Marathon and sprint, racing and touring
We have a keen set of paddlers who train twice a week throughout the year on Bristol docks, from approximately 6pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We also compete in various marathon and/or sprint races. The club organises a sprint event on Bristol docks in September – the Bristol 10K. See: Read more…
For many years, Bristol Canoe Club ran a Haslar-ranking marathon race at Hanham, just outside Bristol.
Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race 2006 The Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race is a 125 mile non-stop physical and mental endurance push covering a total of 72 locks from Devizes up to Reading along the Kennet and Avon Canal, and Reading to London on the Thames. I had Read more…
[This is a reference to the club’s win of the 2005 Endeavour race. Apparently should be sung to the tune of Hiawatha! ] Song of Silver Long had stood the swiftest recordTo complete Endeavour’s challenge,In the land of Market Drayton. From the south came the war partyKeen they were to Read more…
The National Canoe Marathon Championships,27th –28th August 2005, River Severn, Worcester. Stephen Bennett and Tristram Turner win the men’s twelve mile K2 Div 3-4, the first gold medal at this level for Bristol Canoe Club. See some more photos here. This was a top class event with a very strong Read more…
Golden National Championships 2005 It was a hard days night and I was sleeping like a log Which as it happened didn’t endear me much to my friend when he arrived early on the morning of the 27/08 en-rout to the National Championships. It didn’t help that the teenager who Read more…
The Yak Exe Descent It’s winter in Britain: cold, wet, and no adventure races. Time to try something different, and white-water kayaking has to be a good bet. The Exe Descent is a classic river race held in Devon every November incorporating 19 miles of white-water and 10 large weirs. Read more…
On Sunday 10th Nov I took part in the 18th marathon descent of the Ardeche river in southern France. I went with 3 friends from Bradford-on-Avon canoe club. Stan Missen, Keith Owen, and ‘Spotter’ Cowis drove down a few days before, we stayed in a quaint old guest house in Read more…
Bristol Marathon, June 2002 Results Div 1 K1 and Div 3 K1 12 miles 1 Michael Collins Exe 93.08 2 Simon Dark BoA 97.08 3 Richard Bullock Exe 97.09 4 Stephen Bennett Bri 98.35 5 Kevin Williamson Bri 99.55 6 Mark Davis Bri Ret Div 3/4 K2 12 miles 1 Read more…