Category: Racing - BSCC

B. Stortford Regatta (8 September 2019)

12/9/2019

The Stortford regatta was also the final event of the Summer Series and attracted the largest number of competitors of the four regattas this season - 51 in total.

Stortford's own team numbered 16.

Results from the Stortford Regatta for Stortford paddlers:
u10 Girls - Libby Gaulton (gold)
u10 Boys - Hudson Loveday (silver)
u12 Girls - Maddison Loveday (silver)
u12 Boys - Edward Kirtland (silver)
u14 Girls - Eilidh White (silver)
u14 Boys - Jamie McAdam (gold), Jamie Gaulton (silver), Leo Ranade (7th)
u16 Girls - Kayleigh Gaulton (5th), Fifi Dunphy (6th),
u16 Boys - Connor Higgins (bronze), Thomas Holloway (6th), Alex Mulvey (7th)
u18 Girls - Josie Pretious-White (gold)
u18 Boys - Euan Caton (bronze)
Senior Ladies - Catherine Robinson (gold)

New club member Hudson did especially well, winning his silver medal against an unusually large field of under-10 boys.

Many thanks are due to all the Stortford volunteers who helped with the event: Jacque & Dave Cayford, Mike Hussey, Sue Commercial, Kerstin Queeney, Anne White, Steve & Nickie Loveday, Mike Toomey, Malcolm Duckworth, Helena Pretious-White, Sjoeld Rijpkema, Kevin Short, Connor Higgins, Ant Wright, Angela Aldam and Josepha Wallbank - apologies to anyone missed out!

As this was the final regatta of the season, the series awards were also presented:

Series Medals for Stortford paddlers:
u10 Girls - Libby Gaulton (gold)
u12 Girls - Maddison Loveday (silver)
u12 Boys - Jack Gaulton (silver), Edward Kirtland (bronze)
u14 Girls - Eilidh White (gold)
u14 Boys - Jamie McAdam (gold)
u18 Girls - Josie Pretious-White (gold)
Senior Ladies - Catherine Robinson (gold)

The full results of the Stortford Regatta can be found on the Sprint Results page of the FRA website, together with the series results.

Cheshunt HYMB Regatta (14 July 2019)

20/7/2019

Eleven Stortford paddlers went to Herts Young Mariners Base to take part in the third local regatta of 2019.

The 500m heats took place on the river and then it was over to the lake for the 200m heats.

After a break for a BBQ there were crew races in K2 and (always a special feature of this event) K4. Euan, Connor, Maddison and Josie put in a very creditable performance in K4 as if they had been paddling together for months. Hudson seemed to have endless energy, paddling with two different K2 partners as well as making up a mixed K4.

Results from Stortford paddlers:
u10 Girls - Libby Gaulton (gold)
u10 Boys - Hudson Loveday (silver)
u12 Girls - Maddison Loveday (silver)
u12 Boys - Jack Gaulton (gold), Edward Kirtland (silver)
u14 Girls - Eilidh White (gold)
u14 Boys - Jamie Gaulton (gold)
u16 Boys - Connor Higgins (4th)
u18 Girls - Josie Pretious-White (gold)
u18 Boys - Euan Caton (silver)
Sen Ladies - Catherine Robinson (gold)

The full results can be found on the Summer Series results page.
Photos of the event can be found in this Flickr album.

We will be hosting the finals of this series at Stortford on 8th September.

B. Stortford Hasler (7 Jul 2019)

19/7/2019

The fourth Bishops Stortford Hasler had the usual good turnout of competitors, with large teams of roughly equal size from Norwich, Chelmsford, Leighton Buzzard, Cambridge and ourselves, five smaller teams, and a smattering of out-of-region paddlers.

Water levels in the Stort were low, but considerably recovered from earlier in the week when, for a time, it seemed as if there was not going to be any water left in the river to run the race. Fortunately, CRT stepped in to fix the leaky lock gate which was at the root of the problem.

All available volunteers in the club had to be mobilised to undertake all the jobs associated with this complex event, with its separate morning and afternoon sessions and simultaneous upstream & downstream starts. Massive thanks are due to the small army of members and family who undertook timekeeping, on-water safety, towpath sweeping, turn marshalling, catering, entry booking, and car park marshalling, many of whom were also competing in the race.

