Devizes To Westminster
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| Name: | Dan Grubbs |
| Email: | dan_grubbs at yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I love all things paddling. I'm a veteran of the world's longest non-stop paddle race here in the U.S. known and the Missouri River 340 -- 340 miles on the Missouri River from Kansas City to St. Louis. It is a life goal of mine to join you all in the DW. Nothing better than connecting paddlers from different nations. One day I'll be there! |
| Name: | ian crow |
| Email: | iancrow@hotmail.com. |
| Interest: | competitor 1958ish |
| Comments: | first visit interesting site.would be interested to hear from other veteran copetitors. |
| Name: | Brian Smart |
| Email: | bsmart65@home.com |
| Interest: | memories |
| Comments: | In 1954 I was in the Royal Marines,and my partner,Peter Jolly,and myself won the D-V canoe race,junoir section,one of the proudest moments of my life,still have the medal hanging on my wall!Am 66 now,but can still remember the thrill as if it were yesterday,oh for a come back. |
| Name: | Brian Smart |
| Email: | bsmart65@home.com |
| Interest: | memories |
| Comments: | In 1954 I was in the Royal Marines,and my partner,Peter Jolly,and myself won the D-V canoe race,junoir section,one of the proudest moments of my life,still have the medal hanging on my wall!Am 66 now,but can still remember the thrill as if it were yesterday,oh for a come back. |
| Name: | Neil Freeman |
| Email: | neil.freeman@virgin.net |
| Interest: | 2nd in 1982 time of 16hrs 33mins 01sec |
| Comments: | Many years away from the water but back training again and fighting fit to do it all again. .Was a member of Richmond and Royal and have links with Windsor. |
| Name: | Neil Freeman |
| Email: | neil.freeman |
| Interest: | 2nd in 1982 time of 16hrs 33mins 01sec |
| Comments: | Many years away from the water but back training again and fighting fit to do it all again. .Was a member of Richmond and Royal and have links with Windsor. |
| Name: | Steve Dawson |
| Email: | stephen.dawson1@btinternet.com |
| Interest: | Part of Saftey Team for DW2001 |
| Comments: | A cracking site. I have learnt a lot about the race from it.
There will be a race and there are few of us working very hard to make it a safe race. See you all Easter 2001. |
| Name: | Stuart Thompson |
| Email: | guyathome@ukgateway.net |
| Interest: | Big Ups to Al Rosier! |
| Comments: | I don't paddle myself, but I just wanna Big Up my cousin Alistair Rosier for the achievements that he's made. By the way you missed out on a great time at Jeremy's wedding. Send me an E-mail if you've got the time. |
| Name: | albert |
| Email: | cheng61@SINGNET.COM.SG |
| Comments: | HI:
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME VISIT THE WEBSITE VERY NICE
KEEP IT UP.HOPE TO SEE MORE RACE PHOTO.
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| Name: | ruud veldpape |
| Email: | ruudveldpape@compuserve.com |
| Interest: | Paddeld it in 1999 |
| Comments: | Sad to hear that the race is stopt in 2000. Best to those that capsised |
| Name: | Dai Mc |
| Email: | Mccarthyclan@tesco.net |
| Interest: | maybe one day... |
| Comments: | Unlucky guys from a faithful supporter, see you next year, Dai.
P.S...Amber, stop boasting about your damn record! (just kidding, boast all you want, you earned it) |
| Name: | Jo Shipway |
| Email: | aau97jcs@reading.ac.uk |
| Interest: | paddler....past and future |
| Comments: | Just want to say bad luck toall those who started this year.....just make sure you come back next year, you know it's worth it. |
| Name: | Ash Winters |
| Email: | a.j.winters@talk21.com |
| Interest: | ??PADDLER?? |
| Comments: | Well it took alot of courage but eventually, after many beers I agreed to do it in 2000. Just emagine how I felt having paddled 34 miles on the first day, to be told the next morning it's over.Oh well can't blame the weather, it was great while it lasted hopefully see everybody again in 2001 |
| Name: | Dave Goodwin |
| Email: | davegoodwin2@hotmail.com |
| Interest: | Future participant |
| Comments: | I will be returning home after many years away and am very interested in competing in 2001. I have paddled for many years in South Africa (see Dusi canoe marathon website)and would appreciate advice on type of equipment required, cost etc.
Thanks, great website. |
| Name: | Paul Andrews |
| Email: | raft.racer@virgin.net |
| Interest: | DW Time Keeper @ Westminster |
| Comments: | Great site.
I look forward to seeing all of the DW crews again this year at Westminster.
Best of luck........ |
| Name: | Dave Hallam |
| Email: | David@hallam6.Freeserve.co.Uk |
| Interest: | Been paddleing for so many years ,just got to be done! |
| Comments: | Tried it in '98' in K2 unfortunatly my partner slipped at Marsh Lock and sprained his wrist, this year on my own K1 with my wife as support,mind over body, attitude is the key ! |
| Name: | john barford |
| Email: | john.barford@talk21.com |
| Website: | http://www.btclick.com |
| Interest: | resident/wharfside/devizes |
| Comments: | good luck to all participating in the
2000 race from the residents of the
warfside,hope the weather is kind.
