Ya' know, when i first read Peter's post above (the rather tactless one - something I'm afraid I'm also often guilty of) - my first reaction was along the lines of "that really unfair to give out to people who have jobs, little money, time etc. for not dropping everything and spending all their time there" - and that's true, it is unfair to give out to people.
I later thought about it and well, we put in a lot amount of time, money and effort(plus some entrty fee) to go to polo competitions every 2-3 weeks. Maybe we could all get together and organise something for at least a couple of times over the Summer - something that's a proper club event.
I'm sorry to the committee for suggesting more work for them, but it could be a good idea. I'm sure that it would also be much more attractive to a lot of those who aren't interested in doing things like polo - Maryanne, Jer, Eoghan, Marie etc?
Ps. Clifden is a great spot, but that's no reason not to give Stack and Sluice their due.
Stack is the perfect place to begin freestyle and after that it's a great spot to hone skills without relying on power.
Sluice is a unique feature which needs a bit time to get used to (Peter hasn't done this -in fact, hasn't even paddled it at a good level- and thus disregards it).
While there is a risk of Weils(as there is in most places), this is massively over-played. Statistics will show that cases are rare -really rare.
Just about any move is possible here, and if nothing else your general paddling will improve massively.
---> More to the point in terms of performance, Sluice is where varsities will be held this year and regular training here will be vital to a good performance.
