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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.
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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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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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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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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.