Events!

Sunday Paddle to the Pub

We will paddle to the pub, have a chat, and paddle back. Meet at the boathouse 18:00. Bring a means of payment and id if you're alcoholically inclined. 

It is chilly, please bring a warm jacket. 

Friday Morning 5k

5km (to prebends and back)
Meet at 8am
Must be confident and comfortable in a polo boat or wavehopper (no safety provided)
Must be able to paddle the distance in < ~1 hour (be off water by 9:30am)
Any questions about whether this is you or not, message Devon, Ryan or Sam

Thursday Chill Paddle 18:00

Another evening chill paddle. This is a great way to relax during the exams period, take whatever boat you are comfortable in.

Please bring enough warm clothes for on the water (not jeans). Bring a spare change of warm clothes and shoes for afterwards as well as a towel.

Meet at the boathouse at 18:00. We should be off the water by 20:00. 

Please message Matthew (Vice-Captain) or Ryan (Training Officer) if you have any questions.

Wednesday Morning Ergs

Erg session for all.
Bring a water bottle, and see you there!

Anti-faff, will start by 08:05

Kayak Northumbria Polo Training

KN (the team Paul plays for) run weekly 2 hour training sessions in Newcastle on Tuesday evenings.
Meet at the boathouse at 16:15, back for around 21:00.

We are taking a car next week (5th May).
Only 9 spots.

Sessions cost £3pp (paid to KN) plus fuel (just under £5pp with 5 people, will decrease as more people sign up).

Unfortunately they currently don't have goals, so will be a training focused session, however they have some really good players and it is flat water so any training will be very valuable. If there is anything specific you would like to work on message Maddie.

Monday Morning Ergs

Erg session for all.
Bring a water bottle, and see you there!

Sunday Evening Paddle

The second evening paddle of the summer term. This is a great way to relax during the exams period, take whatever boat you are comfortable in.

Please bring enough warm clothes for on the water (not jeans). Bring a spare change of warm clothes and shoes for afterwards as well as a towel.

Meet at the boathouse at 18:00. We should be off the water by 20:00. 

Please message Matthew (Vice-Captain) or Ryan (Training Officer) if you have any questions.

Tees Barrage exam procrastination trip

A day trip to the tees barrage whitewater course, because revision is faff. 

Open to those with general whitewater competency, please ask if unsure

Cost is £18 (paid straight to barrage) + fuel. 
Bookings are done on the barrage website, please do not book yourself a slot until you have signed up here. 
Any issues please message Charlie/Jake 

Friday Morning 5km

5km (to prebends and back)
Meet at 8am
Must be confident and comfortable in a polo boat or wavehopper (no safety provided)
Must be able to paddle the distance in < ~1 hour (be off water by 9:30am)
Any questions about whether this is you or not, message Maddie or Sam

Thursday Evening Paddle

The first evening paddle of the summer term. This is a great way to relax during the exams period, take whatever boat you are comfortable in.

Meet at the boathouse at 18:00. We should be off the water by 20:00. 

Please message Matthew (Vice-Captain) or Ryan (Training Officer) if you have any questions.

Chill Spoons Social

Come join us for a chill trip to Spoons for some relief from your exam revision (or lack thereof).

Wednesday Morning Ergs

Erg session for all.
Bring a water bottle, and see you there!

Monday Morning Ergs

Erg session for all.
Bring a water bottle, and see you there!

BUCS Canoe Polo

24-26 April

Mystery Paddle

Some kind of floating on the Wear. Maybe chill paddle, maybe polo, maybe fitness; whatever attendees feel like doing?

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 group chat or message a member of our exec. See you there!

Misery Paddle

Some kind of floating on the Wear. Maybe chill paddle, maybe polo, maybe fitness; whatever attendees feel like doing?

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 group chat or message a member of our exec. See you there!

Mystery Paddle

Some kind of floating on the Wear. Maybe chill paddle, maybe polo, maybe fitness; whatever attendees feel like doing?

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 group chat or message a member of our exec. See you there!

Mystery Paddle

Some kind of floating on the Wear. Maybe chill paddle, maybe polo, maybe fitness; whatever attendees feel like doing?

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 group chat or message a member of our exec. See you there!

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 polo or socials chat or message a member of our exec. See you there!

SCOTLAND 26

SCOTLAND FOREVERRRRR

Our Scotland trip is a DUCC involving a week of beatering around the west Highlands of celt country, as well as eating haggis (anticlockwise only) and having an all round “braw” time. This trip is open for paddlers who have been committed to whitewater this academic year; so ideal for anyone who came to refreshers!

Please note: Due to the nature of Scottish rivers (occasionally tricksie…) and British weather (always unreliable), there will likely be some days where some, or all, participants don’t paddle. We will try and minimise this but, when it becomes inevitable, we will help facilitate alternative activities/entertainment. For example, there is a climbing wall in Fort William, or many nice highland walks in the area. If you are a massive neek, you can also do some uni work in the bunkhouse. Please bear this in mind when you are packing.

The Plan:

Meet at the boat house at 9am on Saturday, aim to leave at 10. Drive to Fort William, likely stopping half way to do a river/parkandplay.

We will then spend the week hunting water and hopefully paddling/swimming some Scottish classics. The accommodation has beds showers, (dodgy) wifi, and a drying room - so no need to perform self torture putting on wet kit each morning!

On Friday we will leave the accommodation and begin driving south, again hopefully doing a river on the way home.

Costs:

As with any DUCC trip we try and keep costs as low as possible. The accommodation will cost £150 each for all 6 nights (so £25 per night). All further mileage and food costs will be calculated and added to website debt at the end of the week.  

Deposit:

Once you sign up, please pay the accommodation deposit of £150. This is non-refundable. If you sign up and can no longer go you will need to find someone who can take your place.  If you have any difficulty in paying this up-front please contact me (Jake) or Maddie and we can arrange for it to be paid in stages. Please pay to the club acccount (details in the groupchat) with referance Initial+Surname+Scotland (i.e JSelwayScotland) 

Kit List:

Finer details will be released once signups close, but it is the same as for any ww trip. Bed clothes are not provided so you can bring your own, or a sleeping bag, to sleep in.

If you have any questions or queries please send me a message! I look forward to terrorising our sister nation with you.

Bye the now,

Jake 

BUCS Sprint

20-22 March