Category: Racing - BSCC

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

Hasler Finals 2018 at Norwich (30 Sep 2018)

20/10/2018

Having secured the club's place in the National Hasler Finals with a rather spectacular joint first place in the region, it was disappointing that a number of those who had qualified to participate (by finishing in at least three races during the year) were not in the end able to turn out for the final itself, due to injury, illness or prior commitments.

The team of 23 who did go included a good balance of singles and doubles, and together they achieved a total score of 164 points, making the club 9th overall out of 31 clubs participating. The winners were Chelmsford CC (227 points) and Norwich CC were runners-up (222). Cambridge CC were 10th with 160 points. With all four of the Eastern Region clubs who had qualified for the event finishing in the top 10, there can be no doubt that the standard of racing in our Region is as high as anywhere in the country.

The star performers in the race included Adam Beaumont, who brought home a gold medal as winner of Div 3, and was also promoted to Div 2. Eugene Kokorin also had an excellent race, finishing 5 in Div 6 and being promoted to Div 5.

There were other notable singles results in Div 3 from David G. (who narrowly missed out on a promotion) and Euan, while Matt P. recovered well to finish 11th in Div 2 after a swim at the start. In doubles, Chris and Matt M.'s 5th place in Div 4 was particularly impressive against a field of 26 crews.

Doubles:
Div 2 - Danny Beazley & James Smythe 4th (1:35:12)
Div 4 - Chris Sze & Matt Mills 5th (1:13:41), Octavia Abbott & Mike Panrucker 21st (1:21:38)
Div 6 - Ant Wright & Ian Abrams 8th (1:25:17)
Div 7 - Jennifer Burtwell & Kerstin Queeney 14th (41:28)
Div 8 - Jacque & Dave Cayford 11th (44:25)
Div 9 - Catherine Robinson & Eilidh White 11th (52:32)

Singles:
Div 2 - Matt Parkes 11th (1:37:37)
Div 3 - Adam Beaumont 1st (1:35:47), David Gurney 6th (1:38:31), Euan Caton 14th (1:42:21)
Div 5 - Mike Toomey 26th (1:27:38)
Div 6 - Eugene Kokorin 5th (1:27:28), Lexie White 17th (1:33:00)
Div 7 - Melanie Bennett 32nd (45:31), Malcolm Duckworth 36th (46:30)

Full results from the event can be found online.

B. Stortford (9 Sep 2018) & Chelmer (23 Sep 2018) Regattas

24/9/2018

Due to the snow storms in March, the regatta at Chelmsford was moved to September, following close on the heels of the Stortford Regatta.

The Stortford Regatta saw a good turnout from the home team as well as visitors from five other clubs.

As always, the members and their families provided a good spread of cakes which, together with the BBQ, brought in some very welcome funds.

Results from the Stortford Regatta for Stortford paddlers:
u10 Girls - Libby Gaulton (gold), Elizabeth Boylan (silver)
u10 Boys - Killian O'Dwyer (gold), Edward Kirtland (silver), James Surtees (bronze), Josh Ranade (4th), Jasper Kirtland (5th)
u12 Girls - Eilidh White (gold), Gemma Beazley (bronze), Alice Boylan (4th)
u12 Boys - Jack Gaulton (silver), Leo Ranade (bronze), Thomas Surtees (4th)
u14 Boys - Jamie Gaulton (silver)
u16 Girls - Emilia Boylan (silver), Fifi Dunphy (bronze), Kayleigh Gaulton (4th)
u16 Boys - Murdo White (5th), Connor Higgins (6th), James Daly (8th), Joe Donovan (9th)
u18 Girls - Lexie White (gold)
Senior Ladies - Catherine Robinson (gold)
Vet Ladies - Josepha Wallbank (gold), Sasha Weston (silver)
Vet Men - Daryll O'Dwyer (gold)

Unfortunately, the good weather enjoyed at Stortford did not continue, and only two weeks later, wind and rain severely disrupted the Chelmsford event. Despite the weather conditions, 11 Stortford paddlers made the trip and gave their all.

Results from the Chelmer Regatta for Stortford paddlers:
u10 Girls - Libby Gaulton (gold), Elizabeth Boylan (silver)
u10 Boys - Jamie Winstanley (bronze)
u12 Girls - Eilidh White (silver), Alice Boylan (5th)
u12 Boys - Jack Gaulton (7th)
u14 Boys - Jamie Gaulton (4th)
u16 Girls - Emilia Boylan (4th), Kayleigh Gaulton (6th)
u16 Boys - James Daly (5th)
Senior Ladies - Catherine Robinson (gold)

As this was the final regatta of the season, the series results have now been announced:
Series Medals for Stortford paddlers:
u10 Girls - Libby Gaulton (gold), Elizabeth Boylan (silver)
u10 Boys - Jamie Winstanley (bronze)
u12 Girls - Eilidh White (silver)
u12 Boys - Jack Gaulton (silver)
u14 Boys - Jamie Gaulton (silver)
u16 Girls - Emilia Boylan (silver)
u18 Girls - Lexie White (gold)
Senior Ladies - Catherine Robinson (gold)

The full results for both races can be found on the Sprint Results page of the FRA website, together with the series results.

National Marathon Championships (21-22 July 2018)

21/7/2018

Nine paddlers from Bishops Stortford competed in this annual prestige event. This year the Nationals were held at Reading, extending over two days, with the singles races on Saturday and the doubles on Sunday. Three members came home with the coveted Nationals members - bronzes for Danny, James S and Jamie W.

Competing in age/sex classes can bring together paddlers of very different rankings in the same race. Although they may not have won medals, Euan and Richard W can be especially proud of the fact that they were the fastest Div 4 paddler and UK Div 3 paddlers in their respective K1 races. David G also achieved an excellent time.

Kerstin (Div 9), in particular, put in a fantastic performance to finish hot on the heels of a number of Div 6 paddlers. Well done to everyone who took part.

25.2 km, 4 portages
Senior Mens K1: Richard Winstanley 11th (2:7:19)
U23 Mens K1: Matt Parkes 9th (2:2:52), Adam Beaumont (rtd)
Senior Mens K2: Richard Winstanley & Matt Westall (PAN) 6th (2:02:13)

21 km, 3 portages
over 39 Mens K1: Danny Beazley 3rd (1:37:36)
u18 Mens K1: Euan Caton 13th (1:41:27)
over 34 Mens K2: Danny Beazley & James Smythe 4th (1:35:35)

12.6 km, 2 portages
over 49 Womens K1: Kerstin Queeney 13th (1:11:55)
over 44 Mens K1: James Smythe 3rd (59:56)
u16 Mens K1: David Gurney 8th (1:1:42)
u16 Mens K2: David Gurney & Lewis Smith (LIN) 9th (59:25)
Mixed K2: Matt Parkes & Stacey Terry (NOR) 12th (57:56)

3.3 km
u10 Mini K2: Jamie Winstanley & Rhys Walker (PAN) 3rd (34:23)