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| WAM News: We have moved! |
Submitted: 10-03-2008 |
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| We've moved to a new site... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Check out our new website |
Submitted: 10-03-2008 |
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| Standby for action! Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Statto and the Premier League |
Submitted: 10-03-2008 |
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| A Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Statto and the Premier League |
Submitted: 10-03-2008 |
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| Standby for action! Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Goodbye WAM Dragons... |
Submitted: 10-03-2008 |
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| and hello Wraysbury Dragons... Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Missing |
Submitted: 14-01-2008 |
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| Missing Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: River Severn - Worcester |
Submitted: 12-10-2007 |
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| Now that we've paid our bill we're back online! Hopefully our news service will now start to catch up too! Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: The Great River Race |
Submitted: 12-10-2007 |
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| There must be an easier way of sight seeing in London... 14 brave souls take on the challenge Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Royal Albert Dock |
Submitted: 28-08-2007 |
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| Apologies for the late report as this is over 4 weeks ago now. As you may have noticed we had a small technical hiccup with the website... but we're back! Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Albert Dock - London |
Submitted: 01-08-2007 |
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| Our apologies for the tardiness of the WAM reporting function. Here's Dave's latest offering to whet your appetite in the meantime... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Atlantic Wharf - Cardiff |
Submitted: 16-07-2007 |
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| Our intrepid reporter files his latest report from the sun drenched shores of Cardiff... Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: River Trent - Nottingham |
Submitted: 16-07-2007 |
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| Shooting the rapids on a grey Sunday in Nottingham. What fun! Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Atlantic Wharf - Cardiff |
Submitted: 16-07-2007 |
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| Our intrepid reporter files his latest report from the sun drenched shores of Cardiff... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Atlantic Wharf - Cardiff |
Submitted: 16-07-2007 |
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| The fifth outing of the season to Cardiff and the first sunburn of the season. Hooray! Great weather but shame about the racing and don’t mention the toilet facilities… Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Atlantic Wharf - Cardiff |
Submitted: 16-07-2007 |
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| The fifth outing of the season to Cardiff and the first sunburn of the season. Hooray! Great weather but shame about the racing and don’t mention the toilet facilities... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Statto and the Premier League |
Submitted: 16-07-2007 |
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| Standby for action! And you think the racing has been low down and dirty so far... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Dave's escapades on the Nottinghamshire rapids... |
Submitted: 04-07-2007 |
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Fast, dirty and cold…and that was just the opposition; the river had teeth too.
Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: River Exe - Exeter |
Submitted: 04-07-2007 |
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| A glorious day in the sun, this is more like it but where was everyone? Only 13 crews entered and we weren’t the only ones struggling for numbers… Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Royal Victoria Docks |
Submitted: 27-06-2007 |
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| Better weather than Bristol and better paddling but a worse result. Shucks! Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Tales from the Steering oar at Exeter |
Submitted: 27-06-2007 |
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| Take a trip through a collection of Dave's thoughts on an enjoyable sunny weekend in the South-West... Enjoy! Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Dave's view of Victoria Docks |
Submitted: 25-06-2007 |
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| Welcome to Dave's musings on the events before during and after VD (that's Victoria Docks for those of you with your minds in the gutter!) Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Bristol Docks, Bristol |
Submitted: 31-05-2007 |
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| Apologies for the delay, my results sheet dried out into paper mache! I had to wait for the BDA to publish the results... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Bristol Docks |
Submitted: 17-05-2007 |
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| Tales from the finih line as our spy moves to the other end of the course... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Bristol Docks |
Submitted: 17-05-2007 |
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| Tales from the finish line as our spy moves to the other end of the course... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Bristol Docks |
Submitted: 14-05-2007 |
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| Once we’ve recovered from pneumonia and had our trench foot treated there will be a full run down on the day’s events as WAM took to the water for their first outing of the year… Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Queens Dock - Liverpool |
Submitted: 10-05-2007 |
