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WS 2023-24 Race 5: Chelmsford Results

28/1/2024

 
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After all the recent floods and storms it was wonderful to have a calm, sunny and warm day for the fifth and final race of the Winter Series. As usual, competitors paddled either one, two or three laps on the Can, but this year all the courses started and finished in front of the clubhouse.
104 competitors from 13 different clubs took part, despite the fact that the event clashed with the rescheduled Luzemore race.
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There were a number of very closely-contested finishes. The fastest three K1 Vet Men (Rimantas Slanias, Doug Herbert and Mark  Hampton) crossed the line within 13s of each other. In u18 Men, Theo Sales was only 5s behind Ali Kabeer. The closest photo-finish of the day came in u14 Boys where Louis Auvary claimed gold fractionally ahead of Mason Hammett.
Class winners at this race were:
Class 1 (K2 16+ M) - Scott Leblanche & Domas Malinauskas (BAD)
Class 2 (K2 16+ Mixed) - Kayleigh Dixon & Matt Lodge (LBZ/NOR)
Class 3 (K2 16+ F) - Kerstin Queeney & Catherine Ayling (BSF/EAL)
Class 4 (Marathon C2) - Peter & Helen Kruszelicki (PRA)
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Class 5 (K1 Sen M) - James Walkinton (CLM)
Class 6 (K1 Sen F) - Leanne Jordan (MAI)
Class 7 (K1 Vet M) - Rimantas Slanias (BAD)
Class 8 (K1 Vet F) - Gayle McKeand (CLM)
Class 9 (K1 u18 M) - Ali Kabeer (WOK)
Class 10 (K1 u18 F) - Sienna Payne (CLM)
Class 20 (K1 SuperVet M) - Graham McKeand (CLM)
Class 21 (K1 SuperVet F) - Karen Wiemer (CAM)
Class 22 (K2 u16) - Alessio & Matteo Bose (CLM)
Class 23 (K1 u16 M) -  Cassian Payne (CLM)
Class 24 (K1 u16 F) -  May Perrin (CLM)
Class 30 (Touring C2) - Barry Howe & Philip Hude (CLM)
Class 31 (K1 u14 M) - Louis Auvray (CLM)
Class 33 (C1 Novice) - Petr Luksan (BSF)
Class 34 (GP 16+ M) - Chris Sharp (NOR)
Class 35 (GP 16+ F) - Deborah Wilkes (CLM)
Class 35 (GP u16 M) - James Johnson (CLM)
Class 35 (GP u16 F) - Rebecca Perrin (CLM)
Class 38 (K1 u12 M) - Josh Cooke (CLM)
Class 39 (K1 u12 F) - Edith Smerdon (CLM)
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As the last race of the series, the prizegiving for the day was followed by the presentation of series trophies. First, second and third place engraved glasses were given in all classes, subject to paddlers/crews having completed at least three races. There are also perpetual shields or cups for most classes.
This season's trophy winners:
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Scott & Domas from Barking became the first winners of the new 16+ Mens K2 class, and the only paddler/crew in this series to complete a string of 5  wins.
The Dick Grieve K2 cup, formerly awarded to the fastest 16+ K2 crew overall has been re-purposed as trophy for the new Mixed K2 class - appropriate since it has been won by mixed crews every season since 2015. This went to Matt & Leah of Chelmsford - the fourth time they will put their names on it.
Mens K2 - Scott Leblanche & Domas Malinauskas (BAD)
Ladies K2 - Naomi Fuller & Tara Karthikeyan (CLM)
Mixed K2 - Matt Johnson & Leah Falltrick (CLM)
u16 K2 - Rebecca Perrin & James Johnson (CLM)
The new Mens K1 Super-Vet class on the middle-distance course has proved a popular introduction this year. Not knowing if it would catch on, the FRA had not committed to providing a perpetual trophy for it, but this is now in hand.
Doug Herbert (Chelmsford), who had held the K1 Vet Mens trophy for the last two years, and Rimantas Slanias (Barking) both took part in all five races this year. They ended the series tied on points for their best four. As Rimantas had the greater number of wins, he was therefore the class winner this year.
Tim, Ali, Cassian and Matteo each had an unbeaten run of four races in their respective age classes and are past winners of these or other WS trophies.
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Super-Vet M K1 - Graham McKeand (CLM)
Vet M K1 - Rimantas Slanias (BAD)
Sen M K1 - Tim Gannicott Porter (CLM)
u18 M K1 - Ali Kabeer (WOK)
u16 M K1 - Cassian Payne (CLM)
u14 M K1  - Matteo Bose (CLM)
u12 M K1  - Conor Bates (LBZ)
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Tammy from Norwich becomes the first winner of the new Super-Vet Women's class. All the other ladies are previous trophy winners in the WS - in particular Leanne Jordan (formerly Brown), wins the Senior Ladies class for the 9th time, and has her name on several of the other trophies as well.
Super-Vet F K1 - Tammy Edwards (NOR)
Sen F K1 - Leanne Jordan (MAI)
u18 F K1 - Sienna Payne (CLM)
u16 F K1 - May Perrin (CLM)
u14 F K1  - Libby Gaulton (BSF)
u12 F K1  - Lucy Myers (LBZ)
As well as age- and gender-specific classes, the series also features a number of classes exclusively for C2s, C1s or General Purpose kayaks. Deborah Wilkes won the Ladies GP class this year for the twelfth time in 20 seasons.
Marathon C2 - Peter & Helen Kruszelnicki (PRA)
Touring C2 - Adrian Pyke & Chris Howe (CAM)
Advanced C1 - Ross Pearton (HEM)
Novice C1 - Petr Luksan (BSF)
16+ M GP - Tim Chamberlin (CLM)
16+ F GP - Deborah Wilkes (CLM)
The winner of the main Winter Series Club trophy was never in doubt and of course went to Chelmsford.

