The PaddlerUK magazine December 2015 issue 5 | Page 63

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It’s a classic

The SAS Hurley Classic

Sunday is the day of the Classic, where the seasoned pro paddlers compete alongside novice, junior and
elite boaters, where the competitive to succeed is huge but the fun element is always what’s important.
That’s the fitting ethos behind one of freestyle’s oldest competitions, that started from a few kayakers
meeting in a car park in 1989.

This year the Squirt and BoaterX competitions took place on the Saturday with Stand Up Paddling making
an entrance on the Sunday morning.

Global analytics software vendor SAS has been a proud sponsor of the SAS Hurley Classic since 1995.
Their site at Marlow adjoins the famous Hurley Weir paddling venue and they have been a fundamental
partner in developing the Classic into a fantastic local community event and world-class competition.

The Paddler was there on the Sunday, to see the weekend reach its conclusion and to take in the
atmosphere of this home-grown event that grows year on year under the stewardship of Andrew Jackson
or ‘Jacko’ to everyone who knows him. Thanks also go to the sponsors, organisers, volunteers, judges and
all other helpers and especially to the paddlers who make the event.

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