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Want to See Something Amazing?

Book Ticket for the 2019 Canoe Slalom World Cup in London The best slalom paddlers in the World are heading to London for a World Cup match form Friday 14th – Sunday 16th June 2019 and you can book your tickets by clicking here. “There isn’t a better showcase for the sport than Lee Valley […]

29 September 2019

Osterley Weekends

Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays Now you can enjoy paddling in Osterley Park, Jersey Road, Osterley, TW7 4RD with The Sharks every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday till the end of September. Sessions start at noon on each day and you can book here. It cost just £7 per person and you get 40 minutes […]

29 October 2019

Havelock, Southall News

Exciting things are happening We are launching a new race club section on the Canal in the Havelock area of Southall, we will be meeting on the Green along Havelock Road, UB2 4GG. at 5pm every Tuesday. For more information call 07951 770241 or email: canoeing@thesharks.org.uk. We will be adding in more sessions as we […]

30 October 2019

Summer Slalom Sessions 2019

Monday and Wednesday evenings. At Harefield, suitable for all standards and all ages, beginners welcome. we provide all the kit, so all we need is you. There are no upfront fees or joining fees, so no excuses, just come along and have fun. Sessions will start at 6pm on Mondays and at 5pm for beginners of […]

30 October 2019

Wild Water Race Training

Monday and Wednesday Evenings We will be continuing our Monday sessions at 5pm for River Race and be adding on an additional session on Wednesday, also at 5pm. Sessions will start at 6pm on both days; we meet at Rickmansworth Sailing Club, Troy Lake, West Hyde, access is from the A412, Denham Road, alternatively you can […]

Previous Events

Good Luck James

At Llandysul James Read will be racing both Kayak and Canoe this weekend at Llandysul slalom. He is paddling both days in Division 2 Men’s Kayak and Division 3 Men’s Canoe. Go James

Good Luck at Winchester

Shark Paddlers This Sunday We have some new paddlers racing at Winchester Division 4 (entry level event) this Sunday. In Men’s K1, Sean Fitzpatrick will be racing in his first ranking event, good luck Sean. Lillian Moore will be paddling C2 with her dad, Rick. Alex Aldred will be racing C1 in the Men’s event. […]

Push The Boat Out – 19th May

With Rickmansworth Sailing Club Come and join us at Rickmansworth Sailing Club on Sunday 19th May and Push the Boat Out, an opportunity to try sailing, canoeing and kayaking for FREE. It promises to be a great day for the whole family. This is being organised by Rickmansworth Sailing Club and will be a great […]

Winchester Slalom

Entry Level Fun Sunday 19th May Your chance to have some fun and enter your first Canoe Slalom, this entry level race at Winchester is a great place to start and The Sharks have had some success here in the past. It is on flat water, just 12 gates, but it is a ranking Division […]

London Youth Games 2019

Will You be there on Saturday 18th May? This year the kayaking events of the London Youth Games (LYG) will place at Lee Valley White Water Centre on Saturday 18th May and we want as many Shark paddlers taking part as possible. There are two events Slalom and Sprint and we have paddlers who can […]

Good Luck at the London Youth Games

To All Shark Paddlers And to everyone else taking part in one of the Worlds biggest youth sporting events. This weekend is the kayaking at the Lee Valley, The Sharks have paddlers in both the slalom and the Sprint representing three Boroughs; Ealing, Harrow and Hillingdon. Amelia Combes is racing senior girls’ slalom for Ealing […]

Bank Holiday Monday – 6th May

Time Changes Please note the slalom session at Harefield will take place at 10am on Bank Holiday Monday 6th May, The Wild Water Race session is cancelled. We will be holding Family Fun sessions at Osterley from noon. All other sessions and times this week will be the same.

Who wants to Try Slalom?