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| Our WAM representative gives his view on survival tactics in the not so sunny North-West Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Clive is officially now an 'Old Git' |
Submitted: 09-05-2007 |
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| Another of Liz's literary works of art... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Clive is officially now an 'Old Git' |
Submitted: 09-05-2007 |
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| Another of Liz's literary works of art... Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Henley Winter Seies - Race I |
Submitted: 09-05-2007 |
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| I'm definitely catching up with the reports... A shortened Winter Series this year... Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Nottingham Finals Weekend |
Submitted: 09-05-2007 |
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| A trip down memory lane!... Apologies this has taken so long to get up and running... Read [more]. |
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| Site News: We're back! |
Submitted: 23-04-2007 |
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| After some technical difficulties we're back online with our news section... Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: River Severn - Worcester |
Submitted: 19-04-2007 |
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| Worcester always provides for an exciting day as everyone loves racing so close to everyone else (whilst observing the 2 metre rule of course!) Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Atlantic Wharf - Cardiff |
Submitted: 19-04-2007 |
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| A great day in the Cardiff sun. 8th place in the cup (yes, that’s not a typo) and at the expense of Worcester and the Amathus Bees – must be a different WAM team?? Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: River Severn - Worcester |
Submitted: 03-08-2006 |
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| Worcester always provides for an exciting day as everyone loves racing so close to everyone else (whilst observing the 2 metre rule of course!) Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: League combinations and permutations... |
Submitted: 02-08-2006 |
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Statto’s got his calculator out… so set your brain power to warp 8 and we’ll begin…
Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: A view from the start-line... |
Submitted: 02-08-2006 |
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| Our volunteer official grabs himself the job of Chief Starter... the power seems to be going to his head... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Albert Dock and Worcester |
Submitted: 31-07-2006 |
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| Last week and this week... Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Royal Albert Dock |
Submitted: 25-07-2006 |
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Controversy raged on the email during the preceding week with much grumbling over the format of the programme. Race day proved to be a bit of a bumpy ride for officials and competitors alike…
Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Royal Albert Dock London |
Submitted: 24-07-2006 |
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| Our intrepid reporter (and volunteer boat marshal) gives us an insight into why you should bring your own boat to an event… Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: More anecdotes from Exeter… |
Submitted: 14-07-2006 |
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| How not to be a race official - tales of woes on the start line … Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Liz and the Old Bag's Trials... |
Submitted: 14-07-2006 |
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OK we’re a bit late publishing this as the GB Senior Ladies trials were a few weeks ago but I’ve only just found this in amongst Mother Hen’s vast filing…
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| WAM News: Bristol's Secret Fuel |
Submitted: 14-07-2006 |
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| Shaw cracks under interrogation from Mother Hen and spills the beans... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: River Exe - Exeter |
Submitted: 13-07-2006 |
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More Catastrophe on the River Exe... Well almost…
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| Race Report: Rive Exe - Exeter |
Submitted: 12-07-2006 |
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When will we ever learn??… suntan cream, suntan cream, suntan cream… burnt noses and shoulders all round… ow ow ow…
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| Race Report: River Trent - Nottingham |
Submitted: 28-06-2006 |
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A weekend packed with all sorts of adventures, mysteries and intrigue… For those of you that weren’t there – you missed a corker!
Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Nottingham – River Trent |
Submitted: 26-06-2006 |
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A great days racing from WAM with races coming thick and fast.
Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: River Avon - Bristol |
Submitted: 23-05-2006 |
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| Another trip down the M4 for WAM’s second outing of the season. This time not as far as Wales, but to a new venue on the River Avon. Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Baltic Wharf, River Avon, Bristol |
Submitted: 15-05-2006 |
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| Sunburnt and happy! 7th in the 200's and 8th in the 500's. A good day's work in Bristol Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Atlantic Wharf - Cardiff |
Submitted: 11-04-2006 |
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| The first race of the new league season was a little earlier in the calendar than normal due to the Club Crew Championships which are coming later this year. Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Atlantic Wharf - Cardiff |
Submitted: 10-04-2006 |
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A very warm welcome to the new season… actually what am I talking about? it was bl**dy freezing in Cardiff!
