A (and B) trip sub-committee meeting

By Bernie Tolland Comment Closed
Hi, For anyone keen to run or offer suggestions on possible Sea, River and canoe trips……………………Single or multi day. I am hold a meeting at my house on Thurs. 10 Oct. at 7:30 to discuss and schedule future paddles . All are very welcome. If you can’t make it but are happy to suggest , plan or help with a trip please mail me the detail. Hope to see you on the 10th. Regards Bernie...
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Club AGM

By Tony Clarke Comment Closed
The club AGM is going to take place on Monday 28th October at 7.30pm in the Playdrome. Hope to see regular and new members present to take part in electing the committee members and sharing in discussions about our club’s business....
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Pool Session Follow Up from Last Night

By graham Comment Closed
For the kids session: 1st  equal Gregor   8.0  / 8.1 1st equal Kenneth  8.2 / 8.0 2nd Gary 8.8 / 8.8 3rd George 9.2 / 8.9 4th Max 9.3 /9.0 5th Duncan 18.2 but only one blade (divide by 2)= 9.1 6th Rowan 9.9 / 9.2 7th Allison 9.6 / 9.5 8th Cameron 10.1 / 9.6 9th Ross 10.1 / 10.4 (crashed into poolside!) Adult Session: Also Sandy 8.2 sec v Scott A. 7.3 sec!   October Coaching Themes: Improvers group 1st Safety and Water Confidence  - Ross 8th  Support Strokes - Bernie 15th Rescues  Part 1 - David 22nd Sideways - Ross 29th Support Part 2 - Bernie   October Coaching Themes: Skilled group 1st Sculling - Sandy 8th Rolling Masterclass - Graham 15th Free session 22nd Dynamic Sideways Paddling-  Sandy 29th Reverse in Control - Graham (Coach names provisional and to be confirmed for Skilled Group)   Please note joining these groups on the night is optional , you are equally welcome to simply paddle, practice or chat!  ...
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River Nith

By admin Comment Closed
What a great Sunday on the river for most , in the river for some! After a scenic drive through the Leadhills we arrived at the Glen Airlie Picnic Site put in, set up the shuttle to Drumlanrig Bridge and got on the river . First prize to bailoutboater - now you know where the forum / blog post name comes from. A good level of water meant that the rapids came in quick succession breaking us in (or eddy out) for the approaching gorge section. Here we had to have a wee look first before running safely. In the gorge section we came across two chaps panning for gold, if ah had known there was gold in them their river, I would have looked closer when upside down. Some skilful paddling at the pour over and a very technical tricky chicken run at the same spot. The day ended with a demonstration of spectacular seal launching. The paddlers in no...
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4 New Club Coaches!

By dckc kayak club Comment Closed
Congratulations to Andrew Minshall, Bernie Tolland, David Gow and Ross McKillop who all completed their Level 1 Canoeing Coach trianing and assessment last weekend. They are now qualified to coach club members in both Kayak and Canoe and are a very welcome addition to pool sessions as well as on loch, sea and river. You will see them at many club sessions, feel free to chat to them about their experience on the course. We are also preparing to get them a glamorous red T-shirt each! Well done!...
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Pool Sessions are back

By graham Comment Closed
Just to say what a great turn out at the first couple of pool sessions. Looks like everyone is having fun! We are hoping to buy some new spraydecks to make sure we have enough large ones available. The neoprene spray decks are now exclusively for outdoor use and this also helps with pool safety. If you can bring the right change and help make the guys taking the money's life easier that would also be great. If you have not yet joined then please print out and fill in a membership form and bring it along with your payment. Membership forms can be downloaded at Club Documents and prices are at prices Last admin is: if coming for the first session please can you go to the container for 7.30pm to bring round the boats. If you are at the second session please help take the boats back round after the session....
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Club Calendar New Format

By dckc kayak club Comment Closed
If you visit the calendar page on the site you will see it has changed (and we hope improved). To have it automatically update to your google or other calendar use the subscribe button as the old google calendar is being discontinued. Events can be added by authorised users - so if you need authorised please contact Graham (if you can already post to the site you can also add events). This will let you post your event from our software with the same password that lets you use the new forums and access member only pages and documents. The software is easy to use, even for the older members! A wee overview is at http://support.time.ly/Creating-an-Event/ or why not watch the video For the more web savvy why not visit time.ly and see what else it can do. I plan to add the facebook event link when I get the facebook info to set it up!...
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River Paddling

By Sandy Johnston Comment Closed
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

By Sandy Johnston Comment Closed
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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