The 2nd Annual Oban Sea Kayak Race took place on Saturday 3rd September. The organisers state “the field this year was very competitive and was reflected by the range of racing boats and the finishing times.” As well as the serious boats there were plenty of flash winged paddles on
CONGRATULATION TO JULIA DARBY ON PASSING HER BCU 4 STAR LEADERS AWARD. THIS IS NOTHING LIKE THE OLD 4 STAR THAT WAS JUSTA PERSONAL SKILL AWARD AND WAS NORMALLY ASSESSED IN HALF A DAY. TO BE SUCESSFUL JULIA HAD TO ATTEND A 2 DAY TRAINING COURSE A COASTAL PLANNING COURSE
The 2011 Oban Sea Kayak Race will take place on Saturday 3rd September 2011. George MaCallum will be representing the club in this event and has been training hard over the last couple of months. We all wish George every success in the race. A number of us are going
NIGHT PADDLING As we draw to the end of the session for paddling on a Monday and Tuesday evenings we normally continue paddling for as long as we can. This means that we will be paddling in the dark Night paddling can be a very rewarding experience for all but
A new double sea kayak has been added to the club kayak fleet. NECKY LOOKSHA T™ Specs: MATERIAL: Superlinear® Polyethylene LENGTH: 18′ 1″ / 5.5 m WIDTH: 30″ / 76.2 cm WEIGHT: 92 lbs / 41.7 kg COCKPIT: 35.5″ x 17.3″ / 90.2 x 43.8 cm BOW HATCH: 15″ x
The route of the Clyde Swim on Saturday 20 August 2011 had to be altered due to the effect of wind strength (SW F4 gusting to F6) on safety cover. Rather than crossing over from Kilcreggan, participants swam alongside Greenock Esplanade and back to the RWSABC. Nevertheless all swimmers and
Duncan Winning a world authority on the history of sea kayaking has agreed to give a talk on the origins and history of sea kayaking this winter all welcome Date to be announced Duncan has also kindly agreed to also run a workshop on how to make your own inuit
Julia sucessfully completed her BCU Four Star Sea Leader training with Skyak and is now prepairing her self for the assessment in early September in Oban good luck with the assessment from us all
Over the passed 7 weeks Dave and Forbes have been busy repairing the GRP Sea Kayaks we are keeping the white Calypso has had all the gel coat repairs fixed the Red Calypso has had a new foam seat fitted and gel coat repairs caried out the two North shore
The SCA are looking for club members to put forward individuals who have given outstanding service to paddle sports in their club the classes of awards are as follows from the SCA web site Get Nominating – Recognising Dedicated Individuals The Scottish Canoe Association values the hard work and dedication