We were blessed with fantastic weather for this year's event, which saw a range of paddlers from Carlisle, Copeland, Penrith and West Cumbria clubs battling it out again. Big thank-you to all the volunteers who make this event possible, and of course to Sue & Dave at Derwent Water Marina and their staff Rob & Lisa who man the safety boats and prepare the boats and equipment. Penrith were determined to retain the trophy and bringing 22 paddlers they certainly were the favorites. But things didn't go their way in the first race with Penrith A beaten convincingly by the WCCC A team - but they made up for it in the next race with a winning pace to set up a final between the two Penrith teams. Here is a link to the folder with all the photos for the event. Feel free to download any you want.
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Report on the Jim Wilson Tiger Boat Challenge for Cumbria Canoe Clubs, 24th April 2024 Everyone we have spoken to says “What an enthusiastic and happy evening”. A big thank you to everyone who made this such a huge success - in particular -
Brief Report Tiger Boats are similar to small dragon boats and require a crew of 10 persons and an experienced “helm” - the person steering. Racing them is great fun and requires a quick start, teamwork, coordination and hard paddling - Various levels of all of these were achieved! As the evening went on the races became more and more exciting with lots of happy cheering and 7 races were packed into a hectic 90 minutes of enthusiastic, non-stop racing. The heats were close with all teams putting up credible times. The two teams with the best times in the heats - Penrith A and Copeland Canoe Clubs went through to the final - What looked like a dramatic crash in the final was thankfully only a minor bump which did not affect the result with Penrith A a clear winner. Lisa Price from Derwentwater Marina presented Penrith Canoe Club with the Jim Wilson trophy and thanked everyone for making it such a happy, enthusiastic event. Photos and Media
Best wishes and happy paddling in the summer ahead! Peter Knowles and Alan Ashby for WCCC |