WS 2024-25 Race 4: Barking results

The Winter Series returned to Barking after an absence of 6 years. The day was blessed with perfect weather, and 83 competitors turned out to take part.

With the width of the Roding estuary at their disposal, the organisers opted for fewer, larger starts, so although plenty of time had to be allowed to get everyone afloat, it did not take long to get the racing under way.

The three courses comprised a number of loops on the Roding estuary, so the ability to execute a good turn around a buoy was key.

There were no divisional promotions from the MRC at this event.

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) - Mike Thornton & Shirine Voller (LBZ)
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) - Gayle McKeand (CLM)
Class 9 (K1 u18 M) - Cassian Payne (CLM)
Class 10 (K1 u18 F) - May Perrin (CLM)
​Class 20 (K1 SuperVet M) - Graham McKeand (CLM)

Class 22 (K2 u16) - Edith Smerdon & Olivia Logie-Simpson (CLM)
Class 23 (K1 u16 M) -  Matteo Bose (CLM)
Class 24 (K1 u16 F) -  Rebecca Perrin (CLM)
Class 25 (C1 Adv) - Rob Passmore (TON)
Class 30 (Touring C2) - Adrian Pyke & Adam Nicholls (CAM)
Class 31 (K1 u14 M) - Jasper Kirtland (BSF)
Class 32 (K1 u14 F) - Freya Bentley (CLM)
Class 34 (GP 16+ M) - Chris Sharp (NOR)
Class 38 (K1 u12 M) - Ethan Tingay (LBZ)
Class 39 (K1 u12 F) - Summer Norford (BSF)
Class 40 (K1 Open) - Rikki Weir (BAD)

With a relatively low number of participants at Barking, those who did take part will have had a welcome boost to their series points, which build up across the series towards class awards and trophies. You can read more  information about how the winners are calculated.

See

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

The next race will be the penultimate event of the season, at Chelmsford on Sunday 12th January. The online entry system at https://entries.canoemarathon.org.uk/entries is already open and will close on Friday 10th January.

Behind the overall winning club Chelmsford CC (262 points) were B. Stortford CC (91), and then Cambridge CC third (76) but with Leighton Buzzard CC hot on their heels (75). Chelmsford CC also lead on Dick Grieve points (for novice juniors), but Leighton Buzzard CC held second place and B. Stortford were third.

Lost Property: Someone lost a Garmin watch at this race - please get in touch with the FRA Secretary to claim it.