UCD Canoe Club

General => Competitions and Training => Topic started by: Andy J on August 03, 2014, 12:37:46

Title: Liffey Descent
Post by: Andy J on August 03, 2014, 12:37:46
Hey everyone. Looking to do the Liffey descent on the 6th of September. Anyone else interested?
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: Ross on August 03, 2014, 13:50:34
I'm hoping to do it too, was thinking of doing it in the wavehopper. I think Dave O'R is doing it in the Gola Sprint.
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: Aoife S on August 03, 2014, 14:12:01
Has there been any word about rescue for this yet? It's the Saturday before college starts back so people should be in Dublin
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: Ross on August 03, 2014, 14:36:30
Has there been any word about rescue for this yet? It's the Saturday before college starts back so people should be in Dublin

You're thinking of the Junior Liffey Descent on the 6th of September, the full Liffey Descent is on the 4th of October.

Benny will email the club closer to the time about doing rescue somewhere :)
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: Andy J on August 03, 2014, 15:43:39
Need to see what boats are available to use. No idea what to paddle for it . .
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: Diarmuid on August 03, 2014, 16:21:09
Myself and Deividas might do it in a T2
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: Ross on August 03, 2014, 18:25:27
Need to see what boats are available to use. No idea what to paddle for it . .

You can't go wrong with a GP boat, there's plenty in the boathouse, alternatively, you could do it in a Canadian, get one or two more people to do it with you. If you feel comfortable in a wavehopper, get onto the marathon committee, they'll lend you a Fastwave (Exo version of the Perception Wavehopper) if they have any spare.
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: Andy J on August 04, 2014, 10:26:29
Haven't paddled a wave hopper before so ill give it a miss this time. Also need to run wrens nest a few times on the thurs/Friday before if anyone is up for that?
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: Douchier on August 05, 2014, 11:58:34
Need to see what boats are available to use. No idea what to paddle for it . .

You can't go wrong with a GP boat, there's plenty in the boathouse, alternatively, you could do it in a Canadian, get one or two more people to do it with you. If you feel comfortable in a wavehopper, get onto the marathon committee, they'll lend you a Fastwave (Exo version of the Perception Wavehopper) if they have any spare.


Don't the Wild Water Racing Committee own them?


Anyway, that's a great idea. They're good and the club's composite boats really aren't up to doing the Liffey Descent anyway.
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: Aoife S on August 05, 2014, 12:52:09
Has there been any word about rescue for this yet? It's the Saturday before college starts back so people should be in Dublin

You're thinking of the Junior Liffey Descent on the 6th of September, the full Liffey Descent is on the 4th of October.

Benny will email the club closer to the time about doing rescue somewhere :)

Ah cool!!!

I'm out of the Junior LD anyway, instructor training that weekend :/
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: Ross on August 05, 2014, 18:05:08
Don't the Wild Water Racing Committee own them?

Woops, my bad, meant the Wild Water Racing Committee...
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: Niall Finch on August 07, 2014, 12:35:59
Ayyup,

I'm interested in doing the LD this year, might I formally put a request forward to use the regular Gola for this please
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: DervM on August 26, 2014, 12:22:25
Interested in doing this. Have been training all summer  ;).

Unsure if my request for the Gola before summer was formal or informal?
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: Aoife S on August 26, 2014, 16:04:15
I think this post has gone a little all over the place...
Andy mentioned the one on the 6th of September, which is the Junior Liffey Descent.

The full one is on the 4th of October :)

Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: kmck on August 26, 2014, 17:18:31
The 6th is the junior Liffey and if you don't feel like paddling the whole race, Benny is looking for rescue
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: Niall Finch on August 26, 2014, 17:29:43
Interested in doing this. Have been training all summer  ;).

Unsure if my request for the Gola before summer was formal or informal?

Think you would be better to take the Gola Derv, if I end up doing the LD it'll be in a Canadian probably, if at all
Title: Re: Liffey Descent
Post by: DervM on August 26, 2014, 23:02:59
Awww sweet! Thanks Niall. Deadly  :D