There was a cold thick fog hanging over the Trent on Sunday, but this didn’t deter the racers as they started to stream into our carpark at Stone. By 9am the river was packed with paddlers practicing the course and working out their plan of attack. The clubhouse was full […]
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2020 has started as we hope the rest of the year goes, with a bang! The annual New Years Day race saw 24 club members make their way to the start line at the Meaford Roundabout, last nights celebrations hadn’t dampen the mood and an array of costumes where on […]
Stafford & Stone Canoe Club paddler Adam Burgess’s hard work since he joined the club in 2003 has paid off as he gained a place on Team GB and will be going to represent Great Britain next year at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Adam will be following in a long […]
Interclub result – Once again a win for the club. Congratulations to all the team leaders and those who took part in both teams and thank you to all those who supported and helped make the event a success for the club Selection Results Alfie Boote and Kurts Adams Rozentals were selected to race at Junior […]
In its 61 years of being on our Television screens Blue Peter has entertained and inspired numerous generations of children and along the way the presenters have tried their hand at most sports and activities, including kayaking. So when Stafford and Stone Canoe Club contacted Blue Peter they jumped at […]
It was a damp start on Saturday and all eyes were on the river as the rain started to come down, hoping we weren’t going to get a repeat of last weeks flooding. The course was designed by Harry Kirby and went up quickly, many hands making light work. Due […]
Arriving at Symonds Yat at 0845hrs, having driven through mist, fog and rain, the skies cleared and the days weather just got better every minute. A different story from the river. As we got close to Symonds Yat we could see that rivers were high. The Wye was no different, […]
It was a busy weekend at Lee Valley with a Prem and British Open race happening on the Olympic course. But the real action was on the legacy course. For Finley Croome, Isaac Wright and Jack Evans it was their second visit to Lee Valley but first time racing. It […]
The 1992 Barcelona Olympic course at Seu d’Urgell, in the Spanish Pyrenees, was a fitting venue for this year’s Canoe Slalom World Championship. The major significance being the first opportunity to secure Olympic Quotas and for Team GB, it was the final race of three on the track to Tokyo. […]
The annual Interclubs weekend saw Stafford & Stone field two strong teams. Rob Holdway had done a good job selecting the highest ranked paddler in each division and when asked everyone jumped at the chance to represent the club at this prestigious event. So it was off to Cardington with […]
The weekend of the 29th – 30th June was a busy one for the club, with members racing all across Europe. We had a good representation at the Washburn Div 1 race on Saturday, a team out in Germany racing at the ECA in Augsburg and GB Team member Joe […]
Shannon and I are visiting Flattach for the second time. To my mind this is the most beautiful location we have visited in pursuit of slalom courses. Nestled in the Austrian Alps the views in all directions are stunning. There is an easy run along the grass path or tarmacked road to keep up with the action. The water looks cool (cold!) […]