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A little legal stuff....

This newsletter is a free publication for theMarlow Canoe Club.

Whilst every care is taken, the newsletter andthe Marlow Canoe Club do not accept respons-ibility for the opinions expressed or the goodsand services mentioned in this publication.

2015.

INSIDE YOURWINTER 2015 ISSUE

3 Marlow watersports hub openAre you ready to act as ambassadors forour sport? Oh dear.

4 Pub planning

A group of novices plan their own adven-ture down St Pat's under the watchful eyeof Penny and Ceri. Yep, it's got disasterwritten all over it but somehow they allsurvive.

5 Expression 11An excellent boat for lazy paddlers likeyour editor, despite the rubbish seat back-rest.

6 An open canoe classic

The chairman ventures into the land ofmarauding Picts and changes the destinyof Scotland.

10 Rescue meAttention all swimmers - sort yourself out,we are all off to the pub, see yer laterchum.

12 Back to the HambleNobody capsizes this year, althoughDouglas gives it a darned good try.

14 Anyone for Spanish fly?Get your editor on a Stand Up Paddle-board? I would rather be forced to watch"Fast and Furious" AND drink lager.

14 Annual General MeetingYour opportunity to stage a coup d'etatand seize control of the newsletter.

15 Committee members & RetailersAnd then there were three.

16 CalendarLook at the website and you will see thecommittee has gone all calendar girls?

COVER PHOTOThe cover photo-graph for this news-letter was suppliedby Sharron Bartlettand you can make

your own captionsup because I gotinto trouble lasttime.

EDITORIAL

Submit an

article to win a

paddling prizeAny club member can submit articles forthe newsletter. You do not need theliterary talent of Shakespeare or thephotographic skills of Annie Leibovitz.Just send us your raw words and/orphotographs and the editor will apply thenecessary polish.

And there is no maximum or minimumsize to articles. A single page with aphoto would typically be only 350 wordsor so. But our sport is very visual andoften it is good to have lots of photos with

just a few lines of text in support.Equally if you do have plenty of text butno photos then that is OK as photos areoften either not essential or the club can

supply something suitable.

Every member, young and old,experienced and newbie, is encouraged toshare your paddling experience withothers via the newsletter.

And remember that every year adecent prize is awarded at the clubAGM for the best newsletter article.

But you have got to be in it to win it so e-mail your words and/or photos to theeditor at rbcasbierd@yahoo.co.uk

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3COMMITTEE

Marlow Water SportsHub now open

by Andy Maxted

Anyone crossing Marlow bridge in recent weeks is likely to have noticed that the newMarlow Watersports Hub is up and running with fit and healthy types sweating on thevarious pieces of torture equipment installed in the extensive new gym. For my part, Ican confirm that the slightly smaller bar is also functioning and is well-stocked with aselection of fine beverages from the Rebellion brewery!

Following my piece in the last newsletter your committee has discussed the various views offered

by members on how we take advantage of the hub facilities and has had further discussions withhe rowing club. Thank you to all those members who responded to the consultation and helpednform those discussions.

One piece of excellent news to emerge is agreement that thehub fees published in the last newsletter will be the publicrates and that anyone signing up to the hub through one ofhe partner clubs will benefit from even lower rates. These club

rates will be 10 per annum for a social member givingaccess to the club room and changing facilities and 120 perannum to include gym membership plus an initial 5 deposit

or a key fob.

Hub membership will run for 12 months from joining (and therefore is not linked to the MCCmembership year) and the key fobs will give access to the gym and/or changing facilities andbar/caf as appropriate. The changing rooms are equipped with small lockers suitable for storingcar keys, phones etc while using the gym or going out on the water.

Another piece of good news is that membership of the hub gives access to a limited amount ofparking including an informal arrangement to use the lower of the Compleat Anglers car parksother than when the hotel has large or special events on.

The team behind the hub is organised very much as our own club, ie relying on volunteers, andaccess arrangements are still being developed. The gym and bar facilities are currently available tomembers only during club sessions (Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday lunchtimes) andon other pre-arranged occasions. Availability is however expected to increase as the hub becomesmore established. MCC members wishing to use the gym will for the moment be expected to joinn with other training squads during peak periods.

