Only a few Stortford paddlers braved the extremely cold conditions to take part in the Chelmsford Winter Series race, which comprised one, two or three laps of the River Can through the town centre.
| On the longest course, Kerstin & Catherine were second in Ladies K2, and received the fastest SuperVet medals - their time would also have brought them a silver medal in the Mens K2! David G executed a great performance in the Senior Men's class against a large and very strong field to finish 5th. Both Eilidh and Eddie fell foul of the rule which limits medals according to the size of the entry, so did not get medals for their 2nd and 3rd places. |  |
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| 8 miles: K2 16+ Ladies - Kerstin Queeney & Catherine Shirley [EAL] 2nd (1:05:06) K1 Sen Men - David Gurney 5th (1:03:08) K1 Sen Ladies - Eilidh White 2nd (1:17:31) K1 u18 Men - Edward Kirtland 3rd (1:07:41) Ben secured his third win in the SuperVet Men's class to take gold - the club's only entry on the middle distance. 5 miles: K1 SuperVet Men - Ben Tubby 1st (43:34) |  |
| On the shortest course, Petr won gold in C1, and Rupert a bronze against a surprising number of u12s given the state of the weather. The largest class of the day was the K1 Open - with 11 paddlers competing even after a couple of entries had cancelled - Jack put in a very creditable performance to finish 8th. 3 miles: C1 novice - Petr Luksan 1st (29:36) K1 u12 Boys - Rupert Kirtland 3rd (29:15) K1 Open - Jack Law 8th (30:46) |  |
Chelmsford were the overall winners, with Cambridge 2nd. Due to the small size of the team, BSCC were a long way behind, just managing to stay ahead of Leighton Buzzard to take 3rd.
Chelmsford were also first for points towards the Dick Grieve trophy. Here, Leighton Buzzard were 2nd and Stortford 3rd.
Chelmsford were also first for points towards the Dick Grieve trophy. Here, Leighton Buzzard were 2nd and Stortford 3rd.
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