 - Bethany Goodlad (LBZ)
Vet F K1 - Octavia Abbott (BSF)
u16 K1 - Kathryn Comben (CLM)
u14 M K1  - Philip Levkovskyy (EAL)
u14 F K1 - Imogen Hunter (CAM)
u12 M K1  - Rupert Tideswell (CAM)
u12 F K1 - Kayleigh Dixon (LBZ)
MC2 - Nigel Dixon & Paul Stenning (LBZ)
TC2 - Les Thompson & Lee Menday (IND)
Adv C1 - Nicholas Boyd (IND)
Novice C1 - David Shipway (LBZ)
M GP - Oliver Lancashire (CLM)
F GP - Deborah Wilkes (CLM)
See also the full class & club results for 2018-19 Winter Series.
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Chelmsford CC were the overall series club winners. This precluded them from also winning the Dick Grieve Trophy which is based on performance by unranked juniors - this therefore went to Leighton Buzzard despite stiff competition from both HYM-COPS and Leaside, who finished in joint second place. Chelmsford CC won the Bob Porter Trophy for the most participation by under 12s across the series.
Across the series, 243 different paddlers have taken part (after allowing for changes of class or crew) and 42 of these have entered every race! Fifteen different clubs have been represented, plus a number of independents.
The Winter Series will return in the autumn. In the meantime there is the Summer Sprint Series to look forward to (dates to be published shortly).  Please add yourself to the FRA mailing list if you would like to be kept informed about either of these.
All the profits from the series go to the constituent FRA clubs to support racing at the grass roots. If you have any comments about the series or suggestions for the future, please do pass them to your club's FRA committee member (if you are a member of the one of the seven clubs comprising the FRA). Other clubs/paddlers can send their comments direct to the FRA Secretary.
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WS 2018-19 Race 4: Chelmsford Results

13/1/2019

 
There were 133 competitors at the Chelmsford Winter Series race. The races on the short (3 mile) course went off at 11am and the long/middle distance races (8/5 miles) at 12. Again, there was a large field for the senior doubles - 24 boats.
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Class winners were:
Class 9 (Senior K2) - Emma Russell & William Stroud (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Open) - Keith Moule (CLM)
Class 7 (Vet M K1) - Doug Herbert (CLM)
Class 6 (u18 M K1) - Max Pickering (LBZ)
Class 5 (u16 M K1) -Jonathan Pirmuhamedov (CLM)
Class 4 (16+ K1 & Adv C1) - Octavia Abbott (BSF)
Class 3 (u16 K2 & MC2) - Chris Blackmore & Jack Skippings (CLM)
Class 2 (u16 F K1)  - Kathryn Comben (CLM)
Class 1 (TC2) - Lee Menday & Les Thompson (IND)
Class Blue (u14 M K1) - Louis Jacq (CAM)
Class Red (u14 F K1 & C1) - Sienna Payne (CLM)
Class GP - Oliver Lancashire (CLM)
Class Yellow (u12 K1) - Rupert Tideswell (CAM)
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Full results can be found on the results page. Chelmsford CC were the overall winners, Leighton Buzzard CC were second and Cambridge CC third.  For the Dick Grieve Trophy, the team from Royal Hospital School gained the highest total of points from novice juniors, followed by Chelmsford and HYM-COPS  third.
The next race will be on 3 February 2019, at Leighton Buzzard - see race details here.
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WS 2018-19 Race 3: Cheshunt (HYMB) Results

9/12/2018

 
One hundred and twelve competitors took part in the race on the Lea at Cheshunt, on a day that was  relatively warm with bright sunshine.
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Class winners were:
Class 9 (Senior K2) - Melissa Johnson & Joe Fitzpatrick (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Open) - Keith Moule (CLM)
Class 7 (Vet M K1) - Mike Martin (LBZ)
Class 6 (u18 M K1) - Euan Caton (BSF)
Class 5 (u16 M K1) -Jonathan Pirmuhamedov (CLM)
Class 4 (16+ K1 & Adv C1) - Emma Russell (CLM)
Class 3 (u16 K2 & MC2) - Paul Stenning & Nigel Dixon (LBZ)
Class 2 (u16 F K1)  - Katy Dixon (LBZ)
Class Blue (u14 M K1) - Philip Levkovskyy (EAL)
Class Red (u14 F K1 & C1) - Imogen Hunter (CAM)
Class GP - Deborah Wilkes (CLM)
Class Yellow (u12 K1) - Rupert Tideswell (CAM)
Full results can be found on the results page. Chelmsford CC were the overall winners, Leighton Buzzard CC were second and B. Stortford CC third.  Chelmsford CC also came first on Dick Grieve points (based on performance by novice juniors only), with HYM-COPS second and B. Stortford CC third.
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The next race will be on 13 January 2019, at Chelmsford. Race details will be online soon. Sign up to the mailing list if you would like to be alerted when they are released.
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WS 2018-19 Race 2: Cambridge Results

