Liverpool University Canoe Club

By Various

A huge massive thankyou to Dom for organising and setting up the “coaching the coaches” session last Saturday, I got loads out of it, really good idea to do that. Think I’m right in saying that the paddlers talk series helped pay for it, so excellent on that front as well. The day was packed with info, clarifying how to teach beginners, theory session, new ideas and practical out on the water in Chester. A great initiative, nice one! Big thanks to Dom for organisising, and to the visiting coach Dave Brown for a great day.

Freshers trip!
There will be a freshers trip on Sunday 30th Sep.
It will be very good. More info below.

Where to? The river Irwell, near Manchester, a water centre called The Burrs. The Irwell is a good beginner river, and also has a mini-play wave for the more experienced folk to play on.
How will we get there? In a minibus. Or in two minibuses, (cheers for driving, Will and Vanny) and some cars, because there will be quite a lot of folk going. The minibus will pick you up from halls, and bring you to the sheds to choose your boat etc, or you can meet us at the sheds.

Who can go? Everyone in the club, especially new freshers.

When? Sunday. In the morning. 9ish. Check this by asking Martin. We’ll be back late afternoon / early eve

How to sign up? Find Martin (the captain) or any other committee member, either in the Thurs eve pool session, or at the pub afterwards.

How much will it cost? You’d better check with Martin on that - my guess is £7, its a guess, but won’t be far out. It might well be cheaper.

What should I bring? Well, we’ll provide all the equipment (boat, paddles etc) unless you happen to have your own that you want to bring. You need to bring warm clothes (layers are good, man made fibres are good, cotton is bad, denim is very bad), spare clothes, sandwiches and a drink or money to buy a burger, also a little bit of money in case you want to buy beer afterwards. If you’ve got a woolly hat, bring it. Oh, and old trainers if you’ve got some. The club has a bunch of wetsuits and cagoules etc in the sheds which you will be able to choose from.

Saftey If you are a beginner, your job is to pay attention to the basic safety briefing at the beginning of the trip, and to have fun. There are many people here to help you - if you are unsure of anything, ask.
It will be a beginner river trip. You’ll be paddling on moving water, and you’ll also be learning basic skills and playing some games.

Contact captain Martin, or any member of the committee can help you sign up for the trip.

Yay, first trip of the term, first trip of many.

Collar an australian and order your DVD. As usual, DVD is valued in beer. You need to print off your own CD cover, I choose this one (of Sara’s):

Words: Andy R Pictures: Penny 

This weekend saw a Saturday trip to the dee consisting of myself, kim, martin and aussie dave. Levels were a bit lowish, but definately made the most out of the day, playboating and ran the river from Serpent’s all the way down to Town, and then no need for shuttle, a nice paddle up the canal to finish! Done more times than i have fingers and toes, but the Dee is still a favourite.
Evening brought a Curry face-off, with home made everything, onion bargies, naans, jalfreeeeeeezi chicken… Stuffed!
Then a couple of hours later, we converged on Stanley Embankment - good turn out of 9 at 8 o clock on a sunday morning! Insert various camping and karaoke stories here, and what a BEAUTIFUL wave! Clean and bouncy, and carnage on the multi-surfs…the usual. stunning.

 
The day finished off with a good ole cooked breakfast in tescos! Highly enjoyable for everyone, good start to the new paddling year i’d say!
(More photos on facebook)

Do you expect me to talk? No, Mr Bond, I expect you to watch this preview. Again and again. Mwahahahahahahahaaaaa!