David G was our fastest paddler , winning div 3 by a comfortable margin and gaining a promotion to div 2. Jenny & Kirsten took silver in div 7 doubles, while Catherine & Talal teamed up to achieve the same in div 9 doubles. Also in div 9 doubles, Eilidh partnered Maddison to gain bronze - a particularly pleasing result as Maddison is extremely new to the sport. Meanwhile, Maddison's brother Hudson, another new recruit taking part in his first race, won u10 boys Lightnings.

Jamie G narrowly missed out on the medals in div 9 singles despite putting in a very good performance, but was able to go home with a promotion to div 8. Special mention should also be made of Josie, who gained a very creditable 8th place in div 9 in her first ever competition.

DOUBLES -
11.5km, 6 portages
Div 4: Connor Higgins & Chris Sze 4th (1:05:00)
Div 5: Mike Panrucker & Ian Abrams 6th (1:11:56)
6.5km, 2 portages
Div 7: Kerstin Queeney & Jennifer Burtwell 2nd (46:57)
Div 8: Jacque Cayford & Dave Cayford 4th (52:20)
Div 9: Catherine Robinson & Talal Sajad 2nd (59:37), Eilidh White & Maddison Loveday 3rd (1:02:15)

SINGLES -
19km, 8 portages
Div 3: David Gurney 1st (1:30:26), Euan Caton 6th (1:38:52)
11.5km, 6 portages
Div 5: Ricky White 8th (1:11:57), Kevin Warbrick 9th (1:12:02)
6.5km, 2 portages
Div 9: Jamie Gaulton 4th (52:56), Josie Pretious-White 8th (56:16), Leo Ranade 14th (1:08:11), Kayleigh Gaulton 15th (1:10:24)
Div 10: Jack Gaulton 2nd (58:59)

LIGHTNINGS
2.5km
u12 Boys: Fabian Nyikos 5th (20:54), Edward Kirtland 6th (21:52), Josh Ranade 7th (22:23)
u12 Girls: Gemma Beazley 3rd (19:42)
u10 Boys: Hudson Loveday 1st (22:54), Killian O'Dwyer 2nd (22:57)
u10 Girls: Libby Gaulton 2nd (21:13)

The event was won by Cambridge CC with an impressive 237 points, only 3 short of the maximum. Overall, Stortford finished 5th - the position we have occupied for all the previous races of the season bar one. It was therefore no surprise to find ourselves 5th in the Eastern Region League table and excluded from the national finals. A disappointing result for a team that twelve months before was joint winners of the regional cup. But a fresh season begins in October, and who knows what that will bring.

The full results of the race can be found on the marathon website.
You may also want to look at the final league table at the end of the season (or, if you are from Stortford, possibly not ...)

Chelmsford Regatta (12 May 2019)

18/5/2019

The Stortford team who went to the second FRA regatta of the season were all awarded medals for their performances across the 300m and 100m heats.

After lunch there was a demonstration K4 race between some of Chelmsford's own paddlers. This was followed by a relay event between teams drawn up on the basis of the morning's results.

Results from Stortford paddlers:
u10 Girls - Libby Gaulton (gold), Elizabeth Boylan (silver), Genevieve Wilson (bronze)
u12 Girls - Alice Boylan (silver)
u12 Boys - Jack Gaulton (silver)
u14 Girls - Eilidh White (silver)
u18 Boys- David Gurney (gold)
Sen Ladies - Catherine Robinson (gold)

The full results can be found on the Summer Series results page.

Bedford Hasler (5 May 2019)

9/5/2019

Not so many Stortford paddlers turned out for the Bedford race. The highest points scorers were David G who took silver in Div 3 singles and Ant & Kerstin who took bronze in Div 7 doubles. Jacque & Dave also won silver in Div 8 doubles but were not close enough to the 1st-placed crew to score.

Doubles:
Div 4 - Chris Sze & Mike Panrucker 8th (1:09:05)
Div 7 - Ant Wright & Kerstin Queeney 3rd (39:41)
Div 8 - Jacque & Dave Cayford 2nd (44:34)
Div 9 - Catherine Robinson & Eilidh White 4th (50:55), Phil Brewer & Josepha Wallbank 5th (1:14:33)

Singles:
Div 3 - David Gurney 2nd (1:43:23), Euan Caton 6th (1:51:54)
Div 9 - Jamie Gaulton 10th (48:54), Jack Gaulton 13th (52:09)

The low turnout was reflecting in a disappointing 6th place overall for the club which, coming on top of a 6th place at Cambridge, leaves BSCC standing 5th in the Eastern Region League.

