2006 06 newsletter

Volume 30 Issue 3

FROME CANOE CLUB

June 2006

FROME CANOE CLUB

Lodden Slalom Team Members

John Kent Slalom Team Manager

3 Star Course Members & Examiner

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This Months Contents

Front Page Loddon Slalom + 3 Star Photos

Page 2 Committee Details / Contents

Page 3 Calendar Dates & Events

Page 4 to 7 Calendar in detail

Page 8 Coaching + Moving Water

Page 9 Wednesday Sessions

Page 10 Tryweryn + New Clubhouse

Page 11 Surfing Report + Thanks

Page 12 Slalom Reports

Page 13 Report + Photo Competition

Page 14 Open Boat Trip Report

Page 15 River Loddon Report - Izzy

Page 16 Paddle Power + Cartoon

Page 17 Courses + New Members

Page 18 Bits & Pieces

Page 19 Copper Nose Clip etc

Back Page Open Canoe Course + Canoe Safety

Course Photos

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President

Graham Warnecke

Vice Presidents

Richard & Jane Arney

Jim & Catharine Croft

Chairman

Arthur Belbin 01225 766276

ViceChairman

Kris Buxton-Dean 07889 732594

Secretary

Pam Dixon 01373 473836

Treasurer

John Kent 01225 765168

Head Coach

Richard Carter 01373 864623

Members

Jackie Powell 01225 867178

Steve Ellis 01985 214473

Pip Hallett 07740 183287

Helen Samuel 07817 018493

Stephen Ellis 01985 214473

Club Secretary

Pam Dixon

16 Blagdon Walk

Frome

BA11 2YH

01373 473836

E-mail [email protected]

Throwline Editor

Pip Hallett

‘Lyndhurst’ 1 Spencers Orchard

Bradford On Avon

Wiltshire BA15 1TJ

01225 864509

E-mail [email protected]

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Published

**August**

All articles etc must

reach the editor by the

If you have a paddling article, news or

gossip that you would like printed, then

please send to the Editor before the 1st

August.

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Calendar Dates & Events

DATE EVENT STD REQ CONTACT

July

8/9th Ironbridge Slalom Event All John Kent

15/16th 1 Star Kayak Course All Pam Dixon 16th Surfing Trip 1 Star Kris B-Dean

23rd River Avon Trip 1 Star TBD

30th River Wye Trip (2* qualifier) 1 Star TBD

August

6th BBQ & Try a boat paddle All Pam Dixon

18/20th Surfing Weekend Away 1 Star Kris B-Dean

26/27th 1 Star Kayak Course All Pam Dixon

September

1st Last Friday Langham Session 1 Star Pip Hallett

3rd Wye - Open Boats (+ kayaks) 1 Star Helen Samuels

6th Last Wednesday Session All Pam Dixon

15th Friday Pool Sessions Start All Pam Dixon

17th Local river trip 1 Star Arthur Belbin

23/24th Wavehopper Race Langham All Pam Dixon

24th Surfing Trip 1 Star Kris B-Dean

October

7/8th Tiverton Moving Water Training 1&2 Star Rich Carter

22nd Barle (or other Grade 2) 1 Star + Kris B-Deam

November

4/5th Dart Training Weekend 1+,2,3 Star Pam Dixon

NOTE:

1 Star +, means you must have Moving Water experience (phone organiser if in doubt)

2 Star +, means you must have White Water experience (please phone organiser)

New River Trip Prices Local trips cost £3 Exe cost £10 All other trips cost £13


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Calendar in Detail

Surfing Day Out - Kris Buxton-Dean Date: 16th July

Cost: £13

Meet: Market Yard 8am.

Level: 1 Star

The summer is nearly here, so the rivers are closing, but

the beach is now calling, can you hear it? I can. The surf can

be large at this time of year and the sea is still cold, but

given a day of lovely sunshine and there is nothing better.

We'll be going to North Devon, probably Saunton or Croyde, but the exact beach we end up

on will be dependant upon the surf.

You will need to have your 1 star to paddle on this trip. (If the surf is large we will have to

raise the standard required).

Plenty of food and drink is essential, along with some warm clothes as the wind along the

beach can be a bit strong at times.

Only one more ‘Slalom Event’ this year

This is advance notice of our last slalom activitiy this season.

Ironbridge, Shropshire July 8/9. Divisions 2 and 3 Double event.