Entry Level Nene event on Saturday May 4th The Nene Division 4 Slalom is an ideal entry level event. It is on flat water adjacent to the Nene White Water Centre in Northampton, NN4 7AA. It is about 60 miles from Harefield, less than an hour-and-half drive Entry fees are £5.10 per person, the course […]

Let’s Spring Forward

Yeah, it is officially Spring Although we have been getting some Spring like weather for a few weeks, we are now about to Spring forward onto British Sensible Time. Don’t forget to put your clocks forward an hour before you go to bed on Saturday night or early Sunday morning if that is your life-style. […]

We are Back

At Osterley The 2019 season has started and you can book here for your session at Osterley Park, Jersey Road, Osterley, TW7 4RD every Sunday and Bank Holiday till the end of October. Sessions start at noon and run through to 4pm, with the last boats on the water at 3pm. We will also be there […]

Easter 2019

School Holiday Programme We have activities running at different locations on different days throughout the School Easter Holidays, so please come down and have some fun and get active. Sessions are suitable for all ages. Sundays And every Sunday through till the end of October, we have Family Fun Sessions at Osterley Park. They operate […]

Easter at Osterley

Fun, Fun, Fun The Sharks will be at Osterley Park three days over Easter, our normal Sunday sessions will go ahead as usual, in addition we will be there on both Bank Holidays, so you can have three times as much fun this Easter. For more information email: osterley@thesharks.org.uk or call 07951 770241. You can […]

Nene Wavehopper Race

April 14th 2019 The Nene Wavehopper Race takes place on Sunday April 14th 2019 at the Nene White Water Centre in Northampton, NN4 7AA. The Nene, is an artificial whit water course and is a great place to start out on rough water as it is totally safe and contained. Wavehoppers are very specific boats […]

Good luck at the Nene

Wavehopper Race We have four paddlers at the Nene Wavehopper race on Sunday 14th April and we wish them all the best: Alexandra Judge: Khaleel Ziauddin: Neal Underwood: Sam Liddy:

Monday Race Training at Harefield

New for 2019 From Monday 7th January, we will start racing sessions at Harefield from 5pm. We will be using Wild Water Racing boats at first and then processing to sprint and marathon boats. We will be able to cater for people to train in slalom/GP boats initially (until they are ready for WWR boats). […]

Matlock Slalom

Good Luck Jacob Jacob Simpson will be racing this weekend at the Matlock Division 2 slalom in Derbyshire. Jacob’s event at Symonds Yet last week was called off due to flooding on the River Wye, so hopefully Jacob can get some well earned points in his Division 2 Men’s K1 event, before he takes a […]

Havelock Sundays

New Sessions for Paddlers at Havelock We will be running sessions for paddlers at Havelock on Sunday afternoons at 2:30pm. The cost will be £5 per person and is open to everybody and anybody. From beginners to the more experienced. Please let us know on 07951 770241 or by email: canoeing@thesharks.org.uk if you are going […]

Sunday 17th March 2019

Sorry Sessions Cancelled All sessions on Sunday 17th March have been cancelled due to weather conditions, We are very sorry, but have decided to make the decision based on current winds and predicted hail storms for tomorrow. We always put safety first.

Symonds Yat Slalom

This weekend – Cancelled due to extreme High water conditions Jacob Simpson is off to Symonds Yat this weekend to compete in the Division 2 slalom taking place on the rapids on the River Wye. Jacob is our latest paddler to reach Division 2 and this will be only his third event at this level. […]

Racing This Weekend

Two Events – Three Sharks James Read is off to Llandysul, to race in the Division 1 slalom as a paddle up, James is ranked 11th in Division 2 after his fine start to the season at Shepperton. James will beracing on both days. Whilst Grant Underwood will be continuing his comeback to competition at […]

Havelock session cancelled today

Safety Reasons Due to the strong winds, we have decided to cancel today’s session at Havelock for safety reasons. We are sorry, but as you will accept safety of participants must always come first.

Barrow Race – 9th March

Another fun day out The last in the current series of Barrow-upon-Soar races takes place on Saturday 9th March. The address for the races is the Boathouse Pub, Barrow-on-Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8PN. The races are 3k in length and there is no rough water, so ideal for people new to River racing, but also a […]

The Season is about to start

Yes, Slalom starts this weekend And The Sharks are part of it. Unfortunately our plans of going to Dulverton have been prevented by a lack of water in the river, but Shepperton Division 2 race is to go ahead and our division 3 paddlers have transferred their entries there. Official Practice starts at 10am, The […]

Shepperton Slaloms

Div 1 – 23rd & 24th February: Div 2 – 2nd & 3rd March Two events on subsequent weekends: The Division 1 slalom can be entered by Division 2 paddlers as a paddle up. Division 3 paddlers can enter the race as officials, you will need to help with the judging but it is good […]

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Good Luck at Winchester

Good Luck James

Good Luck at the London Youth Games

Daleks WWR Report

Winchester Slalom

April 2019

Osterley Weekends

Who wants to Try Slalom?