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.
On the weekend of the 20th and 21st June I decided to have a go at slalom. Where better to try it than at the Langham Farm Slalom run by Frome CC? The course is on the flat with a bit of flow, a great introduction to slalom. We turned up, playboats on the roof not knowing what to expect.
At NACC we are very keen to encourage our paddlers to become coaches. Your own paddling will improve and you gain tremendous satisfaction helping others to develop their skills.
Some say freestyle is dieing, but only those who have not paid a visit to the Youth Freestyle Series. The series is growing in popularity each year and at some events attracts over 100 young freestylers. This year there are 5 events; Llangollen, The Mighty Nene, Boulters Weir, River Washburn and Nottingham White Watre Centre. Josh Wedgwood reports from the latest event at the Nene.
The sun was shining and the pumps were pumping. The scene was set for the second event of the youth freestyle series 2009 at the Nene White Water Cource. With 50 youth kayakers taking place it was busy on the course but everyone took terns and everyone had a great time in the morning practice. There was coaching on hand for everyone who wanted it as there were lots of expert volunteer coaches on hand.
At NACC we have a core of sea kayaking nuts who are slowly but surely infiltrating the club...you know who you are! They are great paddlers and on the face of it seem like very normal people. I now know better. These sea kayakers spend hours pouring over charts and shipping forecasts. They have compasses on their boats and carry strange equipment such as flares and caramel chocolate bars.
We were given our joining instructions by Ralph, our esteemed leader. Be ready to paddle by 7:00am..... meet at Beachley under the (old) Severn Bridge. Time and tide wait for none.
It was a dull grey Sunday morning when I left Richard with our sea kayaks and gear at Conham River Park. I then drove to Portishead to meet Wayne and leave my car there. Now time to whizz back to Bristol to find Richard lurking in his drysuit. We are a strange lot at times.
We all loaded our boats and were afloat by 10.30. There was no rush as high tide was around 11.30. The plan was to get to Netham Weir at high water to make it easier to shoot. As the river level was fairly high it wasn't going to take long. We cruised the 1 ½ miles to the weir in next to no time. There was still a small drop at the weir but plenty of water going over the ledge. I was first over, a short burst of speed and in a flash it is all over. We are now into the tidal section of the Avon.
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Some say freestyle is dieing, but only those who have not paid a visit to the Youth Freestyle Series. The series is growing in popularity each year and at some events attracts over 100 young freestylers. This year there are 5 events; Llangollen, The Mighty Nene, Boulters Weir, River Washburn and Nottingham White Watre Centre. Josh Wedgwood reports from the latest event at the Nene.
