Focus on the
Disciplines
Southern Series Wild
Water Races Come to an End
The last of the Southern series Wild Water Races for the
2015/16 season was held at the YMCA Fairthorne Manor’s
grounds on the River Hamble in Hampshire on 17th July.
The event was run by the Sharks Canoe Club and Itchen
Valley Canoe Club and involved racing from Botley Mill down
many narrow twists and turns and under overgrown trees to
Fairthorne Manor boat house.
As this was the series end, overall
series winners were rewarded:
Overall Man: Dr. Selwyn Richards
Overall Woman: Susan Templeton
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Overall Team: Itchen Valley Canoe Club (three members with
a total age of 195 and over 145 years of WWR, Slalom and
Marathon canoeing between them).
Best under 16 WWR paddler: Thomas Richards, received a
book on performance psychology for winning in canoeing and
kayaking “In The Flow” donated and signed by the author Dr.
Jonathan Males an International kayaker and business and
sport psychologist.
There will be more WWR and open races as part of the next
season’s Southern series with the next one again at Fairthorne
Manor, Botley on 18th September 2016. For more information,
visit www.wildwater.org.uk.
The Paul McConkey Memorial Slalom
Watch the 26th Joy Davis
Hull International From the Air!
This year's McConkey Memorial Slalom was held at Holme
Pierrepont National White Water Centre, Nottingham on
the weekend of 21st-22nd May. The event was organised
by Stafford and Stone Canoe Club chairman Dave Royle and
supported by S&SCC members and friends, who are always
proud to continue to host this prestigious event.
The 26th Joy Davis Hull International was hosted by Kingston
Kayak Club on 2nd-3rd July at a new venue – Dacre Lakeside
Park! Check out this great video featuring some of the
thrilling action that took place… from the air!
The event, which is now in its 30th year, was well attended
with Premier and Division 1 paddlers from all over the UK.
It was a strong showing from Stafford and Stone with paddlers
from the club winning four out of the five categories: Mark
Proctor and Etienne Stott in the C2, Adam Burgess in C1M,
Lizzie Neave in K1W and Christopher Bowers in K1M.
www.britishcanoeing.org.uk
Canoe Focus Autumn 2016
Watch
the video
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