UCD Canoe Club
Committee Announcements => River Trips => Topic started by: Vettie on October 14, 2014, 20:38:34
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Story Disco Paddlers?!! Hope everyone is recovering nicely from Freshers Weekend in Tramore.
For anyone having withdrawal symptoms, fear not!.....here's the deets of this week's SATURDAY trip :-)
When: This Saturday October 18th
Where: The Liffey (Sluice to Strawberry Beds)
The plan: Meet at the Boathouse at 10am
We’ll pick our boats & gear, load everything onto the trailer and then pile onto the bus!
Give Andy a text on 085 789 7269 or Ross on 087 245 6200 if you’re not sure where to go!
What to bring:
• €10! This covers the cost of the bus and instructors
• Warm clothes!!!! ….you know the drill !!
(avoid cotton at all costs! It makes you very, very cold when you’re wet). Anything made out of 'poly-' materials is a good bet! Fleeces are great! Fleecy pyjamas are even better! Tights make a good layer, especially to pop over your fleecy layers before trying to put on a wetsuit (even the lads should consider investing!!) If you have a wetsuit bring it! If not, the club has a small selection of them...try to get to the boathouse on time to get first pick!
You can never, ever have enough layers!!!
So here’s your essential guide to keeping nice and toasty on the river ; http://forum.ucdcanoeclub.com/index.php/topic,10222.0.html (http://forum.ucdcanoeclub.com/index.php/topic,10222.0.html)
• A pair of old shoes! (Or wet booties if you have them). For this trip socks won’t work...the water is going to be low, so if you come out of the boat, you'll be stepping on rocks (which is not fun in socks!) If you don't have a pair, pop into your local Penneys or Tesco and pick up a pair of cheap shoes!
• Towel and warm, dry clothes for afterwards!
• Some hot stuff! Flasks of tea, soup, hot blackcurrant...they'll all be much appreciated on the bus home!! And chocolate bars or cereal bars!! Nothing better than some sugar after a fun day on the water (avoid things that aren't in wrappers though, cause you won’t want to wait to wash your hands before eating them!).
NB!!! If you haven't yet been to a pool session, you must go to one before this trip. Let committee know that it's your first pool session so we can take you through a few quick and easy safety drills. You don’t want to be wet and cold on the Liffey !!
Sign-up closes, as always, on Thursday at 9pm. After this time, you won't be guaranteed a place if you sign-up!
Kayakers assemble!!! :
1. Matthew
2. Jocano
3. Ailbhe
4. Andrew L
5. Nicki
6. Steve
7. Aoife
8. Sinead
9. Kev M
10. Derv
11. Denis
12. Anna-May
13. Stuart
14. Adam
15. Jacqui
16. Sara
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I'm in! :)
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Rock'n'roll
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If you can avoid contacting me on Saturday, I'll be away and possibly unable to respond.
Thanks
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Suppose I will go...
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Put me down as a maybe! Have a better idea cone come Friday!
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Count me in!!! :)
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Sure look...
Where's the session at afterwards?? :)
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Yarp!
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I'll come
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Sign me up!
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Still crippled lads but fingers crossed it'll all be different next week! ;)
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Ja
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Denis instructing but will need a space in the bus
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I'm in :)
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perhaps The Spanish Inquisition will make a surprise appearance :laugh:
i won't be
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Count me in!
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I'm in too :D
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I'm in
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I'm in
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Sign up now closed!
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Would some nice person please be able to throw a paddle and a 18m rope in the trailer for me tomorrow.
I'm going to meet you lot at sluice around 11:30 tomorrow!
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I didn't realise you had to sign up by last night, is it too late to in fact sign up now? (I really will go this time...)
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Still crippled lads but fingers crossed it'll all be different next week! ;)
Sorry lads - not off the crutches until Monday so I'm a definite no no! Have fun at the new sluice for me and hopefully I'll see ye next week ;D
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I didn't realise you had to sign up by last night, is it too late to in fact sign up now? (I really will go this time...)
There's still a spot, the last spot!