Hub fob holders will be entitled to take guests into the bar/caf area and all MCC members willhave the opportunity to see the new facilities for themselves on the evening of Monday 02February when we will hold our 2015 AGM at the hub - see the separate AGM notice for furtherdetails.

Your committee is currently setting up systems to allow for all members to be invited tooin the hub at the same time as the club membership renewal notices go out in

February. If in the meantime any members want to access the new hub facilities soonerplease contact the MCC treasurer Kelvin Abbott (see inside back page for contactdetails) to arrange payment of the appropriate fee and arrangements will be made for akey fob to be issued as soon as possible.

AGREED CLUBHUB RATES

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Pub planningby Claire Osborne

Twelve novice paddlers have been very lucky as we received coaching for six weeksfrom Penny and Ceri. Giving up their own time, they have helped us improve our strokeskills and made sure we got wet plenty of times with capsize and rescue drills. Thecourse concluded with a fantastic river trip which we were asked to plan. Strangely bothgroups chose a circular course with a pub to stop off at!!!

After loading 14 boats onto our cars, weheaded off to Sonning, which has a lovelylittle grass bank to launch our boats from(although the bank seemed so much higher

when we were trying to get out!). Weheaded down stream in search of theentrance to St. Patrick's Stream and this iswhere the fun really began. It's a lovelywinding stream with over hanging trees,fishermen and some amazing houses andbridges to keep you entertained. The currentreally pushed us along and gave us thechance to test out all those strokes we hadbeen taught.

Part way down we made a slight detour (only 50m) toplay in a little bit of white water, then continued ourourney along the stream, all choosing which of the

many house style we would buy! We then rejoined theriver Thames, quickened our pace and got to TheGeorge and Dragon in time for a well earned lunch.The food took a while to come but the roasts werevery much appreciated and the staff didn't mind ourwet bottoms on their nice soft cushions. Feeling full

and all slightly heavier) we then paddled back upstream, through Shiplake Lock and back home tocomplete our 11km trip.

We've all really enjoyed working togetherand this was a great way to end our littlemeetings and would recommend this part ofthe river for anybody wanting to head outfor a nice day trip. Thank you to MarlowCanoe Club for supporting our course. We allfeel very lucky.

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5REVIEW

Expression 11by Rodney Casbierd

The club has a few Pyrana Fusion touring boats, and you may have paddled these. Butthe Fusion is a crossover white-water craft and moves through the water like a floatingbrick compared to the graceful glide of a true touring boat.

Why go for an 11-foot (3.35m) touring kayak instead of the more usual 4.5m tourers? Well theshorter boats only weigh circa 20kg and this, plus their shorter length, makes them physicallyeasier to handle out of the water. Also they are more manouevrable in narrower waterways.

The 11-footer market is not quite as crowded as it used to be. The main competition forPerception's Expression 11 is arguably the Venture Flex 11. The Flex has the advantage of a very

adaptable seat and a convenient deck-pod for storing bits and bobs. Plus it is available in green,or those who want to lurk in the undergrowth. But it has that dodgy skeg system and is not soast in the water. Ditto the similarly stodgy Dagger axis. The Elie Strait 120 is sleek but is circa

50% more expensive than the UK manufactured Expression 11.

The Expression 11, at 3.53m long, is the slinkiest of them all and comes the closest to being apocket sea-kayak. On the river it cutsnicely through the water and tracks andedges very well. There is a skeg, which iseasy to deploy and which seems more re-liable than the Venture skegs. The skeg

does not look like much (see photo) butin crosswinds I find the skeg to be sur-prisingly effective. Without the skeg theboat turns with minimal effort.

The Expression 11 is not flat-bottomed and has a pronounced keel. Thisundoubtedly contributes to the boats performance in the water, it ridesgentle waves very well, but it also makes the initial stability feel lowerhan something like a Fusion.

There is plenty of deck rigging and generously proportioned watertight

rear storage with a secure hatch cover. Both essentials for tourers.

The seat is very comfortable and incorporates leg-lifters to supporthe bottom of your thighs. It is possibly too comfy : one problem Iound was that the backrest of the standard seat fitted to the Expres-

sion 11 stands well proud of the cockpit (see photos) and interferesboth with the spraydeck and, more importantly, my buoyancy aid.For this reason I instead opted for a seat with a backband and this is

he seating option that I would recommend for more experiencedpaddlers.