Slalom is intended to test river-running skills in a safe and friendly environ-

ment. The object is to negotiate a series of gates on moving water. The winner of the event

is the one who has negotiated the course in the fastest time, with the fewest penal-

ties. There are penalties for hitting and missing gates. Entry level to this slalom is Division 3. You don't need a slalom boat to take part in slalom,

but the club has a small number if you wish to try one. For further details on the training sessions and entry to this event, or just slalom in general,

contact John Kent on 01225 765168 or e-mail him at [email protected]. There is

also a website you can look at which will tell you more about slalom www.canoeslalom.co.uk.

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.canoeslalom.co.uk

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Calendar in Detail River Avon Trip

When: Sunday 23rd July

Cost: £3

Meet: 9am Market Yard

Level: 1 Star

Organiser: Pip Hallett

Suitable for all paddlers and in particular all younger and novice paddlers. This day on the

river Avon is a great chance to take part in a local paddle. We usually only paddle a short

distance down to the first weir and then back upstream stopping for lunch along the way.

Then we paddle the short distance up to the Bradford town weir, where if you wish you can

shoot the weir as many times as you want or just simply watch others coming over the top

from the safety of the pool.

You can collect any equipment that you need when we meet at Market Yard. So just bring

your change of clothes, plenty of food and drink.

If you wish to join us for a really fun day out where we will play some silly games and enjoy

the day out on a great piece of water, then please put your name down on the LIST at a

Wednesday session, or phone Pip on 01225 864509.

River Wye Trip (2 Star Qualifier Trip)

When: Sunday 30th July

Cost: £13

Meet: 9am Market Yard

Level: 1 Star

Organiser: TBD

This trip is to allow all those paddlers who have over the last couple of months completed

their 2 Star Training, but need to provide evidence of at least 1 journey of about 2 hours

(approx 6km) duration.

All other club paddlers of 1 star and above for both Open Canoes and Kayaks are encour-

aged to join this great paddle down a most beautiful stretch of river.

You can collect any equipment that you need when we meet at Market Yard. So just bring

your change of clothes, plenty of food and drink. We expect to be home at approximately

6pm. Remember book your place on the LIST at any Wednesday session.

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Calendar in Detail

Surfing Weekend 18th - 20th August It’s Summer so it’s time for a holiday. How does the idea of a weekend in

Cornwall surfing sound to you? Interested, then this could be the trip for you. What's the plan? We will be staying just outside of Wadebridge in easy striking

distance of several of Cornwall's best beaches. We aim travel down on the

Friday matching peoples departure time with drivers.

Costs; fuel will be divided per car and settled by the passengers with the drivers - based on

an assumption of 3 people per car expect this to be about £15 - £20 each Camping is £7 per

person per night. Food is bring your own. In the past we have arrange a group BBQ for the

Saturday night.

You will need to be 1 Star standard or above (depending of wave conditions this may need to

be raised). For this surfing weekend unfortunately we are unable to accept unaccompanied

children. If you're a youngster and wish to come just drag your parents along that’s fine. Par-

ents don't have to paddle, just so long as they can look after you on the beach and at the

campsite. This is a great trip for families as there is lots to do in the area.

Any questions about the weekend, please call me on 07889 732594.

Barbeque - Sunday 6th August + Try

A Boat Day

Where - Langham Farm Meet at Market Yard at 10.30 or go direct to Langham Farm for 11am.

Cost, £5 (adults) £3 (youth) to include the most tempting and mouth-

wateringly, sumptuous barbeque.

We also paddle on and off during the day and in the past members have brought along their

boats, and sometimes unusual ones at that, for others to have a go. But please can I reassure

you that this event can be a totally dry one if you want to join us but do not want to get in a

boat! Please come for the friendly company and the good food.

Don’t forget to bring along as many boats as possible for everyone to try out, its really fun to

have a paddle in something different…..did someone tell me that they had a Coracle? Tickets must be purchased in advance from Pam for this most special day of fun and food at

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Calendar in Detail Friday Evening Canoe & Kayaking Sessions

Where: Meet at Langham Farm, Rode.

When: Friday evenings 7 till 9pm

Last meeting 1st September

Cost: £2 per evening (payable on site)

We will be meeting at Langham Farm on all Friday evenings during the summer. All 1 star paddlers and above are welcome to come along. It’s a chance for you to prac-

tise many of those skills recently gained in the training sessions or just to have fun paddling.