There was a close contest for the Dick Grieve Trophy (based on the performance of unranked juniors), with Leighton Buzzard and Cambridge tied  on 43 points. The trophy went to Leighton Buzzard for having wins race wins against Cambridge's one. Leighton Buzzard also won the  Bob Porter Trophy (for the largest number of u12 entries).
See also the full class & club results for 2023-24 Winter Series.
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Winter Series Survey 2023-24

24/1/2024

 
Last season we asked paddlers to give us their opinions about the Winter Series. We had an extremely good response and spent much time deliberating over everyone's feedback. We can't fix the weather (unfortunately) and some people wanted things changed in the opposite direction to other people, so we know we won't have pleased everyone.

At the same time, the Winter Series races were re-designated as Class A races (like Haslers) which necessitated further changes to fit in with MRC rules and requirements. All together, there were quite a number of changes to this season's series!

We would now like to know how all these changes worked for you, so we are inviting you to complete a very brief, anonymous survey using GoogleForms.

To take part in the survey,
  • use the link that was mailed out to those on the FRA mailing list on 24 Jan,
  • look out for the QR code poster at the Finals at Chelmsford (Sunday 28 January 2024),
  • ask your club's WS team leader for the survey link,
  • email the FRA Secretary from any email address that has been used to place entries in the WS during this season and request a link

