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18 August Canal Tidy Up
In partnership with Let’s Tidy Dacorum Together, the Club invitesYOU to clean up our very own Grand Union Canal - 'down-stream' with paddlers in boats and non-paddlers wandering alongside.
Start at 19.00hrs and head back to the Club for a late evening BBQ at about 20.30-21.00hrs.
Please reach out to family and friends, all are welcome, we're keen to get as many people out and support the tidy up. E-mail here to confirm your attendance!
25 July Nene Wavehopper Race See Hemel Today report here. Congrats to James for winning his class and Hugo for his first entry in one.
23 July Dacorum Sports Awards - Robin is runner up "Community Sports Coach of the Year"
15 July HHCC Summer Mini Marathon Series. Good turn out, well done folks.
FSRT Course run at HHCC by Robin for six, well done to all who attended and passed.
9 July Sea Kayak Evening Trip from Seapoint Centre Hythe. Seven from HHCC went, Sue and Hugo passed their 3 Star sea assessment.
4 July Sea Kayak to Royal Sovereign Light Vessel. great sun, but more wind than needed, ended up a force 5, but the party survived! As Somali Simon said, "That was like a Norman conquest!" Hope it's not so windy on Friday!
27 June Nene WWR event. James Prowse wins class and sinking Sue survives course.
26 June Shepperton Slalom James & Sue compete and Ruth goes "just for a paddle"
20 June Leighton Buzzard CC Hasler Marathon Dave Power won Div 6 and was promoted to Div 4 in a bumpy challenging race, his time of 1:08:54 was just two mins behind the winner of Div 4. Well done Dave!
Meanwhile at Orton Mere slalom James and Sue Prowse won their classes in Div 3 kayak, while Xavier Oakley (aged 7) did his first event with his Dad in C2 (see pic)
17 June HHCC Summer Mini Marathon Series. Excellent turn out all. Great to see Ross winning the high kneeler class, and Simon slogging the 6 miles to win the sea kayak class. No idea what was going on with David and Shirine doing the 3 mile race. On the 6 mile race James Haircut was ramming the other craft, but still they passed him. A big thanks to Derrick Sayles for race management and timekeeping and his helper John B who generously foregoed paddling to help.
13 June HHCC boat store sort out day and BBQ. Please see note on boat storage here.
12 June Div B WWR at Hertford James competed.
22 May North Walls Slalom - congrats to Sue & James Prowse for promotion up to the next division - Div 3 (Sue in K1 and James in C1).
20 May HHCC Summer Mini Marathon Series at the club - well done to all competitors!
15 April HHCC Summer Mini Marathon Series at the club. 4 miles, 4 portages. Dave powered in the best time. Meanwhile Tony & Adrian kindly entertained the judges with fully clothed synchronised swimming with their C2.
Weils Disease / Leptospirosis: can be a real problem to river users, remember to wash you hands after contact with the water. Actually cans of drink or bottles "by the neck" are probably a bigger threat as rats often can access where they are stored...
See here for more on Weils Disease / Leptospirosis.
3 April Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, 125 miles 77 portages, two HHCC crews did it non stop. As of 6:30am, 40 crews had retired - that's around a quarter of the field.
Tom Fryer & Gary Watts, boat 327, C2 19 hrs 50 mins CONGRATULATIONS - Won C2 class by 1 hr 9 mins - and 11th overall - simply magnificent!
Craig Miller & Steve Woollett, boat 395, K2. 24 hrs 02 mins, 28th in class and 63rd Overall - CONGRATULATIONS!
Hurrah and thanks for those less romantic but essential support crews. The paddlers couldn't do it without you and owe you a huge debt of gratitude. See Hemel Today report here.
6 April mini marathon at Harefield. Neil Grant has set up Sharks and will be running a six race series at Harefield on the first Tuesday of each month. More details on Sharks website.
28 March First Aid Course at club. Well done to those who attended and past, and thanks to Clive Marfleet for the training.
27 March Yalding Weir Slalom. Grant Underwood 1st and newly promoted James Prowse 10th Div 3 K1. Jodie Hayes competed in Div 4 K1W, Congrats to Grant for winning Div 3.
25/26 March Chairman Andrew Brierley and Robin did BCU 4 star training course in open Canadian canoe at LLandysul Paddlers in West Wales. Thanks to coach Matt Blue.