If you do not have your own kayak or gear, we do have very limited stocks at Langham for

you to use, only a couple of general kayaks are kept on site (please phone me well in ad-

vance to arrange loan of any kit). Please note most paddlers bring their own boats and gear.

Please remember the ‘Country Code’ when going onto the farm, as the farmer Richard

Arney is very kind in letting us use the site.

For any other details or queries please contact Pip on 01225 864509

There may be a couple of dates that the site will not be available for use by us and

on these occasions, please look for cancellation notice at top Farm gate (by the cat-

tle grid) in event of not being able to use the site at short notice. (other users pre-

book the site for camping etc. so please do not interfere with their use of the site)

Calling All Open Canoeists

Look out in the next edition of this newsletter for details of a trip down

the River Wye planned for Sunday 3rd September. It’s a trip specially

planned with Open Canoeists in mind and we would like to see as many

paddlers as possible joining us on this trip.

It is advisable to book your place early for this trip to ensure that you secure a place in one

of our open boats, unless you have your own boat to paddle.

Full details will be out soon, but if you wish to book early, just speak with Helen Samuels

who is the organiser for the day. (Tel: 07817 018493).

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‘Moving Water Training’ demystified (explained)

If you have just passed your One Star and want to progress your paddling ability a bit further,

then look out for the two moving water trainings that we offer.

‘Moving water’ really means rivers with fast flowing water and rapids.

We teach you how to paddle on this sort of water, how to break out of the flow, how to

surf the waves and play in the rapids and very important we help you to learn how to ‘read’

the water. Look out for the information about these courses and keep these weekends free

in your diary:

7/8th October and 4th /5th November

Both weekends away are fully catered, and youth members can leave parents behind, at

home!

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE COACH-ING OF CANOEING

There are five levels of coaching qualifica-

tion for the teaching of canoeing, the first

four of which are related to competence to be in charge of canoeing

groups on the type of water involved; or

in the case of the Placid Water progression, a wider range of expe-

rience and use of increasingly specialist

craft:

Level 1 Coach Very Sheltered Water Level 2 Coach Trainee Very Sheltered

Water

Level 2 Coach Sheltered Water Level 3 Coach Trainee Sheltered Wa-

ter

Level 3 Coach Moderate Water

Level 4 Coach Advanced Water Level 5 Coach A qualification to indicate

an extensive all-round level of knowledge

and ability, able to train others for ad-

vanced qualifications. Please see the chart opposite which shows

the qualifications required for each level of

coaching.

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Calendar in Detail


Wednesday Club Sessions: Time to get training! Start - already running

7pm – 9pm

Market Yard, Frome

Cost £2

Timings

Polo Training - Hard and fast – a game of polo. In two teams aiming to score as many

goals as possible. Slalom Training – learn the skills and techniques required to complete a slalom race: how

to get through the gates as fast as possible without touching them! PaddlePower – for 8-11 year olds, an introduction to the sport. Basic strokes are covered

with lots of games.

Choices! There are choices to be made!

You can choose:

To train for the first hour and then get off. Or Train for the first hour and then wind down with some recreational paddling in the sec-

ond hour

Or omit the training and just get on for the second hour. You can alternate with the Polo and Slalom each week. But last year people tended to settle

into a routine and stay with one group. This way, paddler-skills were developed and people

progressed significantly in their chosen discipline.

7 - 8pm 8 – 9pm 7.30 – 8.30pm

Slalom training Recreational paddling New paddlers -introduction

Polo training - -

PaddlePower - -

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Reports Tryweryn - A weekend of superb paddling

It’s the spring, the rivers are closed, so where do we go for some fun paddling in the UK?

Well you have 3 choices, Scotland (rather a long way), Surfing (a possibility), Tryweryn and a

dam released river. (best choice). Having paddled the river before, we knew what to expect,

fun and entertainment all the way down with a mix of boulder filled rapids and drops.

Saturday morning whilst waiting for the remainder of the group to turn up Arthur, Mark and

myself played on the top (harder) section of the river, bouncing from eddy to eddy via lots of

waves as we made our way down to the centre. The afternoon consisted of again running the

top section with James, Liz, Nick and Stuart joining us. No dramas were had and no points picked up (sorry Ed) after completing the top section Arthur, Liz, Mark and myself continued

to Bala whilst the others ran the top section again.

