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BQA Chairman
Paddy Herlihy2 Court Lodge Cottages
Church Road, Mersham
Ashford, Kent
TN25 6NS
padraig.herlihy@lineone.netBQA Secretary
Claire Longney105A Sedburgh Road
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 6BE
claire@acorncoaching.comBQA Press Officer
Jean Ashley2 Stockton Cottages
Oldcastle Heath
Malpas
Cheshire
SY14 7AE
malpasashleys@btinternet.comGB Team Manager
Paul Newman - paulnewmanpaddlesport@blueyonder.co.uk
Team Captains
Andy Grimwood - Men’s Team Captain andy.canoeist@ntlworld
Jean Ashley - Women’s Team Captain malpasashleys@btinternet.com
2008 National Trophy Winners
Congratulations to our Champions!The BQA runs a National Trophy Series of events which are generally spread throughout the country. Each event contributes points towards finding a National Champion, with the best THREE results for each individual to count. There are separate classifications for Men, Women, Vet 40, Vet 50 and...
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Awesome Foursome, Bude
Successful racing despite tough conditionsAny quadrathletes that arrived in Bude on Friday were faced with rain, a foot high swell and white horses on the canal, not to mention the height of the waves in the sea, torrential rain forecast …. the prospect of good race conditions looked distant!
But a change of wind direction...
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Pembroke Quadrathlon
and even the rain stayed away!Driving down to South Wales, the torrential rain and flooding looked like it was going to be the third year on the trot for bad weather at this years Pembrokeshire quad but the day of the race started overcast with only a slight breeze with a calm river.
The challenging course of 800m...
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