WS 2023-24 Race 4: L. Buzzard Results

14/1/2024

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The Leighton Buzzard race was able to go ahead on the first attempt this year, with no ice on the canal and the recent floods subsided. As a result there was an excellent turnout of paddlers, well up on the last couple of years.
Special mention should be made of Tim Gannicott-Porter from Chelmsford for stopping to rescue of one of Leighton Buzzard's youngsters. Although it is rare for this to be rewarded with a time allowance, the circumstances of this incident were felt to be exceptional, and a small allowance was agreed which restored Tim to 1st place in the Senior Men's race.
Knowing that paddlers can be relied upon to assist others in distress, whatever the impact on their own race, is part of the core ethos of marathon racing and especially so in the winter. We encourage paddlers to let us know about these incidents so that the rescuers can be publicly commended, even though it is not practical to give a time allowance in most cases.
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) - Kerstin Queeney & Catherine Ayling (BSF/EAL)
Class 4 (Marathon C2) - Mike Thornton & Shrine Voller (LBZ)
Class 5 (K1 Sen M) - Tim Gannicott-Porter (CLM)
Class 6 (K1 Sen F) - Leanne Jordan (MAI)
Class 7 (K1 Vet M) - Stuart Dunn (BAD)
Class 8 (K1 Vet F) - Karen Bradley (BSF)
Class 9 (K1 u18 M) - Ali Kabeer (WOK)
Class 10 (K1 u18 F) - Sienna Payne (CLM)
Class 20 (K1 SuperVet M) - Matthew Villaruel (EAL)
Class 21 (K1 SuperVet F) - Karen Wiemer (CAM)
Class 22 (K2 u16) - Rebecca Perrin & James Johnson (CLM)
Class 23 (K1 u16 M) -  Cassian Payne (CLM)
Class 24 (K1 u16 F) -  Olivia Cooke (CLM)
Class 25 (C1 Advanced) -  Ross Pearton (HEM)
Class 30 (Touring C2) - Adrian Pyke & Chris Howe (CAM)
Class 31 (K1 u14 M) - Matteo Bose (CLM)
Class 32 (K1 u14 F) - Libby Gaulton (BSF)
Class 34 (GP 16+ M) - Tim Chamberlin (CLM)
Class 35 (GP 16+ F) - Helen Green (CLM)
Class 38 (K1 u12 M) - Nathaniel Slade (CLM)
Class 39 (K1 u12 F) - Lucy Myers (LBZ)
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See
  • full results (including series results so far) on the WS results page
  • a few other photos on Google Photos
The next race (28 Jan at Chelmsford) will be the series finals, when all the trophies for each of the classes  are given out, as well as the club trophies.
The strong showing by the home club's own team brought them second place to Chelmsford CC, with Bishops Stortford CC in third place.

Leighton Buzzard also scored a clear victory on Dick Grieve points (based on unranked juniors), bringing them into equal first place with Bishops Stortford on 35 points, while Cambridge CC has 34. There is very much everything to play for in the final race, as any of these three clubs could be taking the Dick Grieve trophy home.
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WS 2023-24 Race 3: Cambridge Results

3/12/2023

 
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Whoever was in charge of ordering the weather definitely let us down for this race, with a persistent icy rain that began just as the race was getting under way and did not let up until just after prizegiving.
Nevertheless, 105 paddlers turned up on the day and braved the conditions. 
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A narrow footpath at Jesus Lock due to works going ahead there, coupled with slippery conditions underfoot, caused the race organiser to deem this a walking portage. Unfortunately, this was not observed by everyone and time penalties had to be given.
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) - Tracy Avery & Jacqueline Hampton (CLM)
Class 4 (Marathon C2) - Thor Harley & Boris Bavra (RIC)
Class 5 (K1 Sen M) - Tim Gannicott-Porter (CLM)
Class 6 (K1 Sen F) - Leanne Jordan (MAI)
Class 7 (K1 Vet M) - Slanias Rimantas (BAD)
Class 8 (K1 Vet F) - Bethany Goodlad (LBZ)
Class 9 (K1 u18 M) - Tom Mableson (NOR)
Class 10 (K1 u18 F) - Sienna Payne (CLM)
Class 20 (K1 SuperVet M) - Graham McKeand (CLM)
Class 21 (K1 SuperVet F) - Tammy Edwards (NOR)
Class 22 (K2 u16) - Rebecca Perrin & James Johnson (CLM)
Class 23 (K1 u16 M) -  Cassian Payne (CLM)
Class 24 (K1 u16 F) -  May Perrin (CLM)
Class 25 (C1 Advanced) -  Ross Pearton (HEM)
Class 30 (Touring C2) - Adrian Pyke & Sandra Poeschmann (CAM)
Class 31 (K1 u14 M) - Matteo Bose (CLM)
Class 32 (K1 u14 F) - Libby Gaulton (BSF)
Class 33 (C1 Novice) - Theo Sales (CAM)
Class 34 (GP 16+ M) - Tim Chamberlin (CLM)
Class 35 (GP 16+ F) - Deborah Wilkes (CLM)
Class 38 (K1 u12 M) - Rupert Kirtland (BSF)
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Chelmsford were the overall winners, with Cambridge second and Stortford third. Cambridge 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.
For those who would like to see how the series points are stacking up, the club and class results at this half-way point in the series can also be found in the same place.
See
  • full results (including series results so far) on the WS results page
  • a few other photos on Google Photos
The series will resume after Christmas with a race at Leighton Buzzard on 14 January, and then the final at Chelmsford on 28th January. (Dates may change subject to weather conditions).
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WS 2023-24 Race 2: Maidstone Results

26/11/2023

 
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.

