Paddling for the girlies!

Karen · December 08, 2008, 15:48:51

I'm seeing about organising a bit of a training weekend just for us girls in the New Year. We have some fantastic instructors lined up including Kim Siekerman

, who have agreed to run the course so I just need to know how many people would be interested in doing it and when would suit everyone.

It's looking like a 2 day course, doing some river skills training with some emphasis on rescue and rescue set up, plus maybe a day of freestyle. We'll concentrate on the ways girls tend to paddle differently from guys, with slightly different techniques and problems and such. This should be good also for the varsities, as this is why it was initially proposed, to help build up a stronger female competition. It's going to be fun anyway!

We are aiming it at around level 3 upwards, but this can be tailored up or down depending on who's interested!

So let me know here if you are interested!

JODY · December 08, 2008, 15:53:08

I'd be interested.... but i dont think i can enter varsities, does this matter

Lucy · December 08, 2008, 16:01:58

I'd be up for it Karen. Just need to know when so I can say for definite. But I don't have my level three. But I intent on getting that anyway.
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Nuala · December 08, 2008, 17:03:13

I'm definitely interested. I also want to get to any REC3's or Level 4 training organised though, and have downriver training on the 18th of January I think. And live in Limerick.

I'll come if at all feasible.

fityounggranny · December 08, 2008, 18:29:23

im in!
either term-time weekend, or mid-wk in jan!

Karen · December 08, 2008, 19:03:52

Awesome! I was hoping for January myself.

It doesn't matter if you don't actually have your level 3 by then, its more that you're around that level.

Nuala · December 08, 2008, 23:05:05

Are people working over christmas? Because mid week could work well otherwise.

Kat · December 09, 2008, 08:44:13

if after 6th Jan and on a weekend, i'd like to come

JODY · December 09, 2008, 13:27:26

Mid week would be no good for me $:-\$

Karen · January 05, 2009, 21:22:22

Sorry about the delay guys, how does the 17-18th suit everyone?

Nuala · January 05, 2009, 21:51:58

If you have moved the downriver training day it suits me fine.

kjt · January 06, 2009, 14:06:58

Sounds good

Lucy · January 07, 2009, 14:29:58

I could do the 18th....but not both.

Cli · January 07, 2009, 15:22:50

noooo, not that weekend again - already missing the REC3 and Caroline's bday coz I'll be in Barcelona.

Any chance of a different weekend?

Evan · January 07, 2009, 16:36:37

Any chance you don't go to Barcelona and not demand that everything revolve around you?