Tuesday evening sessions (2008)

 

Tuesday evening paddling sessions start again on April 8th and continue on Tuesday evenings until September. 

Start and finish times

April 8th and 15th	Start 6.00 pm, finish 7.30 – 8.00 pm depending upon conditions.
April 22nd – August 27th	Start 6.30 pm, finish 8.30 pm

The start time is the time we expect groups to be formed and ready to paddle so please ensure you arrive early enough to register, pay, get changed, collect your kit and adjust it (if appropriate).

Social paddling (unsupervised)
As usual there will be unsupervised social paddling for paddlers of at least 2* standard in groups of not less that three.

Informal paddling (supervised)
There will be at least one group of paddlers under supervision working on specific skills appropriate to individuals within the group.

Newcomers
Newcomers are welcome on the following dates:
April 8th, 15th and 22nd
May 6th, 13th and 20th
June 3rd, 10th and 17th
July 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd
August 5th, 12th and 19th

Newcomers will undergo a two week induction into the club and introduction to paddling leading to the PaddlePower Start award.

Fun sessions
Organised fun sessions will take place on the last Tuesday of each month, unsupervised social paddling and supervised informal paddling will continue on these days.

Courses
BCU 1 and 2 star courses will be run on Tuesday evenings.  The first courses will start on Tuesday May 6^th and participants will be expected to attend all sessions prior to presenting themselves for assessment.  Five weeks have been set aside for the training element of the one star award and eight weeks for the two star award.  Registration forms for these courses will be made available in March. 

I hope to be able to offer three star kayak and open canoe courses later in the year, and possibly the Canoe Safety Test (or equivalent).  These courses will depend upon demand.

Paul Gibson

Training Officer 12 March 2008