Well, what a glorious sunny day in London and an exciting day of racing the Exe-Calibre crew had at Albert Dock. A little disappointing in the 200m with 12 league points - some work to do there in our final two training sessions before the Nationals.

However, the crew really pulled together for the 500's in the afternoon, overcoming a difficult semi-final (due to having to get into an extremely rubbish pool boat) to win their final race by a whopping 3 seconds. A well earned, hard fought 15 points. Well done to all and thanks to the crew for their commitment and 'grunt'!

Congratulations also to David F who is no longer a race virgin! Exe-Calibre finishes the 2009 BDA League in 5th place in both the 200m and the 500m competition, smashing their previous best-ever position, which was 8th. Not only that but we have finished a mere point or two behind Notts in 4th. So, a HUGE thank you to all YOU paddlers who have got Exe-Calibre to seven BDA events this year - this was a first and has meant that we have started to reach our potential as a racing club. 2010 will be the year that Exe-Calibre aims for the top of the standard league. Exe-Calibre now has a depth of old and new talent, paddling potential, commitment and competitive spirit that, when honed to a deadly combination by our exciting winter training (which will start after the Nationals), will result in a crew that will leave the Secklows, Notts Anacondas and Pershore Phoenixes reeling in our wake!! However, I get ahead of myself! First we've got to soundly kick some arse next weekend!

LET'S DO IT!

Full Race Results (pdf file)