{"id":2637,"date":"2009-10-01T23:11:02","date_gmt":"2009-10-01T22:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shetlandcanoeclub.co.uk\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-03-17T15:27:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:27:27","slug":"about-us-and-contact-details","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shetlandcanoeclub.co.uk\/index.php\/about-us-and-contact-details\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shetland Canoe Club is based in the Shetland Islands, and is therefore Britain\u2019s most northerly canoe club. We are mainly a sea kayaking club, with most of our activities geared to touring, though some members have been known to try surfing, not to mention the odd visit to the mainland for a bit of river paddling. We are affiliated to the Scottish Canoe Association , all members pay an annual membership either as&nbsp; boat owner or non&nbsp; boat owner and this entitles them to use&nbsp;club equipment under club rules.&nbsp;&nbsp;We do not hire club equipment as we operate on a non-commercial basis.<\/p>\n<p>Please note &#8211; Minimum age 13 for all outdoor training and trips (Under 16&#8217;s must be accompanied by a paddling adult)<\/p>\n<p>Facebook: Shetland canoe club<\/p>\n<p>You will usually find at least one of the committee is involved in the training sessions and will be happy to discuss things with you if you choose your moment!<\/p>\n<p>During the summer we organise short trips on weekday evenings, and a longer trip on Saturday&#8217;s&nbsp;or Sunday&#8217;s depending on availability and weather. &nbsp;Through the winter we often have pool sessions at the Clickimin Pool in Lerwick.&nbsp; Every April the club offers a programme of training starting in the pool and moving onto the sea after Easter. This is the best time for beginners to join. Experienced paddlers are welcome at any time.<\/p>\n<p>There are occasional weekend meets in places such as Yell and Unst when opportunities arise, and the Shetland Sea Kayak Symposium and connected paddle meet weekend happens every second year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shetland Canoe Club is based in the Shetland Islands, and is therefore Britain\u2019s most northerly canoe club. We are mainly a sea kayaking club, with most of our activities geared to touring, though some members have been known to try surfing, not to mention the odd visit to the mainland for a bit of river [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2637","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shetlandcanoeclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shetlandcanoeclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shetlandcanoeclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shetlandcanoeclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shetlandcanoeclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2637"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shetlandcanoeclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2699,"href":"https:\/\/shetlandcanoeclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2637\/revisions\/2699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shetlandcanoeclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}