27/11/2018

 
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It was good to bring the Winter Series back to Cambridge after a year's break. The race  was particularly well-supported, with a total of 146 competitors drawn from 13 different clubs, as well as several independents.
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The size of the senior K2 class, which has been increasing steadily over the last ten years, reached a record 25 boats at this race.
Numbers of Canadian canoe entries were particularly good thanks to the welcome return of the Paddlesport Racers Association and Hemel CC. 
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Class winners were:
Class 9 (Senior K2) - Sophie Parker & James Walkington (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Open) - Keith Moule (CLM)
Class 7 (Vet M K1) - Doug Herbert (CLM)
Class 6 (u18 M K1) - Oscar Griffiths (CLM)
Class 5 (u16 M K1) - Jonathan Pirmuhamedov (CLM)
Class 4 (16+ K1 & Adv C1) - Bethany Goodlad (LBZ)
Class 3 (u16 K2 & MC2) - Shirine Voller & Mike Thornton (HEM)
Class 2 (u16 F K1)  - Kathryn Comben (CLM)
Class 1 (TC2)  - Lee Menday & Les Thompson (IND)
Class Blue (u14 M K1) - Philip Levkovskyy (EAL)
Class Red (u14 F K1 & C1) - Imogen Hunter (CAM)
Class GP - Oliver Lancashire (CLM)
Class Yellow (u12 K1) - Rupert Tideswell (CAM)
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Full results can be found on the results page, where you can also see your series points total for the race so far, for paddlers/crews and by club. The race was won overall by Chelmsford CC, with hosts Cambridge CC second and Leighton Buzzard CC third. In the Dick Grieve league table (based on performance by novice juniors only), Chelmsford CC were again first, but with Cambridge CC second and Leighton Buzzard third.
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The next race in the series will be on 9th December at Herts Young Mariner's Base, Cheshunt.

WS 2018-19 Race 1: Stortford Results

5/11/2018

 
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The series opened as usual at Stortford, in perfect weather conditions. The 127 competitors included a large field of senior K2s on the long course (19 boats) and a good turn out of u12 K1s on the short course (16 entries).
The fastest competitor was Keith Moule, whose time of 54:36 was less than a minute off the course record he set back in 2014 (53:47) but extremely closely followed by a number of his team-mates.
Emma Russell and James Walkington's (CLM) time of 56:26 in the 7 mile K2 race was not after all (as reported earlier in error) a course record for mixed K2 (that was set at 53:08 by Mark Wilkes and Kat Wilson in 2016), but was nevertheless an excellent time. 
Class winners were:
Class 9 (Senior K2) - Emma Russell & James Walkington (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Open) - Keith Moule (CLM)
Class 7 (Vet M K1) - Mike Martin (LBZ)
Class 6 (u18 M K1) - Euan Caton (BSF)
Class 5 (u16 M K1) - Jonathan Pirmuhamedov (CLM)
Class 4 (16+ K1 & Adv C1) - Octavia Abbott (BSF)
Class 3 (u16 K2 & MC2) - Paul Stanning & NIgel Dixon (LBZ)
Class 2 (u16 F K1)  - Kathryn Comben (CLM)
Class Blue (u14 M K1) - Philip Levkovsky (EAL)
Class Red (u14 F K1 & C1) - Imogen Hunter (CAM)
Class GP - Oliver Lancashire (CLM)
Class Yellow (u12 K1) - Gruff Thomas (EAL)
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Ten clubs were represented. Chelmsford were the winning team with Stortford 2nd and Leighton Buzzard 3rd. In the Dick Grieve table (based on performance by novice juniors only) the result also Chelmsford 1st and Stortford 2nd, but Leaside CC in third place. The full race results can be seen on the Winter Series results page.
The next race will be at Cambridge on 25th November - see Cambridge race details.
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WS 2017-18 Race 5: L. Buzzard Results

22/1/2018

 
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The Leighton Buzzard race certainly put the "Winter" into Winter Series, with snow falling from before the start of booking in. This eventually gave way to icy rain whilst most people were out on the water - conditions which persisted for the rest of the day. Despite the weather, 107 competitors checked in, and though there were a few retirements, most were able to complete the course.
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The home club put up a good team, for most of whom it was their first experience of the Winter Series. Such a good team in fact that they were the overall winners - the first time since 2009 that a team has managed to beat Chelmsford in a WS race!
Buzzard paddlers also took individual medals in six classes: three golds, two silvers and a bronze.
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One distinctive feature that sets the Winter Series marathons apart from the Hasler series is the accumulation of points from race to race, with end-of-series awards and perpetual trophies presented at the final race of the each series. It is even possible to win a class without ever winning a race because the scoring system rewards persistence.  The cumulated class points for each paddler to date can be seen on the WS Results page  together with the results from the Leighton Buzzard race.
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The next event will be the finals at Leaside on 27 January - see Leaside race information page. The presentation of the day's medals will be followed by the presentation of the Series trophies.
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