OC Dee

[wetnobby]

OC, Dee!! 13th Feb 2011…

Awesome free canoe funday…come along and enjoy, who knows you may even fall in love….with canoeing 

If you have ever though about trying a canoe come on down, it doesn’t have to be your thing! There will be a full range of boats you can try …absolutely free!!

Boats will include,
Traditional open canoes of various types.
Whitewater Canoes, Including the awesome new Esquife “L’Edge”.
Open Playboats & Freestyle canoes.

So if you’re a seasoned vet, kayaker or have never even tried a canoe come to “Mile end Mill” on the 14th Feb from 10 am and have a great day’s fun. Try canoeing in a variety of different boats.
You never know you might actually like it..!

The day will feature,
Novice fun and taster sessions, there will be some great little competitions including a mini slalom, poling, & Freestyle events…with prizes!!
Demonstrations will include
Basic Canoe technique, canoe manoeuvres, Poling, Equipment, Rolling etc...
If you are a canoeist anyway bring your own boat along and join in the fun.

There will be no formal coaching or training sessions running on the day other than that required to ensure novice safety……
The ethos of this event is to turn up have fun, and enjoy and promote canoeing….!!

The event will go ahead providing the water level is less than 8 on the MEM Gauge. If it has to be postponed it will be held 2 weeks later on the 28th Feb.
Paddlers will have to pay the normal water fees…but all activities boat sessions and competitions are free…so turn up and enjoy!

The Event will be supported by
Whitewater active,
Paddleworks,
Nomad Canoes,
Pro Adventure Llangollen

[wetnobby]

Eeeek...the date is the 13th!!

[Adrian Cooper]

Are Whitewater Active making a charge for using the water?

[twopigs]

Paddlers will have to pay the normal water fees…but all activities boat sessions and competitions are free…so turn up and enjoy!

The Event will be supported by
Whitewater active,
Paddleworks,
Nomad Canoes,
Pro Adventure Llangollen

Sorry Adrian - can't resist

[Adrian Cooper]

Sorry! Candidates are strongly advised ........

[chris leesmith]

Try demo boats from Big Dog, Wenonah and Robson all confirmed. On hand will be advice and information from the guys and a chance to mix up what you might usually paddle. More info as it arrives.

Chris Leesmith

Paddleworks

[James G]

Hi Chris,

I have a handful (probably one or two, but potentially up to six) of secondary school students who might be interested in this. Is it the sort of thing that they could come along to, either with their parents or by themselves (our school is just up the road). They'd be 15 to 18 years old and would have done a litle open boating (including spending a little time at the mill). Also, if they would be welcome, would they need their own BAs and paddles or would these be available to borrow on the day?

Thanks,

James

[wetnobby]

Hi,
Yes it is, Its a fun day for all :)
We will have some personal kit available however there has been quite a large response to the event so if it is at all possible to kit out the people out the people you bring along please do so.

See you on the day..
Chris

[richardwitheridge]

Hi all

This is going to be an awesome event,

Along with the suppliers turning up, we are going to put on a load of "come and try it" sessions so that people can try their hand at a various aspects of canoe sport including, complete first taste, trad skills (poling Lining tracking) Slalom, Spec Boat, freestyle etc.

Coaches are going to be about to give you pointers but not run specific coaching sessions, so keeping it informal and fun.

Going to be a few competitions, some daft, and some almost serious, prizes to be arranged before the even, Proadventure are donating a days canoe coaching as one of the prizes.

Rich

[wetnobby]

Poster link here.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid= ... 1e4E&hl=en

Facebook link here
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/eve ... 6599712363

Chris

[wetnobby]

Hi Folks,
Sadly the event has to be postponed to the 27th of Feb.
With record water levels last weekend the shadow was cast, however midweek the river was dropping fast and I was starting to get optomistic that we would be good to go!
Heavy overnight rain has seen the Dee pop up from 12 to the top of the gauge at 15 at lunchtime today, ...so there is no realistic chance of seeing a sensible level on Sunday.
Could you all please pass the news around as so many were planning to attend...I hope you will all be able to make the 27th.

Chris