Richmond Canoe Club are pleased to welcome paddlers back for our annual race on the River Thames at Ham, Richmond-upon-Thames. This year, we are pleased to introduce a new Stand-Up Paddleboarding (SUP) category to our line up!
Parking/ Directions
Directions from Richmond: follow road signs to Petersham/Kingston, then brown signs for Ham House to the car park or signs for CANOE RACE
For Satnav, use postcode TW10 7RS. This will take you to the Ham House stables and then straight to the race parking.
Parking will be available on the Ham Riverside Pitches, turn left after passing Ham House stables. Access is controlled by lockable barriers, which will be locked at 15:00 so all cars must have vacated the area by this time. Please do not park in the main car park by the river, as this is for use by visitors to Ham House.
Schedule
- 09.00 Check-in opens
- 09:45 Briefing for all Geoff Sanders Mini K1 and K2
- 10:00 Geoff Sanders Mini K1 and K2 starts
- 10:45 Briefing for all other races
- 11:00-11:30 Hasler Divisional and SUP Starts at approx 1-min intervals
- 14:00 (or as soon as possible) Prizegiving
Start Order – Provisional
Starts may be combined depending on entries
- Division 2 K2
- Division 1 K1
- Division 3 K2
- Division 2 K1
- Division 3 K1
- Division 4 K2
- Division 5 K2
- Division 4 K1
- Division 6 K2
- Division 5 K1
- Division 6 K1
- Division 7 K2
- Division 8 K2
- Division 7 K1
- Division 9 K2
- Division 8 K1
- Division 9 K1
Courses
Hasler Divisional courses will be based on a 6.5km circuit between Glovers Island (downstream race starts) and Teddington Lock.
- Divisions 1-3 – 3 laps
- Divisions 4-6 – 2 laps
- Divisions 7-9 – 1 lap
- SUP – 1 lap
There are no portages.
Starts and Finishes will be facing downstream at Ham Riverside Car Park. There will be a dedicated finish lane, which you must enter to record your time. Please do not enter the finishing lane on any other preceding laps!
Geoff Sanders Under 14 races will race a 4km course around Glovers Island and Eel Pie Island.
SUP
The SUP category will feature a 6.5km circuit suitable for all experience levels. It is open to all racing stand-up paddleboarders. Details on required equipment, including buoyancy aids and leashes, will be provided later. If wearing a leash, it is strongly advised that you wear a waist leash due to the tidal Thames conditions. Depending on the number of registrations, the SUP race will start after the divisional races or with your respective division if you’ve raced a Hasler previously.
Food & Drink
After the races, light refreshments will be provided for all competitors. Other food and drink will be available for purchase.
Prizes
Prizes will be provided for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each divisional race and all Geoff Sanders series races.
Facilities
Portaloos will be available on-site, but we regret that no showers or changing facilities will be available. If you require disabled parking or toilet facilities, please email us in advance.
Results
Provisional results will be published live on www.richmondcanoeclub.com on the day in a mobile-accessible format. Final results will be published on the club website and the Marathon Canoeing site within 7 days following the race.
