Category: Hasler Races

Pangbourne Hasler (10 Sep 2023)

10/9/2023

Seven paddlers from Bishops Stortford went to the Pangbourne Hasler in September - four of them returning with medals.

DOUBLES -
12 miles, 3 portages
Div 2: Joe Fitzpatrick & Oli Rix [NOR] 2nd (1:29:23), David Gurney & Kat Wilson 3rd (1:33:49)
8 miles, 2 portages
Div 4: Eddie Kirtland & Ewan Bates [LBZ] 1st (1:07:34), Chris Sze & Ben Tubby 4th (1:08:18)

SINGLES -
4 miles
Div 9: Kerry Tubby 11th (41:29)

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B. Stortford Hasler (9 Jul 2023)

9/7/2023

Excellent results for Bishops Stortford at our Hasler race! Six gold medals, 4 silvers and 2 bronzes brought the team 592 race points and second place - just three race points behind Chelmsford CC, and ahead of Norwich CC (587).

This means that Stortford has finished in third place overall in the Eastern Region, and will therefore be going through to the National Hasler final at Worcester in September!

In weather that was hot but generally overcast, 157 competitors (including 24 paddling for BSCC) took part in the event. There was an especially large number of Division 9 singles (25) necessitating a split start.

photo: Chris Sze

Jaroslav elected to race for the first time in Div 6, and was rewarded with a gold medal.

Eilidh has been promoted to Division 8, as also has new club member Tom Stephens. Jasper also raced in Division 9 for the first time, having been promoted out of Geoff Sanders after the Leighton Buzzard race. Robin, Alex and Ally Judge all took part, having each been out of competition for some time.

SINGLES -
19km, 8 portages
Div 3: Kat Wilson 4th (1:34:07)
11.5km, 6 portages
Div 5: Eddie Kirtland 4th (1:11:11)
Div 6: Jaroslav Klumpler 1st (1:15:39)
6.5km 2 portages
Div 7: Libby Gaulton 11th (40:08)
Div 9: Eilidh White 2nd (38:11), Tom Stephens 5th (39:27), Jasper Kirtland 11th (42:16), Robin Dromard 12th (43:14), Alex Scott 20th (48:31), Tamzin Catmur 23rd (50:08), Ally Judge (rtd)

All of the doubles crews did well, and were responsible for most of the medals. Oliver & Finlay continued to score top points for the club in Division 9 doubles. Chris Sze & Ben Tubby have formed a formidable partnership, winning Division 4 by a comfortable margin.

Meanwhile, in Division 8 there was a re-play of the close-fought contest between Octavia & Kerry and Jacque & Dave.

photo: Chris Sze

DOUBLES -
19km, 8 portages
Div 2: David Gurney & Oscar Griffiths [ACU] 2nd (1:22:27)
11.5km, 6 portages
Div 4: Chris Sze & Ben Tubby 1st (1:02:02)
Div 5: Mark Adams & Steve Tingay [LBZ] 1st (1:07:50), Kerstin Queeney & Catherine Ayling [MAI] 4th (1:08:45)
6.5km, 2 portages
Div 8: Octavia Abbott & Kerry Tubby 2nd (35:45), Dave Cayford & Jacque Cayford 3rd (35:49)
Div 9: Finlay Sandall & Oliver Klumpler 1st (40:32)

Under 14s (Geoff Sanders)
2.5km
Div B: Rupert Kirtland 5th (21:03)
Div C: Emilie Klumpler 5th (27:04)

Many thanks are due to all the members and their families who worked as volunteers to keep everyone, safe and well fed, and enabling everything to run smoothly on the day. Also, those who helped to get the club ready beforehand.

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Leighton Buzzard Hasler (18 Jun 2023)

18/6/2023

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Six gold medals and five silvers translated into a draw for overall first place with the home team at Leighton Buzzard!

In doubles, the established crews of Chris & Ben, Jacque & Dave, and Finlay & Oliver all achieved medals, as did the surprise new pairing of Octavia and Kerry.