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  • full results on the WS results page
  • a few other photos on Google Photos
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The next race will be the held at Cambridge on Sunday 3rd December.  The online entry system will close on Friday 1st.

WS 2023-24 Race 1: Stortford Results

5/11/2023

 
Despite the after-effects of Storm Ciarán, which put both the usual parking field and the upstream section of the river out of action, the race was able to go ahead with 136 paddlers participating.
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The largest class was the Veteran Men with 14 entries - this was in addition to the new SuperVet class which attracted a further 8.
Matthew Johnson & Leah Falltrick achieved an impressively speedy time of 53:15 on the 7-mile course. Although 53s faster than the course record set by Kat Wilson & Mark Wilkes in 2016, the original record still stands because on this occasion the turn was moved significantly short of Sawbridgeworth Lock to avoid works taking place there.  [Edited]
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The new class structure put ladies' singles races on the 7-mile course for the first time. The fastest lady was Sienna Payne in 1:02:40, but this is not being recorded as a course record for the same reason as above. [Edited]
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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) - Kerstin Queeney & Catherine Ayling (BSF/EAL)
Class 5 (K1 Sen M) - Tim Gannicott-Porter (CLM)
Class 6 (K1 Sen F) - Megan Kenny (EXE)
Class 7 (K1 Vet M) - Richard Winstanley (BSF)
Class 8 (K1 Vet F) - Kat Wilson (BSF)
Class 9 (K1 u18 M) - Ali Kabeer (WOK)
Class 10 (K1 u18 F) - Sienna Payne (CLM)
Class 20 (K1 SuperVet M) - Ben Tubby (BSF)
Class 21 (K1 SuperVet F) - Tammy Edwards (NOR)
Class 22 (K2 u16) - Rebecca Perrin & James Johnson (CLM)
Class 23 (K1 u16 M) -  Cassian Payne (CLM)
Class 24 (K1 u16 F) -  May Perrin (CLM)
Class 25 (C1 Adv) - Tan Shanzheng (CAM)
Class 30 (Touring C2) - Adrian Pyke & Chris Howe (CAM)
Class 31 (K1 u14 M) - Matteo Bose (CLM)
Class 32 (K1 u14 F) - Libby Gaulton (BSF)
Class 33 (C1 novice) - Petr Luksan (BSF)
Class 34 (GP 16+ M) - Tim Chamberlin (CLM)
Class 34 (GP 16+ F) - Deborah Wilkes (CLM)
Class 38 (K1 u12 M) - Alessio Bose (CLM)
Class 39 (K1 u12 F) - Lucy Myers (LBZ)
The medals were presented by Richard Townsend, the Mayor of Bishops Stortford.
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Chelmsford were the winners with 338 points, followed by Stortford (183) and Leighton Buzzard (125). Stortford won the most Dick Grieve points (based on performance of juniors Div 9 or below), Chelmsford second and Leighton Buzzard third. The full results are included on the end of the main results.
See
  • the full race results on the Winter Series results page
  • a few other photos of the race on Google Photos
The next race will be the inaugural Winter Series race at Maidstone on Sunday 19th November.  The online entry system will close on Friday 17th.

