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Simon Pond is running a club led event. A summer paddle, Ironbridge to Bridgnorth, spending a couple of hours at Jackfield rapids.
Bring lunch in a suitable container, plenty of fluid and hopefully sun tan lotion!!
Numbers capped at 10, but if another coach/leader wishes to join me, will increase numbersackfield rapids, for a play and coaching session.
Meet 9am at containers for getting boats, or 10am at Dale End car park, Ironbridge. The long stay one, NOT the one with the toilets. There is a lot of FAFF with this trips, getting boats to Ironbridge and from Bridgnorth. But a beautiful section of river. I can only carry four boats on my roof rack, one been mine, so you may have to get the boat to Ironbridge yourself.
Bring lunch i
FSRT is a British Canoeing designed course which covers the fundamentals of safety and rescue to include skills and techniques to deal with simple problems on sheltered water and to build a basis for more advanced environments.
To get full benefit from the course you need to have basic competence in kayak and in canoe on flat water.
You will spend a lot of time on or in the water practicing the giving and receiving of rescues in a variety of craft. Under 18y.o. should check with daveb before regisatering
Contact Daveb on 01691622755 for any more information.
3 places are booked and 3 places are vacant at the time of writing
the zoom meeting on 30th JUly will run from 7pm and will be finished by about 8.15pm. The practical session on 31st july will run from 0915 to 1700
Racing Boat Summer Evening Session
Coach/Leader: To be assigned
Time is 'on the water' - please arrive 15 minutes prior to get kit sorted. Late arrivals may not get the opportunity to paddle.
Suitable for anyone to join in a 'give it a go' session in a fun and safe environment. Coaches on hand to provide handy hints and tips while supervising the session.
A really fun event to come and give Paddle Sport a go.
Two of these sessions are free before we ask you to sign up as a member.
If required boat, paddle, spray deck and buoyancy aid provided by the Club for £7.50 charge, payable at booking.
Please bring non-cotton clothes for paddling in, footwear for paddling in (essential), water proof jacket and warm change of clothes.
Novice and Intermediate coached open canoe Summer evening session
This is suitable for novice and intermediate paddlers who want to learn more about paddling open canoes. The session can cover basic skills, or fit in with your current level of paddling. It may involve short river trips. There will be a coach on hand to provide coaching while supervising the session.
A really fun event to come and develop your paddling on.
The club has a small number of open canoes, and if required boat and buoyancy aid can be provided by the Club for £7.50 charge, payable at booking.
SUP Summer Evening Session
WE HAVE 2 CLUB SUPS THAT CAN BE HIRED - ALSO OPEN TO THOSE WITH OWN SUPS - REGISTER ACCORDINGLY
Due to Covid restrictions max 5 paddlers with one coach for the 'on shore' activity. Please book on each attendee individually.
Adult Starter Kayak Summer Evening Session
Suitable for adults or older teenagers to join in a 'give it a go' session in a fun and safe environment. Coaches on hand to provide handy hints and tips while supervising the session. Will usually build to a capsize and get out practice.
Junior Intermediate Kayak Summer Evening Session
Suitable for adults or older teenagers to join in a development session in a fun and safe environment. You will have been on the water more than 5 times or so.
Coaches on hand to provide coaching while supervising the session, and you will be working towards an introduction to moving water or sea trips. Coaching is more structured looking at specific skills, strokes, and the knowledge to be able to move to moving water or sea trips, for example getting in and out of eddies, edging, etc.
Will usually build to a capsize and get out practice.
Junior Starter Kayak Summer Evening Session
Suitable for juniors (generally 10 years old plus) to join in a 'give it a go' session in a fun and safe environment. Coaches on hand to provide handy hints and tips while supervising the session. Will usually build to a capsize and get out practice.
Novice and Intermediate coached sea kayak Summer evening session
This is suitable for novice and intermediate paddlers who want to learn more about handling sea kayaks. The session will cover basic sea kayaking skills, and may involve short river trips. There will be a coach on hand to provide coaching while supervising the session, and you will be working towards an introduction to longer river or sea trips.
Advanced Kayak Summer Evening Session
Coach/Leader: Matt Dunn
Time is '18:45 on the water' - please arrive 15 minutes prior to get kit sorted. Late arrivals may not get the opportunity to paddle.
Suitable for adults or juniors who have some experience on moving water or the sea, looking to advance specific skills in sheltered water. For example bracing practice, rolling practice, etc. This session is not craft specific
A really fun event to come and develop skills.
Adult Intermediate Kayak Summer Evening Session
White Water Introduction / Intermediate Session
Suitable for adults or older teenagers to join in a 'give it a go' session on white water in a fun and safe environment. Coaches on hand to provide handy hints and tips while supervising the session. Will usually build to a capsize and get out practice.
Location to be advised to registrants.
Please book on each attendee individually.
If required boat, paddle, spray deck and buoyancy aid provided by the Club for £7.50 charge, payable at booking. Attendees must arrange own transport of boat to location.
Please note that paddlers need to book in to TNR and pay to use the site. £6 each paddler. Register and pay here; TNR BOOKING
Simon Pond is organising an exciting trip to the International White Water Centre in Cardiff on the 15th August.
The original one for 8th August is cancelled
CIWW is an artificial WW course. It is driven by pumps. It can release at 4 cumcs, 6 cumcs and 8 cumcs. There are times of water release.
09:30 - 11:15hrs 4 cumcs
11:15 - 12:15hrs 6 cumcs
13:30 - 16:15hrs 8 cumcs
The 4 cumcs is suitable for anyone with little WW experience. The 6 cumcs is a bit more than a grade 2. But if you come down in my group happy to give it a go. But your first swim ends the session!
On a 8 it's a pushy grade 3. I would not allow novice WW paddlers on.
I'm happy to lead groups down. With some coaching. But the rescue side of things is provided by CIWW not me. I of course will help out with any issues.
Cost. They split the day into two sessions. 4 & 6 session and 8 session. It's £10 per session. You'll have to pay for this, on line, prior to session. Use this link, link also has a safety video, they are wanting all to watch.
https://www.ciww.com/park-and-play-2/
For those wanting to do the 4 cumcs session. It starts at 09:30. There is paperwork FAFF at the beginning, so I'd be there for 8:45. To do FAFF and get ready for pumps on at 09:30.S'bury to Cardiff is a tad under 3 hrs.
Anyone swimming in the course. The centre provides couple of people that throws lines at you. Boat and paddle go down to bottom of course. At bottom of course is a huge pool, here we reunite padders with their boats and paddles. In the pool is a conveyor belt that takes you to top of course. So there is admin FAFF at start of day, but then that's it. If the better paddlers wish to come down for the 8 cumcs release, I understand. But if some wish to help me, that would be great. If you're coming to help, no throw lines, but slings come in useful in bottom pool.
If you want to chat about it give me a ring. My son is coming along. So I'll have two boats on my roof rack, I can carry two more. Can get boats from containers prior to. But you'll probably need to sort getting them to Cardiff and back.
