Mini-Marathon – Sunday 1st February

Two distances 6k for adults and more experienced paddlers, 3k for under 14 (unless you want a challenge) and less experienced paddlers.

Hare & Hounds

The Hare & Hounds course is 10km (6 miles) up and down the river Wey from the clubhouse, with two portages in Guildford town centre and turning in front of St Catherine’s lock. All entrants are expected to complete the course in under 90 minutes – an average paddler takes about 60 minutes, while the course record stands at under 40 minutes! If you would like to take part in the next Hare & Hounds series or an individual race then please use the online registration form, it will save a lot of time during the race check-in.

Dash Hounds

The Dash Hound series runs on a shorter 5km (3 mile) course starting and finishing at the club house and turning in front of Debenhams.  With no portages these races are specifically aimed at U14s who are not quite up to the full Hare and Hounds course. These are friendly and low key races aimed at introducing younger paddlers to the challenges of winter racing. If you would like to take part in the next Dash Hounds series or an individual race then please use the online registration form (below) which will save a lot of time during the race check-in.

Wey Kayak Club is about an hours drive from our bases in West London or from Thamesmead. Wey Kayak Club have been supportive of The Sharks and have provided a number of boats for us to use.

More information is available of their webpage: weykayak.co.uk/hare-hounds.

If you are interested in attending, please contact is on: 07961 770241, or email canoeing@thesharks.org.uk. It will be a fun event and nice to race at another club. Anybody interested in Marathon Racing should join us there.

Published 15th January 2026