Summer Paddling | Winter Paddling | Friends Trips
As well as the club activity, which is supervised by club authorised coaches and leaders, club members are welcome to take part in independent paddling. Independent paddling has the following features:
- Paddlers take responsibility for their own safety.
- Paddlers must have their own third party insurance, eg On The Water membership of British Canoeing, or another insurance provider that covers watercraft.
- Club boats may be used, but may not do so when club boats are likely to be needed eg
- on Summer Tuesday and Wednesday evenings when the courses are taking place.
- club trips take priority over independent paddling for use of boats. Unless a booking has been made on WebCollect.
- Paddlers who have demonstrated a paddling standard of at least Paddle Discover and has provided proof of their third party insurance may obtain a key to the boat house from the Recreational Boatswain.
Independent paddling may take place at any time that the club member chooses. However there are various times when independent paddlers are accustomed to paddle:
Summer Paddling
During the weeks when summer courses are in operation:
- Tuesday evenings for paddlers with their own boats, and for paddlers with club boats who have booked a boat via Webcollect.
- Friday evenings: meet at the boat shed at 6.15pm. This evening has been chosen as a quieter time at the club. During the initial weeks in April and May a coach or leader will attend to help new club paddlers choose a boat / provide guidance. It is hoped that within a few weeks the group will become self supporting
- More times can be added to this list as is requested / becomes self supporting.
Winter Paddling
When summer courses are not taking place.
- Tuesday evenings: meet at the boat shed at 6.15pm
Friends trips
Independent paddlers can also advertise times when they wish to paddle via the Forum: Friends Trips – Forum