Winter Series 2023/24

2/10/2023

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We are delighted to announce that this year, for the first time, Maidstone CC will hold a Winter Series marathon race, bringing the series back to five events. (We still hope to return to a full compliment of six races in the following season).
  • Race 1: Bishops Stortford - 5 November 2023
  • Race 2: Maidstone - 19 November 2023
  • Race 3: Cambridge - 3 December 2023
  • Race 4: Leighton Buzzard - 14 January 2024
  • Race 5: Chelmsford - 28 January 2024
There is a printable list of races and classes that you can download.
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Changes to the classes for 2023-24
Last year we held a survey of paddlers' opinions about the Winter Series, and a number of changes have come out of this. One of the most noticeable is that the classes have been restructured. In particular we have introduced K1 SuperVet races on the 5-mile course for those 50+.
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Some classes will have inevitably have low entries, so starts will frequently be combined on the day - but this will not affect competitors' finishing positions or points, which will still be given with regard to just their own class.
Entries & Eligibility
Another big change is that the series has been registered with BC's Marathon Racing Committee as a Group A race. In practical terms this means that
  • advance entries will be made through the same online system as Haslers (though we do not expect to be collecting payments electronically this season)
  • Club Associate members of any BC-affiliated club, not just those who host Winter Series races, can participate without the need to purchase an Event Ticket (as well as personal BC members)
We still expect that in most cases it will be Team Leaders who will make the entries for their teams, but please check with your own club what their intention is.
Seat Fees
We are continuing to hold the cost of junior entries at £5, as they have been for the last 20 years. The senior seat fee will now be £10, but there are no late fees.
For more detail and to see the full WS rules, please visit the main Winter Series page.

We hope to see lots of you at the first race at Bishops Stortford on 5th November!
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SS 2023: B. Stortford Regatta

17/9/2023

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The Stortford Regatta was again a stand-alone event in 2023, so BSCC decided to try running it as an SRC Local Sprint Regatta in the hope that this would give the event a wider reach. Members of  Chelmsford CC, Cambridge CC, Lee Valley PS and Maidstone CC attended, but the majority of the competitors were from the home club.
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Although attendance was small, the programme of races was non-stop during the morning with 500m, 200m and 1000m events. In the afternoon there were optional fun relay races and the opportunity to have a go in a K4.
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During the lunch break, we were delighted to be joined by reigning KL3 World Champion and Paralympic gold medallist Laura Sugar MBE, who chatted to competitors and stayed to present the medals.
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The class winners on the day were:
  • u10 Boys - Dexter Diggins (LVP)
  • u12 Girls - M. Sweetman (CLM)
  • u12 Boys - Jasper Kirtland (BSF)
  • u14 Girls - Johanna Milbradt (CAM)
  • u14 Boys - Fraser Diggins (LVP)
  • u16 Girls - Tori Elliott-Moulden (CAM)
  • u16 Boys - Eddie Kirtland (BSF)
  • u18 Girls - Eilidh White (BSF)
  • u18 Boys - Tom Barton (BSF)
  • u23 Men - Tom Holloway (BSF)
  • Sen Ladies - Claire Cheung (CLM)
  • Sen Men - Tom Kelly (MAI)
  • Vet Ladies - Ally Judge (BSF)
  • Vet Men - Ben Tubby (BSF)
  • C1 - Shanzheng Tan (CAM)
  • PaddleAbility - Oliver Klumpler (BSF)
The full results from the day's racing can be found on the Summer Series results page.
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WS 2022-23 Race 4: L. Buzzard & Series Results

