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7th January 2011

Plans Jan 2011

Dates January 2011

JANUARY

Tuesday 11^th: POOL. Open Practice Session

Thursday 13^th. John St. Sea Kayak Navigation

Sat or Sun 15^th/16^th River Trip Contact Grant grant.dolier@gmail.com

Tuesday 18^th POOL Basic Skills Course. Sea Boat Clinic

Thursday 20^th John ST Sea Kayak Planning

Sat or Sun 22^nd/23rd Sea/Loch Trip Contact Hugh is.entropical@virgin.net

Tuesday 25^th POOL Basic Skills Course Small Boat Clinic

FEBRUARY

W/E TBC Loch Lomond. Open Boat and Winter Camping Weekend

Contact Willie feochan@tesco.net

Tuesdays POOL Basic Skills Course Sea and Small Boat

(Alternate)

MARCH

Tuesday 22^nd POOL Basic Skills Course Finishes

Thurs 24^th (TBC) John St AGM. Talk on a 2 month expedition to Croatia

Sat 26^th Loch Lomond BCU 2 Star Assessment

APRIL/MAY

Tuesday s POOL Basic Skills for Youngsters

Thursdays Various Club Evening

May 22^nd -29^th Club Sea Kayak Expedition to Outer Hebrides.

Contact Hugh is.entropical@virgin.net

13th December 2010

Clyde Paddle 12th December 2010

Attending: Hugh, Ken, Geoff, Dave, Liam, Ross and Matt

Weather: Blue skies and windless but very cold

Route: Craigendoran, Sugar Boat, Royal West Boat Club (Gourock), Meilkleross Bay (Rosneath), Marina, Craigendoran. (c 8 miles)

Members of the Glasgow Club that joined for lunch

12th December 2010

Paddle to Seattle

Got a spare hour or so? Forget X Factor, Strictly and all that. Here’s something worth watching – the Paddle to Seattle. Two guys build and then paddle their kayaks from Alaska to Seattle.

31st October 201031st October 2010

Paddle 2010-The video

Some of us managed the show on the Saturday, here’s the video the SCA produced marking the Tay Decent that was part of Paddle 2010.

31st October 201031st October 2010

Trips November and December 2010

1. Sunday 21st November Introductory River: River Teith

2. Weekend 4th/5th December: Sea Kayak Freezer Weekend.

31st October 201031st October 2010

Training

Pool: November and December. For those with Basic Skills (2 Star level).

Either: Sea Kayak Expedition Training Or: Rolling Clinic.

A new Basic Skills Course aimed at Adults starts January.

Sat 14th November: 2 Star Assessment, Luss, £10

Sun 15th November: Foundation Safety And Rescue Course

31st October 201031st October 2010

A Very Foggy Clyde 31st Oct 2010

Paddlers: Dave, Mick, Myles, Douglas and Geoff

Description: A very foggy and ethereal paddle giving extensive practice of kayaking by compass and a completely new perception of a well used route. A thoroughly enjoyable short day.

Kilcreggan (I think its going to burn off!)Blue Sky, fog beneath and flat calm.

It's not. Off Helensburgh Pier (after Turner)

18th October 201018th October 2010

Come and Try Day: Luss, Oct 17th

Kayakers: The biggest club meet yet with 27 in attendance.

Activities: In the morning everybody had a chance to try out a sea kayak (including the new North Shore Atlantic), a river boat and one of the club’s Canoes. Sue and Alan gave a short demo of self rescue: Roll, Paddle Float and Re-Entry and Roll. In the afternoon there was a short paddle with some seal launching for the small boats. Despite a grey cold day that dis-integrated in the afternoon into heavy rain, a good time was apparently had by all.

18th October 2010

Grey Dog and Cuan Sound Daytrip, Thurs Oct 14th

Kayakers: Hugh, Ken, Damien

Route: The route was Easdale, Belnahua, Grey Dog, Scarba (cable from Grey Dog), round the bottom of Luing and up to Ardinamar Bay, Cuan Sound, Easdale. Distance 25k.