Libby & Isabel also crewed up for the first time and showed a lot of promise.

DOUBLES -
8 miles, 2 portages
Div 4: Chris Sze & Ben Tubby 1st (1:06:01)
Div 5: Kerstin Queeney & Jack Gaulton 5th (1:13:30)
4.5 miles
Div 8: Octavia Abbott & Kerry Tubby 1st (42:38), Dave Cayford & Jacque Cayford 2nd (42:39), Libby Gaulton & Isabel Knight 5th (45:41)
Div 9: Finlay Sandall & Oliver Klumpler 1st (45:40)

Jaroslav did well to catch up in Div 7 as far as he did considering the amount of time lost by a capsize at the start.

Joe was paddling up into Div 1 to win his silver. Daniel and Eddie also won silver in their respective divisions.

SINGLES -
12 miles, 6 portages
Div 1: Joe Fitzpatrick 2nd (1:35:43)
8 miles, 2 portages
Div 5: Eddie Kirtland 2nd (1:15:36), Tom Holloway 4th (1:33:47)
4.5 miles
Div 7: Jaroslav Klumpler 7th (43:35)
Div 9: Daniel Baines 2nd (45:06), Eilidh White 5th (46:30), Aaron Sandhu 13th (57:44), Petr Luksan 14th (1:03:08)

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Well done to Aaron for completing his first race.

Under 14s (Geoff Sanders)
2 miles
Div A: Jasper Kirtland 1st (17:16)
Div B: Rupert Kirtland 5th (19:24)
Div C: Emilie Klumpler 5th (26:54)
K2: Jasper Kirtland & Rupert Kirtland 3rd (23:17)

While the excellent results at Buzzard have not changed our overall position in the Eastern Region - we are still equal third with Leighton Buzzard CC - it has widened the gap with the clubs above and below, and a trip to the finals at Worcester now looks a lot more certain.

The big question now is, can we edge ahead and finish the the season with an outright third place in the region?

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Norwich Hasler (21 May 2023)

21/5/2023

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Great results at Norwich have put a place in the National Hasler Finals within reach again.

Three of the team were paddling with members of other clubs. Kerstin and Catherine from Maidstone are a regular pairing but this race also saw Joe paddle with Ollie Rix of Norwich, and we were joined for the first time by Kat Wilson paddling with Chelmsford's Leah Falltrick.

Ten members of the 18-strong Stortford team came home with medals. Golds were won by Finlay & Oliver in Div 9, David in Div 1, Eddie in Div 5 and Jasper in GSA. Silvers went to Chris & Ben in Div 4, Tony in Div 5, Joe in Div 2 doubles, and Kat in Div 3 doubles.

DOUBLES -
19.5km, 5 portages
Div 2: Joe Fitzpatrick & Ollie Rix [NOR] 2nd (1:27:10)
Div 3: Kat Wilson & Leah Falltrick [CLM] 2nd (1:38:54)
13km, 3 portages
Div 4: Chris Sze & Ben Tubby 2nd (1:04:38)
Div 5: Kerstin Queeney & Catherine Ayling [MAI] 5th (1:10:48)
6.5km
Div 9: Finlay Sandall & Oliver Klumpler 1st (41:07)

Two further paddlers put in performances which were close to winning them a promotion yet didn't get to stand on the podium. Jaroslav (Jay) came very close to making it into Div 6, and Eilidh's time almost saw her break out of Div 9.

New club member Isabel looked as if she had been paddling all her life, and achieved a very impressive time for her first Div 9 race.