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| Race Report: Henley Winter Series - Race IV |
Submitted: 26-02-2006 |
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The last race of the Winter Series and what a finale it was. With ten boats competing in some tough conditions the racing was as “up close and personal” as you could wish for.
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| Race Report: Henley Winter Series - Race III |
Submitted: 24-01-2006 |
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| Two WRECKS crews battle it out at Henley with 6 other crews. And the only controversy this time was a dragon missing a tail... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: WAM in the big time! |
Submitted: 24-01-2006 |
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| We have been confirmed as a Premier League team for 2006. A fantastic achievement for a crew who only started league racing 3 years ago! Read [more]. |
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| DB News: 2006 League Race Calendar |
Submitted: 06-01-2006 |
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| The BDA have published the league calendar for 2006... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: How’d they do that! |
Submitted: 14-12-2005 |
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| Step inside and the secrets of Henley’s Winter Series Handicap Trophy calculations will be revealed… having said that, in the two races so far this year they’ve got it wrong each time. Oops! Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Henley Winter Series II |
Submitted: 14-12-2005 |
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| Fast and furious racing in the fog with some near misses and controversy thrown in for good measure! Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: The 12 Days of WAM Christmas |
Submitted: 12-12-2005 |
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| Grab yourself a glass of mulled wine and get into the Christmas spirit with Julia (who obviously has too much time on her hands!) Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: HWS 1 - Phyllis Court Regatta |
Submitted: 09-12-2005 |
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Another Victory for The WRECKS!
Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: End of Season Party |
Submitted: 28-11-2005 |
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| Our end of season celebration featuring Mother Hen's review, the 2nd Annual WAMMIES and Mr Massive's photo memories... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: HWS1 - STOP PRESS! |
Submitted: 22-11-2005 |
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| We was robbed! Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Henley Winter Series - Race 1 |
Submitted: 22-11-2005 |
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| How cold was it on Sunday?... Very! but a great time was had by all. Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: National Finals Weekend - Nottingham |
Submitted: 28-10-2005 |
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| The final event of the season and with the league placings decided it was time to race for fun... Read [more]. |
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| Local News: Scout National Dragon Boat Championships |
Submitted: 16-10-2005 |
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Q: What do WAM dragon boat racers do in their spare time?
A: More dragon boat racing!
Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Finals Weekend - Nottingham |
Submitted: 26-09-2005 |
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| The season finale and Gav's swansong in Nottingham. Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Peterborough - River Nene |
Submitted: 09-09-2005 |
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I think it would be fair to say that we experienced lots of different emotions - from nerves and anxiety to excitement and jubilation in what was to become a rollercoaster of a day.
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| WAM News: Peterborough |
Submitted: 05-09-2005 |
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| Last league race of the year and all to play for in the Peterborough treacle... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Biff's Adventures Part IV |
Submitted: 05-09-2005 |
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| Camping with the killer mozzies in Romanian swamps... and who says Dragon Boaters don't know how to have a good time!!! Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: River Severn - Worcester |
Submitted: 31-08-2005 |
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| Do you ever have days when things don't go the way you want? Not quite the result we were hoping for at Worcester... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Worcester - River Severn |
Submitted: 24-08-2005 |
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| After the dizzying high of Victoria Docks the team came back to reality with a large thud (or should that be splash?). Read [more]. |
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| DB News: Congratulations to the GB Teams! |
Submitted: 10-08-2005 |
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| Congratulations to our GB representative’s Jen and Liz who were paddling with the GB Ladies and Senior Ladies repectively last weekend (6th August). Read [more]. |
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| DB News: 200M Results from Berlin |
Submitted: 10-08-2005 |
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| 200M championship results from Berlin... If there are any glaring errors please let us know! Read [more]. |
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| DB News: 500M Result From Berlin |
Submitted: 10-08-2005 |
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| Results of the 500M competition in Berlin. Again no guarantees these are spot on... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Biff's Adventures - Part II |
Submitted: 05-08-2005 |
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| The second instalment of Biff’s journey up the Danube by kayak and is she experiencing divine inspiration in the rain or is it just training session flashbacks?… Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Biff's Adventures - Part I |
