Events!

Early morning Erg Training

Bring a water bottle, prepare for pain 

Morning fitness

Morning fitness on the river. This event is for paddlers who are comfortable in a polo boat. If you haven't been in one before but are an experienced paddler, please message Charlie (captain) before you sign up to make sure this is suitable. 

This will be a pyramid sprint session. If the river is too high we will use the ergs instead. 

Faff and swimming are not permitted. Off the water by 8 ish to give you time to get to 9ams.

If you wake up and decide you aren't going to make it please send a message to tell us. 

Friday Pool Session

Friday pool sessions are back!

All welcome. These sessions will focus on boat skills, getting comfortable with a spray deck and teaching you how to roll. After a few weeks we will focus more on canoe polo skills. 

Meet @ boathouse at 7pm sharp. We will load up the cars and drive you to Darlington. You'll need swimming stuff (e.g. t shirt and shorts) and a water bottle/towel. Bring some snacks if you like - biscuits are provided afterwards. We get back to Durham about 10:45.

If you haven't been before, you'll have to do a short swim test. This involves swimming two lengths of a 25m pool (total 50m) and treading water for 1 minute. No specific stroke or great technique required.

If you unsign from a pool session within 24hrs and can't find someone to replace you, you will still be charged. If you do unsign, put a message on the group offering your place to people. Price for members is £6. Non-member price is £9.

Intro To White water 2

Meet at the boathouse at 9am and we hope to be back at 5pm. The expected cost will be between £5 and £10 to cover the cost of fuel (please see the message in the socials chat for more details about how trip finances work).

This is a fantastic opportunity to give whitewater kayaking a go or brush up on some skills if you are already a veteran!

This trip is strictly only open to those who:

-          Can confidently paddle on flat water (i.e. straight line and turning)

-          Are comfortable wearing a spray deck AND has performed a capsize drill that was witnessed by a current DUCC leader.

If you have not yet completed a capsize test, please send me (Jake) a message and then sign up to this week ‘Wednesday Warriors’ and we can do it there. Do NOT sign up to this trip until you have completed one.

If you cannot paddle confidently on flat water, it will not be appropriate for you to go on this trip, however there will be plenty of opportunity to hone your skills by coming along to ‘Wednesday Warriors’.

We will provide wetsuits, cags, and kayaking equipment but you must bring:

- Warm layers* (thermals and fleeces- NOT jeans)

- Shoes you don’t mind getting wet and muddy (old trainers are ideal- NO CROCS OR SLIDERS)

- Packed lunch

- Water bottle

- Change of clothes (including hat gloves etc)

- Towel to change with

- Waterproof jacket

- Any personal medication you may need, e.g. inhaler (please let an exec member know if this is the case)

Also please make sure you have eaten a good breakfast before you arrive at the boat house on Saturday (think ‘Noah Coombe’…)

Any questions or concerns please do message me, or any other exec members!

Hope to see you there!

Yorkshire Polo Div 3 Tournament 1

18th October.
Paul’s car @13:00: Florence Katie Charlotte Charlie’s car @13:50 Maddie Oliver Robert Ryan You’ll need clothes for kayaking in a swimming pool plus a towel and a change of clothes for after. Also bring a snack!

DUCC Sh*t Shirt Social

Grab your loudest, tackiest, most aggressively Hawaiian shirt and join DUCC for a night of pure tropical chaos! Starting at 20:00 in Van Mildert College bar, get ready for cocktails, questionable fashion choices, and top-tier canoe club vibes. The brighter the shirt, the better the night, so don’t hold back. See you there!

BUCS Wild Water Race

Yorkshire Polo Div 3 Tournament 2

15th November. Save the date!

Adventure Ball

Save the date! Adventure ball is on Wednesday 3rd December. 

Prepare yourselves, I'm in charge of decorations. More info to follow. 

Yorkshire Polo Div 3 Tournament 3

31st January. Save the date!

Yorkshire Polo Div 3 Tournament 4

28th February. Save the date!