UCD Canoe Club

General => Kayaking => Topic started by: kmck on February 17, 2008, 21:36:35

Title: Thank you
Post by: kmck on February 17, 2008, 21:36:35

A big thank you to all who organised, ran, cooked and drove for the safety weekend. I really learned the practicalities of rescue. I think we all realised the work required to put a weekend on but to make a ucdcc trip run on time and so well must have taken weeks of planning. Thanks

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: kjt on February 17, 2008, 22:00:51

Yea great weekend ya'll, REALLY appreciate it!
You must have put a little thought into it, sent 2/3 texts?  ;) ;D


haha just joshing, great planning involved!

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: kjt on February 17, 2008, 22:21:25

By the way I was looking online for White Water Safety & Rescue (http://www.pesdapress.com/product_info.php?cPath=9_11&products_id=3) by Franco Ferrero and found it online for £15.95 (sterling).

I thought you guys would prefer this one (http://books.google.com/books?id=NOgaDt35V3AC&printsec=frontcover&dq=White+Water+Safety+%26+Rescue&ei=8LG4R_CLIonIyATe2cT9CQ&sig=XIdpTqH2gQ6S3_FOy5YsG8rF4ls#PPA1,M1) though!

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: Galwayhead on February 17, 2008, 23:32:57

Yeah cheers guys.

Really good course. Learned a lot and refreshed a lot. Got some stuff to practice and think about now.

It really shows how much work the instructors put into setting up this weekend as it ran so smoothly. Pity our so called ''instructors'' kept messing up, you would wonder how they passed their level 1.  :P   ::)  So much looking after them we had to do.

Big up also to the drivers, cooks, cleaners, the committee, Ritchie (who drove a few of us down even though he couldn't paddle) That was really sound, cheers bud, hope you heal up soon.

Kjt you can get that book on www.amazon.co.uk for ~ £10 if you go second hand. I get stuff off em every so often and have found them reliable. Some other good titles there also.


Aodhán

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: Sara on February 18, 2008, 09:44:09

Thanks so much to all the organisers of the weekend. It was really excellently run. If anyone see's Cat Halpin trying to get on a river alone call help IMMEDIATELY!!!

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: cormac on February 18, 2008, 10:24:30

Folks

Good times.

The hostel guy rang me to say that the keys for rooms 1&2 are missing,
so if you have them can you post them back to him. His name is John.

I'm missing a couple of yellow prussics joined by a silver snap gate
carabiner, anyone?

I'm also missing my roof rack lock - a 3m blue cable with a red ball at one end.  I know it sounds a bit S&M but I'd still like it back.

And, I have an orange CC hoodie in my boot, you missing one?

Drivers (incl Ritchie) - sorry, I forgot to divvy up the petrol money, so can you PM me and I'll sort you out.

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: david on February 18, 2008, 10:53:40

Thanks everyone, I learned a lot, it was well worth while and Thanks for all the work and effort.

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: kill on February 18, 2008, 11:07:08

I just deleted 56 e-mails containing 1963kB of info. That's what it takes for a club trip to run on time. Committee take note!

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: bambi on February 18, 2008, 12:57:47

Thanks a mill guys  ;D

'Twas a great weekend, I learned loads (like never trust a solo boater  ;) ) Obviously loads of planning went into it so cheers to all involved.  ;D

Caoimhe

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: JODY on February 18, 2008, 13:49:23

Cheers guys, great weekend. Its great to learn so much & still have lots of fun!!
 ;D

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: Kat on February 18, 2008, 22:38:58

Yep, thanks a mill for all the organising and to all the instructors for putting so much time and effort into this.   It's great to finally have an idea how certain rescue's work - and knots really are so useful to know.   

Also in relation to the key for room 2 - last time I saw it it was hanging on the hook inside the door - possibly could still have been there.

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: cat halpin on February 19, 2008, 21:59:01

what do ye mean that i'm not up for solo boating???

by the way Maebh I left a blue dry bag in your car - must arrange to get that back off ya.

and somewhere there should be a franco ferrero book that i left out in the hostel for general reading?? if anyone knows where that is i'd appreciate getting it back.

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: kjt on February 19, 2008, 22:19:18

Quote from: cat halpin on February 19, 2008, 21:59:01

and somewhere there should be a franco ferrero book that i left out in the hostel for general reading?? if anyone knows where that is i'd appreciate getting it back.

I saw that in Kills car btw :)

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: Pia! on February 20, 2008, 11:16:44

Room 1? Crap that's my key. I thought i left that in the room


Yeah thanx to all the instructors who threw themselves into ice cold water and sat laughing on a rock while we were scratching our heads on the other side of the river. It was a great weekend!

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: kill on February 21, 2008, 09:28:39

I have the book. You're not getting it back until I'm done with it. Pia I threw our key into the box that said 'Keys'.

Title: Re: Thank you
Post by: Monkey Loving Bob on February 21, 2008, 18:43:25

Useless the lot of them, swimming and and getting themselves in all kinds of trouble on a low water annamoe! These are the experienced paddlers we are meant to trust you say! Can't even take care of keys nevermind themselves... Disgraceful lack of organisation shown, I mean they had to talk until eleven at night to make up the time they faffed away with all that messing about on the water! Nobody told me I would get wet either. Rant over ;-p