Submitted: 05-08-2005 |
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| Being bored with paddling up and down the same stretch of the Thames twice a week Biff sets her sights further afield... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Biff's Adventures - Part III |
Submitted: 05-08-2005 |
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| Onwards and Eastwards and Biff sounds as though she's smitten with a fellow paddler... Read [more]. |
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| DB News: 1000M results from Berlin |
Submitted: 05-08-2005 |
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| The first set of results from the World Championships. No guarantees that these are 100% correct... Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Royal Victoria Dock - London |
Submitted: 29-07-2005 |
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| WAM in the major cup final, now there's something we thought we'd never hear! 6th place overall and 16 points scored, it doesn't get much better than that! Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Royal Victoria Dock - London |
Submitted: 25-07-2005 |
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| 6th place overall - our best ever finish, a stonking performance - we're still in shock! Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Henley Quiz Night |
Submitted: 19-07-2005 |
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| Seven WAM brains take on Henley in a fund raising quiz night... Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: River Exe - Exeter |
Submitted: 18-07-2005 |
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| Some great races throughout the day and a great result which keeps the battle at the top of the Standard league wide open... Three races to go and all to play for! Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: River Exe - Exeter |
Submitted: 13-07-2005 |
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| What do points make?... Prizes! Another great day in the sun in Exeter Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Nottingham - River Trent |
Submitted: 29-06-2005 |
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| More sunburn on the River Trent and 14 more points 'bagged' making the Standard League Title race very close at the halfway stage of the season... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: River Trent - Nottingham |
Submitted: 27-06-2005 |
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| 18 paddlers, 3 drummers and a supporter ventured north to do battle on the river Trent... Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Surrey Quays - London |
Submitted: 15-06-2005 |
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| Another 8th place finish and more importantly we claimed our first ever 16 points. Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: The Race for Life |
Submitted: 14-06-2005 |
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| Nicky and Wendy, two of our (non-paddling) crew members, decided to take part in the race for life in aid of Cancer Research Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Surrey Quays - London |
Submitted: 13-06-2005 |
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| Our first 16 points haul and Tim offers to buy the beers. Two remarkable events in an action packed day... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Dragon Boat Crew creates global duck shortage |
Submitted: 06-06-2005 |
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| Well not quite, but at the rate the crew were eating it's a good job we only do this once a year! Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Another WAM GB Paddler! |
Submitted: 30-05-2005 |
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| Congratulations to our newest GB Representative Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Atlantic Wharf - Cardiff |
Submitted: 20-05-2005 |
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| 8th overall - our 2nd best placing - and our 2005 quest is up and running Read [more]. |
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| DB News: A View From The Drum Seat |
Submitted: 16-05-2005 |
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| A small request from Polly and Thomas to all crews! Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Atlantic Wharf - Cardiff |
Submitted: 16-05-2005 |
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| A great day in the Cardiff sun. 8th place in the cup (yes, that’s not a typo) and at the expense of Worcester and the Amathus Bees – must be a different WAM team?? Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Early contenders for WAMMIES |
Submitted: 13-05-2005 |
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| Before we've even brandished a paddle in anger at a race event we have two early contenders for the end of season WAMMIES... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Crispy Duck Troughing 2005 (Part I) |
Submitted: 05-05-2005 |
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| Mr. Massive has observed that the Thames duck population has recovered from the slaughtering of last season so it\'s time to retreat to the local Chinese for a feast. Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Congratualtions! |
Submitted: 19-04-2005 |
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| 3 cheers for our newly qualified helms! Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: The Club House falls |
Submitted: 13-04-2005 |
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| Demolition continues at the WSPC. With the Club House down the Boat House is looking scared. Read [more]. |
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| Site News: The Rogues Gallery |
Submitted: 05-04-2005 |
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| The 'Meet the Crew' page is finally up and running! Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: WSPC AGM Postponed |
Submitted: 29-03-2005 |
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The WSPC AGM was due to be held at Staines Boat Club on Thursday 7th April but has been postponed to a later date, further details to follow soon.
Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: D-Day is here! |
Submitted: 29-03-2005 |
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Work gets under way this Thursday to demolish the old club house.
Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: BDA Congress Highlights |
Submitted: 03-03-2005 |
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| Our intrepid reporters attended the BDA Congress to get the 'low down' on the issues affecting this years racing and training. Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Henley Winter Series - Race 4 |
Submitted: 01-03-2005 |
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| The final round of the series with a couple of suspicious looking paddlers in the GB Senior Ladies crew... Read [more]. |
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| Site News: Coming Soon... |
Submitted: 28-02-2005 |
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| Watch this space! Coming soon a report from the BDA congress and a new correspondant gives his view on the 4th Race of the Winter Series. Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: NEW MEMBERS WELCOME! |
Submitted: 21-02-2005 |
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| Got a competitive spirit? Want to try something new? Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: 2005 Training |
Submitted: 21-02-2005 |
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| You can run but you can't hide... Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Henley Winter Series - Race 3 |
Submitted: 24-01-2005 |
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| Round 3 of the Winter Series saw two new crews and a few new faces... Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Henley Winter Series – Race 2 |
Submitted: 09-01-2005 |
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| Bacon sarnies, numb hands and heads on helmsman's poles, it could only be another race at Henley. Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: (Working) Party |
Submitted: 09-01-2005 |
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| Work continues on the removal of equipment from the old boathouse... Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: Christmas party |
Submitted: 27-12-2004 |
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| 2004 saw the final Xmas bash in the current boathouse, and somebody had to empty the bar before work could begin... Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Henley Winter Series - Race 1 |
Submitted: 03-12-2004 |
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| Paddlers from WAM, Secklow and Kingston join forces to take part in the first race of a new series. Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: End of Season Halloween Party |
Submitted: 03-12-2004 |
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| Devils, Booze, Cross-dressing monks and an Awards Ceremony. Read [more]. |
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WAM News: Who ate all the pies ducks? |
Submitted: 21-10-2004 |
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| A WAM jolly to the local Chinese restaurant in Chertsey on Tuesday 3rd August. Read [more]. |
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| WAM News: WSPC granted planning permission for boathouse! |
Submitted: 18-10-2004 |
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| After a great deal of effort on the part of the WSPC the club has been granted planning permission for a new clubhouse. Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: WSPC Regatta 2004 |
Submitted: 28-09-2004 |
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| Dongolas, they look like a punt and handle like a bathtub. Guess which fools decided to race them? Read [more]. |
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| Site News: The site is slowly coming on-line! |
Submitted: 27-09-2004 |
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| I have managed to solve to some coding problems I've been having which means the news and race reports sections will be working soon! Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Nottingham Finals 2004 |
Submitted: 11-09-2004 |
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| WAM managed to pull out another stonking performance at the National Finals finishing 9th in the 200m open, 10th in the 1000m (we were just happy to finish the course!) and 10th in the 500m open. Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Peterborough 2004 |
Submitted: 27-08-2004 |
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| WAM achieve 7th overall and gain another 15 league points to secure 2nd position in the standard league. Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Worcester 2004 |
Submitted: 25-08-2004 |
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| More dodgy RAC directions, tense racing, river barges (oops boats) and another car prang! WAM scoop 15 more points and finish 7th in the cup. Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Exeter 2004 |
Submitted: 13-07-2004 |
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| Crashed BMWs, head high chains, narrow race lanes, zig-zagging boats and another 15 points. Not a bad weekend really! Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: London 2004 |
Submitted: 14-06-2004 |
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| An under strength WAM crew managed to bag third place in the Plate Major Final and 15 more valuable league pts. Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Nottingham 2004 |
Submitted: 26-05-2004 |
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| Not even the dodgy directions of the RAC website could stop us claiming 10th overall and 15 league pts. Read [more]. |
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| Race Report: Cardiff 2004 |
Submitted: 12-05-2004 |
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| Well it was the first league race of the season and we won our first ever BDA trophey along with 15 league points. Read [more]. |
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