The full race results are on the MRC website and the league table can be seen on our results page.

Photos courtesy of Andrew Gurney

Cambridge Hasler (7 April)

14/4/2019

Twenty-two BSCC paddlers took part in the Hasler at Cambridge.

Medal winners were Chris & Mike P, who came second in Div 4 doubles. There were also 3rds for Jennifer & Kerstin in Div 7 and Dave & Jacque in Div 8.

In Lightings, Libby and Genevieve took 1st and 2nd places in the u10 Girls.

Racing for the first time were Talal and Josepha, and new Lightnings Edward K & Genevieve.

Doubles:
Div 4 - Chris Sze & Mike Panrucker 2nd (1:23:06)
Div 7 - Jennifer Burtwell & Kerstin Queeney 3rd (38:21), Malcolm Duckworth & Ant Wright 4th (39:24)
Div 8 - Jacque & Dave Cayford 3rd (41:26)
Div 9 - Ken Duncan & Josepha Wallbank 5th (1:04:56)

Singles:
Div 5 - Mike Toomey 5th (1:30:07), Kevin Warbrick 7th (1:31:34), Ricky White 12th ( 1:42:24)
Div 9 - Jamie Gaulton 10th (45:47), Jack Gaulton 15th (47:44), Leo Ranade 18th (53:22), Talal Sajad 19th (55:58), Catherine Robinson 20th (56:43)

Lightings:
u12 Boys: Edward Kirtland 5th (34:48), Josh Ranade 6th (38:03)
u10 Girls: Libby Gaulton 1st (35:36), Genevieve Wilson 2nd (35:51)

The results are on the MRC website. A few photos from the race can be seen on Flickr.

Leaside Winter Series marathon (17 Feb 2019)

19/2/2019

Nine Stortford paddlers competed at the fifth race of the Winter Series in mild and sunny conditions. As this was last race, there were also end of series trophies in addition to those won on the day.

This has very much been Octavia's season. She rounded off the series with another win, to make a total of three wins and one second place, making her the series class winner of the Ladies class, and she also remains the holder of the Ladies Vet trophy for the 3rd successive year.

On the 7-mile course, David G and Adam both put in excellent races against a high standard of competition to take gold and silver in their respective classes.

Eilidh and Catherine took on the junior K2 class this year and have not missed a race throughout the series - this paid off with a second place series award. Similarly, solid scoring across four races brought a third place series award for Jamie G in u14 Boys, in addition to the bronze medal won on the day.

7 miles:
Senior K1 - Adam Beaumont 2nd (59:04)
Vet Mens K1 - Ricky White 5th (1:11:46), Steve Whipp 9th (1:16:29)
u18 Mens K1 - David Gurney 1st (1:02:21)

5 miles:
Ladies K1 - Octavia Abbott 1st (54:22)
u16 K2 - Eilidh White & Catherine Robinson 3rd (1:07:18)

3 miles:
u14 Boys K1 - Jamie Gaulton 3rd (36:27)
u12 K1 - Jack Gaulton 7th (44:47)

Full race & series results are on the FRA website.

BSCC SERIES RESULTS:
K1 F 16+, 1st overall & 1st Vet - Octavia Abbott
K2 u16 & MC2, 2nd - Eilidh White & Catherine Robinson
K1 M u14, 3rd - Jamie Gaulton

The size of the Stortford teams have been much reduced this season, and as a result we finished in third position overall, behind Chelmsford CC (1st) and Leighton Buzzard CC. We finished 5th in the Dick Grieve league (points scored by novice juniors) and in 3rd place for the Bob Porter trophy (for participation by u12s).

See Angela's Flickr page for some photos of the Leaside race.

Chelmsford Winter Series marathon (13 Jan 2019)

15/1/2019

Octavia won her 2nd gold medal of the season at the Chelmsford Winter Series marathon, coming 1st in Class 4 (Ladies K1). Stortford's other medal winners of the day were Catherine and Eilidh as the first female crew in Class 3 (u16 K2 & MC2).

There were just 11 paddlers from Stortford at this race. The size of the team was reflected in the club's overall position of 4th, behind Chelmsford CC, Leighton Buzzard CC and Cambridge CC.

