The first race of the 2017/18 Southern Region Hasler Series was hosted by Henley Canoe Club at the Eyot Centre on Sunday 17th September. Cool, dry conditions with just a light breeze made for almost perfect conditions. More than 260 paddlers coming from as far away as Poole and Cambridge attended the event. Divisions 7-9 raced over a 6km. course from the Eyot Centre around Temple Island and back, divisions 4 - 6 raced 13.2 kms. to near Medmenham and back and divisions 1 - 3 raced 17.1 kms. to Hurley and back. The longer races included a portage at Hambledon lock. Representatives from Henley included Nell Priestley and Oscar Newton in the Lightening class for nine and ten-year olds, in divisi
Provisional results for the Henley Hasler can be found here A big thanks from everyone at Henley Canoe Club to all the paddlers and supporters for making it an enjoyable and successful day. Particular thanks to the small army of volunteers who helped make everything work so smoothly. Hopefully the occasional heavy rain shower didn’t dampen spirits too much. See you all next year
