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.
To check whether normal Sunday and Tuesday training will be running or not by consulting the Events List which is circulated with each club newsletter, and can also be downloaded by clicking on this button:
Wed 18 Sep 2019
Race 4, 2019-2020 Time Trial Series (5K)
Check in 18:00
Sat 28 Sep 2019
National Hasler Final 2019 at Southampton
w/e 28-29 Sep 2019
Kayak Starter weekend (adults)
Wed 16 Oct 2019
Wed 16 Oct 2019
Deadline for nominating a candidate as club officer at the AGM
& deadline for nominating another member to vote for you at the AGM
Sun 20 Oct 2019
Chelmsford Hasler, 2020 season
Loading up at the club 8:30am??? (tbc)
Boat checks at Chelmsford from 11:00am
& Briefing 11:30am (tbc)
Race entries: (tbc)
Team Leader: Ken
Boat transport arrangements - Ken will tow
Wed 23 Oct 2019
AGM 2019
7:30pm at the club
Sun 27 Oct 2019
Barking & Dagenham Winter Series Marathon
Clocks return to GMT
Meet at clubhouse to load boats at 7:30am
Booking in 8:45-9:45am, race starts 11:00
Team Leader: ???
Towing: ???
Sun 3 Nov 2019
Bishop's Stortford Winter Series marathon
Pre-entries to Angela
Volunteers arrive 9:00am for set-up
Racers booking in 10:00-11:00am, race starts 12:00
Team Leader: (tbc)
Sun 10 Nov 2019
Leighton Buzzard Remembrance Day
15mile Time Trial
Sat 16 Nov 2019
Race 6, 2019-2020 Time Trial Series (5K)
 10:00 start
Tues 19 Nov 2019
Management Committee Meeting
Sun 1 Dec 2019
Cambridge Winter Series marathon
Meet at clubhouse to load boats 7:30am (tbc)
​Booking in 9:45-10:45am (tbc)
Team Leader: ??
Towing: ??
Sun 15 Dec 2019
Cheshunt (HYMB) Winter Series marathon
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: ???
Towing: ???
Sun 22 Dec 2019
Mulled Wine & Mince Pies in the clubhouse
Mulled wine at 12:00 approx
Thur 26 Dec 2019
Race 7, Stort Blade - Time Trial (6K)
Spellbrook and back.
book in 9:30-10:00 for a 10:30 start (tbc)
Dec Jan 2019/2020
Little Ships Race - Maldon
A sponsored fancy-dress race between craft of all different types in aid of the RNLI.
Sun ?? Jan 2020
Luzemore K2
Teamleader: (tbc)
Sun 12 Jan 2020
Chelmsford Winter Series Marathon
Meet at clubhouse to load boats at 8am
Booking in at race 9:00-10:30am for short course
Pre-booked paddlers classes 2-9 can pay up to 11:30
Team Leader: (tbc)
Boat transport: (tbc)
?????? 2020
To be confirmed
Sun 26 Jan 2020
Leighton Buzzard Winter Series Marathon
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 9 Feb 2020
Leaside Winter Series Marathon
Boat loading time 7:30am at the club (tbc)
Booking in at race 10:00-11:00am (tbc)
Team Leader:  (tbc)
Boat Transport: (tbc)
Sun 16 Feb 2020
Waterside A (13.5 miles)
Team Leader: tbc
Sun 23 Feb 2020
Thamesside 1
Team Leader: tbc
Sun 1 Mar 2020
Waterside B  (17.5 miles)
Team Leader: tbc
Sat ?? Mar 2020
Annual Dinner & Awards 2020
Sun 8 Mar 2020
Thamesside 2 (19 miles)
Team Leader: tbc
Sun 15 Mar 2020
Waterside C (23 miles)
Team Leader: tbc
Sun 22 Mar 2020
Cambridge Hasler Marathon
Boat loading time 7:30am at the club (tbc)
Team Leader: (tbc)
Briefing at Cambridge 10:30am (tbc)
w/e 28-29 Mar 2020
Sprints, Nottingham
Team Leader: Ken will inform those who are going
Sun 29 Mar 2020
Waterside D (34 miles)
Team Leader: tbc
Sun 29 Mar 2020
N.B. Clocks go forward to British Summer time
Sun ?? Apr 2020
Leaside Sprint Regatta
Boat loading time 7:30am at the club (tbc)
Booking in 9:30-10am (tbc)
Team Leader: (tbc)
to be decided
Pennywort clearance
Competent paddlers and bank volunteers needed
(Contact Angela)
w/e 25-26 Apr 2020
Sprints, Nottingham
Team Leader: Ken will inform those who are going
Sun 3 May 2020
Bedford Hasler Marathon
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 2020
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 17 May 2020
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 - ?? Jun 2020
National Go-Canoeing Week
w/e 6-7 Jun 2020
Sprints, Nottingham
Team Leader: Ken will inform those who are going
Sun ?? Jun 2020
Leighton Buzzard Hasler Marathon
Boat loading time 7:30am at the club (tbc)
Briefing for Lightning & Div 7-10 10:30am (tbc)
Team Leader: (tbc)
Boat transport: to be confirmed
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Race ?, Midsummer Dash
book in 6:15pm for a 6:30pm start (tbc)
Sun ?? Jun 2020
Club Summer BBQ
1 Jul 2020
BSCC Membership Forms & Fees Due 2020-2021
w/e 4-5 Jul 2020
Sprints, Nottingham
Team Leader: Ken will inform those who are going
Sun ?? 2020
5th Bishops Stortford Hasler
Team Leader: Ken
Sun ?? Jul 2020
HYMB Sprint Regatta
Boat loading time 8:00am at the club (tbc)
Booking in 9:30-10:15am (tbc)
Towing: tbc
Team Leader: tbc
Wed ?? Jul 2020
Race ?, 2020-2021 Time Trial Series (5K)
Check in 18:00
w/e 11-12 Jul 2020
National Marathon Championships - Reading
Team Leader: (tbc)
Wed ?? Aug 2020
Race ?, 2020-2021 Time Trial Series (5K)
Check in 18:00
??? Aug 2020
Public Come-and-Try-It
on river near Register Office
12:45 - 15:45 (tbc)
w/e 5-6 Sep 2020
Sprints, Nottingham
Team Leader:  Ken will inform those who are going
Sun ?? Sep 2020
Stortford Sprint Regatta
volunteers arrive 9:00
booking in 9:30-10:15am
prizegiving 3pm
Team Leader: tbc
Sun 27 Sep 2020
National Hasler Final 2020 at Richmond