A flaying start to the year January and February have been a very busy start to the year, both on the water and off the water, first of all a nod to our competitive Wild Water Racers that have been going through the Winter.
River Race Results from Barrow-upon-Soar A team of ten Shark paddlers made the trip for the final race of the serries, it was a great day out, with nice weather, no wind and excellent water. We will be back in October!
Harefield Mini Marathon Results Although a small turn out , a great race with everyone doing the 6 miles (9.5k), we need a few more paddlers to get involved and get active. Next race is on Sunday March 16th.
The 6th and serries finale race Join us for the Legendary Barrow Race on Saturday 1st March. The Sharks have attended every race in the serries and now it is time to enjoy the serries finale, so please do come and join us.
For Abbey’s Heroes – Read his story James Hinves has been a great friend to The Sharks, he works for Paddle UK (previously British Canoeing) and has continually supported The Sharks in a number of ways over the years; now it is our turn to help him, please read on.
Three new champions! Nine paddlers took to the challenge of the 5th race in the Barrow Wild Water Racing series, which was also the East Midlands Championship. The weather was on the cool side, but the competition was hot and The Sharks excelled!
We are recruiting Teachers and Coaches We currently pay £18 an hour (to be reviewed in April) for newly appointed Paddle-Sports Coaches, this rises with loyalty. We have an exciting programme of activities in a number of locations, Interested? …
Come and join the fun So far this serries we have had 15 different Shark paddlers racing at the Barrow, how many of you will join us on Saturday February 8th and let’s see if we can get the largest Shark contingent ever at a race?
Coach and Athlete Neal is our lead Wild Water Racing Coach, although he also coaches Marathon and Sprint. Like most of our coaches, Neal has a background in competitive canoeing and does still race. in Master 60+
