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Frome Canoe Club is affiliated to the British Canoe Union and is a Registered Charity (Number 1104728)

Swimmers Galore, at Bradford on Avon See P11-14 for reports.

CARDBOARD MAYHEM! More pictures on P 18-19 and of course, on the website!

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FCC ‘THROWLINE ’ CLUB MAGAZINE

COPY DATE FOR THE NEXT ISSUE 28th September Please send items for next Newsletter by email to [email protected]

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President

Graham Warnecke

Vice Presidents

Richard and Jane Arney

Jim and Catharine Croft

Chairman

Andy Bell

Vice Chairman

Rich Carter

Treasurer

John Kent

Secretary

Pam Dixon

16 Blagdon Walk, Frome, BA11 2YH

Committee Members

Andy Avery

Howard Charlesworth

Alun Jones

Gareth McGiveron

Julie Middleton

Alex Nicol

Martin Spurling

Sara Withall

CONTENTS

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Committee details/Contents 2

Calendar in brief 3

Frome Trip details 4

Winchester Slalom details 4

Langham Farm WW race details 5

Tiverton Training weekend 5

Pool Sessions 6-7

Other Club Sessions 8

Other events 9

Reports: Mini Slalom 10-11

Reports: Bradford on Avon 11-14

Report: Surfing weekend 15

Rapid Rating 16-17

Cardboard Challenge 18-19

Everything Went Wet 20-21

Bits and Pieces 22-23

Coppernose Clip Points 24

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Calendar 2010


Date Event Standard Contact

September

12 Two Star Course - Day 3 Participants Pam D

15 LAST MARKET YARD SESSION All Pam D

19 River trip - The Frome Passport/1 Star Andy B

24 FIRST POOL SESSION All Pam D

25 South West Canoe Show All

29 First Wednesday DVD night All Pam D

October

2 Winchester Slalom All John K

3 Wild Water Race at Langham Farm All John K

9/10 Tiverton Training weekend Passport/1 Star Pam D

13 Coaches’ meeting Coaches & others Rich C

24 Three Star Course- Day 3 Participants Rich C

24 River trip - The Usk 2 Star + John K

27 DVD Wednesday All Pam D

November

6/7 Dart Training weekend 1 Star+ Pam D

24 DVD Wednesday All Pam D

See pages 4-8 for details of the events listed above. Where the standard needed includes a ‘+’, this means that you

need to have moving water experience.

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Calendar in detail


River Frome 19th September Meet 9am at the Clubhouse Cost £3 Not sure of the section we will pad-dle as yet, but the basic format is the same as our other local trips:

Meet at the Clubhouse Select the boats and other

kit we need Get changed Jump into cars Drive to the get on Do the shuttle and go!

The River Frome is flat with several weirs which add to the excitement. We usually paddle about 5 miles and so expect to be back at the clubhouse at 4pm. Weatherwise - we will know nearer the time how warm/cold it will be, but be prepared to have warm clothes for paddling, bring a good packed lunch with choccie bars and a change of clothes in case you get wet.

This trip is good for Passport and One Star paddlers. Our Discover paddlers will also have a good time.

Winchester Slalom Saturday, 2nd October

the clubhouse, to let us make plans.

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Calendar in detail


Langham Farm Wild Water Race: Sunday 3rd October

£3 Juniors and £5 Seniors

OK, so Langham Farm doesn’t have particularly wild water but that’s the type

of race it is. You will start alongside the top weir, paddle down the mill

stream, under the bridge, and finish a bit further on. You will have two runs

and your times will be added together. This race is suitable for all, particularly

young people. You only have to be able to paddle in a straight line. There are

age categories for under 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, and adults. You can use any boat.

If you would like to race then please write your name on the sheet on the wall

in the clubhouse.

Further details from John Kent 01225 765168 or [email protected]

This race is organised by Wiltshire Youth Canoe Club

Tiverton Training weekend 9th/10th October Meet 8.30 am at the Clubhouse Cost £35

This weekend prepares you for pad-dling on moving water. We put you into small groups and provide training to develop the skills for paddling on moving water - breaking in and out of the flow, surfing, stopper work, rapid running, eddy-hopping and so on.

We paddle the River Exe on both days .

Overnight we stay in the Youth Centre in Tiverton. You need to bring overnight things and any paddling stuff you have. Also a pillow, sleeping bag and mat be-cause we sleep on the floor. Food is

provided and you are expected to help with some of the domestic chores like washing up etc.

You can pick up the paddling gear that you want to borrow from the club on the Saturday morning.

Minimum age limit for this activity is 10 years.

This trip is really planned for be-ginners and so priority will be giv-en to our less experienced pad-dlers.

Booking a place is essential and the cost of £35 includes transport, training, accommodation and food.

Money must be paid by 1st Octo-ber.

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Calendar in detail - Club sessions: The Pool


POOL SESSIONS START 24th SEPTEMBER FROME LEISURE CENTRE

FRIDAYS, 8-9pm

A painless way to practise capsizes, rolling, braces and rescues because when you fall in, as you do, it’s warm and clean.

