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Exe & Barle whitewater trip 2009Half a dozen pupils took advantage of the high water levels and completed a run down part of the river Exe in Devon. This went so well that everyone jumped into the minibus and drove to the river Barle and paddled that as well.
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Windsor divisional marathon 2009Nine pupils competed in the Windsor divisional kayak marathon on Sunday week 6 of the Autumn term, a four mile race on the Thames. |
| Poole Harbour paddle May 2009 |
Waterside B 2009 |
Waterside A and Thameside 1 2009 |
Stour descent 2008Six pupils and two staff took part in the Stour descent on a cold Decembers day. See some photos.
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Whitewater trips 2008On two succesive weekends in November a group from the 'C' yeargroup and then a group of A-level paddlers experienced some whitewater paddling in Devon. The Cs played on the big water of the Exe before trying rock dodging on the river Barle. The following weekend the 'A' group zapped down the Exe and the Barle in one day to leave the Sunday free for a long run down the river Dart.
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Windsor divisional.
In glorious weather, eleven paddlers competed in the Windsor Divisional Kayak Marathon on the River Thames.
Joe Weld and SHJ were placed third in Division 7 and Charlie Markus was placed third in Division 8, earning a promotion to Division 7. |
Poole harbour canoe & sailing clubs joint camping expedition.A good weekend was had by all. See the photos.
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Exe circuitThree paddlers from Bryanston entered the Exe circuit divisional race, our last race of the term. James Lancaster won the class he entered and gave the two ‘C’ boys something to aspire to. Photos. |
Bristol canoe marathon.Six paddlers from the 'C' yeargroup, all of whom started paddling this term, entered the Bristol divisional marathon race. Ciaran O'Toole finished in 2nd place K1 and Jack Grainger-Adams in a K2 with James Duncan also finished in 2nd place, both in division 9. A few photos here.
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Devizes to Westminster 2008Four Bryanston crews competed at DW 2008 this Easter. Conditions were very challenging. High winds, heavy rain, snow, sleet and hail battered the competitors relentlessly throughout the race. At night, temperatures dropped to minus 10. In the senior 4 day event 40 crews started, but only 27 finished. Mr Colcott and Mr Hill were placed 4th. Of the 84 junior crews that started, 73 finished. See some photos here.
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Waterside DSix paddlers from Bryanston competed in Waterside D, the last and, at 34 miles, the longest of the pre-DW races.
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Thameside 2 & Waterside CDuring half term the DW squad competed at two events. At Thameside 2 (19 miles) the crews of Iain Fleet and Charlie Markus, and Ellie Grugeon and Georgie Martin were both placed 3rd in their respective classes. At Waterside C (23 miles) Max Milward and Charlie Markus were placed 7th/35 in the Junior K2 class. Messrs Hill and Collcott were placed 10th/43 in the highly competitive Senior K2 class.
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Waterside BFour kayaks completed the 18 mile "Waterside B" race on the Kennet & Avon canal from Newbury to Aldermaston and back again. 8th out of 37 junior K2s Charlie Markus & Max Milward 02:55:17
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Thameside 1Some photos Max Millward & Charlie Markus finished 5th Boys K2 in a time of 01:54:07
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Waterside A 2008
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Stour DescentOn Saturday evening the River Stour was on the verge of flooding, with a nine inch gap under one of the bridges. However, against all odds, the river level dropped by 2 ½ feet overnight, allowing the race to go ahead, albeit in very fast and challenging conditions. Gale force winds, torrential rain and falling trees were but some of the hazards braved by the three pupils and two staff that eventually started the 14 mile race from Sturminster Newton to the Boathouse at Bryanston. At one point Baz Street was swept under a fallen tree and consequently capsized, losing valuable minutes as he struggled to rescue his boat from the swirling water. The results were as follows: Open touring K2 1st place: Jay Yates and Mr RJ Collcott 2nd place: Iain Fleet and Mr RJ Perkins Junior Wild Water Racer 1st place: Baz Street
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Elmbridge divisional marathonSix pupils and Mr Collcott raced in the Elmbridge Canoe Club divisional
marathon.
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Poole Harbour Canoe RaceFive Bryanston pupils competed at the Poole Harbour Canoe Race on Sunday. Conditions were windy, with a decent swell at times. Tom Frew and Iain Fleet retired after their third capsize; Ellie Grugeon paddled extremely well in difficult conditions to finish well up the field; Jay Yates was placed second in Division 9 and Rory Trow was placed first in Division 7. A good start to the racing season. SHJ A commercial company has some photos for sale from this event.
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Devizes to Westminster 2007Over Easter weekend, four Bryanston crews competed in the 4 day, 125 mile
Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race. Conditions were challenging – warm,
sunny weather meant that competitors had to think carefully about food
and fluid intake during the event. After more than seventeen hours of racing, the Bryanston individual crew placings, from a field of 65 crews, were as follows: Tom Kelley and James Silcock 5th The team was placed 2nd overall, beating 13 teams from other schools, including: Kelly College, Royal Hospital School, Marlborough College, Dauntsey’s School and Cranleigh College An outstanding achievement by all involved.