What to do in the evening, ah easy choice there! Of to the pub, for a few pints and some

food, along with lots of conversation. The Sunday paddle led to points being gained. On the

first run down the top section, Liz swam, then moments later having just jumped back into

her boat it decided to part company with her again, obviously it must have felt the river was

too hard for it.

A second and third run was completed by most of us, before the drive home. Shortly after

arriving back, I received a phone call from a rather concerned Arthur. Had I lost a bag? No I

had all my kit, apparently so had everyone else. So why the call, Mark when asked to collect

his and Arthur's stuff from the bunk house had just grabbed every bag he could find including

a bag belonging to someone from Leeds. Oh well it all got sorted out.

Great News - Builders move onto site

Yes if you have not been to Market Yard recently, you will have not seen that our builders

have moved onto site to start the new clubhouse. The building work is expected to take up

until the end of the year to complete, along with a few jobs to be done inside once the club-

house is completed.

We are still looking for extra funding as the cost for the water supply at approximately £10K

has still to be found, along with additional finance to buy some internal fittings, including

changing room lockers and benches, also a few items such as chairs, tables and burgular alarm

etc. If you know where we can approach for more funding then please let Pam or any com-

mittee member know so we can make an application asap.

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Surfing was a day of turn ups - 7th May

Howie C turned up with his sit on top - Fool an instant 3 points for falling to bring a com-

plete boat (these points were later revoked due to the shear number of swims he had).

The surf and sunshine both turned up as booked, each wave appeared to have borough a

friend and by joining together become at least twice the size of those forecast.

Dave turned up with his nice new surf boat and proceeded to wobble a lot.

Everyone who came on the trip turned over at least once. Dougie turned turtle almost as

soon as his boat touched the water. Alun’s boat decided to turn him out (Alun what had you

been doing to the poor thing).

Points turned up by the bucket load. Howie C 15 (Howie swam lots and lots. Probably he should have been awarded more points

but we believe that he was really just trying to find a mermaid.) Dougie 5, Alun 5, Dave 4,

Mark 3, Howie G 3, Carl 3 and Kris 2.

A big thanks for the use of P.A.

Thanks to the Thomas family who came forward and was able to donate a desperately need-

ed PA system for this years slalom. Well done Archie for twisting your dad’s arm. The sys-

tem worked just fine at the slalom and will may most useful at some of our other events.

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Loddon Slalom Event 28/29th May

On May 28th we travelled to Reading to a Division 3 and 4 slalom on the River Lod-

don. Earlier in the week there had been a risk of the event being cancelled because of too

much water but by the weekend the level had dropped and it turned out to be a nice gentle

current. On the first day (Sunday) there was a Team event where teams of 3 tackled the

course together. We made up two Div 4 teams with William Passfield, Vicky Bennett and

Pam Dixon coming second and a junior team of Isabelle and James Bennett, joined by Jake

Roberts from Reading, coming fourth. On the Monday were the individual runs. In Div 4 K1W, Pam came second with two clear

runs, Vicky 4th and Isabelle 5th. In Div 4 K1M William came 6th and James 22nd. William

missed promotion by one place. Pam was also joined by Rich in Div 4 C2. With a steady

but clear first run and a much faster second run with only 4 penalties, they came first. Un-

fortunately they were the only entrants.

Langham Farm Slalom—3/4th June Another brilliant weekend of paddling. The sun shone on both days and the mud finally

disappeared. This was the first event held with the raised water level but because of the

rain the week before, the flow was about right on the Saturday, if a little slow on the Sun-

day. A total of 26 club members took part in Divisions 4 and 3 over the two days and we also

had entries in the Official's event. On the Saturday Vicky Bennett and Jake Turton won their respective classes and along with

William Passfield and James Ellis gained promotion from Division 4 to 3. On the Sunday Carl Gilder, Andy Turton, Charlotte Mallon and Helen Samuels found them-selves promoted. Well done to all those who took part and thank you to all those who

helped.

The two reports above landed on the editors desk, from John Kent the

Slalom Team Leader. If you have any questions about taking part in slalom

events or would just like to learn a little more about slalom then please

chat with John.

Slalom Reports

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What has been happening at Wednesday Sessions

These have been busy this year. Lots of activity and lots of training.

