Tonight, 18/02/2010, we will be meeting at The PRSYC (Pershore Riverside Youth Centre) in Pershore (Location Here) for a non paddling night as the Pool is shut. … read more?
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Well it was supposed to be a Valentines Day, but a few of us braved the cold weather, and it was cold, to have a session at Nafford this morning. Graham, Fitz, Richard W and Clive were there braving the cold. … read more? We will be paddling at Nafford on Sunday 14th Feb meeting at 9:30. The level looks good. Not to tough and not to low. Something for all. Search for previous articles for a map. After some last minute arrangements I picked up Graham at just gone 6.30am and we headed down to Dulverton, some 130 miles south. It was about the same time last year that we did the Barle and the level then was very good, running a good grade III with bits of grade IV. … read more? Since the Barle run this weekend (7th Feb) was my first kayak river outing with the club since joining late last year, I thought I’d take my turn to record the event from the eyes of a newcomer. … read more? This weekend’s trip is on the River Barle in the Exmore National Park. The trip will be from Tarr Steps down to the Bridge Inn at Dulverton (about 6 miles). Contact Clive or Graham by 12:00 Saturday at the latest to confirm if you are coming. If you leave it after that you will not be included in our travel/ ferry plans. We had a great paddle this morning at Pershore with conditions that were quite unusual making the weir a great place to practice today. There was a reasonable amount of flow on the main part of the river but it was very high downstream of the weir which resulted in the stopper line moving half way up the slope and the traditional rocks being completely out of the way. … read more? Due to Symonds Yat rapids being washed out and the Avon being nice and high today that we will just do some local work tomorrow at PRSC for a few hours so you should be home in time for dinner. See you there in the morning. After a snowy interlude we had a good turn-out on Thursday at the pool, especially the juniors, who arrived in their new hoodies and some with new boats and kit! The junior session was split between a poolside equipment briefing from Clive, with help from Paul H; and a water based session led by Adam, supported by Caroline. The water based skills covered a warm up, some games with sweep strokes and then the session focused on X rescues with teams of 3 rotating roles. After lots of practice the junior session finished with a recovery race – the length of the pool with a swimmer on the back. It was a dead heat between the 2 teams. The senior session was quieter, but provided time to plan the next few weeks of coaching and some of the spring progamme. Just a short paddle to come out and burn a few calories. It’s a great chance for anyone who has not paddled in the cold to experiment on what to wear. The keys are multiple thin layers under your cag or windproof top. Glove wise it’s personal choice. Some people find neoprene gloves reduce their feel of the paddle. I’ve got no sense so I don’t wear gloves but you can try, pogies, sailing gloves (see Tony), neoprene gloves, washing up gloves or I’ve been told those disposible latex gloves are good as they are thin and cheap but keep the wind off a bit. |
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