SINGLES -
19.5km, 5 portages
Div 2: David Gurney 1st (1:39:02)
13km, 3 portages
Div 4: Mark Adams (rtd)
Div 5: Eddie Kirtland 1st (1:11:05), Tony Brett 2nd (1:11:27)
6.5km
Div 7: Jaroslav Klumpler 4th (35:27)
Div 9: Eilidh White 9th (39:41), Isabel Knight 11th (42:07), Karen Bradley 12th (43:39), Kerry Tubby 15th (45:38)

Under 14s (Geoff Sanders)
3.5km
Div A: Jasper Kirtland 1st (20:50)
Div B: Rupert Kirtland 4th (22:38)

The overall winners were the home club, with Chelmsford CC second. A third place for Stortford has moved us from 5th to equal 3rd position in the Eastern Region, and this with a real chance of finishing the season in the top four and winning a place at the finals, which this year will be held at Worcester.

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Bedford Hasler (30 Apr 2023)

30/4/2023

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Eight gold medals, a silver and two bronzes, a third place overall, and two double promotions - not a bad day's work for the Stortford team!

Twenty-two Stortford paddlers were among the 134 competing at Bedford.

River conditions at the first turn caused a few capsizes in what was otherwise a particularly successful day.

Most of the club's medals came from the four doubles boats. Chris & Ben T were spurred on by a friendly rivalry with Gordon Bullock and his new Barking CC partner to win Div 5 doubles. Kerstin & Jack also paddled particularly well together in Div 6. It has been announced that as a result of these crew performances, Ben is being promoted to Div 4 and Jack to Div 5.

David G, our only competitor on the longest course, fought a close contest for Div 2, with all four boats crossing the finish line within 8 seconds of eachother. David was 1 sec behind Ali Kabeer but 6 sec ahead of Matt Parkes.

Other high-scorers in the singles races were Eddie K, Jaroslav (Jay), and John.

A special well-done to Kerry who was competing in her first ever race.

DOUBLES -
12.9km, 2 portages
Div 5: Chris Sze & Ben Tubby 1st (1:10:08)
Div 6: Kerstin Queeney & Jack Gaulton 3rd (1:14:40)
6.8km
Div 8: Jacque Cayford & Dave Cayford 1st (43:31)
Div 9: Finlay Sandall & Oliver Klumpler 1st (47:48)

SINGLES -
19.7km, 4 portages
Div 2: David Gurney 2nd (1:41:24)
12.9km, 2 portages
Div 5: Eddie Kirtland 1st (1:15:38)
6.8km
Div 7: Jaroslav Klumpler 5th (42:04), Libby Gaulton 9th (57:48)
Div 9: John Catmur 10th (49:34), Karen Bradley 14th (51:57), Arthur Catmur 18th (54:45), Eilidh White 19th (55:09), Kerry Tubby 21st (55:53), Tamzin Catmur 24th (1:00:32), Petr Luksan 25th (1:15:18)

Under 14s (Geoff Sanders)
2.5km
Div A: Jasper Kirtland 1st (18:29)
Div B: Rupert Kirtland 5th (21:41)
Div C: Emilie Klumpler 5th (24:50)

BSCC achieved a comfortable third position in this race, which has to some extent offset the disappointing club result at the previous race. Although we are now fifth in the region we are only one league point behind Cambridge CC and L. Buzzard CC (tied for 3rd place). With three more races to go, the possibility of being in the top four by the end of the season - and therefore going to the national final - is still very much on the table.

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Cambridge Hasler (12 Feb 2023)

12/2/2023

There was an early start to the Hasler series, but 123 competitors turned out for the event, including 12 from Stortford.

Eilidh came second in a large field of division 9s to take second place, and Petr did especially well to negotiate the tight turn on the 7km course in his C1 without taking a swim.

Libby put in an especially notable performance with Kerstin in Div 7 doubles to finish fourth, as a result of which Libby has been promoted from Div 9 to 7!