5/2/2023

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After being called off by ice the week before, the postponed race went ahead in dry and sunny conditions. Smaller than usual turnouts in some of the classes led to the organisers combining some of the starts.
Class winners at this race were:
Class 9 (Senior K2 & MC2) - John Avery & Dean Williams (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Open) -Joe Fitzpatrick (BSF)
Class 7 (Vet M K1) - Mike Martin (LBZ)
Class 6 (u18 M K1) - Ali Kabeer (WOK)
Class 5 (u16 M K1) - Cassian Payne (CLM)
Class 4 (16+ K1 & Adv C1) - Sienna Payne (CLM)
Class 3 (u16 K2) - Becky Perrin & Louis Arvary (CLM)
Class 2 (u16 F K1)  - May Perrin (CLM)
Class 1 (TC2) - Paul Stenning & Nigel Dixon (LBZ)
Class Blue (u14 M K1) - Ewan Bates (LBZ)
Class Red (u14 F K1 & C1) - Johanna Milbradt (CAM)
Class GP - Deborah Wilkes (CLM)
Class Yellow (u12 K1) - Matthew Anderson (LBZ)
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Full results can be found on the results page. The home team were out in force and were the winning club by a large margin, with Chelmsford CC second and Bishops Stortford CC third. Leighton Buzzard also scored the most points from unranked juniors,  followed by B. Stortford  and Chelmsford.
Being the last race of the series, the prizegiving for the day was followed by the presentation of the series trophies. Chelmsford CC had won each of the preceding three races, so continued to hold the position of overall series champions. However, Leighton Buzzard took second place, and also won the Dick Grieve trophy (for performance of novice juniors) and Bob Porter Trophy (participation by u12s).
Awards were also made in each class. Engraved glasses were presented for 1st, 2nd and 3rd-placed competitors/crews in each class, based on best three scores out of four races. A large number of perpetual trophies were also awarded - one or more for each class.
This season's trophy winners were:
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- Sienna Payne & William Stroud (CLM)
Ladies K2 - Kerstin Queeney & Catherine Ayling (BSF)
u16 K2 - Eddie Kirtland & Libby Gaulton (BSF)
Sen M K1 - David Gurney (CLM)
Vet M K1 - Doug Herbert (CLM)
Vet F K1 - Pepi Cuenca (NOR)
u18 M K1 - Ali Kabeer (WOK)
u18 F K1 - Rachael Hampton (CLM)
u16 M K1 - Jack Rayment (LBZ)
u16 F K1 - May Perrin (CLM)
u14 M K1  - Matteo Bose (CLM)
u14 F K1 - Rebecca Perrin (CLM)
u12 M K1  - Noah Nobbs (NOR)
u12 F K1 - Lucy Myers (LBZ)
Novice C1 - Shan Zheng Tan (CAM)
M GP - Tim Chamberlin (CLM)
F GP - Deborah Wilkes (CLM)
u15 M GP - Oliver Klumpler (BSF)
See also the full class & club results for 2022-23 Winter Series.
The Winter Series will be back in Autumn 2023. To be alerted when the programme of races is announced, sign up to the FRA mailing list.
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WS 2022-23 Race 3: Chelmsford Results

22/1/2023

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High river levels on the 15th Jan, with more rain predicted, meant that the race was postponed by a week. The last minute date change combined with cold temperatures resulting in a much lower attendance than usual. However, this did mean that the 89 loyal competitors who made their way around one, two or three loops of the river Can through Chelmsford had a greater chance to boost their series points total.
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Class winners were:
Class 9 (Sen K2) - Sienna Payne & William Stroud (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Open) - Keith Moule (CLM)
Class 7 (Vet M K1) - Doug Herbert (CLM)
Class 6 (u18 M K1) - Ali Kabeer (WOK)
Class 5 (u16 M K1) -  Jack Rayment (LBZ)
Class 4 (16+ K1 & Adv C1) - Rachael Hampton (CLM)
Class 3 (u16 K2) - Naomi Fuller & Tara Karthikeyan (CLM)
Class 2 (u16 F K1)  - May Perrin (CLM)
Class 1 (TC2) - Barry Howe & Christopher Page (CAM)
Class Blue (u14 M K1) - Matteo Bose (CLM)
Class Red (u14 F K1 & C1) - Rebecca Perrin (CLM)
Class GP - Tim Chamberlin (CLM)
Class Yellow (u12 K1) - Noah Nobbs (NOR)
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Chelmsford CC's own members naturally made up the vast majority of those taking part, and were the overall winners, both in terms of total club points and points won by novice juniors (towards the Dick Grieve Trophy).  Cambridge CC finished in overall second place, ahead of Leighton Buzzard CC by just one point. However, Leighton Buzzard CC's novice juniors took second, 3 points ahead of Bishop's Stortford CC.
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While it seems unlikely (though not impossible!) for any club to overtake Chelmsford at this stage and take home the Winter Series Trophy, the positions of several other clubs are so close that the second and third places are very much up for grabs. The outcome of the Dick Grieve competition will also hinge crucially on the outcome of the final race, scheduled for Leighton Buzzard on 29 January.
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  • the full race results on the Winter Series results page
  • a few other photos of the race on Google Photos
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