- DW Full Blog July 26, 2011
Have a look at this if you want to see the extended story. http://adventuresinpaddlingandit.blogspot.com/
- DW on Twitter April 23, 2011
We'll be posting updates on the Southampton CC DW crews on our twitter feed which can be found here: http://twitter.com/#!/sotoncc There is also a DW twitter which will be reporting all the action here: http://twitter.com/#!/DWcanoerace
- Southampton's Waterside Series April 11, 2011
We may not have broken any course records but our paddlers battled 5mph winds and blazing hot sunshine on the last day of the Waterside Series (4 races, 88 miles, 110 portages) and came away with over 20 individual prizes. Surely we can claim to be the...
- Knackered but happy! - Steve Willis March 27, 2011
Waterside done and dusted and so I am I! Super conditions today, not much flow though! But all went well, bring on D!!!!! Steve
- Waterside Series Results March 23, 2011
Its Close! Waterside series results after 2 races have been published and there is 3 minutes between the 2 leading teams! with Southampton leading Tonbridge, so its all to play for at C on Sunday. With fair warm dry weather the prospects are good but a...
- Production testing done - Blair March 14, 2011
Waterside B was its typical cheeky little self. Lots of trash water to negotiate and a nice headwind to lean into on the way back. Looks like all SCC paddlers finished and we had some good results. In other news Jimbo christened our boat today. Anoth...
- Back on the Hamble - Blair March 9, 2011
After a weekend doing the first part of the level 1 coaching course it was great to get back in the K2.. Craig and Enda are looking comfortable and getting some good speed going. Jimbo and I had some very good bits and some that weren't so good. we've ...
- Deep Purple - Neil McLeod March 2, 2011
One down, three to go... Who else would injure themselves on the first portage? No permanent damage though and as my thumb slowly turns purple I'm thinking back to the good conditions, slick portaging and that my watch reckons we got 1hr 56 rather...
- Flat & calm but a bit low!!!! - Steve Willis February 22, 2011
Water like a mirror but a bit of a gooey walk to get the boat on the water tonight, a very very low tide meant we had to paddle down below northam bridge, what a great night for a paddle though, let's hope it stays like this for Sunday. - Steve
- Chasing Jim at Newbury - Neil February 14, 2011
Well, not really chasing him. Leon and I lost site of Jim, Rick and James a couple of gasps and a wheeze after the second portage on the Waterside B course. My legs were still aching from the Saturday morning run and the weather (wet, south westerly...
- Gaffer Tape an Invaluable Tool - Rich G February 7, 2011
Yes we do have a leek, but gaffer tape has resolved most of the prroblem. We will need a more permanaent fix before the watersides but at leat we are no longer like the Titanic. This week see's the return of Sarah almost recovered from her chest infec...
- Canal - James February 7, 2011
Rick had also been gardening as his boat has also sprung a leek. The canal had risen a little in a week, and a strong side wind had replace the bighting headwind but with Rick and Tom to power me through we did waterside B in 2.32, not bad just a littl...
- Rich and Sarah's Leeks - Neil McLeod February 4, 2011
What are a paddler's least favourite vegetable? A leek!
- Hamble Adventures - Blair February 4, 2011
Had a couple of good paddles this week on the Hamble. Jimbo and I are starting to get solid in the Stiletto and confident that it's the boat for our DW/Watersides adventure. Monday night was a 9 miler with a bit of ice breaking on the way back. Very sm...
- Training as and when we can make it - Rich GJ February 1, 2011
So i last posted on the16th January. The weather had improved and now is back to being bitterly cold. Sarah and I managed a paddle on the Itchen by ourselves and were out for a an hour and a half. it seems that the boat may have a leek so we will ne...
- Chasing Rick on Rick's River - Neil January 30, 2011
Well we didn't make it to Newbury in the end because Leon hadn't fully recovered from a bug. That was probably for the best too because there were big sheets of ice on the upper stretches of Rick's River, although that hadn't stopped Dicky from complet...
- A bit Chilly - Steve Willis January 28, 2011
Why does the wind change direction on my day off? Today's session was so cold I had to wait 1/2 hour to thaw my feet out before before I could drive home.A big sorry for to Mr Rance for taking so long to put my pogies on at each portage but all in all ...
- Paddle - James Hinves January 28, 2011
Well I am unsure that doing the WS B course in 0 degrees was a good comeback paddle but Steve, Steve and I whipped round the course in 2:39 (although I only sat on the wash! and some one has changed the order of the locks (or 2 months off has scrambled...
- Beginning to Get There - Rich GJ January 16, 2011
Half way through January. I managed 7.5 miles last weekend and have since then have spent most of the time shifting soil so far circa 4 tonnes. Sarah is back and we have managed to get out twice. Some fine tuning is required but we understand what neds...
- Low tide session - Steve Willis January 11, 2011
With waterside getting nearer it was good to get out on the water regardless of the tide. The water was up to the end of the slipway when we got on the water and as we headed towards Cobden bridge it was evident that the tide was whipping out. We car...
- Happy New Year - Rich GJ January 2, 2011
Well I couldn't quite make the new years day paddle. 9.30 seemed just too early in the morning despite seeing the new year in a sober fashion. Today though I managed to make the session on the Hamble what was supposed to be 12 miles turned into 10.5 a...
- A dry day - Michael January 2, 2011
Well a first for me! a dry day on the water, well 30 mins but 2 motor boats passed me by and the wash never sent me in. My twitching is still in full force but with the kind loan of a k1 from the club things can only get better. "I hope"
- Early Friday Morning - Steve Willis January 1, 2011
The session nearly didn't happen when the cleaner activated the alarm whilst Steve and myself were still getting changed, Steve did the quickest 20meters I have ever seen. We did 2 laps of club to uni and back via green post and one lap turning at Nort...
- A foggy Day - Rich GJ December 29, 2010
Well another training session took place. 12 miles became 8 miles as the tide was quicker than us, but a glorious morning on the river in really thick fog and almost zero company with the sound of the scrap yard tokeep you company. Steve R and Steve W...
- Training Starts sort of - Rich GJ December 28, 2010
As the year draws to a close it seems time to start some form of training for the Waterside's. So far most of the training seems to be have been done in the company of a hangover. 8 miles the day after the Christmas meal with an early start left me fe...
- Waterside starts here - Steve Willis December 28, 2010
Tomorrow morning we will hopefully be on the water in a K2, Steve and myself haven't been in a K2 since September. Let's hope for a mild morning.
- Welcome December 28, 2010
Welcome to the new 2011 Blog, set up to give our paddlers somewhere to report their training and racing experiences. Over the next few months the Waterside Series and DW will be the key events reported on, as we have a large number of paddlers hopin...
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