21 March Waterside D Devizes to Newbury; 34 miles; 35 portages.
A hard paddle in great weather. Tom & Gary did a great performance to win their class with ease. Shirine & Al did well too, John Houston, who only got "collared" for the race after a chance meeting with Robin on Tuesday was magnificent. With Chris C still away Robin passed on his DW entry to Tom & Gary. A huge thank you to supporters Sue & James Prowse and Dave & Cherry Fryer.
| Crew | Class | Time | Place |
| Tom Fryer & Gary Watts | C2 (ICF) | 05:44:03 | 1 |
| Shirine Voller & Alan Farrance | C2 (Pro Boat) | 06:31:04 | 3 |
| John Houston & Robin Oakley | K2 ( Vet) | 06:13:39 | 15 |
14 March Stone Slalom. James Prowse 5th Div 4 K1, Sue Prowse 12th Div 4 K1W, Neal Grant 3rd Div 3 C1 & Grant Underwood 13th Div 3 K1. Congrats to James who got promoted to Div 3.
13 March Sport Relief - well done to the TKMaxx folks who paddled their mile. Seemed to be all smiles and no swims. Well done folks - and thanks to all the supporters and helpers.
9 March Woodworm Day! Club store has been treated for the woodworm, well done Al!
Boats returned to store, when using club craft please return to the same slot as they came out of!
Quite a few boats scrapped and put round the back along with old paddles. Some look fine but have hulls floppy beyond redemption.
The clubs old blue flaked wild water racer is missing from the store - please return it or tell someone of its whereabouts. See picture on right - click for more detail.
Two buoyancy aids also missing, again, please return!
7 March Waterside C Pewsey to Newbury; 23 miles; 35 portages.
We saw a white owl flying just before arriving at the start. The canal was iced up before the put in, and soon after the start, the ice was so bad we all had to get out and portage. A portage that lasted all the way to the Bruce Tunnel, which was free to paddle. Then out and portage to Crofton Locks. Some odd short paddles, but really for the first 7 miles it was all portage. This claimed Al & Shirine, and then James & Robin had a paddle breakage at half way. Meanwhile Tom & Gary stormed the course but were pipped into second place by 4 minutes. Craig and Steve floged through it regardless in their K2 in their DW build up. White owls seen five hours after natures curfew are a bad omen! Overall a frustrating day!
| Crew | Class | Time | Place |
| Tom Fryer & Gary Watts | C2 (ICF) | 04:01:37 | 2 |
| Craig Miller & Steve Woollett | K2 (Vet) | 04:42:44 | 20 |
| Shirine Voller & Alan Farrance | C2 (ICF) | Retired | ~ |
| James Prowse & Robin Oakley | K2 (Junior / Vet) | Retired | ~ |
New Adverts: For Sale / Wants / Other page - will feature your items (initially) free, just email details from the page.
New Club Executive page with details of these key volunteers.
21 February Waterside B Newbury to Aldermaston & Back; 17.5 miles; 19 portages. HHCC dominated C2 class. Good weather in the end but tough race. See fuller account here.
| Crew | Class | Time | Place |
| Tom Batchelor & Tom Fryer | C2 (ICF) | 2:52:36 | 1 |
| Shirine Voller & Alan Farrance | C2 (Pro Boat) | 3:06:00 | 2 |
| Dave Fryer & Stephen Windmill | C2 (Pro Boat) | 3:10:05 | 4 |
| Sally Collison & Robin Oakley | C2 (ICF) | 3:25:45 | 7 |
18 February Club AGM. Thanks to all who attended. Andrew Brierley voted new Chairman and Sue Prowse voted onto the executive too.
14 February Thameside 1
Aldermaston to Caversham; 12 miles; 13 portages.
The flow was slower that last year so brilliant performace from Tom & Gary who were only 19 secs off Mark Petersen's record breaking run last year.
Al & Shirine were 4 min quicker than last year even though they stopped for tea, cakes and a look around the shops at Tyle Mill.
Grant & James finished in good style but earlier got stuck in the mud at the put-in off Fobney lock. After a good bit of floundering and squelching James capped it by going for a swim.
