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| 13th Feb 08 |
Hull International 2008 This years Hull International Canoe Polo Challenge takes place on 5th & 6th July.
Please get your entries in early to avoid disappointment.
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| 10th Oct 07 |
Club Social and Presentation Evening Approaches Not long until the Club Social. This years event will be held on 30th November at the Legends Function Room, Hull Indoor Sports Centre, Harpings Road. It will start at 7:30, buffet, raffle and disco. There will be a number of awards presented for paddling, services to the club, polo, slalom and of course the much sought after fish award. Tickets are available on
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| 9th Sept 07 |
Kingston Kayak Club 3rd at
This weekend saw the annual Canoe
Slalom Inter-clubs finals; 24 teams from around the country
competing in all divisions and categories. KKC Team:
First Day saw some good team performances with the Canadians teams putting in an excellent time to take 2nd place. Sunday saw more great performances. First Lee took the Division 3 Mens event with plenty of time to spare. Jamie then pulled his finger out and won the Division 2 event after a very dodgy first run. James put in 2 very good runs to win C1 2/3. Hannah lead from the start and won the K1W Prem event and finally Andy and Scott managed to improve on their first run by 7 seconds to take 2nd place. Excellent performances from everyone
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| 9th July 2007 |
Hull International, another success & KKC teams success ! Yet another successful Hull International Canoe Polo Challenge took place this weekend. The weekend could not have happened without a lot of help from many of the club members but a special mention should go to Joy and Geoff Davies, the Lowthorpe and Hamiton families who despite being effected by the recent flooding put in a lot of hard work in setting up and running the weekends events. The Kingston Kayak Club teams carry
on their success at their home competition. Kingston C
(Stu Norris, Jamie McTighe, John
Gardiner, Carl
Gledhill, Adam Geal, Sharon, Caroline Dowd & Matt Sergeant)
having never played before as a team they entered into the spirit of
the competition, working their way to the top of their league and
finishing and excellent 2nd in Division 4. Kingston A also played extremely well; after winning all their league games they faced the crossovers to take them through to the final, this proved to be a stumbling block. A very tight game against White Rose A ended in Kingston losing 1-0. Their final match would decide the 3rd/4th positions and they faced Meridian A. Some excellent goal keeping from Curly held Kingston off for some time but a strong shot from Scott was too much for him ending the game 2-1 to Kingston A and Kingston took 3rd place in Division 2 Thanks to all the club members for all their hard work, loud supporting and excellent polo! |
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| 25th June 2007 |
This weekend saw the Championships
take place at Cardington. Kingston Kayak Club had excellent
representation in the Women's classes. Claire Medina gained
3rd place in the U16 ladies class, Hannah Burgess 2nd in the U18
ladies class and not to be out done by her daughter Lesley Medina
put in an excellent performance to gain1st place in the Veteran K1
ladies class. |
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| 24th June 2007 |
Kingston Robins win Liverpool Class 2 This year it was decided that we would have 3 teams entered with a mixture of abilities:
All teams were
entered in Class 2 so it was inevitable that the teams would
meet. Firstly Aces and Tigers met, although Aces took the
lead Tigers quickly came back with some well worked goals to win
4-2. Tigers and Robins met late in the tournament in the
semi finals. The teams were evenly matched and both teams
played cautiously to finish normal time equal. They then had to
face extra time golden goal. Kingston Tigers had the first
chance, but with some frantic The Robins then played the final against Nomad; again playing cautiously they went a goal up and then played sensible polo. They pinned them into their half to win 1-0. Final positions were
- Kingston Robins 1st, Kingston Tigers 4th and Kingston Aces
10th. |
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| 29th May 2007 |
Want to join in the the
success As you can see; since the formation of Kingston A and Kingston B we've had some great successes in the world of Canoe Polo. Both teams have been promoted to the next division winning their respective leagues at the Play Offs. Both teams then went on to perform well at the National Club Championships. We now wish to know if anyone wishes to be included in the structure and possible have enough players to construct a C Team. Playing for a team requires commitment of both time and money. You will need to be able to commit to 8 Saturdays between September and April. Entries alone will cost around £110 for the year and as you progress you will need to invest in equipment. If you are interested in the structure, are a club member and would like to chat about what is involved then please contact myself: Andy Davies via email or speak to Duncan Moffatt or Leighton James on a club night. We look forward to hearing from you. |
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| 27th May 2007 |
National
Inter-Clubs Canoe
Polo Each team faced 4 games on the Saturday, followed by a further 4 games on the Sunday. Saturday saw both teams perform well with Kingston B finishing 2nd in their league and Kingston A won their league on goals difference. Kingston A showed their best performances on day 2, beating Viking C in extra time golden goal after pinning Viking into their half for much of the game. They then went on to play Dragon, a Div 1 team and beat them 4 - 3. Kingston B had an excellent run of games putting 7 goals pass each of the first 3 teams only stumbling when they met Viking C.
