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.
In common with all other leisure facilities, the club has ceased all activity for the duration of the current lockdown.  (Individual members may still paddle independently in line with government restrictions).
Due to the Corona virus situation, the schedule of future competitions below is provisional.
For news on any opportunities for potential new members, please see the JOIN US page.
Check whether normal Sunday and Tuesday training will be running or not by consulting the official Club Events List which is circulated with each club newsletter, and can also be downloaded by clicking on this button:
Sat 26 Dec 2020
Race 5, Stort Blade - Time Trial (6K)
Spellbrook and back - subject to review nearer the time
book in 9:30-10:00 for a 10:30 start (tbc)
Sun 3 Jan 2021
Luzemore K2 - tbc
Sun 17 Jan 2021
Race 6, 2020-2021 Time Trial Series (5K)
to be confirmed
See club emails for details
Sun 21 Feb 2021
Race 7, 2020-2021 Time Trial Series (5K & 10K)
to be confirmed
See club emails for details
Sun 7 Feb 2021
Waterside A (13.5 miles) - tbc
Sun 14 Feb 2021
Thamesside 1 - tbc
Sun 21 Feb 2021
Waterside B  (17.5 miles) - tbc
Sun 28 Feb 2021
Thamesside 2 (19 miles) - tbc
Sat ?? Mar 2021
Annual Awards Evening - tbc
Sun 7 Mar 2021
Waterside C (23 miles) - tbc
Sun 21 Mar 2021
Waterside D (34 miles) - tbc
Sun 21 Mar 2021
Race 8, 2020-2021 Time Trial Series (5K & 10K)
to be confirmed
See club emails for details
Sun 21 Mar 2021
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 28 Mar 2021
N.B. Clocks go forward to British Summer time
Fri 4 - 7 Apr 2021
Devizes to Westminster Marathon (125m) - tbc
?? ?? 2021
Taster Event for new members
Pre-booking and pre-payment essential.
Limited places.
Sun ?? Apr 2021
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 spring 2021
AGM 2020
12:00 for 12:30pm
w/e 17-18 Apr 2021
Sprints, Nottingham
Team Leader: Ken will inform those who are going
Sun 2 May 2021
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 23 May 2021
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 2021
National Go-Canoeing Week
Sun ?? Jun 2021
Club Summer BBQ
w/e 5-6 Jun 2021
Sprints, Nottingham
Sun 20 Jun 2021
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 23 Jun 2021
Race 1, Midsummer Dash
book in 6:15pm for a 6:30pm start (tbc)
w/e 3-4 Jul 2021
Sprints, Nottingham
Sun 11 July 2021
5th Bishops Stortford Hasler - provisional
Team Leader: (tbc)
Sun Jun/Jul 2021
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 ?? 2021
National Marathon Championships - venue tbc
?? Aug 2021
Public Come-and-Try-It
on river near Register Office - tbc
12:45 - 15:45 (tbc)
w/e 4-5 Sep 2021
Sprints, Nottingham
?? Sep/Oct 2021
National Hasler Final 2021 - venue tbc
Sun ?? Sep 2021
Stortford Sprint Regatta - provisional
volunteers arrive 9:00
booking in 9:30-10:15am
prizegiving 3pm
Team Leader: tbc
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 ?? 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 19 Dec 2021
Mulled Wine & Mince Pies in the clubhouse - tbc
Mulled wine at 12:00 approx
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 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