Events!

BUCS Wild Water Race

Friday Morning Polo Boat Fitness

DUCC British Icons Social

Join us for a night celebrating the best of British! Come dressed as your favourite British icon, from music legends to national treasures. Bring your best costume and your team spirit- it’s going to be a classic DUCC night.

Starting at Van Mildert College bar at 20:00.

See you all there!

Wednesday chill paddle (2nd session)

***NOTE: The river levels have the potential to get a lil *spicy* at this time of year so the session may be called off last minute. Please keep an eye on the group chat.***

THE WEDNESDAY WARRIORS CONTINUE AT MC 14:15 - 15:45

The usual relaxed Wednesday session! Open to all with beginners especially welcome, this is simply a really chill couple of hours on the river. If you want to get into kayaking or simply have a fun afternoon session on the river this is the session for you! 

Please bring a fleece to wear on the water, spare shoes, plenty of spare clothes, and a towel. It is best to avoid jeans on the water as these shrink when wet. 

Any questions please ask in the socials chat, message the club instagram, or message Devon (Vice Captain). 

Wednesday chill paddle (1st session)

***NOTE: The river levels have the potential to get a lil *spicy* at this time of year so the session may be called off last minute. Please keep an eye on the group chat.***

THE WEDNESDAY WARRIORS CONTINUE AT MC 12:30 - 14:00

The usual relaxed Wednesday session! Open to all with beginners especially welcome, this is simply a really chill couple of hours on the river. If you want to get into kayaking or simply have a fun afternoon session on the river this is the session for you! 

Please bring a fleece to wear on the water, spare shoes, plenty of spare clothes, and a towel. It is best to avoid jeans on the water as these shrink when wet. 

Any questions please ask in the socials chat, message the club instagram, or message Devon (Vice Captain). 

Wednesday 7am 5km

Wednesday morning fitness!!

Must be comfortable in polo boat or wavehopper.

Meet at boathouse at 7am. This means 7am (couple minutes late is okay), we will be on the water for 7:15am no exceptions.

Will be done in time to get to 9ams (which I do have).

Paddle to prebends and back at own (relatively fast) pace (it's 5.8km).

No faff or swimming.

Unsign if you're not coming anymore or message me (Maddie) but would be nice if someone else showed up!

Please dress warmly if it's cold

Tuesday Morning Ergs

Bring a water bottle and a speaker if you have one. Questionable playlists encouraged.

Prepare for pain. 

Monday Morning 5km

Meet at 7am. Finish within the hour. No swimming. Must be comfortable in a polo boat or wave hopper.

Sunday Polo

Polo session open to anyone. 

All paddling kit is provided. Please make sure you bring sufficient clothing to wear on the river (you may get wet, so bear this in mind!). We suggest non-cotton thermal base layers and fleeces. Make sure you also bring a towel and warm dry clothes to change into afterwards. 

If you have any questions, please drop a message on the socials chat or message a member of our exec. See you there!

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.

Friday Morning Polo Boat Fitness

Must be comfortable in a polo boat. No swimming.

Meet at 7am, off the water by 8am for 9ams.

We will most likely be doing Hammonds (focusing on technique and speedy turning), practising explosive sprint starts and then doing 10s 20s 30s (the proper way?).

Any question ask in the socials chat.

Please sign up.

If you wake up and don't want to come please message me.

Thursday Paddle to Pub

Simply a chill paddle in the canoes down to the boathouse (pub) for a chat and a drink of your choice.

Meet at 18:15. 

Please bring a payment method and your id if you would like anything alcoholic.

Wednesday chill paddle (2nd session)

****THIS HAS BEEN CANCLLED DUE TO HIGH WATER LEVELS****

***NOTE: The river levels have the potential to get a lil *spicy* at this time of year so the session may be called off last minute. Please keep an eye on the group chat.***

THE WEDNESDAY WARRIORS CONTINUE AT MC 14:15 - 15:45

The usual relaxed Wednesday session! Open to all with beginners especially welcome, this is simply a really chill couple of hours on the river. If you want to get into kayaking or simply have a fun afternoon session on the river this is the session for you! 

Please bring a fleece to wear on the water, spare shoes, plenty of spare clothes, and a towel. It is best to avoid jeans on the water as these shrink when wet. 

Any questions please ask in the socials chat, message the club instagram, or message Devon (Vice Captain). 

Wednesday chill paddle (1st session)

****THIS HAS BEEN CANCLLED DUE TO HIGH WATER LEVELS****

***NOTE: The river levels have the potential to get a lil *spicy* at this time of year so the session may be called off last minute. Please keep an eye on the group chat.***

THE WEDNESDAY WARRIORS CONTINUE AT MC 12:30 - 14:00

The usual relaxed Wednesday session! Open to all with beginners especially welcome, this is simply a really chill couple of hours on the river. If you want to get into kayaking or simply have a fun afternoon session on the river this is the session for you! 