8 miles:
Senior K2 - Jacque & Dave Cayford 17th (1:21:51)
Senior Mens K1 - Adam Beaumont 5th (59:42)
Vet Mens K1 - Mike Toomey 5th (1:12:40), Kevin Warbrick 6th (1:14:45)

5 miles:
u16 Boys K1 - Connor Higgins 5th (51:51)
Ladies K1 - Octavia Abbott 1st (48:40)
u16 K2 - Eilidh White & Catherine Robinson 6th (1:02:33)

3 miles:
u14 Boys K1 - Jamie Gaulton 5th (26:43)
u12 - Jack Gaulton 7th (29:43)

With two races still to go, BSCC is standing 3rd in the Winter Series league table. Full race results and individual series positions can be found on the FRA website.

Cheshunt HYMB Winter Series marathon (9 Dec 2018)

10/12/2018

For the second time this Winter Series, the Stortford team numbered only a dozen competitors, but some good individual performances secured a third place for the club.

Euan took Stortford's only gold medal of the day - his second win in u18 boys this series, placing him third overall in the class to date, but a strong contender for the class trophy.

Adam & David continue at the top of the class table in Senior K2, having won bronze at this race, and Dave H is joint first in Vet Men's K1.

A capsize just after the start caused Octavia to retire, but her success at the earlier races means that she is still third overall in Ladies K1 and well ahead of the field for the Vet Ladies trophy, whilst Kirsten (4th overall so far in this class) is leading the SuperVets.

7 miles (4 portages):
Senior K2 - Adam Beaumont & David Gurney 3rd (51:15), Mike Panrucker & Ian Abrams 9th (1:00:15), Jacque & Dave Cayford 17th (1:00:42)
Vet Mens K1 - Dave Hallam 5th (57:30)
u18 Boys K1 - Euan Caton 1st (55:53)

5 miles (4 portages):
u16 Boys K1 - Connor Higgins 6th (44:26)
Ladies K1 - Kerstin Queeney 5th (47:46), Octavia Abbott (DNF)
u16 K2 - Eilidh White & Catherine Robinson 3rd (59:52)

3 miles (2 portages):
u14 Boys K1 - Jamie Gaulton 4th (30:47)
u12 - Jack Gaulton 8th (37:10), Libby Gaulton 10th (38:14)

The club was third in the Dick Grieve league - this is based solely on the performance of novice juniors - all of Stortford's points DG points being won by the Gaulton family!

Full race results on the FRA website, including class standings to date. See photos of the Stortford race in Angela's Flickr album

B. Stortford Winter Series Marathon (4 Nov 2018)

5/11/2018

We had excellent weather for the start of the new Winter Series, hosted at our own club as usual. The 127 competitors included a large field of senior K2s on the long course (19 boats) and a good turn out of u12 K1s on the short course (16 entries).

On the long course, Euan won gold in the u18 Mens K1. Adam B & David G were narrowly beaten into second place in senior K2 by less than a minute, despite an excellent performance. Dave H won silver in the Mens Vet race.

On the middle distance, Octavia took gold in the Ladies K1, and Kerstin was the first SuperVet. On the short course Jamie G won the silver medal in u14 Boys and brother Jack did well in u12s, coming 7th.

7 miles (6 portages):
Senior K2 - Adam Beaumont & David Gurney 2nd (57:22), Tim Beaver & Neil Boast 7th (1:10:02), Ian Abrams & Gordon Bullock BAD 9th (1:10:20), Jacque & Dave Cayford 17th (1:22:20)
Vet Mens K1 - Dave Hallam 2nd (1:05:25), Mike Toomey 7th (1:11:46)
u18 Boys K1 - Euan Caton 1st (1:02:44), Murdo White 6th (1:33:58), James Daly 7th (1:33:59)

5 miles (3 portages):
u16 Boys K1 - Connor Higgins 5th (54:05)
Ladies K1 - Octavia Abbott 1st (53:39), Kerstin Queeney 4th (56:08)
u16 K2 - Eilidh White & Catherine Robinson 3rd (1:12:35)

3 miles (1 portage):
u14 Boys K1 - Jamie Gaulton 2nd (33:02)
GP - Mick Hussey 3rd (42:29)
u12 K1 - Jack Gaulton 7th (38:16), Gemma Beazley 9th (41:41), Edward Kirtland 12th (45:35), Killian O'Dwyer 14th (45:41), Libby Gaulton (retired)

Ten clubs were represented. Stortford came second overall, behind Chelmsford and ahead of Leighton Buzzard. We were also second on Dick Grieve points (based on performance by novice juniors only).

Full race results on the FRA website. See photos of the Stortford race in Angela's Flickr album