DOUBLES -
21km, 4 portages
Div 2: Joe Fitzpatrick & David Gurney 1st (1:44:38)
7km
Div 7: Kerstin Queeney & Libby Gaulton 4th (37:18)

SINGLES -
14km, 4 portages
Div 4: Chris Sze 8th (1:27:55)
Div 5: Eddie Kirtland 4th (1:30:23)
7km
Div 7: Jaroslav Klumpler 4th (43:31), Jack Gaulton 8th (44:17)
Div 9: Eilidh White 2nd (47:45), Petr Luksan 10th (1:14:06)*
*Petr was competing in Division 9 and not Division 7 as shown on the official results

Under 14s (Geoff Sanders)
3km
Div A: Jasper Kirtland 1st (22:38)
Div B: Rupert Kirtland 5th (25:16)

BSCC came 5th overall with a total score of 384 points.

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Hasler Finals 2022

25/9/2022

It was a very small group who travelled to Runnymede to take part in what has traditionally been the most important race in the club calendar.

Inevitably, in a race which is scored on the basis of the results from the club's top 6 singles boats and top three doubles, the results from the club were never going to great (23rd out of 32 clubs present), but there were some individual highlights.

Jacque and Dave did so well in their race that they only narrowly missed being promoted. There was an excellent performance from Tom B who came 11th out of a huge field of 33 competitors. Also good to see Joe resuming his rightful place in Div 2.

Singles:
Div 2 - Joe Fitzpatrick 16th (1:38:23)
Div 4 - Eddie Kirtland 25th (1:04:57)
Div 6 - Tom Barton 11th (1:07:01)
Div 7 - Jaroslav Klumpler (ret)

Doubles:
Div 8 - Jacque & Dave Cayford 11th (44:25)

The complete results can be found on the marathon website here:
https://entries.gbcanoemarathon.co.uk/results/races/2022/hasler-final-2022
(click on the "Points" tab to see the club results)

Stortford did not have any Geoff Senders (u14s league) paddlers taking part in this event, but the national results for the Geoff Sanders Trophy are cumulated over the whole season, and it has been reported that we came 9th overall! (Not yet online to be confirmed?) If this is right, it is a real achievement for the club and enormously encouraging for the future.

B. Stortford Hasler (10 July 2022)

10/7/2022

After the interruption of Covid it was good to finally be able to hold the Hasler at the club again - the 5th time it has been held on the Stort. The total number of 168 competitors was not too far below pre-Covid levels, and larger than most races in our circuit this season, which is extremely encouraging. There was a particularly good turnout of 20 Geoff Sanders (u14s) entries.

Many thanks are due to all the members and their families who gave their time to make this event happen - as starters, marshals, safety boats, car park marshals, or serving the refreshments; also not forgetting the bakers who donated delicious cakes and those who cleaned up both before and afterwards. The intense heat made the day an especially demanding one for everyone involved, perhaps especially those who were doubling up by acting both as volunteers and competitors.

The racing was conducted in two halves. In the morning, the Div 7/8/9s raced down to Sawbridgeworth and back (11.5km and 6 locks), while the Geoff Sanders classses went in the opposite direction to the town centre and back (2.5km). In the afternoon the Div 1/2/3s went down to Sawbridgeworth but with an extra loop to make a course of 19km and 8 portages. The were followed by the Div/7/8/9s who turned at Spellbrook to create a course of 6.5km with 2 portages.

There was a welcome return to the club for Tony Brett who, despite an absence from the sport of ten years partnered Ella to victory in Div 6 doubles, beating not only the other Div 6 boat but also all the boats in Div 5. BSCC continued to dominate the Division 6 races, with Ben K and Tom H taking gold and silver in the singles class.

Finlay Sandall was the club's star paddler in the Geoff Sanders races, winning gold in class B, and promoted to class A.

Stortford Mayor Dave Anderson kindly attended the event, and the Geoff Sanders prizegiving was brought forwards so that he could make the presentations before he had to leave.

In the afternoon there were gold and silver medals in Div 7 singles for Tom B and Ben T respectively. In doubles, Jacque & Dave took silver in Div 8 and Libby & Kayleigh took bronze in Div 9.

Ben K, Tom H, Tony and Ella have all been promoted to Div 5, while Tom B and Ben T will take their places in Div 6.