Please bring a fleece to wear on the water, spare shoes, plenty of spare clothes, and a towel. It is best to avoid jeans on the water as these shrink when wet. 

Any questions please ask in the socials chat, message the club instagram, or message Devon (Vice Captain). 

Tuesday Morning Ergs

Bring a water bottle and a speaker if you have one. Questionable playlists encouraged.

Prepare for pain. 

Monday 5km

5(.8)km timetrial from boathouse to prebends bridge and back. Choose between polo boat, wavehopper or k1*

I (charlie) will be there - feel free to join if you want. No faff allowed (you must be able to paddle the distance in <1hour).

Record your time on your phone/watch so it can be added to the results spreadsheet.

Tyne Tour Weekend

Our first residential trip this  year is Tyne Tour! A fun weekend packed full of whitewater carnage and Scottish jigs with universities from across the country, held on the North Tyne in Hexham!

This is a super chilled out introduction to residential trips with DUCC and is open to anyone who can paddle confidently on flat water, and completed a deck test! (i.e the same requirements for going on an intro to whitewater)

Here's the rough itinery: 

Friday: drive up in evening, spoons for dinner, bed.

Saturday: DUCC dawn chorus wakeup (iykyk). Paddle north Tyne, off the water mid afternoon greeted with a cup of homemade soup. Watch fireworks followed by a Ceilidh with the other unis (by far the highlight of the trip!!) before consuming adult beverages in spoons and heading back to the tents (or succumbing to phoenix’s temptations…)

Sunday: Fight hangovers and find a more interesting paddle for the day (water dependent but likely high force - low force) before returning home to brace for our Monday 9ams.

Food: The two evening meals are normally had at the MacDonalds in Hexham, or at the Wetherspoons, but is chosen and paid for by yourselves on the day. Breakfast and lunch will be a selection of lidl pastries and cereal, and self-made sandwiches respectively, which is supplied by yours truly. I will try and keep costs for this as low as possible, and then the final amount you owe is added to your website debt at the end of the trip.

Accomodation: We camp on Hexham green for the duration of the weekend. Tents and sleeping bags can be provided, but are in limited supply so if you have your own kit please do use it! If you have not camped before that’s completely fine, just please message an exec member and we can ensure you have appropriate equipment.

Cost: The ticket for the event costs £35, and with fuel and food on top, it should be roughly £50, which is really good value for a weekend away!!

I think that is all there is to tell you, more details will be released once signups close.

Hope to see you there!!

Friday Morning Polo Boat Fitness

Must be comfortable in a polo boat. No swimming.

Meet at 7am, off the water by 8am for 9ams.

We will most likely be doing Hammonds (focusing on technique and speedy turning), practising explosive sprint starts and then doing 10s 20s 30s (the proper way?).

Any question Devon the socials chat.

Please sign up.

If you wake up and don't want to come please message me.

DUCC Vs DUMC (Boat V Boulder) Social

DUCC is going head to head with DUMC on this year's Halloween Social! Expect a few challenges, plenty of drinks, and the all important rivalry to see which club takes the win (SUPPORT DUCC AND COME ALONG!!)

Come in costume (Halloween themed or not), and we'll meet at JoBo bar at 20:00 for a night of Halloween chaos!

Wednesday chill paddle (2nd session)

***NOTE: The river levels have the potential to get a lil *spicy* at this time of year so the session may be called off last minute. Please keep an eye on the group chat.***

THE WEDNESDAY WARRIORS CONTINUE AT MC 14:15 - 15:45

The usual relaxed Wednesday session! Open to all with beginners especially welcome, this is simply a really chill couple of hours on the river. If you want to get into kayaking or simply have a fun afternoon session on the river this is the session for you! 

Please bring a fleece to wear on the water, spare shoes, plenty of spare clothes, and a towel. It is best to avoid jeans on the water as these shrink when wet. 

Any questions please ask in the socials chat, message the club instagram, or message Devon (Vice Captain). 

Wednesday chill paddle (1st session)

***NOTE: The river levels have the potential to get a lil *spicy* at this time of year so the session may be called off last minute. Please keep an eye on the group chat.***

THE WEDNESDAY WARRIORS CONTINUE AT MC 12:30 - 14:00

The usual relaxed Wednesday session! Open to all with beginners especially welcome, this is simply a really chill couple of hours on the river. If you want to get into kayaking or simply have a fun afternoon session on the river this is the session for you! 

Please bring a fleece to wear on the water, spare shoes, plenty of spare clothes, and a towel. It is best to avoid jeans on the water as these shrink when wet. 

Any questions please ask in the socials chat, message the club instagram, or message Devon (Vice Captain).