Marathon and sprint, racing and touring
Please note that we do not currently have any formal coaching facilities, so to join in winter training sessions, you already need to be a very competent racing kayak paddler – at least able to paddle a K1 proficiently or have experience as a (stable) crew paddler in a K2. Read more
Total paddlers 7: 1 x K1, 3 x K2. Air Temp: 13ºC Wind speed: 2 light wind Conditions: Mild chop Visibility: Clear / Dark. Session: Wash hanging with sprints Highlights: Top paddlers: KS! Social: Pint at Cottage Next Race: 3/11 Avon Descent, Stratford Next training – Tues 29/10, 6.15pm + Read more
Total paddlers 5: 3 x K1, 1 x K2. Air Temp: 14ºC Wind speed: 4 blustery Conditions: Choppy Visibility: Clear / Dark. Session: Highlights: Top paddlers: Social: Next Race: TBC Next training – Thurs 24/10, 6.15pm. NIGHT PADDLING SAFETY NOTICE White navigation lights needed for bow AND stern. Buoyancy aids Read more
Total paddlers 8: 6 x K1, 1 x K2. Air Temp: 12ºC Wind speed: 0 still Conditions: Millpond Visibility: Clear / Dark – high reflection from ambient light. Session: Pyramid training 20/30/40/50. Highlights: Steve paddling into landing stage (!). Evangelos (aka Evo) standing starts. Top paddlers: Evo! SB! KS! Social: Read more
I’ve now set up a Twitter and Facebook Group accounts to network the website online… it’s nothing official as far as the Bristol Canoe Club is concerned, just a way to get connected to other Bristol based marathon, sprint and surf ski racing (ocean) paddlers, BCC club members and visitors Read more
Total paddlers 6: 2 x K2 & 2 x K1. Air Temp: 6ºC (Coldest this autumn so far) Wind speed: 0 still Conditions: Millpond Visibility: Clear / Dark – high reflection from ambient light. Session: Steady to fast, intermittent winter wash hanging and race pace training. Highlights: SB/H in K2 Read more
1st & 2nd for Bristol Crews at Fowey! Bristol Canoe Club crews, Keith Sanders and Kevin Littlehales took first place, with Steve Bennett and Helen Taylor taking second place in the Division 4, 8 mile K2 race with Tristram Turner and Danielle Clark taking 2nd place in the Div 3/4, Read more
Total paddlers 11: 3 x K2’s & 1 x K1 training together on washes, plus 2 other K2 crews paddling separately, (1 crew member complete novice). Air Temp: 8ºC Wind speed: 1 calm/light Conditions: Millpond/ripples Visibility: Clear / Dark Session: Wash hanging, racing pace training for Fowey at weekend. Highlights: Read more
Total paddlers 7: 3 x K2’s & 1 x K1 training together. Air Temp: 13ºC Wind force: 2 light breeze Conditions: ripples/bumpy Visibility: Clear / Dark Session: Moderate with turn training between tunnel and bridges in prep for weekend race. Highlights: MH & SB in K2 with intolerable boat lean! Read more
The lack of posts on this Racing page might indicate that not much happens at Bristol in this discipline..! So in order to restore some sort of profile here, I hope to help stimulate this page back into life with posts about the activities of the kayak racing and training Read more