Events!

Skills Pool Session

Meet at the boathouse for 19:40, to load the boats onto cars and drive to Hartlepool. 

The session is 21:00-22:00 and you can expect to be back in Durham for around 22:45. 

Please bring swimwear, and a towel (and t-shirt/shorts/leggings to wear on top in the pool if you want). The cost for these sessions is £5.

In this session you will be taught general kayaking skills, play games and have fun in the warmth of a swimming pool with our trained coaches -- one of the best sessions of the week to come to if you're a beginner, or if you want to work on improving any of your kayaking skills.

This is also a chance for  more experienced members to come and practice their coaching or freestyle paddling, so there's something for everyone!

DUCC friendly Polo tournament

This is a friendly canoe polo tournament run by our club and aimed at freshers and less experienced players.

If you have never played before don't let that stop you! This is a really chilled out fun tournament and rules will be explained before, during and after games!

If you are already a keen Polo player please come along too! It will still be great fun and a good opportunity to play with the new members of the club.

We have competition coming from other universities and local teams. This is a great first polo tournament!

This is also an opportunity for our club to do some fundraising. So if you are a secret Mary Berry and would like to donate some cakes or treats to our cake stall it would be much appreciated! All profits go back into the club to help buy equipment, subsidise future events and so on.

The cost is £30 per team + fuel (~£15/car). So the cost to YOU would be approx £10 (lower if lots of people sign up!)

If you sign up but then cannot make it, you must unsign and let Dan Robson or Calum Spooner know before the 18th Oct. If you pull out after this date/don't show up you will still be charged.

Thursday Canoe polo session

We meet at 19:40 at the maiden castle boathouse, load boats and kit onto cars and drive to Darlington. The session runs from 21:00-22:00. We then drive home and pack away the kit, where we will expect to be finished at about 22:45

Please bring swimwear a towel and also  a short sleeved t-shirt or lycra rash-vest, the cost for these sessions are £5

Canoe polo is a fun team ball sport in kayaks, during the session we practice basic paddling and passing in polo boats to full attack and defense set ups, so there's plenty to do if you are a beginner or a pro looking to practice for the next tournament.

Wednesday Barrage Session

This is the weekly session for paddling on harder whitewater and practising skills for rivers or freestyle. It takes place at the Tees Barrage in Stockton, which has a variety of features as well as a cafe and changing rooms with hot showers.

Meet at the boat house at 4pm to get kit and boats. You'll need to bring suitable warm clothes and a towel. The Barrage has its own cost of £9.50 and the petrol is usually under £5 depending on numbers.

If you haven't attended a Barrage session previously, please speak to Connor before signing up.

Taster Session

Free taster sessions for anyone who wants to have a go at kayaking, we will go for a paddle on the river Wear at Maiden Castle playing lots of games and giving some basic instruction of how to paddle for anyone who needs it. Once we are off the water there will be cakes and hot chocolate available for everyone. Make sure you are wearing stuff you don\'t mind getting a bit wet in, bring a change of clothes and a towel with you for after.

Skills Pool Session

Meet at the boathouse for 19:40, to load the boats onto cars and drive to Hartlepool. 

The session is 21:00-22:00 and you can expect to be back in Durham for around 22:45. 

Please bring swimwear, and a towel (and t-shirt/shorts/leggings to wear on top in the pool if you want). The cost for these sessions is £5.

In this session you will be taught general kayaking skills, play games and have fun in the warmth of a swimming pool with our trained coaches -- one of the best sessions of the week to come to if you're a beginner, or if you want to work on improving any of your kayaking skills.

This is also a chance for  more experienced members to come and practice their coaching or freestyle paddling, so there's something for everyone!

cancelled!- Taster Session

Free taster sessions for anyone who wants to have a go at kayaking, we will go for a paddle on the river Wear at Maiden Castle playing lots of games and giving some basic instruction of how to paddle for anyone who needs it. Once we are off the water there will be cakes and hot chocolate available for everyone. Make sure you are wearing stuff you don't mind getting a bit wet in, bring a change of clothes and a towel with you for after.

cancelled!- Taster Session

Free taster sessions for anyone who wants to have a go at kayaking, we will go for a paddle on the river Wear at Maiden Castle playing lots of games and giving some basic instruction of how to paddle for anyone who needs it. Once we are off the water there will be cakes and hot chocolate available for everyone. Make sure you are wearing stuff you don't mind getting a bit wet in, bring a change of clothes and a towel with you for after.

Taster Session CANCELLED

CANCELLED DUE TO HIGH WATER

We will be going to the pool on Monday night, so would recommend booking onto that as a taster instead. This does however cost £5 to cover the cost of pool hire and transport

Taster Session CANCELLED

CANCELLED DUE TO HIGH WATER

We will be going to the pool on Monday night, so would recommend booking onto that as a taster instead. This does however cost £5 to cover the cost of pool hire and transport. Otherwise, Wednesday's afternoon session at 1pm should be going ahead if it stops raining!

Thursday Canoe polo session

We meet at 19:40 at the maiden castle boathouse, load boats and kit onto cars and drive to Darlington. The session runs from 21:00-22:00. We then drive home and pack away the kit, where we will expect to be finished at about 22:45

Please bring swimwear a towel and also  a short sleeved t-shirt or lycra rash-vest, the cost for these sessions are £5

Canoe polo is a fun team ball sport in kayaks, during the session we practice basic paddling and passing in polo boats to full attack and defense set ups, so there's plenty to do if you are a beginner or a pro looking to practice for the next tournament.

