Something for Everyone

We’ve had sprint, wildwater and fairly bouncy marathon racing in the last few days. There was only a small team at the regatta for the McGregor Paddle, and the only team “award” we won was for the most penalty points – including some given to...

Frantic Fortnight

The club have raced at two in-region haslers recently – coming 4th at Thames Valley and joint 2nd at Oxford. There were no wins at Thames Valley, but a number of podiums, and everyone was back on form at Oxford – with a fantastic Div 1 win for Joe. Will in...

These Girls Did

Blessed with warm weather and fantastic sponsors, this year’s This Girl Can … Canoe was better than ever, with sixty women and girls taking to  Canal on Bank Holiday Monday. Club Coach, Alice Murphy said “We wanted to make the day bigger and better than...

Masters and Marathon Medals

Busy times, but lots of medals from the weekend: At the Masters Championship Regatta, Robin won 3 gold and 3 bronze (with Jerry), and Helen and Siobhan also came back with 3 bronzes. At the same time, Joe was racing on the GB Development Team at the German Marathon...

Easter Training Camp

This week’s training camp was a real test of resilience for the juniors – but they kept coming back.  The weather continues to blight all sporting events at the moment but luckily, as we train on the canal rather than the river, we are still able to get...

Devizes to (Westminster) Wokingham

A number of Banbury crews took on the Everest of kayaking – the Devizes to Westminster race.  Sadly, the winner this year was the weather.  As the water levels rose and rose, and conditions deteriorated, the organisers had to make the incredibly difficult...