River Paddling over the winter

By Sandy Johnston Comment Closed
Hi Looking at the following dates for river trips Sunday 23.11.14 Sunday 07.12.14 Sunday 14.12.14 Sunday 28.12.14 Sunday 11.01.15 Sunday 25.01.15 Sunday 08.02.15 Sunday 22.02.15 Sunday 08.03.15 Sunday 22.03.15 These will be open to kayakers and open boaters and will be tailored to suit the people taking part. The trips will lead up to a long weekend around Easter- time which will be more of an expedition type paddle, descending a river or rivers over several days....
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River paddlers wanted

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I am planning to re-sit my UKCC level 3 Assessment in November. I have to work with a group of paddlers for six sessions before then and write that up to supplement my coaching portfolio. I am looking for some volunteers who would like to be coached and developed in white water kayaking and would be available on Sundays throughout September/October so that I can fit in the sessions. I plan to do a variety of rivers and should be able to fit in  3 star training and assessment in white water kayak as part of the sessions. If interested contact me on sandy.johnston@sky.com. Thanks........... Sandy...
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3 star sea assessment

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I am trying to arrange this for Sat 20/09/14 when there should be six places available at a cost of  around £30 per head. If interested let me know on sandy.johnston@sky.com If there are enough people interested then we can book a second assessment day..................... Sandy...
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River Paddling

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River Paddling There has not been a lot of active river paddling in the club over the last year. We want to turn this around as while there are enough club members with the appropriate skills to have an active river paddling programme, they just don’t seem to be aware of each other. In order to improve things the club is planning to establish two paddling groups. These will be the: 1. White Water Group, and 2. Beginners River Group. The White Water Group will be aimed at river paddlers who are competent to paddle on Grade 3 – 4 water. Rivers falling into this category include the Tay at Grandtully, Nith, Allan, Tummel, Orchy etc. The white water group is open to both kayak and canoe paddlers. The purpose of this group is to find a focus for those paddlers who want to paddle more advanced rivers and the plan is to improve the paddling abilities of members, provide the opportunity to work towards...
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Coaching levels, and what they mean – BCU Level 1

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The BCU Level 1 Coach For many coaches the BCU UKCC Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Paddlesport is the first step on the coaching pathway. The qualification introduces the fundamentals of safe, ethical and effective coaching. Candidates are trained to coach basic skills to paddlers in any type of paddlesport craft in a flat-water environment. A range of coaching tips, tricks games and activities are built into the course, along with time spent developing technical and tactical understanding of these skills. The Level 1 Coach can plan, deliver, and review short coaching sessions; normally with the support of a more qualified coach. They can work with paddlers at any stage of development; receiving specific training to coach paddlers in their first year of activity and to run taster sessions. To complete the level 1 Coach you must: Decide if you wish to achieve the award as Bank Based or Boat Based Coach - Candidates who do not hold the required personal performance award...
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Club Clothing 2013

By Sandy Johnston Comment Closed
Sandy will take orders for club clothing emblazoned with the above logo up until the end September 2013. Rather than putting an order form round as we have in the past please shop and order as follows: 1. Look up the online catalogue at http://www.superlogo.co.uk 2. choose the items of clothing and take a note of item/size/colour/cost 3. email Sandy on sandy.johnston@sky.com with these details before 30/09/13. 4. Sandy will collate the order together and arrange for the embroidery. 5. pay for the items when delivered to the club in late October/ early November Remember the costs quoted are a guide as they don't include VAT, delivery costs, plus the £1 donation to the club. Also the club logo is blue and green so the logo doesn't stand out on blue and green clothing, best colours are black, grey or lighter colours like white/yellow/stone/red, etc There is a wide range of clothing available for embroidery including outdoor clothing. Have a look at the catalogue and see............ Sandy...
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River Weekend

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1st to 2nd June 2013 This is a river paddling weekend based at the SCA Grantully campsite on the River Tay. This is open to all and will include open canoeing as well as river kayaking. Different grades of trip are available, from those suitable for complete beginners to those for the more experienced amongst us. Club equipment can be borrowed but you will need your own camping equipment. Sandy just needs some notice if you are going along. You can either post on the forum or contact him on 07962 226280 but he needs to know if you are attending by Saturday 25/05/13....
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River Coaching and River Weekend

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Sandy has had to change some dates for the river trips/river coaching. In May these will be: Sunday 5 May 2013 Sunday 26 May 2013 Please contact him at least three days in advance if you wish to take part. Each day will normally be a river trip with the venue picked to suit those attending. Persons will be able to take part either in kayaks or canoes on these trips. Sandy is also running a river weekend  over Saturday 1 to Sunday 2 June 2013. This will be based at the SCA campsite at Grandtully on the River Tay. There should be various options available each day for anyone wishing to paddle, from fairly easy to exciting. If you are interested please contact Sandy by 21 May 2013 so that he can make arrangements and book space with the SCA - Scottish Canoe Association. Sandy can be contacted on sandy.johnston@sky.com or on 07962226280.  ...
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Knoydart Sea Kayak Trip

By Sandy Johnston Comment Closed
This is a combined paddling and hillwalking trip which is being run by Sandy running from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 july 2012. The plan at the moment is to meet at the container on the Friday night at around 17.00 to be up at Kinloch Hourn for around 21.00 which is high water in Loch Hourn. We will then paddle the 10 kms to Barrisdale Bay where we will camp overnight. Saturday will be a hillwalk with the premium route being a circuit of Coire Dhorrcail on Ladhar Bheinn (pronounced Larven). Should a day's walking not suit there is the option of sea paddling on Loch Hourn. There are alternative low level walks also. Sunday will be a paddle on Loch Hourn back to Kinloch Hourn. You will need to be self sufficient with regards to camping and hillwalking equipment although Sandy will try to arrange for tent-sharing to reduce the amount of kit that we need to take. To...
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