Events Calendar

The list below includes any external events/competitions in which club members may be interested - they are not necessarily events which the club endorses or is sending an official team. Also included are the dates of club social events, scheduled taster sessions.
The list below does NOT include routine training sessions.  Dates and any other details in italics are provisional.
Check whether normal Sunday training or other routine sessions will be running or not by consulting the official Club Activities List which is circulated with each club newsletter, and can also be downloaded by clicking on this button:
Wed 4 Aug 2021
Time Trial Series (5K & 10K)
to be confirmed
See club emails for details
book in 5:30pm for a 6:00pm start (tbc)
Wed 11 Aug 2021
Introductory kayaking session for beginners as part of Waterside Stortford Festival 21
Booking details
Wed 18 Aug 2021
Introductory kayaking session for beginners as part of Waterside Stortford Festival 21
Booking details
Wed 1 Sep 2021
Time Trial Series (5K)
to be confirmed
See club emails for details
w/e 4-5 Sep 2021
Grounds & River working party
to be confirmed
w/e 4-5 Sep 2021
Sprints, Nottingham
?? spring 2021
AGM 2020 (postponed from Oct 2020)
12:00 for 12:30pm (to be confirmed)
Sun 19 Sep 2021
Inter-Club marathon competition (in lieu of Hasler final) - provisional
Wed 6 Oct 2021
Time Trial Series (5K & 10K)
to be confirmed
See club emails for details
book in 5:30pm for a 6:00pm start (tbc)
Sat ?? 2021
Starter Event for potential new members
to be confirmed
Pre-booking and pre-payment essential.
Limited places. See JOIN US page.
Sun ?? Oct 2021
AGM 2021
12:00 for 12:30pm (to be confirmed)
Sun 17 Oct 2021
Chelmsford Hasler, 2022 season - provisional
Sun 31 Oct 2021
Clocks go back to GMT
Sun 7 Nov 2021
Bishop's Stortford Winter Series marathon - provisional
Pre-entries to Angela
Volunteers arrive 8:00am for set-up
Racers booking in 10:00-11:00am, race starts 12:00
Team Leader: (tbc)
Sun 14 Nov 2021
Leighton Buzzard Remembrance Day
15mile Time Trial - provisional
Sun 14 Nov 2021
Time Trial Series (5K?)
to be confirmed
See club emails for details
Sun ?? Nov 2021
COPS Winter Series marathon - venue tbc
Meet at clubhouse to load boats at 9:00am (tbc)
Booking in at race 10:00-11:00am, race starts 12:00 (tbc)
Team Leader: (tbc)
Towing: (tbc)
Sun 5 Dec 2021
Cambridge Winter Series marathon
provisional
Meet at clubhouse to load boats 7:30am (tbc)
​Booking in 9:45-10:45am (tbc)
Team Leader: ???
Towing: ???
Sun 12 Dec 2021
Time Trial Series (5K?)
to be confirmed
See club emails for details
Sun 19 Dec 2021
Mulled Wine & Mince Pies in the clubhouse - tbc
Mulled wine at 12:00 approx
Sun 26 Dec 2021
Stort Blade - Time Trial (6K)
Spellbrook and back - tbc
book in 9:30-10:00 for a 10:30 start (tbc)
Dec Jan 2021/2022
Little Ships Race - Maldon
- to be confirmed
A sponsored fancy-dress race between craft of all different types in aid of the RNLI.
Sun ? Jan 2022
Luzemore K2 - tbc
Sun 9 Jan 2022
Chelmsford Winter Series Marathon
- tbc
Meet at clubhouse to load boats at 8am (tbc)
Booking in at race 9:00-10:30am for short course (tbc)
Pre-booked paddlers classes 2-9 can pay up to 11:30
Team Leader: (tbc)
Boat transport: (tbc)
Sun ?? Jan/Feb 2022
Leighton Buzzard Winter Series Marathon - tbc
Boat loading time 7:30am at the club (tbc)
Booking in at race 10:00-10:45am (tbc)
Team Leader:  (tbc)
Boat Transport: (tbc)
Sun ?? 2021/2022
Barking & Dagenham Winter Series Marathon - tbc
Meet at clubhouse to load boats at 7:30am
Booking in 8:45-9:45am, race starts 11:00
Team Leader: ???
Towing: ???
Sun 27 Mar 2022
Clocks go forward to BST
Sun 20 Feb 2022
Waterside A (13.5 miles) - tbc
Sun 27 Feb 2022
Thamesside 1 - tbc
Sun 6 Mar 2022
Waterside B  (17.5 miles) - tbc
Sun 13 Mar 2022
Thamesside 2 (19 miles) - tbc
Sat ?? Mar 2022
Annual Awards Evening - tbc
Sun 20 Mar 2022
Waterside C (23 miles) - tbc
Sun ?? Mar 2022
Cambridge Hasler Marathon
Boat loading time 7:30am at the club (tbc)
Briefing at Cambridge 10:30am (tbc)
Team Leader: (tbc)
Boat Transport: (tbc)
Sun 27 Mar 2022
N.B. Clocks go forward to British Summer time
Sun 3 Apr 2022
Waterside D (34 miles) - tbc
w/e ?? Apr 2022
Sprints, Nottingham
Team Leader: Ken will inform those who are going
Fri 15 Apr -
Sun 18 Apr 2022
Devizes to Westminster Marathon (125m) - tbc
Sun ?? ?? 2022
Chelmsford Sprint Regatta
Boat loading time 7:45am at the club (tbc)
Booking in 8:30-9:45am (tbc)
Acting Team Leader:  (tbc)
Boat Transport: (tbc)
Sun ?? May 2022
Bedford Hasler
Boat loading time 7:30am at the club (tbc)
First Hasler briefing at Bedford 10:30am (tbc)
Team Leader & Boat Transport coordination: (tbc)
Sun ?? May 2022
Time Trial Series (5K)
See club email for details
Sun ?? May 2022
Norwich Hasler Marathon
Boat loading 7am at the clubhouse (tbc)
First briefing at Norwich 10:15am (tbc)
Team Leader:  (tbc)
Towing/Organising transport on cars: (tbc)
??-?? May 2022
National Go-Paddling Week
w/e ?? Jun 2021
Sprints, Nottingham
Team Leader: Ken will inform those who are going
Sun ?? Jun 2022
Leighton Buzzard Hasler Marathon
to be confirmed
Boat loading time 7:30am at the club (tbc)
Briefing for Div 7/8/9/A/B/C 10:30am (tbc)
Team Leader: (tbc)
Boat transport: to be confirmed
Wed 22 Jun 2022
Midsummer Dash
book in 5:30pm for a 6:00pm start (tbc)
w/e ?? Jul/Aug 2022
National Marathon Championships
Sun ?? Jun 2022
Club Summer BBQ
Sun ?? ?? 2022
Barking Sprint Regatta
Sun ?? 2022
COPS Sprint Regatta - venue tbc
Boat loading time 8:00am at the club (tbc)
Booking in 9:30-10:15am (tbc)
Towing: tbc
Team Leader: tbc
w/e ?? Jul 2022
Sprints, Nottingham
Sun ?? Jul 2022
5th Bishops Stortford Hasler - provisional
Team Leader: (tbc)
Sun ?? Sep 2022
Stortford Sprint Regatta - provisional
volunteers arrive 9:00
booking in 9:30-10:15am
prizegiving 3pm
Team Leader: tbc
Sep/Oct 2022
National Hasler Final 2022 - venue tbc