In this issue
Trip Report - Medway Touring
Summer Club Activities
Dates for the Diary
Trip Report - Medway Touring
The British Summer was demonstrated on our recent Medway trip. We had most of the weather features- sun, rain and wind. Janinne and Barney had done plenty of planning and a fun and enjoyable trip was had by all: touring the river Medway, riding a few of the weir sluices and the odd rope swing as well. It is worth mentioning here that our family friendly trips are gaining a lot of engagement. Paddle touring is becoming one of our most popular activities. Great work Barney for pushing this on and we all look forward to a busy future calendar. We also have a medieval banquet planned for the Symonds Yat trip. So if you are interested get in touch with Trish.
Photos courtesy of Jannine Payne
Summer Club Activities
In early June we had a successful activity day down at the Barkstore, with a taster session, club BBQ and river clean up event providing fun for existing members along with potential new ones! It was all going on that day, the pictures probably tell the story better than my words.
Photos courtesy of Sonia Harrison
This time of year a lot of people head off on Peer paddles (have a look at the January Blog to see an explanation on Peer Vs Club Event explanation), with some trips to Cardiff or further afield to the Alps for white water fun. As a club we are getting busy, Luke is getting a steady following with his surf activities - peer paddles again. Keep an eye on the club Facebook for when they are going on. The lakeside session is running every week with a regular core of paddlers attending for lots of rolling development and even the appearance of a Sup-Café. So, lots going on. One area we will need to work on is recruiting leaders for Barkstore sessions, as the list of volunteers has slimmed as people move on. There will be a drive to recruit more regular session leaders - I would like to see a cohort of people coming through the club developing skills up to at least Paddlesport leader. Keep an eye on your emails.
Left: Credit Clare Challis; Right: Credit Ben Mitchell
So for the rest of the Summer come and see us at our regular club events at Barkstore or Lakeside. There are some one day white water events going up now. I will be attending these to support white water skills development. I want to see a few more new faces on the River Dart Loop this season. I am going to have short break from the blog for the rest of the Summer and posts will start again in the early Autumn.
Happy paddling,
Joe.
Dates for the diary
Northampton White Water Centre
Sunday 14th July 2024 - I will be here for the Sunday session, able to offer coaching and moral support for those that want to join me
Woodmill Wier
6.00pm Thursday 18th July 2024 - Low tide- 4.43pm- 1.5m
I am running a fortnightly session down at the Woodmill Wier, focussing on practicing and developing whitewater skills. Drop Joe Lo a message or email for details.
Sea Kayaking at Lakeside
6.00pm Tuesday 23rd July 2024 - Peter Stewart will be down to share sea kayaking tips.
Club Social
8.00pm Tuesday 30th July 2024 - Cricketers, Eastleigh - Meet up for a get together after the Lakeside session or just come down and catch up.
Woodmill Wier
6.00pm Thursday 1st August 2024 - Low tide- 4.43pm- 1.5m
I am running a fortnightly session down at the Woodmill Wier, focussing on practicing and developing whitewater skills. Drop Joe Lo a message or email for details.
Northampton White Water Centre
Sunday 4th August 2024 - I will be here for the Sunday session, able to offer coaching and moral support for those that want to join me.
Taster Session (Barkstore)
18th August 2024 - Provisional Date
Club Social
8.00pm Tuesday 27th August 2024 - Cricketers, Eastleigh - Meet up for a get together after the Lakeside session or just come down and catch up.
White Water Development on an artificial course
Sunday 1st September 2024 - Location to be chosen to best suit the development of those from previous trips in this series. Contact Joe Lo for details.
Taster Session (Barkstore)
8th September 2024 - Provisional Date
Symonds Yat
20th-22nd September 2024 - The club standard, some touring and some introduction to White Water on Symonds Yat. St. Briavels Castle YHA for the accommodation. Please contact Trish for details.
White Water Safety and Rescue Course
28th-29th September 2024 - Due to popularity of the May WWS&R course we are going to run another - A weekend for getting your White Water Safety training and qualification. Six places are available at a cost of approximately £150 pp. Location: ideally North Wales/Tryweryn. Get in touch with Joe Lo for details.
Pool sessions to return
October 2024 - Details to follow.
White Water River Trip
19th-20th October 2024 - Location to be agreed
River Dart Trip
15th-17th November 2024 - Club trip particularly aimed at those who want to develop Grade 2 to Grade 3 skills. Leaders and coaches will be there to provide support to those who need it.
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