Marathon and sprint, racing and touring
I’ve now set up a Twitter and Facebook Group accounts to network the website online… it’s nothing official as far as the Bristol Canoe Club is concerned, just a way to get connected to other Bristol based marathon, sprint and surf ski racing (ocean) paddlers, BCC club members and visitors Read more
Total paddlers 6: 2 x K2 & 2 x K1. Air Temp: 6ºC (Coldest this autumn so far) Wind speed: 0 still Conditions: Millpond Visibility: Clear / Dark – high reflection from ambient light. Session: Steady to fast, intermittent winter wash hanging and race pace training. Highlights: SB/H in K2 Read more
1st & 2nd for Bristol Crews at Fowey! Bristol Canoe Club crews, Keith Sanders and Kevin Littlehales took first place, with Steve Bennett and Helen Taylor taking second place in the Division 4, 8 mile K2 race with Tristram Turner and Danielle Clark taking 2nd place in the Div 3/4, Read more
Total paddlers 11: 3 x K2’s & 1 x K1 training together on washes, plus 2 other K2 crews paddling separately, (1 crew member complete novice). Air Temp: 8ºC Wind speed: 1 calm/light Conditions: Millpond/ripples Visibility: Clear / Dark Session: Wash hanging, racing pace training for Fowey at weekend. Highlights: Read more
Total paddlers 7: 3 x K2’s & 1 x K1 training together. Air Temp: 13ºC Wind force: 2 light breeze Conditions: ripples/bumpy Visibility: Clear / Dark Session: Moderate with turn training between tunnel and bridges in prep for weekend race. Highlights: MH & SB in K2 with intolerable boat lean! Read more
The lack of posts on this Racing page might indicate that not much happens at Bristol in this discipline..! So in order to restore some sort of profile here, I hope to help stimulate this page back into life with posts about the activities of the kayak racing and training Read more
Unfortunately, the club has not managed to get the organisation in place to run the proposed Kayak Regatta on Sun 18th Sep 2011, so regrettably it is cancelled.
Message from Mark Heeley: Inter-club training scheduled for Sat 18th Sept. POSTPONED Unfortunately, we will have to move this date also because the Bristol Harbourmaster has now reopened the docks to business as usual as a result of postponing the race. We’ll let all clubs know confirmed dates next year. Read more
This year’s official race has been postponed, but we are planning an unofficial regional ‘Inter-Club K2 Training Day’ and encourage all local and regional clubs to come along to have a 10 mile training paddle, stopping back at The Cottage pub for some lunch. The Bristol Kayak Regatta has been Read more
Very many congratulations to Tris Turner who came 4th in this year’s Devizes to Westminster race on the Easter weekend. He was paddling with a friend from Fowey CC – John Edyvean. Tris won the race in 2007, and came third in 2008.