Shetland Canoe Club

2012 Membership forms now available!

Craig — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:24:33 +0000

We’ve had to revise the membership forms for 2012 so we’re slightly later than normal getting these out to club members, but they’re now out so please try and get them completed as soon as possible if you’re wanting to take part in club activities! By all means turn up with the form at any of the Bridge End sessions and give to a Committee member, or return it to the address on the form itself.

Shetland Canoe Club Membership Form 2012 available here to download.

Thank you

Voar Redd Up 2012

Craig — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:12:11 +0000

As decided at the AGM

Some point over weekend of 28th and 29th April the club will be involved in this, the 25th year of the Voar Redd Up.

details to follow.

2012 Beginners sessions starting at the Clickimin on the 19th April!

Craig — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:56:40 +0000

Never paddled before? The Club runs coaching sessions throughout the season, starting with four weeks of theory and pool work to prepare for the great outdoors.

Poster up in the Clickimin and there’s more details on the 2012 Clikimmin Beginners Training page on the website

Consultation exercise – safety system for Adventure Activities in Scotland

Craig — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:20:42 +0000

Consultation on developing a safety system for Adventure Activities in Scotland is underway, it may affect us as a club and unfortunately the closing date was the 30th March! I’m sure no-one would argue against having safe systems within the club, it’s just if clubs such as ours end up being covered by this system it could be very expensive in so many ways as it will almost certainly involve paying for registration and inspection with all of the additional paperwork that will incur. We’re going to discuss it (briefly) at Club Committee Meeting on Monday and feed back general comments to SCA.

Free Try it Night at Clickimin pool this thursday 29th at 8.00 p.m.

Julie — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:56:28 +0000

Club AGM 27th March

Julie — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:33:32 +0000

The club AGM is on the 27th March starting at 7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. in room 9 at the Isleburgh Complex.

This event is open to all and is a good opportunity to come and meet lots of members and find out the club. The club hosts a ‘Free try it night’ on the 29th March followed by a series of beginners sessions held at the Clicikmin pool from the 19th April. Later in the year the club is hosting a Symposium at Bridge End Outdoor Centre . This is a big training event which attracts a lot of kayaking visitors and the sessions planned are run by top level 5 coaches. The club also has a busy trip programme twice a week on top of the training night. So there is plenty to do and lots of places to visit in a kayak, open canoe or play boats.

Please look at the web site for more information.

So put the date in your diary.

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Voxter: The post-Shetsymp2012 weekend!

Craig — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:17:16 +0000

Voxter forms available here!

Friday, 3 August 2012 at 18:00 until Monday, 6 August 2012 at 09:00

The Shetland Canoe Club weekend of informal trips and outings for all of it’s members and any visitors to the Isles. It’s very relaxed and informal, a chance to explore with the club. Previous years have seen folks spend the week after the symposium heading out on their own and with small groups, then come together for a few days of sociableness!

It’s going to be at the Voxter Outdoor Centre, Brae, Shetland

Hopefully this link will work first time…!

Ocean Paddler Magazine :: Latest

Mark — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:53:13 +0000

Look in the Member Area page for the latest generous offering from Ocean Paddler Magazine.

(Club Chair’s first name for password if prompted)

Shetland Sea Kayak Symposium 2012

Craig — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:21:32 +0000

Symposium booking form 2012 now available here!

(just click on the text above)

Planning for this, our Seventh Symposium, is well under-way and it’s time to get those application forms filled out and back to us.

Doors open for registration at Bridge End on the morning of Friday 27th July - there’s nothing formal arranged through the day (at the moment) but plenty going on, hopefully a bit of a get together Friday night (we’ve got the local hall booked!) before the symposium kicks off properly on Saturday 28th. Things will be pretty busy through the rest of the weekend and once folks are off the water we’re going to have an evening of quizzes, slide shows and talks on Saturday night after the meal, Sunday will be a less formal evening to kick back after another full day of paddling with those staying on. Monday 30th July we’ll officially close down, clean up and head away to see what we can get up to before our Voxter paddle meet the following weekend!

If you’re needing transport to/ from ferries over the symposium let us know, we’re happy to help.

Coming up with someone that doesn’t paddle? We won’t be running separate events for them but there’s plenty to do in Shetland.

Please not that entries are caped at 50 (paddlers, not age) and the age limit for paddlers is 16. First come, first served.

We’ll get the contributors profiles uploaded over the next few days, and you can always sneak a look at the Shetland Sea Kayak Symposium 2012 Facebook Page for more ‘live’ details!

Wanting to ask a question? We’ll respond to a post on our Facebook page, or you can email us at: shetsymp2012@gmail.com

Level 1 Coaching Course

Julie — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:32:08 +0000

A great opportunity to benefit from expert tuition.
Dave Rossetter of “Standing Waves” and Giles Chater SCA Coaching Director will be in Shetland for two weekends soon to provide a Level 1 Coach Course to a number of club members. So far 9 people are fomally enrolled on the course but everyone is welcome to come along. The course is at Bridge End on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 March then again on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March.