Shetland Canoe Club

Well done to those who braved the cold last Saturday and achieved their FRST qualification. Not the nicest of days but it seems to be the way the weather is behaving lately. 

 Don’t forget to complete your forms for the next stage to ensure you are enroled.

Any questions e-mail Mave.

One week till the next FSRT day
 
The next day for completing Foundation Rescue and Safety Training is Saturday 21 January. Martin Rickard can assess only 6 people but he is happy to have more people come along and take part. The training begins at 9am at Bridge End and will finish by about 4.
 
Part of the training will be indoors [...]

Wnter Pool  Sessions start again on the 2nd February at the clickimin.  So if any of you guys have put the odd gram or oz (depending on your currency ) on over the festive season nows your chance to get that six pack back into shape.

Usual time 8.00 p.m. on thursdays.

Well done to the 5 brave souls who took part in the Foundation Safety and Rescue Training day on Sunday. They have taken the first step towards becoming Level 1 Coaches.

The day was cold but at least the gales eased for the occasion. A large part of the training was indoors and the time on [...]

Just a quick note to remind folks that the Thursday night pool sessions are finished for 2011. Sessions in 2012 will be publicised in due course. Thanks

MB

Four day course, over two weekends March 3/4 and March 17/18 of 2012

Provided by Dave Rossetter and company

Each day 9am to 6pm at Bridge End

Mainly on the water some work at home in the evening

 Maximum number of participants 12

 Prerequisites

Over 16
UKCC Two Star
Foundation Rescue and Safety Training essential
Coach Registration with SCA £39 for members
Recommended, but not [...]

As promised, with summer trips now likely to wind down and become more weather and daylight dependent, up  comes the surf!

Angus Nicol digs deep in moderate surf conditions at Quendale yesterday

Club members enjoyed an afternoon of moderate surf at Quendale yesterday , with occasional runs of bigger waves. Surf gurus Jonathan and Jim on [...]

As the summer draws to a close, you might be thinking of drying off the kit and packing it away until next year.

Well, think again!

Kayaking isn’t just a summer sport. It may be cold, windy and wet (let’s face it, in our sport it’s always wet), but there’s still fun to be had. Here are [...]

Venue:     Ireland, Bigton up to Maywick     Leader: Tam

Depending on sea state, looking to paddle from Ireland, Bigton up coast and into Maywick. If you would like to come on this paddle contact either Tam (01950477222) or Craig (01950477644 or 07795674053) before 9 pm  tonight.

Club Trip to Vaila – Saturday 20th August

 Tam is organising a paddle trip to Vaila this Saturday leaving at 10.00 from Walls Marina.

 Plan is to paddle to Vaila and stop for lunch and visit the Sperm Whale Exhibit and then have a walk about and more paddling.  Vaila is a nice island to paddle around [...]