2020 News
Kerry and Emma to Paddle for Team GB!
15/10/20 - Congratulations to Kerry and Emma on being selected to paddle for Great Britain at the Junior European Wildwater Racing Championships in November. Emma and Kerry have been selected in the Canoe Doubles category, and Kerry in the Woman's Kayak category. Excellent work both - very well done.
Barrow Race
03/10/20 - First Barrow race of the winter season: congratulations to Molly Sandercock who was presented with the British Canoeing East Midlands region 'Broadway Series Success 2019-2020' trophy for her improvement during last year's race series. Well done Molly!
Wildwater Racing National Team Selection Event
26/09/20 - Today was the Classic race at the wildwater racing international selection event. Marvellous performances from all of our paddlers: Kerry, Molly, Emma and Zara were 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th in the Women's K1 under-18 category, and Jack was first in the Men's C1 under-23 category.
Break Out Canoe Unit Annual Awards Evening
08/02/20 - Congratulations to all those who were recognised at our annual awards evening on Friday.
The Highest Ranked Canoe Slalom Paddler award went to Callum Massey, who is now competing in Division 1 of the national league. Jacob Hill and Dan Kelly were jointly awarded the Most Improved trophy, and Ollie Row the Sportsmanship trophy.
There was much discussion amongst the coaches as to who was most deserving of the Most Improved award, and as we couldn't reach a conclusion decided for the first time, to make a joint award. Similarly, there was much debate as to who was most deserving of the Sportsmanship award. We would have been happy to have given it to any of our regular paddlers, but in the end decided that Ollie was most deserving, having provided many years of positive support to both coaches and other club members.
The other awards were as follows:
Most Improved Newcomer - Oliver Hawkins
Canoe Slalom - Highest Ranked Division 1 Woman - Molly Sandercock
Canoe Slalom - Highest Ranked Division 2 Man - Ollie Row
Canoe Slalom - Highest Ranked Division 2 Woman - Kerry Christie
Canoe Slalom - Highest Ranked Division 3 Man - Frank Griffin
Canoe Slalom - Highest Ranked Division 3 Woman - Elsa Montgomery
Canoe Slalom - Best Placed Division 4 Man - Oskar Mankert
Canoe Slalom - Youngest Competitor - Rupert Hawkins
Canoe Slalom - Youngest Ranked Man - Mark Griffin
Wild Water Racing - Highest Ranked K1 Woman - Kerry Christie
Wild Water Racing - Highest Ranked K1 Man - Frank Griffin
Wild Water Racing - Highest Ranked C1 Woman - Zara Montgomery
Wild Water Racing - C2 Women - Kerry and Emma Christie
Commendation - Chris Blythe
Commendation - Adam Thomas
Once the technical problems had been overcome, the evening commenced with videos from previous years, and the unveiling of the buffet. John then presented a review of the year and summarised our accomplishments. This included a very interesting presentation delivered by Kerry and Emma on their experiences at the Junior Wildwater Racing World Championships in Bosnia.
After a short break for further nourishment, and to allow John to have a rest, Richard South, Scout Deputy County Commissioner, made the presentations. The final presentation was the British Canoeing Outstanding Contribution award, which was given by Dave Belbin to John Stoner.
So, thanks to all those who help to organise another very successful evening. Special thanks to Dave Belbin and Richard South, and to all the other leaders representing British Canoeing, the Scout County, and South Leicestershire District who gave their time to be with us: Andy Oughton, Rob Row and Pete and Shirley Harrison.
National Wild Water Racing Awards
12/01/20 - Congratulations to all Break Out Canoe Unit members who were presented with a national wild water racing award at the Holme Pierrepont British Canoeing HQ at the weekend. We were winners in an astonishing 10 categories! The recipients are as follows:
Kerry Christie - Women K1 U16 Winner
Elsa Montgomery - Women K1 U12 Winner
Zara Montgomery - Women C1 U16 Winner
Jamie Christie - Veteran Winner
Mark Griffin - Men K1 U10 Winner
Emma and Kerry Christie - Women C2 U16 Winner
Aaron Kirk and Jack Perchard - Men C2 U23 Winners
Jack Perchard - Men C1 U23 Winner
Elsa Montgomery - Wavehopper Women U12 Winner
Mark Montgomery - Wavehopper Men V45 Winner