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Venue:   Gulberwick   7PM

E:     Easy trip    

Leaving from Gulberwick beach, heading south around coastline and coming out at Quarff. Approx 5 – 6 km. This trip is open to all 1 star qualified beginners as well as experienced paddlers. If you would like to come on this paddle contact Craig 07795674053 or 01950477644, email: craig@cragden.plus.com

Charge of £2 applies to this trip for use of trailer.  Limited boats so call early to avoid disappointment.

Venue: Bridge End, Burra    (New venue)

This trip will be leaving from Bridge End, on the water for 7pm. 

This trip is open to all 1 star and experienced paddlers  

Can you please contact Craig if you wish to paddle,  also with equipment requirements.

All contact details are on the website under programme.

CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

Venue: South Nesting

This trip will be leaving from Vassa voe, on the water for 7pm. weather permitting we will go around the Gletness isles.

This trip is open to all 1 star and experienced paddlers  

Can you please contact Craig if you wish to paddle,  also with equipment requirements.

(As the trailer may not be fixed the venue may have to change) 

All contact details are on the website under programme.

Hi All,

First trip of the club calender is on Tuesday 17th May.

We will be leaving from Bridge End  centre, to be on the water for 7pm

Weather permitting we shall go around either Kettlaness or Houss, then portage across at Ayre Dyke or Bannaminn.

Remember that all membership fees must be paid and you have successfully passed your 1 star.

Contact Craig on 07795674053 or email craig@cragden.plus.com.

Look forward to seeing you all there.

Cunningsburgh to Quarff

Paddle leaving Aithwick, Cunningsburgh. Looking to be on the water at 6 pm coming out at Quarff. Please arrive early as we will have to arrange shuttle cars back to Quarff as parking is very limited at Aithwick. This trip is for experienced paddlers only, Would you please contact Craig on 07795674053 daytime or 01950477644 evening to advise if you are coming , so we can update you with finalised details. Hopefully we will also have the company of Richard F who is currently on the island.

There will be no organised trip due to adverse weather conditions.

Keep checking the programme to see upcoming trips. If you would like to choose a trip location then call me (Craig) on 07795674053 (day) or 01950477644 (night) to arrange your trip.

The trip on Tuesday 29 June saw 18 paddlers on the water including 10 of our new One Stars. Some shortened the distance paddled by taking boats to Papil on the trailer.

We crossed over the beach at Bannamin and paddled out to the entrance to the bay. The group all said they wanted to venture out of the bay so we took a short excursion into the Atlantic – a new experience for many. 

• Sebastian did a great job holding on to a float so we could raft up
• Tam and Craig demonstrated their towing skills
• Chris and Debs arrived to help with a rescue at just the right moment
• Audrey and Gordon worked well together to give reassurance

I could go on! We packed a lot of action into 35 minutes in the swell! It was really impressive so many stayed the right way up and even managed to smile but the next “Easy” trip will stick to calmer waters.

There will be no training on Thursday 1 July or on Thursday 8 July.

Training starts again on Thursday 15 July

If you did some pool training but haven’t got round to coming outdoors yet come along on July 15^th and make a start. We will be very happy to see you. There will be another 7 training nights before the season ends in September.

Congratulations to the 23 people who achieved One Star Performance Award during the first 7 weeks of training.  Get yourself on to a few club trips and aim to do some more training on Thursday’s to reach Two Star by the end of the season!

Trips

Tuesday evening trips and longer trips on Saturday or Sunday are open to everyone with a One Star. Try one or two evening trips to build up your fitness before going on a day trip.

For details see the website www.shetlandcanoeclub.co.uk or contact Craig Lobban on 07795674053 day or 01950477644 night, email:craig@cragden.plus.com

On Thursday (17 June) a group of 15 intrepid paddlers went to play at the outflow of Strom Loch. New paddlers were able to learn  “breaking in” to the current from an eddy and “breaking out” again. Some mastered a “ferry glide” across the river too. Our river experts, Jonathan, Steve, Jim and Paula did a great job in passing on their skills and Arthur and Mark struggled manfully against a Force 6 wind in sea kayaks to rescue those who went for a swim.

Most of us sampled the water temperature at some point in the evening! “Paddler of the evening” must go to Gregor for persistence leading to success! All of us had fun. Some have been inspired to join Jonathan on a trip to some real rivers later in the year.  If you missed Thursdays event we plan to go again as soon as there is a low tide at a convenient time. The next Thursday evening when that happens is in early September,