Another problem is security. There is not really anything on the boathat can be used to secure it with a cable lock or similar. At just over

500 from Marsport the boat is a bargain and too good to lose!

If you are looking for a medium-sized day touring boat that will not break the bank thenthe Perception Expression 11 is a pretty good choice.

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An open canoeclassic

by Andy MaxtedThere are many trips that are high on my must do list and the classic journey throughScotlands Great Glen linking Fort William and Inverness via a series of lochs, includingScotland's biggest, Loch Ness, and the Caledonian Canal, has long been one of them.

ts one of those trips that has lived in my imagination for years yet the possibility of having acrack at it seemed too remote to contemplate. Too remote that is until in a discussion down at theDart last autumn (yes, in the bar, arent they always?) I found myself talking about it with an oldpaddling friend Phil who seemed just as keen as I was. As we talked others in our group piped up,part challenging us to make it happen, part threatening to come along with us if we did. The nextmorning we went paddling. Nothing more was said about the Glen, but the seed had beenplanted

anuary came and the new season calendar started to come together and thoughts of going toScotland kept coming back. When might we fit it in? How many days would we need? How many of

hose who, months before, had said they were interested might actually commit to going? A fewemails produced some promising results. It seemed that everyone whod been at the Dart waskeen and one had even been talking to another friend who was up for it too. There was however,one caveat. As a number of those involved are working in the outdoor industry it had to be mid-

week and fitted in before Easter. Calendars were checked and we settled on the first week ofMarch, earlier than wed have liked as the trip involves wild camping, but our only realistic option.

Now I know our editor has a distrust of Facebook and other social media (not quite true, I don'tdistrust it Andy, I merely think it is the work of Satan and all his little helpers that's all. Just like

he X-factor really - Ed), but on this occasion it really came into its own. One of the teamsFacebook friends had recently moved to Fort Augustus at the head of Loch Ness and half wayhrough the Glen. Seeing a Facebook post about the trip the friend commented that we must calln and see them on our way through. One post led to another and a few days later, we were allnvited to stay with the friend, Jim, and his wife on the nights before and after our trip and they

would transport us to the start and pick us up again at the finish. Thats a real Facebook friend!

was to paddle tandem with Chris Beal and with both of us working over the weekend immediatelyprior to our trip we drove up overnight, leaving Maidenhead at about 9pm on the Sunday andarriving in Fort Augustus to join the other members of the party for breakfast with Jim and Eileenn Fort Augustus. Breakfast over we rearranged boats and kit for the shuttle to Fort William and

Neptunes Staircase the flight of eight locks that takes the Caledonian Canal up on the first stageof its dramatic journey north west through the highlands.

Being early March we were out of season and there were no staff on hand to work the locks, nothat that mattered as canoes are not permitted to use the locks anyway. It was warm work to shift

all our boats and gear from the cars and trailer to the head of the flight, but several carries later

we were there, nine paddlers and one dog in five well-laden open canoes, and ready to start ouradventure.

t was a bright, clear day as we travelled the first few miles along the canal, a broad waterway,more like the upper reaches of the Thames than the Kenneth & Avon. Even more different was theview the snow clad slopes of Ben Nevis on our right and the foothills of the equally whiteGrampians on our left. After a few miles we reached Gairlochy, another lock and a portage to take

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us into Loch Lochy.Paddling past one of thepepper point lighthouses

hat are a feature of thecanal and into the openoch we were again

reminded of the scale of

he Scottish landscape andof our undertaking. Wehugged the southern shore,or at least kept it a coupleof hundred metres to ourright, as the loch openedout and the swell built up.There was a breezebuilding too giving us theirst chance to try our sails.

We were travelling south west to north east, with the prevailing wind behaving and blowing in its

usual direction. Had the forecast been for northerlies we'd have adjusted our plans and paddlednorth east to south west.