The slalom course was revamped earlier in the year and now includes 10 properly numbered

gates to challenge the slalomists. John, who is our official slalom coach now, does a variety of

activities including time trials and discrete coaching of slalom strokes.

Kris and Dougie run fast and furious sessions of canoe polo. The new goals have made a

difference to the number of goals scored!

Paddlepower has been revamped by Yousaf, relatively new to the club. He is the instructor

who gets the group paddling on dry land and in thin air. I need to speak to him about this – I

thought we got on the water to paddle. Only joking Yousaf.

And of course we continue with the recreational session from 8-9pm or more sensibly called

the swim-in-the-river session judging from last week. Incidentally that week we had 49 pad-

dlers on the water – or so my records said. Got to be good.

So far we have been able to use the changing rooms in the old ‘club house’ but can I remind

you that soon we will not be able to. Changing will therefore be a slightly more awkward

affair either in your car or in the car park. We are of course sorry about this but it means

that the new clubhouse is on its way.

Finally, if you know anyone who is interested in starting to canoe, ask them to come at 7 pm

and we will take them on the water for a beginners’ session at 7.30. It’s easy. They will need

to bring £5 for an adult, or £4 youth with an adult to sign the form.

Reports + Photo Competition

We are running a club photo competition. To enter all you need

to do is submit a photo of some aspect of kayaking or canoeing

taken at any club event (river trips, coaching session, Wednesday

and Friday sessions or even on dry land).

There will be 3 categories:

8-13 years, 14-18 years and Adults.

Please send your photos either digitally via email, on disc or in hard copy to the Editor, in-

clude your name and category to be enter into. (Pip, address/email on page 2)

Closing Date will be Friday 18th August 2006 Prizes are suitable for each of the three age groups, plus get your photo published in the

newsletter.

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Open Boat River Wye trip becomes the River Avon The problem with open boats is their size – big, heavy and difficult to get four on one car

wouldn’t you say? With this in mind and after some discussion we decided not to head for

the River Wye on 21st May. Actually it wasn’t anything to do with the size of the boats! – It

was a responsible decision we made in view of the violent weather forecast. So we stayed

close to home and enjoyed the local scenery. It was a good decision. We got on at Bradford on Avon and did a bit of a circuit involving a

stretch on the river, a stretch on the canal and back again on the river. To end up back at

the get-on was a real bonus – no shuttle, no clothes in the wrong place and hanging about.

Easy! This was the day that the Open boaters on the One and Two Star course were to do a

journey and be tested. We were joined by a few kayakers and we set off together down

the River Avon towards the weir. The water was high today and the normal portage down

the weir was impossible. We scouted the weir back and forwards but no amount of look-

ing was going to change anything! It was to be a climb down the structure on River right,

where the rope already hanging there, did come in handy. Exciting? Scary? Different any-

way! The boats were lowered separately and gently over the weir, some filling with water

other being cooperative and staying dry. Boats and paddlers were reunited after a lot of

huffing and puffing. The kayakers however had none of this! They just plopped over the

weir. The weather wasn’t brilliant and some of us got cold, some left packed lunches back at the

cars and all of us got wet. Lunch was a hurried affair followed by a short walk to the canal

and a lovely paddle back to the cars. The stretch on the canal was different – there are

other water users to watch and interesting boats to compare. And there was the short

paddle across the stunning viaduct and past a lovely pub, which we have promised to re-

turn to another day.

It was good to see Brian and Graham who joined us just as we got the first weir. Others (not on the course) were Maddey and Justin Thomson, William, James and Steve

Ellis, Pam, Adrian, Rich, Pip and Kris.

New members

We welcome Robyn, Liz and Simon Wood, Megan, Kyle and Dylan Brown, Isabel Monks,

Ray Walker, Jack Overhill, Shaun Borley, Ali Carne, Dave Doughty, Rose Teeranggoon, Jack

Peters and Samantha Matthews who returns after a long gap! We hope that your paddling

experience with the club is a good one and that you have much fun. We look forward to

seeing you on some of the river trips in the future.

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Reports

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River Loddon Slalom—28th & 29th May (by Izzy Bennett) My very first Slalom event at the River Loddon was great fun. Saturday was practice and then

the team events. We got there early and waited till John, William P and the boats arrived.