Taster Session

Free taster sessions for anyone who wants to have a go at kayaking, we will go for a paddle on the river Wear at Maiden Castle playing lots of games and giving some basic instruction of how to paddle for anyone who needs it. Once we are off the water there will be cakes and hot chocolate available for everyone. Make sure you are wearing stuff you don't mind getting a bit wet in, bring a change of clothes and a towel with you for after.

Skills Pool Session

Meet at the boathouse for 19:40, to load the boats onto cars and drive to Hartlepool. 

The session is 21:00-22:00 and you can expect to be back in Durham for around 22:45. 

Please bring swimwear, and a towel (and t-shirt/shorts/leggings to wear on top in the pool if you want). The cost for these sessions is £5.

In this session you will be taught general kayaking skills, play games and have fun in the warmth of a swimming pool with our trained coaches -- one of the best sessions of the week to come to if you're a beginner, or if you want to work on improving any of your kayaking skills.

This is also a chance for  more experienced members to come and practice their coaching or freestyle paddling, so there's something for everyone!

Taster Session

Free taster sessions for anyone who wants to have a go at kayaking, we will go for a paddle on the river Wear at Maiden Castle playing lots of games and giving some basic instruction of how to paddle for anyone who needs it. Once we are off the water there will be cakes and hot chocolate available for everyone. Make sure you are wearing stuff you don't mind getting a bit wet in, bring a change of clothes and a towel with you for after.

Taster Session

Free taster sessions for anyone who wants to have a go at kayaking, we will go for a paddle on the river Wear at Maiden Castle playing lots of games and giving some basic instruction of how to paddle for anyone who needs it. Once we are off the water there will be cakes and hot chocolate available for everyone. Make sure you are wearing stuff you don't mind getting a bit wet in, bring a change of clothes and a towel with you for after.

Taster Session

Free taster sessions for anyone who wants to have a go at kayaking, we will go for a paddle on the river Wear at Maiden Castle playing lots of games and giving some basic instruction of how to paddle for anyone who needs it. Once we are off the water there will be cakes and hot chocolate available for everyone. Make sure you are wearing stuff you don\'t mind getting a bit wet in, bring a change of clothes and a towel with you for after.

Taster Session

Free taster sessions for anyone who wants to have a go at kayaking, we will go for a paddle on the river Wear at Maiden Castle playing lots of games and giving some basic instruction of how to paddle for anyone who needs it. Once we are off the water there will be cakes and hot chocolate available for everyone. Make sure you are wearing stuff you don\'t mind getting a bit wet in, bring a change of clothes and a towel with you for after.

Barrage trip

The weekly Barrage trip

Freshers' River Trip

This is the first river trip of the year and it would be fantastic to see as many people there as possible. It is an easy stretch of the river, perfect for beginners, so come along and give it a go. If you're interested in coming along to Tyne Tour, then we recommend coming along on this trip.

We'll meet at the boathouse at 10 am to get everyone kitted up and ready. All you need to bring is yourself, warm clothes (NOT cotton), a dry set of clothes, a towel and a snack. We'll provide the paddling kit.

The cost of this trip will be £5.

BUCS Polo

Please sign up here if you would like to play at BUCS polo. 

BUCS polo has been one of the clubs strongest competitive events over the past few years. We will be entering a Mens and Womens A team into the competition, If there is enough interest I would also like to enter a Mixed B team into the "B league". This is a great opportunity to develop your polo, represent the university and get tournament experience if you are new to the sport.

If you have no interest in playing polo please still sign up and come along! Its a very good club atmosphere and our teams will appreciate all the support they can get. On top of this the event is not run by the Durham friends group so there will be no helping required, just watching polo, supporting Durham and having fun.

We will be leaving at some point on the Friday, time TBC as I anticipate some will have lectures etc.

If you have any questions about the event please speak to Dan Robson club coach.

National Student Rodeo 2017

Every year, over a thousand students make the pilgrimage to Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham for the National Student Rodeo: the annual university freestyle kayaking competition. It's also world-renowned as the biggest and best kayaking party there is.

Competition starts on the Saturday morning, with the Extreme Slalom, which all competitors are entered into by default. This event will determine whether you qualify for the beginner, intermediate, or expert freestyle heats -- so don't be afraid to step up and give it a go, even if you've never sat in a freestyle boat before. No experience is necessary -- and it doesn't necessarily help; creativity and the willingness to take a swim in the name of looking cool are what count at NSR! Points may also be earned for fancy dress worn on the water, so bear that in mind too.

There are also competitions for Duos -- twice the paddler, twice the fun. This is one of the most unique and wild events of the weekend, with two paddlers in a single boat trying to throw the most outrageous moves in an attempt to score points. If you're interested, leave a comment when you sign up and find a willing friend/victim to partner up with.

If you feel like two blades is one too many, there will be competitions in C1 as well. Orange juice will be provided if you win. Additionally, there is an Old-Skool competition (mainly aimed at alumni and non students, though students are welcome to compete if there is space) -- even if not competing, this is a spectacular event to watch and a highlight of the whole weekend.

On top of all of this, there will be stands from all the major kayaking brands, with kit and boats to try out -- and for the lucky winners of the events, some shiny prizes.

We'll be camping on site, and tickets for the weekend's events are £53 this year (which covers camping, paddling, and -- perhaps most importantly -- the party).

The party theme this year is the Apocalypse, which is not an excuse to drink like there's no tomorrow. At NSR, you do not need an excuse to drink like there's no tomorrow; it's expected of you.