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Waterside C 2007On Sunday four Bryanston crews competed in this 23 mile race on the Kennet and Avon Canal. Ed Brimfield and Ben Hosford were placed 4th, Tom Kelley and James Silcock were placed 6th, and Scott Eggelhoefer and Rory Trow, and Charlie Byron and Ollie Boyle were placed 22nd and 24th respectively. An excellent performance against strong opposition.
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Thameside 2Thameside 2 was postponed on Sunday due to high water levels on the Thames.
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Waterside B 2007Three Bryanston Crews competed at Waterside B. High water
levels meant that competitors had to run several upstream sections of the
course.
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Waterside A 2007Five Bryanston crews completed Waterside A on Sunday. Tom Kelley and James Silcock were placed 5th, Scott Eggelhoefer and Ollie Boyle came 13th and James Lancaster and Rory Trow were placed 15th. Charlie Byron and Jay Yates paddled with Mr Adie and Mr Perkins respectively and performed very well against strong senior crews. A promising start to the new season.
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Exe Descent 2006The Exe descent is an exciting annual race where various
classes of canoe and kayak compete down the river Exe navigating hazards
including rapids and man-made weirs. See the full results and the official write-up here. Photos here.
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Poole Harbour circuit race 2006In a hard race, characterised by changeable weather and sea conditions, Bryanston paddlers performed extremely well. Ed Brimfield, James Silcock and Scott Eggelhoefer were placed first in their respective classes; Luke Ellingworth was placed second, as was Max Milward - closely followed by Charlie Markus in third place.
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Exe Estuary RaceSeven Bryanston crews performed extremely well in sweltering conditions. Luke Ellingworth and Ben Hosford were placed first in their respective events. Ed Brimfield, James Silcock and Nick Fisher Dodd were placed second; and Max Milward was placed third. Excellent results all round! |
| Kayaking Record of the Year Report Spring 2006 |
Devizes to Westminster 2006Benjy Barkes and Will Spratt did extremely well at the DW qualification race - Waterside D – being placed 15th out of 22 in a time of 7 hours and 5 minutes. To perform at this level on the strength of only 4 weeks of training is an incredible achievement. However, subsequently illness meant that this crew were unable to compete at DW itself. At 4.45am on Good Friday, James Silcock, Nick Fisher Dodd, Tom Kelley and Ed Brimfield were roused from their beds to travel to the start of the Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race. This race, covering 125 miles in 4 days, is reputed to be the toughest kayak marathon in the world. A total of 45 junior crews entered from several schools including Kelly College, Dauntseys School, Cranleigh School, Churchers College, Lord Wandsworth College, Cokethorpe School, Trent College, Blundells and Marlborough. The crews endured psychotic swans, a 500 yard tunnel, three long portages totalling some 5 miles, and severe blisters due to paddling at high intensity for up to six hours each day. On Easter Monday morning both crews paddled together under Westminster Bridge at the stroke of eight o’clock. James and Nick were placed 7th (19 hours and 33 minutes) and Tom and Ed were placed 4th (18 hours and 43 minutes), only a few minutes behind the boat in 3rd place. This is an astonishing achievement bearing in mind that two of the crews in the top three were coached by the GB Junior Marathon Racing Coach. James, Nick, Ed and Tom should be extremely proud of themselves and should be congratulated. OB entries:Mike Piggott: placed 9th/27 in the Senior Single event (4 stages – 20 hours and 18 minutes) Henry Dodson (with George Heaton-Redshaw): placed 23rd/ 116 in the Senior Doubles event (overnight – 22 hours and 48 minutes) John Catto (OB and Artists Rifles): On target for a very respectable time in the senior doubles overnight event (5.47 through Newbury and off the canal within 9 hours), Captain Catto exhausted and hospitalised his doubles partner at the 85 mile mark (no mean feat, Hutch is a extremely hard man). Undeterred, he press-ganged one of his supporters into service for the remaining 40 miles, finishing in an unofficial but very respectable time of 21 hours and 44 minutes.
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Waterside C - Sunday 19th March 2006I took a few photos. |
Thameside 2 - Sunday 12th March 2006Our 2 boats were very evenly matched on the Thames, with finishing times 1 minute apart. Tom Kelley paddling with Ed Brimfield had a time of 2h31 in 4th place, A photo from the start.
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Waterside 'B'- Sunday 5th March 2006Two Bryanston crews braved freezing conditions to compete in this 18 mile race on the Kennet and Avon Canal. Unfortunately three miles of the course were covered with thick, impenetrable ice. Undeterred, Tom Kelley and Ed Brimfield, and James Silcock and Mr Perkins ran these sections carrying their boats. Tom and Ed were placed 3rd in the Junior Class and James and Mr Perkins were placed 10th in the Senior Class.
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Thameside 1 - Sunday 26th February 2006Tom Kelley and Ed Brimfield were placed third in this 12 mile event on the Kennet and Avon Canal. Two other Bryanston crews also competed, producing respectable performances in their respective classes.
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Waterside 'A' - Sunday 19th February 2006In the first of six races building up to the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, two Bryanston crews raced over a distance of 13 miles to finish in 5th and 7th positions, behind some impressive crews from the Thames Valley, and ahead of crews from Marlborough, Bedford, Kelly College and Kimbolton. |
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