April Regatta

The weather reminded us that winter was not yet over, with hail, sleet, rain, snow and wind - in fact a typical April regatta. I wonder why people think sprinting is a summer activity in this country? Flat water racing - what's that? HPP was modified to be a wind tunnel at the rowers request soon after it was built wasn't it?

A few hardy NKC members turned out. Tim & Lucy did what we hoped they would in the men's & women's A races and we wish them continued success throughout the season.

If that's what Tim can produce with a bad cold, then imagine the result when he's well. Most people seem to be awe inspired at the drop of a hat these days, perhaps due to a real lack of magnificence in their lives, so I rarely use the term "awesome" due to its dilution in the common usage of English. However, I would actually consider Tim's performances to be awe inspiring, especially when the conditions during the regatta were cold, windy and sometimes miserable.

Hayleigh's K2 went particularly well too, with her racing up in Womens A for that, so we hope that she too continues her success during the rest of the season.

Sadly there was a shortage of juniors, although particular congratulations go to Craig and Ricky doing Boys D in their first regatta. They managed to make 1st finals in their events.

Congratulations go to Sandra for her performances and subsequent promotion to Girls A. Lets hope that her even greater successes in Wild Water allow a few more opportunities to sprint.

In his first season as a senior, Michael produced some good Mens C K1s and followed them up with a great Mens C K2 result paddling with Fern! Mike appears at the next regatta in Mens B.

It was good to see Ian Livsey back sprinting again, now Masters A and Tim Webb returned to racing. With Rex, Pete & myself, we now have a regular group of Masters paddlers in addition to the vast range of club veterans we could call on.

Full results can be downloaded from http://www.weykayak.co.uk/Sprint_Frame.html