Ted Houk Regatta

Over the June 16/17 weekend BCKCers participated the 2007 Ted Houk Regatta held on Green Lake in Seattle. Ten BCKCers took part in this Seattle Canoe and Kayak Club hosted event.
Conor, Rebecca, Jim, Dan, John, Daryl, Jeff, Katja, Heide and Joanne took part in the event, with Conor and Rebecca joining the Gig Harbor gang for many teamboat races. FLCC paddlers Jordan, Elliot, Skye and Jim partnered with the BCKC group for teamboat events. The nasty crosswinds typical to the Green Lake course did not plague this year's event. The head wind that persisted for most of both days made for somewhat slower race times but these conditions made for relatively comfortable racing, particularly for lining up the racers on the starting line. Green Lake continues to be a wonderful location for canoe/kayak racing, it is amazing to consider that not too many years ago their lake was in nearly as dire straights as is Burnaby Lake. The picture above shows Jeff and Daryl returning from their K2 1000m race.

BCKC masters war canoe 'called out' to Ottawa

This artcle was included in the latest edition of Paddles Up.

Burnaby, are you Booked?: Hello Burnaby
paddlers. You wowed us with your
inspirational victory speech at last year’s
post-regatta banquet in Regina. You impressed
us with your athleticism and your
enthusiasm for the sport of sprint canoe.
Remember as winners of the Archie
McGlashen Trophy, that you have harboured
all winter on the west coast, we hope that
you will be in Ottawa in person to defend
the trophy this summer. It’s a grand event to
compete in. Don’t miss it.

BCKC at National Team Trials

BCKC athletes are continuing to make significant strides in their racing development as apparent with Kiran's competing in Canadian national team trials #3 this past weekend in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Kiran was joined at the Lake Banook hosted event by BCKC Head Coach and Vancouver Regional Center Coach Lynn Dagenais. Kiran was in tough against some very fast competition but did well to accomplish her main goal of gaining valuable experience that will undoubtedly help her in future competitions. Lynn encourages our developing athletes to take advantage of opportunities to train with and compete against athletes from regions outsides our local paddling community. These experiences provide valuable feedback to the athletes and coaches as to how the athletes are developing relative to others of their age and experience level. Well done Kiran!

BCer places 3rd in World Cup Marathon Race

Victoria's Ian McKenzie took 3rd place in Saturday's 32.9 km senior men K1 World Cup marathon race in Denmark. Marathon kayaking is a under appreciated discipline within the Canadian flatwater racing community despite its strong following in many other countries around the world. Ian proudly represents Canada at many races, mostly throughout Europe, and pays for these trips out his own pocket. This is true passion for sport!

Round Bowen Race

Saturday was the 8th Annual Round Bowen Race with many BCKCers taking part in the event. John and Ben proudly showed off their Burnaby green race singlets with the double kayak champions trophy. The following BCKCers took part:

John/Ben Mark 2 surfski 1st double 2:38:58
Jeff Think evo surfski 5th MHPK 2:45:57
Daryl Think evo surfski 10th MHPK 2:55:37
Katja Think evo surfski 3rd WHPK 3:15:08
Micky Necky Looksha II 3rd MFSK 3:20:47

The course around Bowen Island took the paddlers through a wide variety of conditions starting with a headwind while travelling against the current, then a headwind travelling with the current, then flat calm with no current, then flat calm travelling against the current, then finally a tailwind with no current. The only consistent factor during the race was the HEAT!!!

For those who've never been to the Bowen event, the islanders are well known for the apres race delicious salmon BBQ feast complete with beverages and hot tub.