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| Name: | Dave Green |
| Email: | dgreen.48@virgin.net |
| Interest: | Paddled/supported too many times. |
| Comments: | I have now moved to the North of England.I miss!! the atmosphere of DW each Easter. Good luck to everyone entering this 2000. Best wishes to all DW friends. |
| Name: | Dominic Ford |
| Interest: | paddler |
| Comments: | Nice to see Kimbolton has improved since I took part. Don,t forget the "now" old ones. |
| Name: | Martin Lambourne |
| Email: | lamby15@ukonline.co.uk |
| Interest: | Paddler |
| Comments: | Very good web site. Watch out for this year as myself and my partner, Paul Ford, are competing in the junior doubles race and we have got wing paddles this year!!! |
| Name: | John Ferry |
| Email: | john_ferry.gov.uk |
| Interest: | completed 7 or 8 |
| Comments: | see you in 2000 |
| Name: | Hedzer Kikstra (yes that's Dutch |
| Email: | hkcanoe@hotmail.com |
| Interest: | Curious about it..a future challenge? |
| Comments: | David, I really enjoyed your site about the DW. I've visited it for the first time, and I have to admit I still don't know for a 100% what the DW actually is. My main ambition is doing the 2000 Danish Gudena race, but the 2000 or 2001 DW-race sounds like a great substitute. Will keep in touch!
Greetings from Friesland!
HK |
| Name: | Chuck Dick |
| Email: | chuclyn@interchange.ubc.ca |
| Interest: | in the route |
| Comments: | At age 65 want to lead members of my dogwood canoe club down the thames from coventry(oxford canal) to london.Is it feasible? we are all retired open canoers(canadian) and don't mind a long float after many rapids in this country.hope to do in the spring of2001.like all the help we can get and hopefully encouragement.love your website.cheers and thanks. |
| Name: | jim lemin and maureen purchase |
| Email: | plemin at freeserve |
| Interest: | something to do at Easter (6 coming up 7 times) |
| Comments: | look forward to seeing you once again |
| Name: | The Three-Headed Bird, The Sarahs.. |
| Website: | http://www.homestead.com/romily/aaaaa.html |
| Interest: | Paddles |
| Comments: | All the way we went, from Oxford to Southend! What a gas! View our diary for our adventures! |
| Name: | Peter Fell |
| Email: | hotelboat Helen of the West |
| Website: | http://hotelboat.co.uk |
| Comments: | If you are looking for accommodation next Easter for the good Friday race why not try this. You wont get any closer. Offering B & B
Devizes Wharf
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| Name: | Mike Holman |
| Email: | Michael_Holman@Compuserve.com |
| Interest: | Twice completed in Canadian Class |
| Comments: | Going for it again in 2000 with a team of innocent FOOLS from Leeds University OTC. If any other OTC members visit this site let me know but don't alert the Cadets!
Great site - particularly liked the up to date lock diagrams. Things have probably changed since 1989 - my last entry! |
| Name: | Geoff Hicks |
| Email: | BERNARD@bhicks.freeserve.co.uk |
| Comments: | Did you have to put so many photos of yourself in it. It ruined the whole site.
PS Pingu says hello.
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| Name: | Phil Smith |
| Interest: | Live near the Thames |
| Comments: | Very impressive website. Only thing lacking is the date for the 2000 race. |
| Name: | Giles Standbrook |
| Email: | ian@standbrook-guides.com |
| Website: | http://www.standbrook-guides.com |
| Interest: | Paddled it! |
| Comments: | Having paddled the race, disappointed with the mix up with all the results. It is very important when you have put in alot of effort to be told how well you have done (other years results posted up very quickly/correctly) but this year we not only had to wait but they were wrong. We thought we had won the scout trophy, only to be told, sorry there has been a mistake. Now having received our certificates, they are both the same, I would like one with my name first! |
| Name: | Tony Minihan |
| Email: | jackal4242@hotmail.com |
| Interest: | past competitor |
| Comments: | Great website, good to see that scenery again! I can come clean now, I was only 15 when I completed the race in 1987 in 24 hours, sorry! |
| Name: | Henry Hendron - publicity officer Richmond Canoe Club- |
| Email: | HHendron@hotmail.com |
| Website: | http://www.angelfire.com/co/henry1 |
| Interest: | Ex-competitor and support crew |
| Comments: | Having completed the race and supported in the race, I can now officially tell all that supporting is ten times harder and more demanding, both physically and mentally, that padelling the race. I say this to those who choose to paddle next year, you are taking the easy option, I could have done with the canoeist supporting me not the other way round !
