Not for the light hearted
And that was just the drive! Yest another weather affected race, this time it was storm Darragh causing havoc, but we still had four people racing on a revised course.
Storm force winds of 50mph, meant it was not suitable for less experienced paddlers to take part, reducing our team to four paddlers. The drive, although safe was slow and due to the high winds. The river was in flood necessitating for the course to be amended, to a down and back race from Barrow to Pilings Lock. However, congratulations to …
Grant Underwood
The fastest Shark on the day, his time was 13:55.81, earning him 8th place and 1,704 points in the last ranking race of the year, giving him a final ranking of 25th in UK rankings. His points total for the year was 5,861.
Neal Underwood
just one place behind Grant in 9th place, Neal’s time was 15:50.85, collecting 1,605 points, he ends the year ranked 43rd in Men’s K1 and 4th V60, his year’s total was 5,234.
Ivijah Campbell-Bryan
The first under 14 back in a time of 16:43.06 and 13th overall, meaning that Ivijah ends the year ranked at 51st in Men’s K1 and 3rd best J14 in the Country, well done Ivijah, his season total of points was 4,964.
Ian Marsh
Racing in a slalom boat, Ian completed the course in 18:49.69, coming 18th overall. He is ranked 86th in the Country and is ranked 61st in the Wavehopper League, with a points total of 2,547.
As always we would like to thank Soar Valley Canoe Club for hosting the event and managing to run an event in what were very challenging conditions. This is a great race and we urge all Shark paddlers (and any other paddlers reading this) to give it a try, it is normally a 3k race on the flowing River Soar, it is usually suitable for beginners (if you can paddle 3k, you can do it), it is a lot of fun and it gets you out for the day, doing something different. For more information give us a call/text on 07951 770241, email canoeing@thesharks.org.uk, or visit the Barrow Race Page.
