CHESTER CANOE CLUB NEWSLETTER

SPRING 2008

 

Review

In November 2007 the club was awarded £6,720 from The National Lottery. Since the award a huge amount of work has been done to replace the lower racks and to install an equipment store opposite the garage. Steve Chorley, Andrew Parkinson, Bob Scholey, Dave Madely and others are aiming to complete this work in May. The new club Captin Bill Broughall has also been busy putting up fences, replacing timbers to the building, changing locks and more. A huge thanks goes to everyone (including those not mentioned above) who has committed so much time and effort to improving the club.

The grant will also help improve the clubs equipment with more beginner boats, stable racing K2’s and paddles.

2008 promises to be a busy year with a new club trip to Snowdonia, all the old favourites and a full calendar of events, lets hope we actually have normal summer weather this year!

 

Junior Beginners Course

Start date:       Thursdays from 8th May 2008

Time:               6.00 pm – 8.00pm

Age:                 9 to 14 years old

Duration:         8 weeks

Cost:                £40 (this includes junior club membership to Jan 2009)

 

All equipment and instruction will be provided by BCU qualified instructors. The course will be run on the river Dee from the Club House. This provides changing rooms, hot showers etc.

You need to bring a change of clothes with warm clothes for on the water. This should include foot wear such as trainers or sandals which secure firmly to your feet.

 

To book Tel. John Hatton on 01244 660840

 

 

 

 

Weekly training from 1st April

 

Tuesday – Junior race team and time trials.

Thursday – Group training and beginners course from 8th May

Saturday – Junior club training and catering

Sunday –   Further race training, Div 9 upwards.

Also white water training on Chester weir – when the conditions are right.

 

 

 

 

 

Competition aims this year

 

Good luck to: -

v     Colin Cartwright and Dave Bradburn as they focus on the World Wild Water racing championships in Italy.

v     Ian Tordoff aiming to win the Eddystone light house race in August. A 26 mile sea race off the Cornish coast.

v     Jenny Swallow and Caroline Rowlands in their bid for the GB junior team.

v     Every body aiming to compete in the Marathon worlds in The Czech Republic.

v     Our Under 12 paddlers in the NW lightning series.

v     And best wishes go to the GB Olympic Team in China.

 

 

Racing vests

 

Club racing vests can be bought for about £10.

See Victoria for details.

 

 

Overnight camps

 

 

This summer we will be running two camps: -

 

  1. Training Camp – Llyn Gwynant, Snowdonia - Date to be arranged (provisional date 17/18 May)

A popular lakeside campsite for groups, situated in a beautiful valley in the shadow of Snowdon. It’s a great site that allows camp fires and BBQ’s. New WC and shower block. This trip will include structured      daily training on the lake but will (according to the weather) also include walking, surfing, biking (if you bring one) and trips out.

 

 

  1. Anglesey, Rhoscoln – Sea canoeing weekend. Date 21/22 June

 Outdoor Alternative Centre camp site. This site is only 200m from the main beach accessed by a traffic free single track road and path. Rhoscolyn bay is a naturally sheltered sandy bay popular with divers and windsurfers due to its shallow depth.  A quarter of a mile off shore lie a group of islands that harbour seals. The coast has numerous caves, and arches to explore.

Providing the weather is OK you can get out to the island. Other activities are of course, bikes, BBQ, beach and lighthouse.

Contact John on 01244 660840

 

NB all trips away are weather dependant – It can rain in North Wales!

 

 

There are many other events the club will be going to over the

Spring and Summer but the following are the main ones we will be aiming for.

 

DATE

EVENT

LOCATION

9 March

NW Lightning race, Under 10’s and 12’s

Runcorn

27April

West Midlands Hasler Marathon – big event

OR Northwich marathon

Worcester

 

Northwich

3/4 May

Sprint regatta, National Water Sports Centre

Nottingham

8 May

Beginners course starts, Thursday evenings

Chester, Dee

11May

Chester marathon and GB Team Assessment race. Organised by Chester CC.

Chester, based from the dingy park.

Date to be arranged

Chester CC training camp on Llyn Gwynant - other activities as well.

Snowdonia.

1 June

Macclesfield marathon race

Macclesfield

15 June

NW Lightning race, under 10’s and 12’s

Runcorn

21/22 June

22 June

Anglesey, Rhoscolyn weekend

Chester Junior WWR, Chester weir

Rhoscolyn

Chester

5/6 July

Sprint regatta, NWSC, National Championships

Nottingham

13 July

NW Lightning race, under 10’s and 12’s

Runcorn

23/24 Aug

National Marathon Championships

Worcester

31 Aug

Adlington marathon race

Adlington

 

More races in the Autumn.

 

Hasler Final – Burton on Trent 28th SEPT