The short winter day was wearing on and by 3pm we were thinking about finding a bivi site, noneof us fancied the prospect of leaving that until dark. The main Fort William to Inverness road, theA82, follows to south shore of the loch and it was clear that any bivi on that side would be noisy.The northern shore seemed less hospitable, densely wooded and steeply sloped, but we knew thatwas where we needed to be. Leaving the safety of closeness to the shore and the road behind us,we made our way across the loch. On close inspection, the northern shore proved everything themap and our earlier expectations had told us, steep, wooded and with few places to land let aloneo make a camp. The map did however show one more promising spot, a small promontory named

on the map as X. The sun was beginning to dip behind the surrounding hills when we reached itand found a small beach on which to land.

Our camp that night was a strangeaffair. Two of the crews had opted tobring tents and finding two patches offlattish space on which to pitch themproved challenging. Four of us wereequipped to hammock, undertarpaulins slung between trees, whilethe ninth planned to bivi, sleeping on

the ground under a tarp. The campmade, we cooked and ate, working inour pairs except for Matt who, beingyounger and fitter than the rest of us,was also being more macho, not onlypaddling and fending for himself, butalso taking an end of day dip in thechilly loch. We watched the sundisappear behind Ben Nevis with

contentment. Our first 18 miles were behind us, we had enjoyed a paddle through somespectacular scenery and we were now well fed and ready for bed. I think we were all asleep by

7pm.

woke before dawn. I was cold, damp and needed a pee. It was raining. It had obviously beenraining for a little while, rain had worked itself down the tree to which my hammock was attached,had worked its way along the strings of my hammock and formed a small puddle in the bottom ofhe hammock in which I was lying. I put off leaving my damp sleeping bag for as long as could. As

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he grey light of dawn started to come through I could lie there no longer, I swung my feet out ofhe hammock and allowed my sleeping bag to slide onto the ground. Emerging from under thearp I realised the rain was in fact sleet and my tarp was covered in ice.

put on a brew and waited for the others slowly to emerge from their tents and shelters. I and theother hammockers had been lucky. One of the tents had partially collapsed under the weight ofhe ice and the occupants, Belinda, Cathy and Dexter the dog, were totally soaked. Dave who had

opted to sleep on the ground also was soaked through. We were a less happy crew as webreakfasted and were all keen to start moving as soon as possible.

Back out on Loch Lochy, the wind and swell were again building up and we were glad after an houror so to reach Laggan locks and the next stretch of canal. A mile and a half of canal later we werewarmed up and then the views opened up again as we passed under the Laggan swing bridge andentered Loch Oich. Loch Oich was a delight, the prettiest of the lochs that have formed along theGreat Glen, and the wind proved our friend as each tandem crew used a variety of downwind sails

o progress down its length. Matt, paddling on his own, had the chance to show off his skills withhis solo rig.

We lunched at the head of Loch Oich beside the small weir that leads into to the river Oich. Wewere at our summit, having climbed up through Neptunes staircase, the Gairlochy and thenLaggan locks, Loch Oich is the high point of the Great Glen waterway from here it was downhillall the way to Inverness. For most of us the weir was nothing but a little fun, for a couple of thegroup who had no previous experience of running white water it was a big unknown. Suffice to sayall shot it and came through smiling. We continued in the river, enjoying a number of grade 1 and2 rapids on the way to Fort Augustus, our mid point and the head of the biggest expanse of openwater in Great Britain.

Standing at the head of Loch Ness we were all amazed and a little daunted by its scale. At some23 miles long we couldnt see the far end and knew that wed only be able to paddle a little of itshuge length in what was left of the short day. After a short break we resumed our journey,enjoying the late afternoon sun and some of us taking advantage of a light breeze for some sailassisted paddling.

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We stopped a little earlier on this second day. Partly because wed found a suitable beach and bivispot, but also because we wanted to take advantage of the sun and breeze to dry some kit. As wepitched tents and rigged tarps wet sleeping bags and other gear were hung over trees. By the timewed eaten our gear was dry and, with the weather forecast to stay kinder overnight, we were inbetter spirits as we sat around a driftwood fire and chatted until dark.