See fuller account here
| Crew | Class | Time | Place |
| Tom Fryer & Gary Watts | C2 (ICF) | 01:50:17 | 1 |
| Shirine Voller & Alan Farrance | C2 (Pro Boat) | 01:58:02 | 2 |
| James Prowse & Grant Underwood | K2 (Junior 16) | 02:19:56 | ~ |
7 February Waterside A, Great Bedwyn to Newbury; 13.5 miles; 21 portages. HHCC first and second, but what do Chris & Robin have to do to get past Al & Shirine (apart from paddling together for 20 years)?
| Crew | Class | Time | Place |
| Shirine Voller & Alan Farrance | C2 (Pro Boat) | 02:19:25 | 1 |
| Chris Collison & Robin Oakley | C2 (ICF) | 02:20:28 | 2 |
.23 January James Prowse and Grant Underwood went WWR training with the regional squad (Torsten Krebs) at HYMB. Robin and Chris C2 training with the GD senior mixed DB squad in their O1's.
16/17 January An intrepid group (Sue, James, Helen & Grant) going to West Wales; Llandysul for 3 star training course. Plus quite a few club members involved in the Henley Winter Series Dragon Boat Racing on Sunday. Robin did a slalom coaching course at the BCU coaches conference.
9/10 January James Prowse and Grant Underwood went slalom training at Harefield on Saturday and WWR training with the regional squad (Torsten Krebs) at Hertford on Sunday. Al and Shirine were out in the C2 training as well. Xavier went ice kayaking too. More decaffeinated coffees! 
James Prowse and Grant Underwood won the handicap. (I think Tom Fryer and Gary in their C2 did the fastest time).
Well done all - double decaffeinated coffees all round! 7 February next race - 8 miles.
Frank Luzmore K2 Race River Thames: 12 miles, 3 portages. Race postponed to Sunday 17th January.
Pool Coaching -
Thursday nights, 6 weeks from 7th Jan to 11th Feb, 6.45 and just £9 for each one hour session - (payable in advance as pool has to be paid for regardless) Beginners welcome, minimum age 12 years. BCU Level 3 coach, CRB checked.
Sandringham School Pool, St Albans, AL4 9NX.
Boat and paddling kit provided. Seems to be full now but if you're interested please make contact here.
21/22 December Slalom White Water Skill Days at HPP organised by Phil McDonagh and with slalom ace Laura Blakeman. Very cold, great lumps of ice in the warm up lake and Robin regrets camping out, it was -3. However a lot was learnt, thanks to the coaches!
13 December Winter non-ranking Slalom at Orton Mere, a few HHCC folks going. Congrats to James Prowse and Grant Underwood who both won their classes, and to the adults Sue, Neal and Robin who competed too, despite the cold. See press release here (featured in Hermel Gazette 16.12.09)
29 November Ross Warland Challange, 20 miles 12 portages. Al Farrance and Dave Fryer flew round in the new ICF C2, they were the fastest C2 by a long way! Robin struggled, swimming at second portage and suffering from cramp and not being in practice with K1's. It was blooming cold, and it rained and what sun there was blinded you!
28 November Juniors James Prowse and Grant Underwood attended WWR Development Coaching at Cardington. Long cold day, but was fun with a lot of learning! Well done guys.
Avon Descent 8 November James Prowse, Grant Underwood and Robin competed and it was good fun. Robin came fourth in WWR class, and the juniors further down as Grants boat got split which slowed him down, but great work by them. 10 miles is a long way especially for 15 year olds!
HHCC Winter Marathon Series. 1st Sunday of every month, through to, and including February 2010.
Congrats to Andy who I understand won, despite the rain.
PLUS a race training session with a time trial on the third Sunday of each month, run by Bob Pearce.
Pool Sessions: Thursday nights - now FULL. Starting 5th Nov for 7 weeks till 17th Dec. Eight participants plus at least one coach. Basically short skill sessions, with a focus on safety ie capsize and rolling drills with a game of polo at the end. Prompt finish as next group would then be due. £9 a person payable in advance (£63 for the 7 week term) - as the pool has to be booked and paid for. All kit supplied, just bring your swimming trunks and towel. Sandringham School, St Albans, AL4 9NX.
11 October Nene White Water Course. A group of seven went from the club in training for the Teifi Tour. Four hours paddling provided growing confidence and skill. Video here and pictures here.
10 October Wavehopper Challenge national Championships at Nene James Prowse and Grant Underwood performed well coming sixth and seventh in U16 class, despite being relatively new to the discipline, great work boys!
