Category: Sprint Racing

B. Stortford Regatta (11 September 2022)

11/9/2022

The club was delighted to welcome paddlers from Chelmsford CC, Cambridge CC, Leighton Buzzard CC, Hemel Hempstead CC and Le Valley Paddlesports to our Regatta - not only because it was the first local regatta since 2019, but also because we were using the occasion to celebrate the club's 50th anniversary.

The 49 paddlers spent the morning taking part in a series of races across 500m, 1000m and 200m, in sets of four. After a lunch break, the organiser Rich made up teams for fun relays.

After the prizegiving, everyone was invited to share a glass of bubbly and a a slice of celebration cake.

Results for Stortford paddlers:
u10 Girls - Emile Klumpler (silver)
u10 Boys - Rupert Kirkland (silver)
u12 Girls - Libby Gaulton (silver)
u12 Boys - Jasper Kirtland (4th), Nadim Shawky (7th)
u14 Girls - Zuzanna Madeja (bronze)
u14 Boys - Eddie Kirtland (gold), Oliver Klumpler (5th)
u16 Girls - Eilidh White (gold),
u16 Boys - Jack Gaulton (gold), Ewan Gowing (silver), Arthur Catmur (bronze)
u18 Boys - Tom Holloway (bronze)
u23 Ladies - Kayleigh Gaulton (gold)
u23 Men - Euan Caton (silver)
Senior Ladies - Catherine Robinson (gold)
Veteran Ladies - Christine Meula (gold), Tamzin Catmur (bronze)
C1 - Petr Luksan (bronze)

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

Many thanks are due to all the Stortford volunteers who helped with the event and/or contributed cakes: Rich, Harry & Jamie Winstanley, Kevin Short, Sue Commercial, Katherine Ahara, Guy & Sharon Barton, Adam Beaumont, Alasdair Bruce, Olive Carter, Dene Caton, Tamzin & John Catmur, Dave Cayford, Ken Duncan, Joe Fitzpatrick, Simon Forey, Lee & Kayleigh Gaulton, Andrew & Charlotte Gurney, Ruth Kirtland, Flora & Jay Klumpler, Christine Meula, Kerstin Queeney, Ben & Hannah Tubby, Ann & Andy White, and Angela Aldam. Apologies to anyone missed out!

Photos can be found on Angela's Flickr album and on the BSCC FaceBook page.

Many thanks to Kerstin and another contributor for the use of some of their photos!

Nottingham Sprints (3-4 Sep 2022)

4/9/2022

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This September, for the first time in a few years, Bishops Stortford Canoe Club took a team to a national sprint regatta at Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham.

The races take place on a 2km long, purpose-built regatta lake. There are three race distances to choose from: 200m, 500m and 1000m, and there are races for singles (K1), doubles (K2), and fours (K4). The club took a small team of five paddlers to Nottingham for a weekend of camping and competition.

Libby Gaulton raced K1 500m in the under 12’s Lightning A class, going through to the final, and finishing 7th overall. An excellent result for her first regatta.
Tom Barton came 5th in his K1 200m heat in Boys D, qualifying him for the B final where he finished 9th. He also took part in the K1 500m, just missing out on qualifying for a final.
Tom Holloway finished 2nd in his K1 500m heat in Boys D, qualifying him for the B final where he finished 7th.

Chris Sze, racing in Masters D, qualified for the final for both the K1 200m and the K1 500m. He finished 9th in his final in the 200m, and 6th in the 500m.
Rich Winstanley competed in the Masters B class (combined with Mens C). He qualified for the B final in each of the K1 1000m, 200m and 500m and finished 2nd, 1st and 1st respectively in his finals.

Tom Barton and Tom Holloway teamed up for the K2 500m on the Sunday where they qualified 7th fastest for the final, but with an outstanding performance in their final, they achieved a very respectable 4th place. This was their first national regatta, and the first time they had paddled K2 together.
Rich and Chris teamed up with another pair from Pangbourne Canoe Club to form a K4 in the Masters B/Mens C 500m event where they placed 4th.
Rich also teamed up with Matt Westall from Pangbourne for the K2 500m. They qualified for the final where they finished in 5th place.

The September regatta is also the national club championships, and points are awarded for the results of each club’s paddlers throughout the weekend, the club with the most points being awarded the MacGregor Paddle. Bishops Stortford Canoe Club came in 23rd place out of 40 clubs. Quite respectable given the small team that they took to the regatta.

The full results from the event can be found on the National Regatta website.

Photos courtesy of Chris Sze

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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.

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.

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.

Cheshunt HYMB Regatta (10 June 2018)

11/6/2018

Super weather again for the Cheshunt Regatta at Herts Young Mariners Base. Stortford were one of seven clubs taking part, and the nine BSCC paddlers brought the total entries to 43 at this event.

