DW - Last Post

Just to set the record straight, 22 NKC crews have completed the straight through K2 on DW. Most of us have entered as just Nottingham. Mark Blatchley & his partner entered as NKC, so the statistics missed him out!
For those interested in such stuff, go to the DW website & http://www.dwrace.org.uk/
If you you click on Results History at the left it takes you to this amazing database that includes DW. By sorting through various searches you can find nearly every result of all the crews who have ever done DW. By clicking on the year beside an individual crew it is even possible to call up their certificate to find sub-class trophy wins.
Look out for more complete information about NKC at DW on the NKC website. Once I've researched the K1 results, they'll be added to the Results pages.


Meanwhile, here are a few snippets relating to our current active membership:
Norman Mason opened the NKC account in 1971 with his partner Andrew Doughty
Heather Parker was our first Lady paddler with Colin Gray in 1977
Kath Nadal & Dave Phillips in 1981 together with Brian Newbutt & Dave Hewlings in 1994 had the highest "straight through" overall placing of 6th
Dave Hewlings, no longer racing at NKC, did the most successful runs, while George Oliver & Dave Enoch are only just behind
John Wesley is on 2 complete runs
Mick Green has undoubtably had the most adventures on DW, in adition to actually completing it!
Steve Bagshaw & Donna Griffin lifted the tally of Mixed crews to finish to 5
Brian Newbutt & his partner Dave Hewlings are the only NKC crew under 18 hours - 17:25:23
The last to do DW was Tim Nadal in 2003 with his partner Richard Storm
The Nadal family have had 3 members enter K2 (Kath, Mick & Tim)
Whose names are next?

I can also add that 4 NKC paddlers have completed the 4 day Senior K1 race. Adam Brewster, James Treadgold (The Waterside Series organiser) & Richard Golder this year, are 3 of them. There may be others who raced for different clubs or universities, who are now members & I have no idea about Junior crews - a few odd names spring to mind, but I'm not sure.

But if you look in awe at Simon Fennemore's 15:13:21 K1 time this year, just remember that Jimmy Butler's record time of 14:46:42 set in 1993, still stands. So when he doesn't train week in, week out, but still leaves you bobbing in his wash on the Clifton Time Trial next Tuesday, don't feel too bad about it!