4 October Wildwater Racing (WWR) regional squad training at Cardington: Long fun, educational but exhausting day attended by James Prowse, Grant Underwood and Robin (who came second in the race at the end).
26 September North Walls Slalom: James Prowse won the Div 4 J16 section again and congrats to Sue Prowse for winning the vets section in her first slalom! Grant & Kaycee Underwood both did well.
13 September HHCC Hasler Marathon, Well done all competitors and helpers - a great day. RESULTS HERE>
3 September HHCC Summer Mini Marathon Series Final Race. Congratulations to Shirine, who despite not being fit to compete, had already done enough to win the series.
30 August Slalom at Nene: well done to James Prowse who was first J16 in Div 4 K1 and Robin who was first DV in Div 3 K1 (and promoted to Div 2).
James and Robin also won Div 4
C2 (pictured).
Shirine: Get well soon and remember "It's not a race" but it'll be great to see you back on the water.
25/30 August Dragon Boat World Championships in Prague: best wishes to the HHCC paddlers doing it for Britain.
HHCC is working towards Club Mark accreditation, which brings a number of benefits to the club. Primarily it gives us more funding opportunities, will be required if we're to use the Olympic course at Broxbourne and helps us meet ever increasing legislation.
We believe that taking part in a club is long-established and proven means of developing teamwork, social skills and mutual responsibility in young people and adults alike. Paddlesport offers excitement and physical exertion in a controlled environment. It trains individuals to manage risk and gives a sense responsibility, personal achievement, resourcefulness and teamwork.
To qualify for the Club Mark, we need to reinforce these beliefs with written evidence, including a code of conduct, club rules, risk assessment, child protection policy and health & safety policy. We have all these in place, but they have not all been formally issued.
The code of conduct and club rules, as here, and have now been agreed by the club committee and are in force. This document formalises our informal practices and must be adhered to by all please!
Any queries members have over the code, club rules and associated policies can be raised at the AGM.
The club Hasler Marathon is on 13th September
13 August HHCC Summer Mini Marathon Series Race 6, 6 miles. New boy Graham won followed by David to howls of protest to the handicapper from the regulars. A special mention goes to Dean & Dan who were not lost but just hiding in the bushes, a little to learn there boys! But well done to all for joining in. Last race in series is on 3rd Sept, apparently 2 miles.
9 August Slalom at Harefield: well done to James Prowse who completed his first event with no spills, in K1 and C2 with Robin (pictured). Robin also competed in Div 3 K1 and didn't get quite enough points for promotion.
3rd August, new beginners training course started Details here.
23 July HHCC Summer Mini Marathon Series Race 5. Tom Fryer & Mark Petersen in C2 won the handicap 6 mile race in 49.28 mins and were only 15 secs behind a storming Mike Thornton blasting the cobwebs off his K1.
11 July: Great Open Day - thanks to all who came be it guest or club coach/helper. I trust you all enjoyed it, was good to see so many smiling faces!
Obviously the question on everyone's lips was where was Tippy Tom the BBQ boy, could he really have been performing mystery moves in a Ferrari?
Shirine fulfils prophecy in 4-mile no-portage sprint
On Thursday 3 July, competitors lined up for the hottest club race of the year. Dubbed 'Shirine's race', a concession to Shirine's preference for races without portages, the four mile course was down-and-back to the first lock, and again.
Setting off first, on her maiden race, Diana made good progress until she was caught by the more experienced regulars. John Gavin set off in second position, and after taking Diana, maintained his lead right up until the home stretch. Aidie and Andy battled it out (Aidie having been caught by surprise when she turned up for a 'leisurely paddle') meanwhile Shirine and UnC Al raced off the line, and stayed together up to the first turning buoy. Here, Al showed his gentlemanly nature, faffing excessively to allow Shirine to get ahead.
Chris Carter was disadvantaged by setting off late due to helping Tippy Tom recover from his O1 capsize. Chris never quite managed to claw the race back, and remained pretty near the back of the field throughout.
The home straight saw John Houston displaying an exerted sprint finish when he sensed Shirine on his tail. Shirine crossed the line second, followed by John Gavin, Andy, Alan, Aidie, Chris and Diana.
Timewise, Shirine stole the show, with Chris and Al coming in close together in second and third place respectively.
20/21 June Orton Mere Slalom, Div 3 & 4.
See our slalom section for more details.
