WS 2015-16 Race 5: Chelmer results

The Chelmsford race attracted the biggest field of the series so far, and with 163 paddlers this was also Chelmsford's second highest number of entries in the last ten years. A sizeable team from the Royal Hospital School boosted the numbers in the senior K2 and Marathon C2 classes.

This year the organisers opted for a split start, with the short-course classes going off at 11am and everyone else at 12:00. Both courses ran through the town, making the race quite different from October's Hasler. Thanks to some very efficient finish marshalling it was possible to get the results all done in time for an early prize-giving.

The full results of the Chelmer Winter Series are available to download. Some photos can be found on Flickr.

Below, videos of start/finishes by Chris (BSCC) and from K2 camera by David & Penny (Cambridge CC)

A number of perpetual trophies are already in the bag for some high-performers. Leanne Brown & Aaron Jordan (Senior K2), Keith Moule (Mens K1), Danny Beazley (Vet Mens K1), James Russell (u18 Mens K1), Melissa Johnson (u18 Ladies K1), Caitlin Field O'Hanlon & Danielle Clifford (u16 K2), and Katy Dixon (12 Girls K1) have each managed to win all five of their races so far, and are therefore unassailable. In most other cases though, the winners of the class trophies (engraved glasses for first, second and third place) and the perpetual trophies hang on the outcome of the last race. Check how you are doing in the series results so far. Please remember that it is your best 5 results only that count, and each paddler/crew must have  entered at least three races to be eligible.

The series trophies will be presented at the final race - Leaside on 6th March.