Day three dawned greyand chilly but still dry.The weather forecast hadbeen for the wind to pickup during the day but at9am there was already agood breeze. After ashort discussion we setabout lashing our canoesnto rafts, one of two

boats and one of threewith Matts smaller solo

boat in the middle. A pairof canoe poles formed anA-frame above each raftand from this was hung abothy bag for a sail.Loaded and ready, wepushed off from the beach and paddled out into the loch. Within minutes the wind was filing oursails and we began to make good progress down the loch. We stopped for lunch at Foyers, one of

wo official wild camping sites along the Great Glen trail. We'd passed the other at X on LochLochy early the previous day. The Foyers site was impressive: a canoe rack, fire pits, and asubstantial log-built composting toilet, although we were sadly unable to take advantage of the

ater having not been able to pick up the necessary key at the start of our journey.

Wed covered a good distance with hardly a paddle stroke before lunch, but now the wind waspicking up (as forecast) and white horses were begin to form on the water. That afternoon we flewdown the loch. This was the best canoe sailing Id ever enjoyed. The wind was blowing at a goodForce 4 and picking up a four foot swell. We were constantly having to ease off on the sheets (theechnical term for the pieces of rope tied to the each of the bottom corners of our make-shift sails)o prevent the bows of our boats from being submerged as we raced down the face of each wave.

And we didn't always judge it right, having to stop sailing on a number of occasions and startbailing. Yet overall we were in good hands, Chris, a qualified dinghy sailing instructor, was sailingmaster on our raft and Matt, equally adept adjusting the sheets and the halyard (the piece of rope

used to hoist the sail up into the A-frame), on the other, kept us moving taking maximumadvantage of the still growing wind. Phil was at the back of our raft steering with a mix of rudderstrokes and prys with his paddle, Belinda, Dexter and I were sat in the bows, chatting andenjoying the views and the breathtaking speed with which we were travelling.

t felt as though we could sail for ever, but of course we couldnt. Massive though it is, Loch Nesss finite and after a couple of hours the foot of the loch started to come into view and it was timeor us to start thinking about our next bivi site. The wind was now touching Force 5 and there were

white horses everywhere as we were driven into the beach at X. Despite our dropping the sail welloff shore it still proved a hard landing and a tricky moment as we beached for our third and finalnight in the wild. We had landed several hundred metres short of where wanted to be but the swell

and the now rather strong wind made paddling the laden rafts further down the shore difficult sowe carried our gear down making several trips and derigged the masts and sails before making theshort trip, paddling Hawaii 5-O style out and then back through the surf to bring the boats to ourcamp site.

As we cooked and ate and reflected on our experience we were still enjoying the warm glow of ouradrenalin-fuelled highs from a most amazing days travelling. In our planning for the trip Id

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10dreamed of perfect sailing conditions, but not dared hope we would have them. To have travelledpretty much the length of a Loch Ness with hardly a paddle dipped in the water was beyondexpectation and the alternative, battling a head wind, digging deep and slogging mile after mile,would have been a nightmare. Days on the water didnt come much better than this!

Thursday dawned cold andclear. Fresh snow had fallen

on the surrounding hills butthe landscape was gentlernow as we left the mountainsbehind us and nearedInverness, the North Seacoast and the end of our

journey. We were soonleaving Loch Ness and after ashort stretch of canal and themuch smaller Loch X we shotthe weir at X to finish our trip

on the River Ness. Again theriver never exceeds grade 2and we enjoyed the mix of

natural rapids and weirs as we descended to Inverness arriving shortly before lunchtime to haveim, Eileen and another friend arrive with the cars just as we were carrying boats and gear uprom the river edge to the road.

As we were driven back to Fort Augustus we were able to reprise our route, looking down from theroad first on the canal and river that wed paddled only a few hours before and then, for whatseemed an age, the full length and majesty of Loch Ness. It seemed incredible that wed sailed soar and for so long along its further shore, a very different world from the traffic and roar of the

A82 that we were back inhabiting. The Great Glen had proved a classic, classic trip.

Footnote: the Great Glen is a 60 mile/95 km journey usually undertaken over four or five daysalthough also the route of an annual, non stop race which can be paddled in as little as 16 hours.The SCA and Scottish Waterways have created the Great Glen Canoe Trail, details of which can befound at http://greatglencanoetrail.info

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Rescue me!by Tim Ward

This is principally for club coaches but hopefully it will give everyone something to thinkabout.

