UCD Canoe Club

General => Kayaking => Topic started by: Karen on December 08, 2008, 15:48:51

Title: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: Karen on 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 :o, 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! ;D


So let me know here if you are interested!

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: JODY on December 08, 2008, 15:53:08

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

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: Lucy on 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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Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: Nuala on 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.

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: fityounggranny on December 08, 2008, 18:29:23

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

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: Karen on 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.

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: Nuala on December 08, 2008, 23:05:05

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

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: Kat on December 09, 2008, 08:44:13

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

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: JODY on December 09, 2008, 13:27:26

Mid week would be no good for me  :-\

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: Karen on January 05, 2009, 21:22:22

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

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: Nuala on January 05, 2009, 21:51:58

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

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: kjt on January 06, 2009, 14:06:58

Sounds good ;)

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: Lucy on January 07, 2009, 14:29:58

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

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: Cli on 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?

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: Evan on January 07, 2009, 16:36:37

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

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: rog on January 08, 2009, 11:02:05

?

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: JODY on January 11, 2009, 21:43:47

Looks like i cant make this.
Got my REC 3 on that weekend  :(

Might make it out for a early morning spin down the Annamoe though before the REC starts if anyone is about  :)

Title: Re: Paddling for the girlies!
Post by: Karen on January 14, 2009, 21:11:02

Ok, I'm goind to provisionaly cancel this cos of lack of numbers, and see if I can find a better date for everyone.

Post up when you're free?