In the final
placings Kingston A finished 11th and Kingston B 19th;
excellent results for both teams. Full results can be
found at
Canoepolo.org.uk |
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| 13th May 2007 |
BCU National Divisional Playoffs This weekend saw the National playoffs being played at Prince's Quay for the first time. On Saturday Kingston B were in action playing for a position in National Division 3. They took the play offs by storm winning all their games to gain promotion. On the Sunday Kingston A played for a position in Division 2. Unfortunately they were missing their goal keeper so a reorganised and untried setup started off the day well. After beating 3 teams and drawing with one they finished the day in first place and again gained promotion to Division 2. Well done to both Kingston Teams for
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| 20th March 2007 |
Polo Tactics & Skills Book Published. Stern Turn Publishers, in Australia, have published a book covering everything you will need to learn to become a well rounded polo player. Written by Ian Beasley with input from various Australian team paddlers it covers:
You can buy the book directly from Australia at www.sternturn.com.au or if there are a few members from the club who wish to order a copy we can contact the author direct. I have bought myself a copy if you
would like to have a look, I am very impressed with the book. - Andy
Davies |
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| 12th February 2007 |
3 KKC Members on the England Slalom Squad Kingston Kayak Club have shown excellent representation on the England Slalom Squad for the 2007 season.
Congratulations to Danni on her debut
in the team! |
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| 12th February 2007 |
To enhance and enlarge our video page
we have move them to YouTube.com Remember they must be copyright free,
that includes the music. |
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| 1st December 2006 |
Club Social and Presentation Evening 2006 A great night for all who attended. A big thanks to Hilda and Meg for provideing all the great food and to Trudi for organising the event. Party Photos Trophy Winners: Polo - Katie Thompson
Slalom - Danni Johnson Winning Photo - |
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| 29th October 2006 |
Excellent
start to the Polo Season After a hectic summer of building 2 new polo teams within the club, Kingston A and Kingston B, they finally played their first tournaments. Kingston B played 21st October: Putting on an excellent performance, beating all their competition convincingly and not conceding a goal!!!! Kingston A played 28th October: Again putting on an excellent performance, winning 3 and drawing with Tynemouth. Looks like the club could have the
foundations of 2 excellent teams and good luck to them both. |
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| 22nd October 2006 |
Canoe Slalom - End of Season Rankings If I've missed anyone please drop me an email so I can update this list.
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| 21st October 2006 |
Final Canoe Slalom Ranking Race of 2006 This weekend saw the final ranking
race of the season return to KKC Results: |
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| 10th September 2006 |
22nd
National Canoe Slalom Kingston Kayak Club competed this weekend at the National Slalom Inter club championships in Cardington. Well done to the team and we had exceptional performances from: K1 Womens Team - 1st Full Results On www.canoeslalom.co.uk
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| 31st August 2006 |
Princess Quay Slalom Division 4 Slalom and open event, Suitable for complete slalom beginners. Entries taken on day, Event to start from 10am with free practice. Help also require on day to setup course and control from 6am onwards. If you can help please let me know. Please bring your own equipment, collect from club Monday before event. Mark Jones
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| 27th August 2006 |
European Under 23 and Junior Championships. This weekend saw the Junior Championships being held at Holme Pierrepont and KKC was represented by Hannah Burgess competing in the Juniors (Under 18s) K1 Ladies class. Thursday - During Qualifications Hannah performed well to make it through to the Semi Finals Sunday - After a fantastic top section Hannah was 4 seconds up on the split but unfortunately on the penultimate gate Hannah rolled the boat incurring a 50 penalty and therefore didn't make it through to the final. Sunday night saw an excellent party !!! If you are interested in canoe slalom and competing at this level please speak to Hannah Burgess or Dan Rawding and they'll give you all the insight you need about the training and after parties.
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| 13th August 2006 |
Today saw the first come and try it session on the outdoor pool. It aimed to introduce them to canoe sports and give something back to the community. Unfortunately due to the weather not many people turned up, however those that braved the down pours really enjoyed their sessions.