For a long time now I have been puzzled by certain behaviours when out on whitewater trips or atone of the artificial courses. On the courses there tend to be many swimmers and out on rivers it'snot uncommon. There's nothing wrong with that of course, everyone has to learn and an artificialcourse environment is ideal.

The behaviour I have noticed far too frequently is for these swimmers to just float down the river,sometimes holding boat and paddle, sometimes not, apparently in their own little world making noattempt to help themselves.

f I took a random person from the street and threw them in a river, apart from being ratherbrassed off, I'm sure that most would make an attempt to get to the bank.

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13FLAT-WATER

t is amazing howhe Hamble's nature

at this pointsuddenly changesrom a wide expanse

of water to a narrowriver. We followed

he twists and turnsof the left branchuntil our progresswas thwarted by aculvert. After a littlebit of monkeyingabout in the bridgearches we U-turnedand headed backdown the left branch

o pick up the right

branch that leads tohe Victoria Arms.

On arrival at the pub it wasbecame apparent that the tidewas peaking about an hour or soearlier than we had expected.And no this was not due toBST/GMT confusion, it is just howthe water behaves, the delay inthe sea tide reaching the Vicky

Arms was less than had weexpected.

But there was still plenty of timeto enjoy a leisurely and enjoyablelunch at the pub before weeventually decided to clamberback into our boats and journey

back. Our timingseemed to match that ofeveryone else in boatsand it was a bitcongested on the jettybut we all just aboutmanaged to get back onhe water with no

capsizes or similarlyunpleasant hitches, evenme.

It was another greatday out, the Hamble never fails to disappoint. But whether there will be another returnn 2015, when there are other tidal rivers to paddle, well we shall just have to see what

the flatwater rep decides for us!

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Anyone for a tasteof Spanish Fly?

by Rodney CasbierdBack in July the committeechallenged club members toventure beyond their comfortzone and try something different.

Accordingly a Tuesday club sessionwas dedicated to the mission and kitmade available for people to try.Many whitewater paddlers venturedout in marathon boats, kayakers triedout canoes and, after Alex Shiellshowed off his pivot turn skills,seemingly everyone wanted to have ago at the stand up paddleboard.

The event was a great successand I am sure is something thecommitte will repeat in 2015.

Annual General Meeting 2015

The Club AGM has been scheduled forMonday the 2nd of February.

It is being held at the MarlowWatersports Hub, Bridge Road,Marlow, SL7 1RH.

Please aim to arrive at 7 pmso that the meeting can startpromptly at 7.30 pm.

As well as all the business ofrunning the club over the past

year and into the next there will be some fun as well. See who gets theprizes for paddling skill / improvement, best newsletter article, and ofcourse, the old favourite, swimmer of the year.

Your club committee looks forward to seeing you at the AGM.

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Vice PresidentAdrian Cooper01844 344580adrianccooper@gmail.com

LOCAL RETAILERSMarsport, Reading. 01189 665912. http://www.marsport.co.uk

Paddlesport, Warwick. 01926 640573. http://www.paddlesport.co.uk

15COMMITTEE

PresidentTim Ward01494 482959wards@btinternet.com

SecretaryPenny Newtonsecretary@marlowcc.org.uk

MembershipRod Edmonds01753 671389r.edmonds@etoncollege.org.uk

EquipmentTom Bailey

blast1102@ymail.com

Women's RepresentativeCatherine Harris

harrc014@rbwm.org

Social SecretaryMelinda Livett

melinda.livett@yahoo.com

ChairmanAndy Maxtedandymcoaching@gmail.com

TreasurerKelvin Abbott01753 654923kelvin.abbott@btinternet.com

1* Course Co-ordinatorSimon Knowles07786 836012simonknowles16@googlemail.com

CoachingAlex Shiellshiellalex@yahoo.co.uk

Newsletter EditorRodney Casbierdrbcasbierd@yahoo.co.uk

WhitewaterChris Westonchriskayaks@gmail.com

Website EditorChris Porteouschrisps@marlowcc.org.uk

SeaMark "Shades" Steel

07900 900302shadescanoe@gmail.com

Flatwater touringMichael Daymichael.day53@btinternet.com

Feel free to contact us to discuss a relevant issue or share your views

WWC, Shepperton. 01932 247978. http://www.whitewaterthecanoecentre.co.uk

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