Hull and District Canoe Club

Annual General Meeting 2009

Rob — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:33:50 +0000

This years annual general meeting will be held at 7pm on Wednesday 25th February 2009.

All members are encouraged to attend and have a say on how your club is run.

Several commitee positions will be vacant at the AGM and anyone interested in becoming a commitee member is welcome to apply.

The clubs annual blunders award will also be presented at the meeting as well as a premiere of the clubs 2008 blunders DVD (if we have time).

Washburn Calendar 2009

Rob — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:24:10 +0000

The Washburn is a long narrow river that can only be paddled on specific days as it needs a dam release in order to be runable. Several members of the club regularly go to the washburn on unofficial club trips. The Washburn is fast, narrow with lots of small eddies and play features, it is the ideal place to develop your white water skills especially in the summer months.

If you have some white water experience and fancy going to one of the washburn releases please contact Rob Helyard, Col Braithwaite or Phil Savage.

Washburn Dates (Word Document)

Lake District 2008: River Leven (Back Barrow Bridge)

Rob — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:55:18 +0000

Clips from the clubs unofficial Lake District Trip November 2008.

The clips show members running Back Barrow Bridge on the River Leven. An intimidating cross river rapid with a large rock at the bottom that tends to catch people out. The River Leven runs out of the bottom of Lake Windermere.

Karl Willis running Back Barrow Bridge.

Phil Savage, Chris Wells and Graeme (Jeff) Benson running back barrow bridge:

Lower River Tees

Rob — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:08:36 +0000

Rob Helyard running Abbey Rapids in High Water.

HDCC Summer Scorcha

Rob — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:32:18 +0000

Every year the club runs summer school sessions for school kids. Footage below from some of this years sessions:

Club Year Planner 2009 - Please Download

Rob — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:24:59 +0000

*****2009 planner available soon*****

For a full list of our pond sessions, paddling events, club paddles and socials please download our year planner from the link below. Two versions are available Microsoft Excel or Adobe PDF, just click on whichever format you prefer.

White Water - Summer 2008

Rob — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:50:35 +0000

If you missed Septembers social evening then here is another chance to see what some of the members have been doing over the summer with regards to white water paddling.

(The video is split into two parts due to YouTube’s 10 minute maximum duration rule).

Part 1:

Part 2:

Hull Daily Mail Photo Shoot

Rob — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:06:25 +0000

The Hull Daily Mail were down at the pond on Saturday 2nd August to photograph the first ‘Summer Scorcha’ session. Photos will be printed in the Hotshots section of the Mail on Tuesday 5th August.

The summer scorcha scheme is a sports scheme for children run by East Riding Council during the Summer Holidays. HDCC are hosting three sessions after the main pond session during August. This years scheme follows last years successful programme.

A full selection of the photos can be viewed here:

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/galleries/Hotshots-Canoeing-gallery-251377-detail/gallery.html

Our Favourite Rivers: Upper Tees

Rob — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:31:34 +0000

We probably visit the Upper River Tees more than any other White Water River, this is due to the fact that this river has paddleable levels most of the year round. This run is grade 3-4 consisting of rapids and falls including Salmon Leap Falls (S-bends), Middle Force and Low Force.

Colin Braithwaite running Low Force on the Upper Tees at High Levels:

Lance Ostler running Low Force on the Upper Tees at a lower level:

Mark Storey running Salmon Leap Falls (S-Bends) on the Upper Tees, July 2008:

NEW: Peter Hart running Salmon Leap Falls (S-Bends) on the Upper Tees, October 2008

Our Favourite Rivers - Upper Swale

Rob — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:05:13 +0000

The Upper Swale in North Yorkshire is one of the clubs favourite White Water Rivers. The run consists of several waterfalls several over 20ft in hight. The river is steep and so water runs off fairly quickly therefore plenty of rain is needed in order to run.

Grade 4 (5 in places) therefore not for the inexperienced.

Phil Savage, Upper Kidson Force, Upper River Swale, January 2008:

Rob Helyard, Upper Kidson Force, Upper River Swale, January 2008:

Rob Helyard, Catrake Force, Upper River Swale, January 2008: