Events!

Intro To White water 3 (The Last one!!)

This is the last intro to white water we will be running this term. This serves as a prerequisite to all of our other whitewater trips (excluding Tyne tour) so if you want to do whitewater this term and haven’t been on an intro already then this is your last chance!!!

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's ‘Wednesday Warriors’ OR the Friday pool session* and we can do it there. Do NOT sign up to this trip until you have completed one.
*please also message me directly if you plan to do your deck test at the pool session, since signups will close before the pool session ends... 

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!

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.

Polo Boat Friday Morning 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 questions message Maddie or on the socials chat.

Please sign up.

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

Thursday 7am Ergs

Bring water, prepare for pain.

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!

Wednesday Chill Paddle (Session 2)

***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 Chill Paddle (Session 1)

***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 9am 5km

Meet at the boathouse at 9am. You need to be comfortable paddling a polo boat or wavehopper. No faff, no swimming. 

The better Wednesday 5km Wavehopper Morning Fitness

I have a 9am so am doing this at 7am.

Exact same just earlier.

Wavehopper or polo boat- absolutely no swimming or faff.

As usual if you aren't going to show up and haven't unsigned please message me.

Hopefully at least one of you signs up.

(Maddie)

Tuesday Morning Ergs

Bring water, prepare for pain. 

Monday 5pm 5km

Meet at the boathouse at 5pm. You should be comfortable in a polo boat or wavehopper. No faff, no swimming. 

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!

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!

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!

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.

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. 

Early morning Erg Training

Bring a water bottle, prepare for pain 

Wednesday Chill Spoons

No theme for the social this week as our mighty social sec is away. However, fear not, as we will have a relaxed evening in spoons instead. We will be there from around 20:00. It would be great to see as many faces as possible!

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). 

5k time trial

 5(.8)km time trial! Non-competitive paddle down to Prebends bridge and back. Times recorded on the website (if you want) so you can see your progress throughout the year. 

Choose between polo boat or wavehopper. Whatever you are comfortable in. Swimming is not permitted. Faff also not permitted.

Will be called off if river is too high. keep an eye on the groupchat.

See you there.