| From beginner to paddling Alpine rivers in less than a
year. James (age 13) has been on numerous club trips, Conway and Angelsey
Weekends as well as two weeks in the French Alps with the club. |
Brian has been a keen organiser of sea trips within the
club. He paddles most weekends and is
keen to help those new to sea kayaking.
He has also made excellent links with other paddlers and organisations
(NWSK, Canoe lifeguards and the Marina) |
Frankie has developed her paddling skills over the past few
years and coordinated the club trip to Rhum at Whit this year. She was a member of the Prince William
Sound expedition and delivered her Monday evening Talk on food for the
paddler earlier in the year. |
Carl has been to nearly every coaching session at the docks and
the pool and has introduced most of our beginners to paddling. Without Carl`s reliablity and time many of
our sessions just would not run. Thank
you Carl |
Mark started paddling a year and half ago. He is extremely enthusiastic and always
greets you with a smile. He painted
the racks and trailer at the dock. He has paddled regularly and is on most
club trips, Anglesey, Pembroke and the Alps |
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For managing to get wet - even inside a drysuit!
Story - Whilst sea
paddling, Kirk decides he needs a wee. He lands on an desolate beach, pulls
his boat out of the water, goes to corner and undoes his relief zip. Fully
relieved, he turns only to see his boat floating off into the blue. Not to
worry, I've got a dry suit on, he wades in only to suddenly notice that he is
getting rather wet. He had forgotten to redo his relief zip.
Kirk was later spotted doing feet elevated pressups in order to help the
water run out.
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Swimming in Sefton park after a gentle nudge on back of kayak by
a paddling companion. The most
innocent of small nudges resulted in Neil standing knee deep in smelly lake
water - sorry. |
Despite ripping up nearly every wave in the Alps and displaying
excellent kayaking skills David got caught by the smallest little weir
encountered by the group and instead of rolling up bailed as soon as he hit
the water. He quickly got himself back
in his boat hoping nobody noticed, but we did. |
Fell out of his boat while getting out at the pontoons at the
Marina Someone then shouted
"quick get a camera". Jim
tried despirately to get out before evidence could be gathered but this only
slowed his progress |
I would like to nominate Justin for the award of Swimmer of the
Year. When taking a number of
beginners he was demonstrating sculling, while trying to work out what one
person was doing he forgot to scull and ended upside down. In his surprise he then let go of his
paddle, with no one around able to T rescue him he continued his showing off
to the beginners by demonstrating his swimming ability |
Whilst surfing at Rhosnieger he came out of his boat after being
hit by a monster wave, screaming
"help, help I'm in a rip tide",but then found he could stand up
with the water at chest height only to be rolled over again by another
monster wave. I couldn't help for laughing. |