Pam and Rich arrived shortly after; they had gone the wrong way. When we were all sorted,

John took William, Vicky, James and me onto the river to practise. We all had really good team runs on Saturday, James and I plus Jake (on loan from Reading

C.C) went first, only missing two gates. I went through one the wrong way but went back

and did it correctly. Next William, Vicky and Pam had their turn doing excellently, though

they made it sound as if they were rubbish. So we all did really well, helped along by the

lovely sunny weather. Sunday didn’t bring as good weather, it started to hail and Vicky, William and James had to

hide in their boats under a bridge! Soon it was time to get the boys on the river for their first individual runs. They both did

really well. Then, shortly after Pam, Vicky and I got on for our runs. We all also did really

well. After lunch we had our second runs. Pam came second and got promoted, Vicky came

fourth and I came fifth. James was really pleased not to have come last as he only learned to

paddle 3 weeks ago! William came first in the J16 category. Pam and Rich managed to come 1st , 2nd and

3rd in the C2 - but they were the only en-

tries...... The River Loddon was a great weekend, and

we are definitely going again next time .

Ed. Thanks Izzy for a lovely report of your first slalom event and we

are all very pleased that you enjoyed it so much. Congratulations go

to William who came 1st in the under 16 years category and well

done to all the team.. Please note that anyone who wants to take part in slalom, just chat

with John Kent.

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Paddle Power + Cartoon

Open Canoe Course Cartoon

‘Paddlepower 2006’

Wednesday evenings over the summer from 6-7 pm, Market Yard, Frome

Perhaps the most enjoyable way to get to grips with the kayaking basics for keen young

children.

All about fun! ‘Paddlepower’ involves games and challenges that are both exciting and help

develop skills along the way.

Develop confidence on and in the water. Confident paddling will support you when it is

time to work towards the 1-star award and beyond.

Don’t forget your book! Bring your book each week and you can earn a ‘Green spot’.

Three green spots mean that you can choose a game or a challenge for the rest of the group

to do. Think of your own games and challenge us all.

Learn new skills every week that will help you gain stickers that reward your progress.

Expect a challenge in every session. Choose a game or suggest activities for

Now come on Liz, if we don’t show the others on the course that we know what to do, then

Neil will take our coaching awards away! No chance of that Che, as he keeps standing up and

using a long pole not a paddle.

by Pip

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Courses + New Members Courses and who did what Congratulations are due to many club members for their successes in the most recent

courses.

One Star in May: Archie Thomas, Kayleigh and Jamie McDougal, Georgia McCarthy, Spen-

cer, Sharon and Joel Drinkwater, Daisy Gray, Ivor Sarah and James Bennett and Harriet

Grey.

Open Boat One Star: Jamie Creese and Wayne Edwards. (4 non members joined us for

this course and passed – Jack Aldridge, David Cheshire, Ian Oldrieve, and Fred Lapes)

Open Boat Two Star: Danyel Creese, Sam Thomson, Chris Paton,

Three Star in April: Danyel Creese, Darren Oram, William Passfield, Chris Paton, Simon

and Robyn Wood, and Carl Guilder.

Aquatic First Aid: John Kent, Danyel Creese, Alan Carpenter, Andy Turton, Kris Buxton

Dean, Wayne Edwards, Mark Fulbrook and Pam Dixon.

Canoe Safety Test Passes to Jake Turton, Danyel Creese, Jackie Powell, Liz Renshaw, Kris Buxton Dean, Dave

Weedon and Mark Fulbrook. An exhausting and wet weekend for all these candidates who performed wet rescue after

wet rescue. The throwline practice was interesting too!

Thanks go to the instructors and testers who have given up their time, some having an im-

mense amount of fun on the water in the process, others taking a good deal more seriously:

Arthur, Alan, Yousaf, Liz, Ché, Helen W, Helen S, Pip, Rich and Neil.

Other qualifications: John Kent has achieved Level One Slalom Coach – not an easy one

to achieve in view of the very few courses available nationally. Jackie and Pip got their Level

One Kayak Coach close to home and in a very enjoyable day with Neil. Well done all three

of you.

Please let me know any others of you, who go away on courses and get a qualification. I like

to know what every one is doing!!

Pam

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Bits & Pieces Donation from TMTI Thank you to Archie’s Dad for the very generous donation of £250 which is to go towards

the clubhouse.

A huge thank you Goes to Ray & Rob Walker who worked hard to mix concrete and fill the hole

behind the wall down at Langham Farm. Hot, hard work but with these two one

hand the job was speedily completed.

