Club activities
It’s non too warm!
The winter has got to us! Well to be honest life for the coaches has got busy too. For that reason the we are taking a brief break. The next club night will be 7 Feb. See you all soon!
Club activities
Its swimming pool time again
As the winter nights hit, we try to find time to visit a local pool. Its a good time to practice those wet exits. If you are a non-paddler, that’s the user friendly way to say falling in. It doesn’t Read more…
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Summer paddling fun
You cannot have failed to notice the baking sunshine that we have had this summer. What a good time to paddle a boat! We’ve been at the lake, the beach and on the sea (well Poole Harbour). Including a variety Read more…
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Balance on a sea kayak
Thursday nights paddle and a chance to improve long boat technique. After a splash round the lake there was a confidence and balance improvement exercise. Well really an excuse to fall in! The weather is getting better, and the water Read more…
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Saturday on the lake.
The weather was lovely on Easter Saturday so we took the opportunity to work on the sun tan/burn. Great to see people back on the lake after the long dark winter. Here’s hoping for a warm summer.
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Its spring at last! Time to get back in those boats.
The last few months have not been easy for paddling. There has been the knock on effects of COVID. The less reported bird flu which closed the lake. More storms and strong winds than were really necessary. Added to the Read more…
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The clocks have changed
With the change from BST to GMT, the nights are darker earlier. This gives the opportunity to paddle in the dark, well really it makes the dark unavoidable! It is a good activity to improve your technique as you don’t Read more…
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Some people did get a little wet.
Tuesday club night and it’s time to do silly things in boats. After getting on the water, we had a game or two, the odd wet sponge was thrown about. The not really thought through throw wet sponges into my Read more…
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From The Captains Table (nearly)
Sunday saw a club trip from Christchurch. Starting at Mayors Mead car park, or The Captains Club as it was listed on the invite. I wore my formal shoes just in case we visited, a gesture really appreciated by every Read more…
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Sail your own canoe
Tuesday clubnight and a chance to try canoe sailing or catching a free ride! Traveling across the lake was concidered too easy if you didn’t have to paddle, so other ways of balancing in the boats were tried. Disappointingly, no Read more…