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| 15th July 2006 |
Grand Opening of the Outdoor Pool The Grand opening of the pool went very well thanks to Trudi Johnson's organisation. Everyone seemed to have any excellent time. Crispin Rolfe (BBC Look North Presenter) showed great courage and determination to make it around the slalom course after very little canoeing experience; he added to the day, giving and excellent opening speech and making it all more memorable. A big thanks to everyone involved with the refurbishment project, planning the opening and everyone who came along. It was nice to see everyone together enjoying themselves. Lets get out there and use the pool!
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| 2nd June 2006 |
Hull Canoe Polo International 2006 This weekend saw the Hull International take place on Prince's Quay. The weather was fantastic and the polo just as good.
There were 3 regular Kingston Teams competing. Kingston Krakens in Division 2 finishing 6th after losing out on a long penalty shoot out. Kingston Carnitors finished a respectable 5th in division 3a and Kingston Kaos finishing and excellent 3rd in division 3b. Yet again Joy & Geoff Davis, Shirley & Toni Pell put on an excellent event and the club would like to thank them. Thanks also to all those club members who helped make this years tournament run so smoothly. |
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| 29th June 2006 |
The Club Receives a Delivery!! Today the club has had four containers installed to provide storage for all the boats. This will allow us to do essential work on the building and give us the kind of facilities we really deserve and need. |
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| 25th June 2006 |
During the weekend of 24th and 25th June a team from KKC took part in the Cheshire Ring Race, the Kingston Carnitors were away playing at the Liverpool International Canoe Polo Tournament and Hannah Burgess was not too far away paddling at the Bala Mill Prem Slalom. The Team consisting of Neil & Iain Jennison, Pete Dixon & Dave Axe took part in the 96 mile Cheshire Ring Race - The Fastest K2 in the Race !! - Blog The Carnitors put in an Impressive performance to finish 4th in Hannah Burgess produced 4 consistent runs to finish 2nd in the K1 Womens' event. |
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| 24th June 2006 |
Over the weekend more painting has taken place in order to bring the club house up to a respectable state. Thanks to all the club members who are working hard! |
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| 22nd June 2006 |
Environment Agency & Derwent Marathon 2007 After the success of Derwent Marthon 2006 and the excellent |
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| 19th June 2006 |
The Jennison's have put a lot of hard work into organising a calendar full of canoeing over the summer months. Check out all that's available here or download the PDF version. All that's left to do is get out there and get wet!! |
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| 9th June 2006 |
Outdoor Pool Session Cancelled On 28th June 2006 the outdoor general paddling session on the pool has been cancelled due to preparations for the Hull Canoe Polo International on the following weekend. |
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| 6th June 2006 |
Paddle & Pizza - Friday 9th June 2006 Everyone welcome to another excellent club social event. Meeting at 18:30 at North Frodingham, Paddle for an hour or so, then back to your kind hosts Meg and Graham's for something to eat. Bring a bottle and enjoy the evening!! If you require the hire of a boat then visit the club at 7pm on Wednesday 7th June. |
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| 5th June 2006 |
New Marathon Venue to Replace York Marathon Due to escalating parking costs in
the centre of York the club has unfortunately withdrawn from running
York Marathon. Don't Panic!! This event has been
replaced by the Derwent Marathon, surprisingly on the River Derwent.
The Event will be held on 18th June 2006 |
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| 4th June 2006 |
Revamp of
the Front Aspect A small group of club
members have revamped the front aspect of the club house.
Painting the railings, doors and windows in order to make it more
attractive to visitors and passers by.
Other groups of volunteers to complete
the other sides before the grand opening would be gratefully
appreciated, please contact
Dave
Rawding. |
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| 28th May 2006 |
The newest team in the club
competed at their first major tournament, finishing 28th out of 36
teams. |
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| 23rd May 2006 |
Official Opening of the Outdoor Pool The official opening of the pool will take place on 15th July 2006 - Special guest will be present and food will be available.... More information to follow |
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17th May 2006 |
Summer Spectacular For the summer, session on the outdoor pool will
be cheaper!!!
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defending by Trevor they were
denied the victory. Soon after Robins broke and Kev put an
easy ball away to win the match.
Llangollen Town Falls. Probably one of the most daunting
pieces of water on the circuit cause a lot of paddlers some major
problems. Thankfully all KKC paddlers came away with their
equipment intact.
