SS 2017, Regatta 3: Chelmsford

The final sprint of the 2017 Summer Series took place at Chelmsford.  The home team were out in force, with three other clubs represented, and a total of 48 paddlers in all.

The morning was given over to 500m and 200m K1 heats. After the lunch break there were 200m and 3000m K2 races. The forecast rain held off and by prize-giving there was even a little sunshine.

The class winners for the day were:
u10 Girls - Naomi Fuller (CLM)
u10 Boys - Lewis Williams (BSF)
u12 Girls - Eilidh White (BSF)
u12 Boys - Ilirian Bushi (HYM)
u14 Girls- Kathryn Comben(CLM)
u14 Boys - Jonathan Pirmuhamedov (CLM)
u16 Girls - Imogen Hill (CLM)
u16 Boys - Murdo White (BSF)
u18 Girls - Francesca Dulake (CLM)
u18 Boys - Lochlan Chamberlain (CLM)
u23 Men - Joe Webb (HYM)
Sen Ladies - Siobhan Latham (BSF)
Vet Men - Mitch Barclay (BSF)
PaddleAbility - Francesca Dulake (CLM)

After the medals for the day had been given out, there were more awards for performance across the series (based on best two  scores for the three-race series).

​The neck-and-neck battle between Leaside's Finn O'Brien and Stortford's Murdo White ended in a overall tie for Gold in under 16 Boys.

The overall winners for 2017 were:
u10 Boys - Lewis Williams (BSF)
u12 Girls - Eilidh White (BSF)
u12 Boys - Ilirian Bushi (HYM)
u14 Boys - Jonathan Pirmuhamedov (CLM)
u16 Girls - Imogen Hill (CLM)
u16 Boys - Finn O'Brien (LEA) & Murdo White (BSF)
u18 Girls - Lexie White (BSF)
u18 Boys - Lawrence Minter (HYM)
u23 Men - Joe Webb (HYM)
Senior Ladies - Catherine Robinson (BSF)
Vet Men - Mitch Barclay (BSF)

The full results can be found on the Summer Series results page.
Photos of the event can be found in Angela's Flickr album.