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, […]
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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!) […]
At first glance it was just another day at Stone, but amongst the parents and children lining the river bank was a Blue Peter film crew with the shows presenters Lindsey Russel and Richie Driss. Blue Peter had decided they wanted to make a film about canoeing and where better […]
An excellent weekend at Cardington. Issac had fantastic weekend taking the hot spots in C1 and little brother didn’t shy away from the competition either by beating his brother’s K1 time at Sundays racing. It was good to see the new paddles christening there paddles in new water and having […]
Three of our Juniors (Shannon Judge, Thomas & William Mayer), took the long trip to Solkan Slovenia on the lovely green Soca river. For William and Shannon it was the first time racing in Solkan. The format of the race is 1 qualification run followed by a final. With over […]
The international season got underway for the British team last weekend in Pau, France at the ECA European Championships. Having spent a lot of time there in 2017 and with the Lee Valley World Cup (next round of Olympic selection) on the horizon, we chose to not spend as much time […]
It was a large group of S&SCC paddlers who made the short trip to Ironbridge last weekend. Nigel Evans and his team had done a sterling job setting up the course and getting everything ready for the racing, no mean feat at Jackfields. Racing was for Division 2 & 3 […]
Slalom inspires, at the end of April, was one of the best experiences of my canoeing life. Despite taking place in Wales, at the midst of Storm Hannah and her 50 mph winds, it was still a fun experience. On the first morning, the first thing we did was a team […]