Catherine, Libby, Noah and Connor also had a go at K4 racing.

Results from Stortford paddlers:
u10 Girls - Libby Gaulton (gold)
u10 Boys - Jamie Winstanley (bronze)
u12 Boys - Jack Gaulton (5th), Noah Weaving (6th), Leo Ranade (7th)
u14 Boys - Jamie Gaulton (10th)
u16 Girls - Emilia Boylan (bronze)
u16 Boys - Connor Higgins (4th)
u23 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.

Leaside Regatta (22 Apr 2018)

23/4/2018

Nine Stortford paddlers enjoyed some glorious sunshine at the Leaside Regatta. The medals were based on the results of the mornings sprinting over 500m and 200m. Lexi, James D and Jamie G also took part in the 3 km fun race after lunch.

Well done to Libby and Kayleigh for completing their first competition.

Results from Stortford paddlers:
u10 Girls - Libby Gaulton (gold)
u12 Girls - Eilidh White (silver)
u12 Boys - Jack Gaulton (silver)
u14 Boys - Jamie Gaulton (5th)
u16 Girls - Emilia Boylan (silver),
Kayleigh Gaulton (5th)
u16 Boys - James Daly (4th)
u18 Girls - Lexie White (gold)
u23 Ladies - Catherine Robinson (gold)

See the full regatta results on the FRA website.
Photos of the event can be found in Angela's Flickr album

Chelmsford Regatta (17 Sep 2017)

17/9/2017

A team of eleven Stortford paddlers were amongst the 48 competitors at the Chelmsford Regatta.

There were 500m and 200m K1 heats in the morning. During the lunch break the crews were worked out for the 200m and 3000m K2 races.

This was an opportunity for some of the younger and newer paddlers to pair up with a top class partner - something that Hudson in particular is likely to remember for quite some time.

The forecast rain held off and by prize-giving there was even a little sunshine. Although the home team dominated the event, Stortford's paddlers took home plenty of medals.

Results from Stortford paddlers:
u10 Boys - Lewis Williams (gold), Hudson Owers (silver), Noah Weaving (bronze)
u12 Girls - Eilidh White (gold)
u14 Boys - Connor Higgins (silver)
u16 Girls - Emilia Boylan (silver)
u16 Boys - Murdo White (gold), James Daly (8th)
Senior Ladies - Siobhan Latham (gold), Catherine Robinson (silver)
Vet Men - Mitch Barclay (gold)

Chelmsford's regatta was the final event of the 2017 Summer Series, so the day ended with the award of the medals for performance across the season. As there were only three regattas this year, it was the two best results for each paddler which were used to calculate the overall positions.

Series positions for Stortford paddlers:
u10 Boys - Lewis Williams (gold), Hudson Owers (silver), Noah Weaving (bronze)
u12 Girls - Eilidh White (gold)
u14 Boys - Connor Higgins (silver)
u16 Girls - Emilia Boylan (silver)
u16 Boys - Murdo White (joint gold), James Daly (7th)
u18 Girls - Lexie White (gold)
Senior Ladies - Catherine Robinson (gold)
Vet Men - Mitch Barclay (gold)

See the full regatta results and series results on the FRA website.
Photos of the event can now be seen in Angela's Flick album

B. Stortford Regatta (10 Sep 2017)

10/9/2017

Teams from Herts Young Mariners and Chelmsford CC joined us for our annual Sprint Regatta, and there were representatives from Leaside and Barking clubs as well, making a total of 37 entries.

Although the weather was distinctly cool and autumnal, the rain managed to hold off. There was the usual programme of 500m and 200m heats, followed by 500m and 2000m K2 races.

Results from Stortford paddlers:
u10 Girls - Gemma Beazley (gold)
u10 Boys - Lewis Williams (silver), Hudson Owers (bronze), Noah Weaving (4th), Killian O'Dwyer (5th)
u12 Girls - Eilidh White (gold), Rosie Whittington (silver), Darcy Berry (4th)
u14 Boys - Connor Higgins (silver)
u16 Girls - Emilia Boylan (silver)
u16 Boys - Murdo White & David Gurney (joint gold), James Daly (7th)
u18 Girls - Lexie White (gold), Alexandra Cogger-Berry (silver)
u23 Men - Matt Parkes (gold)
Senior Ladies - Catherine Robinson (gold)
Vet Men - Mitch Barclay (gold)
See the full regatta results on the FRA website.
Photos of the event can now be seen in Chris Worrall's Flick album.

Many thanks to everyone who helped with the marshalling, timing, refreshments, and cleaning up. All the profit from this event goes into club funds - purchasing equipment and keeping the subscriptions down.

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