Last year we were successful in winning the Yorkshire Lightning Cup. This is a series of races for under 10 years and under 12 years racers. We use Lightnings which are a stable racing boat. We have a small fleet of the boats and people do enjoy paddling them.
The races are linked to the Yorkshire Marathon series (open to all ages!) and are normally two miles long.
This year’s races are:
| Calder 1 | Sunday 1 April | Pennine Canoe Club | Race start postcode
WF13 3LX |
| Brigg | Sunday 22 April | Glanford and Scunthorpe | Race start postcode
DN20 9BQ |
| Derwent Mike Jones | Sunday 3 June | Kingston Kayak Club | Race start Postcode
DN14 7HU |
| Calder 2 | Sunday 8 July | Pennine Canoe Club | Race start postcode
WF14 8LY |
| Malton | Sunday 15 July | Malton and Norton Canoe Club | Details to follow |
Andy Lowthorpe and myself will be going to a number of these and will be pleased to offer advice and coaching. Please contact us if you wish to attend.
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Sprint Racing
A series of four sprint regattas are being held in Yorkshire aimed at getting people interested in sprint racing.
Races will be held over 50m, 100m and 200m with Adult and Youth categories. (Youth will be split by age group)
Dates are as follows:
Saturday 7th April – Roundhay, Leeds West Yorkshire
Saturday 26th May – Manvers, South Yorkshire
Saturday 9th June – Ellerton Park, North Yorkshire
Saturday 21st July – Kelsey Gardens, East Yorkshire
Contact Julian Medina for more details