This year's AGM is taking place on Saturday 28th January at 7.30 (just after the pool session). Taking place at The Lawns Inn, BS37 5BG. For more info see the website.
7am on a Sunday is a time that I rarely see. However, Ralph had mustered a seakayaking trip, meeting at Seamills ready to paddle at for 7:30am. As a newcomer to seakayaking and a stranger to the locale around Seamills I met up with Wayne at around 7:10. An interesting little journey followed, wriggling through the outskirts of Bristol to meetup underneath the road bridge close to the river Trym which joins the Avon as it makes its way up to Avonmouth.
Being of sound mind..... or something like that, I booked on the open canoe beginners course on the white water weekend.
After the compulsory purchase of a thermal rash vest and the borrowing of a decent kag from Steph (thanks!), I was as ready as I was ever going to be. With Nigel leading, Richard, Brian and I got in from a muddy (did I mention it had rained a lot?) Sennybridge field.
In August, I went on my first sea kayaking trip. I was looking forward to the expedition nature of it and to a good day's exercise, but what I wasn't expecting was the exhilarating nature of the paddle!
As we were packing our boats, I learnt that due to the volume of these boats and being designed to be paddled fully loaded, sea kayakers do day trips in luxury! I clearly didn't have enough 'stuff'!
Instructor Ralph Victims Kevin, Brendan, Tim, Stuart, Nick, & Ed who was with us, to keep an eye on us all.
Me (Kevin) and Brendan got there early on the Friday so our white water weekend started early with a beer at the pub to kill some time.
Back at the bunkhouse more people started to arrive, so after some coffee and tea we then got down to the business at hand.. Theory sessions which were very informative and helpful.
Like several others Amanda and I took a trip through the Great Glen by canoe this summer. And... like the others I have yet to find time to write a decent article. But I have select a few pictures of the trip that you might be interested in.
There are not many canoe clubs that can boast that they have 3 talented freestyle paddlers competing at the top level in the UK. George, Sam and Josh all started their paddling at NACC.
3 seperate competitions were recently held to select the 2010 GBR freestyle team. The first two events were at Nottingham and the third event at Hurley. The best two results counted towards the overall ranking.
Sam finished a very creditable 10th place in the juniors. George has moved up to the seniors this year, and was placed 21st out of 39. This is a very tough category and he was competing against world class paddlers.
We are delighted to say that Josh has made the GBR Junior Freestyle kayak squad for 2010. Well done and a huge thank you to all the NACC coaches that have helped the lads along their way.
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