Those with nothing else to do come easter sunday, and are actually mad enought to take part in DW, I guess that I will see you on the water (more to the point, in the Bear the night before) Have fun. |
| Name: | Daniel Voyce |
| Email: | Voycey@hotmail.com |
| Website: | http://voycey.cjb.net |
| Interest: | Finishing |
| Comments: | I paddled 125 miles in a bloody big red Barge(explorer). We got comments of 'Nice Fire Engine' and 'Don't Sink' But we proved everyone wrong-We finished and nobody can say anything else!! Although we took the longest and as boat 144 became renound for being the slowest crew!!
WE DID IT AND IM GOING TO BED!!!!!!
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| Name: | Richard Hendron |
| Interest: | WINNING Junior/Vet crew 1999 |
| Comments: | Thanks to all those from Richmond Canoe Club who came and surported us, and cheared us on. Oh and Bad luck to that suport crew who tried to get our race number to report us for our suport crew being at the rollers at Hampton Court. Personaly I throught that the fact that the support were wearing Richmond Canoe club T shirts was a bit of a give away, better luck next time. |
| Name: | Stuart Quinton |
| Interest: | 5 times a paddler |
| Comments: | I did a bit of supporting this year '99'.
supporting turned out to be almost as knackering as paddling !
Q - When are the results going to be out ?
By the way - Great site, and well done !
See you in 2000 ???? |
| Name: | Gary Robinson |
| Email: | MRORINSON@prodigy.net |
| Comments: | Great site. Check out the Texas Water Safari 260 miles of non stop paddling 2nd weekend in June. My partner and I finished 10th in 98 in 58hrs53mins. I`m looking forward to trying the DW
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| Name: | dan archer |
| Interest: | ex Competitor |
| Comments: | good site, I am an ex Royal marines DW paddler 1985\86, I always wake up with a start on Good Fridays!!!! Never Again or maybe just once as a veteran!!
keep up the good work guys |
| Name: | antony l murr |
| Email: | emlyn@sevendale.freeserve.co.uk |
| Interest: | just completed for third time |
| Comments: | Just a thank you to all the organisers of the race, our two support crews and espacially to the senior crew (I have no idea of their number or names) who stopped to help when we fell in just before Westminster Bridge.
This was our fourth and last attempt next year I would prefer to support a crew or help with the event.
Thank you and God Bless |
| Name: | Dave Hawthorn |
| Email: | family@hawthorne446.freeserve.co.uk |
| Interest: | taking part for first time in 1999 in senior double |
| Comments: | good luck to everyone.
Excellent website. We are from the Lowestoft Canoe Club in Suffolk |
| Name: | Jan Woodhead |
| Email: | woodhead@innotts.co.uk |
| Interest: | Supporter of Phil & Tom Woodhead Trent College Canoe Club |
| Comments: | Looking forward to supporting Philip & Tom. Hope the weather is good! |
| Name: | Amber Vater |
| Interest: | finished twice, record holder!! |
| Comments: | had a great time last year beating all the school crews and having loads of toilet paper fights at Marlow High School. I will be on the camp site crew this year, and hopefully paddling again in 2000! |
| Name: | Mike Taylor |
| Email: | MikeT@tylershill.freeserve.uk |
| Interest: | Competed twice 1987 & 1990 |
| Comments: | Excellent website
Still follow the race
Best of luck to all taking part tomorrow
I might see you as you paddle by
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| Name: | Antoine Ruette |
| Website: | http://www.rtvsu.co.uk |
| Interest: | Check points |
| Comments: | How about having an area set aside for all the poor people who have to man the check points during the race?
Rafiki / Taurus Venture Scout Unit have done it for a number of years and maybe other people would like to know how well the people in the background work. |
| Name: | Mark Dove |
| Email: | Dove.Surf@Cornwall.Dialnet.Com |
| Interest: | Visions of a first entry in 1999 |
| Comments: | Question : Has anyone entered the race using a surf lifesaving rescue ski ? What are the pros & cons ? I'm considering entering the senior doubles. |
| Name: | M.T.Guerin |
| Comments: | 5 times completed coming back for more 2000 must be mad? |
| Name: | scorpio |
| Interest: | dunit |
| Comments: | My arms ake |
| Name: | B.P.Walters-Tojo |
| Interest: | Originator |
| Comments: | Canoed in 1948 Walked it in 1998
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| Name: | Kaya |
| Email: | kaya@keyworld.net |
| Interest: | Possible first-time entry in 1999 |
| Comments: | Wonderful Web Site!
Now I have a new dream...DW 1999
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| Name: | Kevin Snooks |
| Interest: | 1984 finisher |
| Comments: | Completed DW with John Walters whose father was one of the originators of the race. Also my Dad has completed the race many moons ago. |
| Name: | Joey |
| Email: | fjm112@psu.edu |
| Website: | http://surf.to/joeyz |
| Comments: | We don't do much paddling here in the mountains, but I enjoyed your page very much. I found it informative and interesting. |
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