with the two manual finish times and the
order of finishing images. We got the podium
places correct on the day and we got the
correct finishing order and their times and I
believe only one error which was quickly
rectified so well done to the team. As one of
the competitors commented, “We snatched a
successful event from the jaws of a
meteorological disaster!”
Next year will be our 10th anniversary BOTT
and we are bringing the date back to its
original summer date slot. The 2020 BOTT
will be on Saturday 13th June - same great
TSC venue – same great catering and for the
first time, there will be a ‘Junior Paddle
Event’ run just before the main event. The
junior event will be held directly in front of
the club to get maximum support from the
adult paddlers.
What about introducing
newbies to SUP?
Each year we offer two free, ‘have a go at
SUP’ days, one on the Thames and one in a
heated pool. Last year we had over 200
newbies take part across the two days.
The Blue Chip SUP School has built a great
reputation for safely introducing hundreds
of new recruits to the pleasures and fun of
social and adventure SUPing. We focus on
the quality of our SUP teaching as opposed
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