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Not only did Matt make it to div 6, but Cam also got promoted to div 8.  Well done guys!

The club had a very successful trip to Anker Valley hasler yesterday.  The sun shone and we fielded 6 boats: 2 div 8 k1s, 2 div 8 k2s and 2 div 7 k1s.

The div 8 k1 race was a mainly civilised affair with Sam Rudd coming 5th - the fastest boat not promoted and Andy, after a year's paternity leave and on training session came 11th.

Div 8 k2 had a choppy start which was taken by Deb & Cam and Jenny Barber and Jo Green (SOL).  These boats led the entire race sharing washes (OK, we hung on theirs far more than they had ours) and having got left behind on the tunr we stalked them all the way back before Cam set a cracking sprint pace and we beat them over the line by half a nose.  It was close.  So very close.  Then, to compound the excitement, Kate & Dave came hareing in wth Ant Hooton & Aaron Dempsey (ANK) and again beat them by just one second.

The div 7 start was entertaining and VERY messy.  A Trentham k1 swam on the start line and Ellie ended up with someone elses paddle trying to rearrange  her shoulder so retired sore.  Matt chased Jake Fairly (RLS) up the course and some of the way back before realising they were so far ahead of the rest of the race he could cruise and guarantee his second place whilst hoping to avoid promotion.  Unfortunately he and Jake had gone too fast at the begining and both were promoted to div 6, with jake only just missing a div 5 promotion.  Well done all but particularly Matt!

Can we maintain this performance at Worcester next week?  We think so.  Anybosy else want to come and join us?