14 June Hasler Marathon race at Leighton Buzzard CC (click here for full race details)
Chris Carter and Al (UnC) Farrence come 4th in 8 mile K2 race.
13 June Wild Water Race at Hertford. James Prowse comes second in U16's, brilliant effort especially as first race, and first time on white water. Sue Prowse was there too with her delightful non stop stories on horses (neigh!).
11 June HHCC Summer Mini Marathon Series Race 3: 4 miles, Aidie won the handicap, drawing past the competition like a shower curtain on fire! Al (UnC) Farrence struggled through to quickest time in spite of the sporting attentions of Rammer Houston.
31 May John Bennett officiates at EU Slalom Championships at Nottingham. Great weather and much paddling over the weekend. Four racing C2's out on Saturday morning!
23-24 May CHAR Raft Race with Shirine competing, lots of paddling at HHCC, level 2 coach assessment on Sunday and various other canal forays.
21 May 7pm HHCC Summer Mini Marathon Series Race 2: 3 miles, 2 portages and swan attacks, Shirine won.
16 & 17 May Orton Mere Slalom, Robin won Div 3 for HHCC on both days.
30 April HHCC Summer Mini Marathon Series started - short 2 mile race, no portages. Robin won.
4 May Bank Holiday Monday - River Loddon Slalom Robin competed in K1 and did his first C1, and didn't drown!
11 April Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, 125 miles 77 portages, four crews did it non stop. Three of the crews, Shirine Voller & Al Farrance, Robin Oakley & Chris Collison, Chris Preston (Elmbridge) & Tom Fryer in C2's. The other pair Max Hayden & David Richardson were in the more popular K2 class.
Hurrah and thanks for those less romantic but essential support crews. The paddlers couldn't do it without you and owe you a huge debt of gratitude. Race preview on Hemel Today Race report on Hemel Today Click the crew names below for their stories.
| Crew | Class | Time |
Place Class |
Place OA |
| Max Hayden & David Richardson | K2 Senior | 29:28:47 |
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115 |
| Tom Fryer & Chris Preston | C2 (ICF) | 21:05:30 |
1 |
17 |
| Shirine Voller & Alan Farrance | C2 (Pro Boat) | 22:19:03 |
3 |
26 |
| Chris Collison & Robin Oakley | C2 (Pro Boat) | 22:26:27 |
4 |
28 |
29 March Waterside D, Devizes to Newbury; 34 miles; 35 portages.
Long hard race after early 4.50am meet at the club. Cold start turning into blinding sun, biggest every entry with a field of over 400 paddlers. Great work from the HHCC folks and thanks for the generous support from John Bennett and Andy Potter.
Dan tried to beat Robin's K1 time from last year, but despite being half his age just matched it. (Don't worry, he just avoided being arrested on the way home.)
Al (UnC) & Sinar put in a fantastic performance to come second in their class, meanwhile Chris & Robin came third in the series, "not bad for a scratch team, who did the first two races in a slow boat". Less than two weeks to the DW now.
| Crew | Class | Time | Place |
| Max Hayden & David Richardson | K2 Senior | 07:23:36 | 47 |
| Dan Woollacott | K1 Senior | 06:22:57 | 12 |
| Shirine Voller & Alan Farrance | C2 (Pro Boat) | 06:18:51 | 2 |
| Chris Collison & Robin Oakley | C2 (Pro Boat) | 06:23:20 | 4 |
22 March Royal CC Marathon, Runnymede to Teddington; 19 miles; 6 portages. It was fairytale weather for a meeting of Beauty and the Beast.
Al (UnC) & Sinar showed the beauty of their 3 year paddling partnership in the same boat while 3 weeks of boat and partnership for Hopping Chris & Robin was telling, despite their bestial power. A big thank you to Sally for supporting. See pictures here
Al (UnC) & Sinar won the C2 class in 2 hrs 40 mins with Hopping Chris & Robin second in 2 hrs 45 mins
Al (UnC) & Sinar (Shirine: "It's not a race") trained three times on the local canal and once in the dark on the Thames with Hopping Chris & Robin. Max & David also did a night session.