DOUBLES -
11.5km, 6 portages
Div 5: Kerstin Queeney & Catherine Ayling [MAI] 4th (1:09:36)
Div 6: Ella Beatty & Tony Brett 1st (1:06:36)
6.5km, 2 portages
Div 8: David Cayford & Jacqueline Cayford 2nd (37:27)
Div 9: Kayleigh Gaulton & Libby Gaulton 3rd (39:17)

SINGLES -
11.5km, 6 portages
Div 4: Eddie Kirtland 11th (1:18:01), Mark Adams (rtd)
Div 6: Ben Kelly 1st (1:12:22), Tom Holloway 2nd (1:13:04)
6.5km, 2 portages
Div 7: Tom Barton 1st (34:30), Ben Tubby 2nd (35:03), Jaroslav Klumpler 4th (36:39), Jack Gaulton (rtd)
Div 9: Arthur Catmur 4th (41:10), John Catmur 5th (42:17), Eilidh White 8th (43:25), Karen Bradley 10th (44:49), Ewan Gowing 11th (45:37), Christine Meula 13th (46:05), Daniel Baines 14th (46:21), Tamzin Catmur 16th (57:21)

Under 14s (Geoff Sanders)
2.5km
Div A: Zuzanna Madeja 4th (18:32), Ananya Bhusari 5th (21:42)
Div B: Finlay Sandall 1st (17:43), Jasper Kirtland 4th (19:41), Rupert Kirtland =7th (21:23), Oliver Klumpler =7th (21:23)
Div C: Emilie Klumpler 4th (25:42)

BSCC achieved 4th position at this race with a total score of 587 points - just one point behind Norwich CC. Leighton Buzzard CC were 2nd (594 points), narrowly beaten by Chelmsford CC (595). This was the last regional Hasler in the Eastern Region for the current season.

As Bishops Stortford have ended the season in 4th position in the Eastern Region, we should have secured our place at the prestigious National Hasler Final to be held at Runnymede on the Thames (hosted by Wey CC) on 25 September. Those who wish to compete in Hasler divisions at the finals must have taken part in three Hasler races during the season (which started at Chelmsford last year), whether in our region or elsewhere.

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Leighton Buzzard Hasler (19 Jun 2022)

19/6/2022

Twenty-three paddlers from Stortford took part in the Leighton Buzzard race with largely excellent results. The warm weather had brought out all the recreational paddlers and narrowboats on the Grand Union Canal, causing a significant extra challenge, especially at the second turn, where there were a particularly large number of narrrowboats.

Joe and Eddie won Division 4 doubles race with ease.

Most of our team were racing on the 4.5 mile course. Libby and Kayleigh paddled together in the Division 9 doubles race and won silver. A good start kept them in the lead to the first turn and although a minor mishap here saw them finish in second, they were very happy with their performance as they had never crewed a boat together before!

Ewan & Arthur entered the Division 8 doubles race (paddling up) where they came in hard on the heels of Jacque & Dave, who won bronze.

The best singles result of the day came from Tom B, who won the Div 7 race in a close finish.

The new members of the team - John, Tamzin and Miller, all successfully finished the race. John did especially well, sprinting across the line in a dramatic photo finish with a Chelmsford paddler to take joint 5th place.

DOUBLES -
8 miles, 2 portages
Div 4: Joe Fitzpatrick & Eddie Kirtland 1st (1:05:22), Mark Adams & Kerstin Queeney 5th (1:08:58)
4.5 miles
Div 8: David Cayford & Jacqueline Cayford 3rd (42:18), Ewan Gowing & Arthur Catmur 4th (42:27)
Div 9: Kayleigh Gaulton & Libby Gaulton 2nd (42:59), Jasper Kirtland & Finlay Sandall 4th (48:57)

