Addlestone Canoe Club

🚣‍♀️ What a day for Addlestone Canoe Club at the Wey Hasler Marathon! 💙

For a small club, we had an incredible turnout, with some fantastic performances, podium finishes and well earned promotions throughout the day.

A huge shout out to Jack, Oliver and Ethan, who all completed their first ever marathon race, an amazing achievement and, hopefully, the first of many! 👏

Special congratulations to:
🥇 Henry – 1st place & promoted to Division 7
🥉 Aash – 3rd place
🥉 Ethan – 3rd place
🥇 Immi & Andy – 1st place
🥉 Chris & Nigel – 3rd place
⬆️ James – promoted to Division 8

Whether you stood on the podium, earned a promotion or simply challenged yourself by taking to the start line, you should all be incredibly proud. It’s brilliant to see so many of our members embracing marathon racing and supporting one another throughout the day.

A big thank you to everyone who raced, volunteered and cheered from the sidelines, you all helped make it such a fantastic event.

Also on the Whitewater side of the club, congratulations to Freya who passed her Lee Valley Legacy assessment.

Congratulations, Team ACC! 💙🚣

A huge congratulations to Jack, who recently competed at the 2026 Paddle Europe Freestyle Championships as part of the Great Britain team! 🇬🇧🌊

The Junior Men’s competition produced some of the highest standards seen in recent years, with an incredibly strong field and athletes regularly scoring over 1,000 points across their best rides.

We’re especially proud that Jack secured his place in the semi-finals, competing against some of Europe’s very best junior freestyle paddlers. To represent Great Britain on the international stage is an outstanding achievement and a testament to the hard work and dedication he puts into his paddling.

Well done Jack, everyone at Addlestone Canoe Club is incredibly proud of you! 👏🚣‍♂️🇬🇧

🚣‍♀️ Another action-packed couple of weekends for Addlestone Canoe Club!

🏆 Huge congratulations to our marathon paddlers:

🥇 William stormed to 1st place in Div 4 at the Wokingham Hasler Marathon, earning promotion to Div 3 with a brilliant finish!

🥇 David also took 1st place at the Maidstone Hasler Marathon, continuing his fantastic run of results.

🌊 Meanwhile, our younger paddlers were out in force at the Elmbridge Sprints, representing the club brilliantly and gaining valuable race experience.

From marathon racing to sprint events, whitewater sessions to regattas, it’s been nonstop lately, and we’re proud of every member who’s been out there flying the ACC colours.

👏 Well done everyone!

☀️ What a busy week we had at Addlestone Canoe Club, in the glorious British sunshine! 🛶🌊

Saturday saw some of our racers team up with Wey Kayak Club for a fantastic long paddle from Wey Kayak Club to Addlestone Canoe Club. A special shout out to our youngest club member, who paddled the entire distance with a smile on their face from start to finish, an amazing achievement! 👏🚣

A couple of our racers also took on the Reading Circuit Hasler Race. Racing in extremely hot conditions was no easy task, but they both dug deep, represented the club brilliantly and completed their races successfully. 💪🔥

Meanwhile, some of our members were enjoying the whitewater at the National White Water Centre in North Wales, making the most of the fantastic conditions and getting plenty of sunshine laps on the water. 🌊🏔️

On Tuesday, we were delighted to welcome our local MP, Dr Ben Spencer, to Addlestone Canoe Club for our Big Paddle Clean Up. Together, we collected litter from the river and removed large amounts of Pennywort, an invasive non-native plant that is choking our waterways.

A huge thank you to all the members and parents who joined us for the afternoon. After all the hard work, our younger paddlers enjoyed cooling off in the river, having fun in the sunshine and finishing the day with a well-earned ice pop! 🍦😎

What a busy weekend for Addlestone Canoe Club! 🚣‍♀️🔥

A huge thank you to Wey Kayak Club for inviting a few of us to join your fun regatta we can’t wait to welcome you to our club later this summer! ☀️

Sunday was packed with action as our whitewater paddlers headed to Lee Valley White Water Centre to put their skills to the test on both the Legacy and Olympic courses 💪🌊

Meanwhile, our racers were competing across two events: the Hastings 1066 Hasler and the Basingstoke Canoe Club Hasler race.

👏 Huge congratulations to:
🥇 David for taking 1st place in Div 6 at the Hastings 1066 Hasler
🥈 Aash for taking an amazing 2nd place in Geoff Sanders C at the Basingstoke Hasler!

A few members also spent part of the day helping with car parking and pre-starts 🙌

Well done to everyone who represented the club this weekend - fantastic teamwork, effort, and results all round! 🚣🎉

What a brilliant Bank Holiday weekend at Addlestone Canoe Club! 🚣‍♂️

We kicked things off with our first Try It Day of the year, and the turnout did not disappoint. It was fantastic to welcome so many new faces down to the club, with plenty of smiles, laughter, and a real buzz both on and off the water.

From first-time paddlers finding their balance to experienced members lending a hand and sharing their passion, the whole day had a great community feel. Whether you were out on the water or cheering from the side, there was something for everyone.

A big thank you to all the volunteers who made the day run so smoothly, we couldn’t do it without you. And to everyone who came along to give it a go… we hope to see you back very soon!

Here’s to a great summer season ahead with sign ups open for below.

10th May Introductory Day
7th June Try It Day
26th July Introductory Day
12th September Introductory Day

The first National Sprint Regatta of the year is complete for Addlestone Canoe Club 🚣‍♂️

The April regatta was in its true glory, with every type of weather possible on display, a real test for paddlers and volunteers alike! 🌦️💨🌊

We may have had more volunteers than racers this time around, but William & Michael absolutely did us proud with a fantastic performance on the water 👏 Their effort, determination and results are promising for the season ahead.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to support, help and represent the club, regattas like these don’t happen without you.

A particular mention and well done to Andy and all the other volunteers on the boats who braved every weather condition to ensure the regatta ran safely, your efforts are hugely appreciated 👏

The hours spent volunteering both before, during and after the event by some of our club members do not go unnoticed. Thank you Wendy, Lisa, Chris & Philip (& Andy) for your incredible commitment.

We’re excited to see more of our paddlers follow in William & Michael’s footsteps at the upcoming regattas. Bring it on! 💪

📸 Photo credit: A Edmonds

What a weekend for the club 👏

Huge congratulations to our very own Ultraman Adrian for completing the Devizes to Westminster (DW) Stage Race in his K1 over Easter weekend, crossing the finish line in an incredible 21:16:37 💪🚣‍♂️

A massive shoutout as well to his brilliant support crew, Chris, Maggie & Helen. The effort, dedication and encouragement behind the scenes made all the difference.

We’d also like to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped marshal during the event. DW simply couldn’t happen without volunteers. Special mention to our club members Sally, Gary, Mel & David for being out on the course helping keep everything running smoothly 👏

An amazing effort from everyone involved, what a team!