Lynette, Mike, Richard and Judi spent Saturday at the Northampton WhiteWater Course.
Lynette led the way on the practice runs, negotiating the drops easily, with Mike also expertly steering his boat down the white water.
Richard and Judi as beginners, kayaked half a course before trying the full length of it.
Richard flew over the longer drop, capsized, but was soon up and finishing.
The practice runs over, the two timed runs brought mixed fortunes. However, the final results showed Rutland coming away with 3 medals: one gold, and two silvers.
The purpose built circular course is a great experience of white water for all levels- there were kayakers from 9 years upwards.
As beginners, we felt safe, - the pumped water was clean and being a circular course meant there was no long haul back to the start. Also, you could easily watch others as they paddled the course.
An eventful and thoroughly enjoyable day, many thanks to Mike and Lynette for their coaching and encouragement.
A short snippet of video on the back straight:
More photos can be found at the club gallery site.
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