SINGLES -
4.5 miles
Div 7: Tom Barton 1st (40:32), Jack Gaulton 6th (42:44), Jaroslav Klumpler 7th (42:51)
Div 8: Petr Luksan 11th (45:53)
Div 9: John Catmur 5th (46:55), Karen Bradley 7th (47:53), Miller Kitchener 13th (53:28), Tamzin Catmur 14th (54:20)

Under 14s (Geoff Sanders)
2 miles
Div B: Rupert Kirtland 6th (22:52), Oliver Klumpler 7th (24:41)
Div C: Emilie Klumpler 6th (28:13)

Bishops Stortford CC were fourth overall at this race, behind Leighton Buzzard CC (1st) and Norwich CC and Chelmsford CC who tied for second place. This left Leighton Buzzard and Norwich in equal top position in the Eastern Region league - the winner of the Eastern Region trophy will be resolved at the final race of the season at Bishops Stortford. The final positions after the Stortford race will also determine which four clubs from the region will qualify to go to the National Finals in September.

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Norwich Hasler (22 May 2022)

22/5/2022

The race at Norwich was the best attended of the series so far. The home team turned out in force and comprised almost exactly half of the 141 competitors taking part. Norwich CC clocked up their third win of the four races so far, with a maximum score of 600.

Although Stortford's Hasler team was much more modest in size (19 in the Hasler divisions), they were distributed across the singles and doubles divisions to give the maximum opportunity for points scoring, bringing the club its best overall result since 2018 - Stortford finished second with 587 points, ahead of both Leighton Buzzard CC (581) and Chelmsford CC (568).

Joe and Mark formed a very effective crew to take second place in Div 4 doubles in a photo-finish, one second ahead of the third-placed crew and just 30s behind the winners.

Tom H and Jamie G led Division 7 doubles from the start and refused to be overtaken, making them the fastest boat on the 6.5km course despite some serious competition. Both have been promoted to Div 6.

In singles, there was another photo finish in Div 7. Jack broke free quickly leaving Ben T in the melee of the start line. However, Ben was able to catch up and take the lead to become the eventual winner. The next three places were closely contested right up to the line, with Jack missing out on the silver spot by a single second. Ben and Jack have both been promoted.

Despite being an under-14, Libby paddled in the Div 9 race. She executed an impressive start and achieved an extremely creditable finish time in her longest race to date, and as a result has been permanently promoted to Div 9.

The day's most notable racing début was the appearance of club chairman Kevin Short partnered by Mick Hussey in an open canoe in Division 9 doubles.

Although still fourth in the Eastern Region League behind Norwich CC, Leighton Buzzard CC and Chelsmford CC, there is now a much wider gap between BSCC and the rest of the clubs.

In the under-14s races, Nadim did exceptionally well, taking second place in Div C in only his first Geoff Sanders race.

DOUBLES -
13km, 2 portages
Div 4: Joe Fitzpatrick & Mark Adams 2nd (1:03:39), Chris Sze & Eddie Kirtland 7th (1:09:27)
Div 5: Kerstin Queeney & Catherine Ayling [MAI] 7th (1:12:19)
6.5km
Div 7: Tom Holloway & Jamie Gaulton 1st (33:26)
Div 8: David Cayford & Jacqueline Cayford 5th (37:04)
Div 9: Ewan Gowing & Arthur Catmur 1st (41:25), Mick Hussey & Kevin Short 2nd (57:40)

SINGLES -
6.5km
Div 7: Tom Barton 4th (37:03), Jaroslav Klumpler 5th (37:29)
Div 8: Ben Tubby 1st (36:34), Jack Gaulton 3rd (37:23), Petr Luksan 9th (38:49)
Div 9: Libby Gaulton 6th (41:22)

Under 14s (Geoff Sanders)
3.5km
Div A: Oliver Klumpler 4th (26:02)
Div B: Rupert Kirtland 5th (25:31)
Div C: Nadim Shawky 2nd (25:34), Emilie Klumpler 6th (30:00)

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Norwich Hasler (21 May 2023)

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