15 March Waterside C, Pewsey to Newbury; 23 miles; 35 portages. Fantastic weather and a good HHCC turn out again. Jurassic Farmerz (combined age of 125 years) in the Noah's Ark won their class and Chris and Tom came second (photo below). Great work well done chaps! Special thanks to John Bennett for supporting and Al Farrance and Bill Bental for meeting the paddlers at the finish.
| Crew | Class | Time | Place |
| Max Hayden & David Richardson | K2 Senior | 04:30:49 | 39 |
| Dan Woollacott | K1 Senior | 04:16:15 | 17 |
| Chris Carter | K1 Vet | 03:49:13 | 9 |
| Mark Petersen & Steve Hughes | C2 (ICF) | 03:32:46 | 1 |
| Tom Fryer & Chris Preston | C2 (ICF) | 03:34:11 | 2 |
| Chris Collison & Robin Oakley | C2 (Pro Boat) | 04:10:36 | 5 |
8 March Thameside 2, Reading to Marlow, 19 miles; 8 portages. Big up Al and Shirine winning their class. Some unsettled challenging weather, but when the rain came they were probably in need of some cooling! Not sure about the hail. Dan stopped to rescue a swimmer, so he would have been a tad faster.
| Crew | Class | Time | Place |
| Max Hayden & David Richardson | K2 Senior | 02:56:23 | 26 |
| Dan Woollacott | K1 Men | 02:50:56 | 20 |
| John Bennett | K1 Men | 02:40:09 | 18 |
| Shirine Voller & Alan Farrance | C2 (Pro Boat) | 02:42:27 | 1 |
1 March Waterside B, Newbury to Aldermaston & Back, 17.5 miles; 19 portages. The HHCC posse was out in force again. Well done to all, great effort! Dave had a swim to celebrate his birthday! Tom & Chris were "not counted for prizes as non ICF class boat" but did a great time and won their class regardless. Somebody did a YouTube movie of this, see it here.
| Crew | Class | Time | Place |
| Max Hayden & David Richardson | K2 Senior | 03:30:55 | 34 |
| Dan Woollacott | K1 Senior | 03:14:16 | 25 |
| John Bennett | K1 Vet | 03:02:00 | 16 |
| Tom Fryer & Chris Preston | C2 (k2) | 02:47:29 | 1 |
| Shirine Voller & Alan Farrance | C2 (Pro Boat) | 03:04:22 | 3 |
| Chris Collison & Robin Oakley | C2 (Heavy Boat) | 03:20:16 |
9 |
| Dave Fryer & Gary Watts | C2 (ICF) | 03:20:31 | 10 |
22 Feb Thameside 1, Aldermaston to Caversham; 12 miles; 13 portages. HHCC paddlers excelled!
| Crew | Class | Time | Place |
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| Max Hayden & David Richardson | K2 Senior | 02:18:55 | 20 |
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| Chris Preston & Robin Oakley | K2 Vet | 01:43:22 | 3 |
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| Dan Woollacott | K1 Senior | 02:03:48 | 14 |
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| John Bennett | K1 Senior | 02:00:52 | 13 |
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| Shirine Voller & Alan Farrance | C2 (Pro Boat) | 02:02:04 | 2 |
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| Mark Petersen & Steve Hughes | C2 (ICF) | 01:49:58 | 1 |
course record |
15 Feb Waterside A, Great Bedwyn to Newbury; 13.5 miles; 21 portages. A good turnout of Hemel paddlers in decent weather.
| Crew | Class | Time | Place |
| Max Hayden & David Richardson | K2 Senior | 02:43:19 | 21 |
| John Bennett | K1 Vet | 02:18:06 | 26 |
| Tom Fryer & Chris Preston | C2 (ICF) | 02:03:26 | 1 |
| Shirine Voller & Alan Farrance | C2 (Pro Boat) | 02:22:14 | 4 |
| Chris Collison & Robin Oakley | C2 (Heavy Boat) | 02:33:10 | 12 |
25 Jan Essex Winter Series - Chelmsford Race: Slasher and Jurassic won their class. John Bennet did well too. Race report here.
18 Jan there was a Dragonboat race meeting at Henley and five HHCC paddlers were there in three different teams. Needless to say we had three in the winning boat. See if you can spot them in the pictures here.
Jan 4 2009 Frank Luzmore K2 Race, River Thames: 12 miles with 3 portages. Slasher and Jurassic came first in class in the ICF C2 in 1hr 49 mins, one minute behind were Shirine and Robin in the clubs new K2 (the slow one), and not in the medals in their class. It was so cold the locks were frozen so extended portages were necessary! Al (UnC) was unselfishly in support, thanks Al! Picture library here.
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