Another thank you Thank you to Alun Jones who spent a whole Saturday cutting and fixing racking into the new

trailer at Market Yard. Well done Alun a great job done.

Was this the best ever turn out for a competition in the his-

tory of FCC?

Our Canoe Slalom held over the weekend of 3rd/4th June saw a massive entry from FCC

members. I challenge any of our older members to remember a time in the history of the

club when we have had such a stupendous turn out.

We had entries in all races from Division 4 and 3 to the Judges. Here are the names of all our competitors. Some entered more than one race. Some did so

well that they got promoted over the weekend from Div 4 to Div 3. Keep up the good

work.

Congratulations need to be passed to

Juniors James Bennett, William and James Ellis, Ben Miles, Emily and Amy Turton, Maddey and Ali-

son Thomson, Charlie and Jamie Creese, Charlotte Mallon, Vicky Bennett, Jake Turton,

Chris Paton, William Passfield and Sam Thomson,

Adults Carl Guilder, Andy Turton, Adrian Lloyd, Liz Renshaw, Kris Buxton Dean and Justin Thom-

son.

Judges

Nick Kent, Shane Creese, Danyel Creese, Helen Weedon and John Kent.

I count that 27 competitors! A full list can be obtained the web: BCU Canoe Slalom. Or ask

Rich, John or Pam.

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‘Copper Nose Clip Points’

Howard Charlesworth 15 pts

Stuart Haywood 15 pts

Richard Carter 14 pts

Ben Leigh 6 pts

Liz Renshaw 6 pts

William Passfield 5 pts

Dougie Crawford 5 pts

Alun Jones 5 pts

Neil Dixon 4 pts

Dave Willis 4 pts

James Ellis 3 pts

William Ellis 3 pts

Jon Bevan 3 pts

Megan Jones 3 pts

Sam Penny 3 pts

Mark Baines 3 pts

Ben Reid 3 pts

Jack Smiles 3 pts

Danny O’Gorman 3 pts

Remember POINTS awarded:

1 pt for a ROLL.

2 pts for a TECHNICAL SWIM

3 pts for a SWIM

Points up to Sunday 18th June

For new members going on a trip:

Remember if you want to go on a paddling trip and want to know more, all you have

to do is phone up the organiser and ask. Remember that you can borrow any club kit that

you need, including a wetsuit if you're lucky: we do have a few which have been donated to

the club and which may just fit you!

When out paddling, remember: Thermal Vest/tee shirt! 100% Polyester thermals keep

you warm. WET Suit! Many layers of thinner Polyester are better than one thick one. Ca-

noeing CAGS (Cagoule) to keep the wind and water off, and luckily the club has just bought

some new good quality semi-dry ones.

What else? Packed lunch (high energy food) and a hot drink. A warm dry change of

clothes for afterwards. Anything else? Well we always meet at the clubhouse before we

leave, and that is the time to sort out what you need in the way of club kit, pack it into the

cars along with your own kit, and then off to paddle.

Emma Tarr 3 pts

Yousaf Mirza 3 pts

Kris B– Dean 3 pt

Howie Gibson 3 pts

Carl Maidment-Guilder 3 pts

George Paxton 2 pts

Robbie Campbell 2 pts

Jackie Powell 2 pts

Nick Kent 2 pts

James Spurling 2 pts

Pam Dixon 1 pt

Yousaf not allowed to get off so easily I checked the points for the Scotland trip and YES, Yousaf got some points which we omit-

ted to add in. 1 point on the Gloy, 1 point on the Pattack and 1 more on the Arkaig. Sorry

Yousaf!

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Canoeing and kayaking are "Assumed risk" - "Water contact sports" that may carry risks. Participants

should be aware of and accept these risks, and be responsible for their own action and involvement.

OPEN CANOE COURSE TRIP PADDLERS

CANOE SAFETY COURSE PADDLERS

River Avon trip for the Open Canoe course paddlers, accompanied by a few other mem-

bers of the club. See ‘Course’ (page 17) for a list of those who completed the course over

the weekend. Thanks go to Liz & Che as coaches & Neil for the test.

Mark Fulbrook, Dave Weedon, Kris, Liz, Jackie, Danyel Creese, Jake Turton and Simon

Kent. Course instructors were Rich and Arthur.

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