Hey! – who needs that muddy water, the shopping trolleys and the scratchy brambles on bank side? We don’t!

Come to a pool session instead.

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Calendar in detail - Club sessions: The Pool

POOL SESSIONS START 24th SEPTEMBER Cost £2.50 for Youth members and £3 for Adults

What are pool sessions for? They are good for practising capsizes, for learning to support or learning to roll and You can start coming to grips with playboating (freestyle) in the two S6s we have there. Or you can just paddle about and be sociable.

Who are pool sessions for? They are for everyone!

What do I need to bring? All you need to bring is a swimming costume, towel and money. We provide the boats and paddles and spray decks. You don’t wear helmets and buoyan-cy aids. It’s easy.

Who can I ask if I don’t know what to do? Look for the person in the yellow T-shirt. He or she is the supervisor and will help you find a boat or explain what is going on. The person in the green T-shirt is the instructor and he or she will help you with capsizing, rolling etc.

Can I bring my own boat? Yes, but it must be very clean and you should bring it in through the fire exit door. Please make sure you have washed away the leaves and slugs and sand from your boat. It does not endear us to the pool staff if we leave a trail of debris behind!

Coloured wrist bands - what are they about? We have a system of coloured wrist bands in place to ensure that you get a fair and scheduled time in a kayak and when you are not paddling there is an opportunity for you to mess about in the small pool or chat to other mem-bers on poolside. Listen out for the whistle to know when your time in a boat is. Please wear the bands on your wrist not ankle.

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Calendar in detail - Other Club Sessions


Sunday: Once a Month Morning Paddle Last Sunday each month . . At the Clubhouse 10am-noon

Wednesday DVDs 29th Sept and 27th Oct . . . . At the Clubhouse 7pm.

Wednesday Sessions, 7-9pm Wednesday training sessions in their current format stop on 15th September

BUT we keep paddling as long as we can until it is really too dark!

We will continue to meet on Wednesdays in the clubhouse, same time, to stay in touch with each oth-er and to sign on to trip lists! And of course there are the monthly DVD sessions (see below).

Coaches’ Meeting Wednesday, 13th October At the Clubhouse, 7pm

This meeting will take place on Wednesday evening, when people meet at the clubhouse anyway. The purpose will be to discuss this year’s training programme, in par-ticular: Wednesday evenings, the weekend courses, the new Discover course and the new Slalom courses. While the meeting is aimed at the coaches and other volunteers who have helped, we would love to hear any feedback, good or bad, from members and so everyone is wel-come.

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Calendar in detail


OTHER EVENTS

Sept 18 Bristol Kayak Regatta, includes Bristol Harbour K2 10km. http://bristoltenthousand.ning.com/

Sept 25 South West Canoe Show, Exeter. http://www.swcanoeshow.co.uk/

Sept 25/26 Shepperton 3/4 double Slalom. Camp on an Island by the side

of this Thames Weir.

Oct 24 Taff White Water Race. Two and half mile race down grade 2 near Cardiff. Suitable for 2* paddlers.

Nov 7 Lower Dart White Water Race. Wessex finals over the Buck-

fastleigh to Staverton section of the Lower Dart.

Nov 20/21 Hurley Classic Freestyle event. http://www.ukfreestyle.com

The region’s biggest Free Canoe Show: at The Quay, Exeter

http://bristoltenthousand.ning.com/

http://www.swcanoeshow.co.uk/

http://www.ukfreestyle.com

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Reports - Mini Slalom

MINI SLALOM Round 3: August 6th

Two visitors and 10 club members made another exciting, friendly competition.

RESULTS

K1 Mens Points Andrew Lyall 25 John Kent 24 Rowan Avery 23 Ian Robson 22 Nick Partridge 21 Jonathan Waldeck 18

K1Womens Points Kyra Brake 25 Mandy James 24 Ash Crossman 23

C1 Ben Nicol 20

C2 Summer + Andy Vowell 19

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Mini Slalom AND Bradford on Avon Report 1


END OF SERIES WINNERS - CONGRATULATIONS MENS WOMENS J10 Jonathan Waldeck J12 Aisha Crossman J12 Ailbhe O’Neill J14 Kyra Brake J14 Rowan Avery J16= Lia Hobbs J16 Jack Hobbs J16= Josie Shillabeer S Andy Lyall S Kate Johnson Best C2 Summer and Andy Vowell Best C1 Ben Nicol

Andy A, the organiser says “Thank you to all who competed or helped in any way. We hope to see you all and many more for next year’s competi-

tion.”

Ed: It was indeed a great little series. Thank you Andy for organising it.

From: jonathan waldeck Sent: 10 August 2010 19:39 To: [email protected] Subject: canoe report

The trip was ace, though hot, very fun and two weirs to shoot. Lots of points given. Stuart being mean by tipping us into the warm wa-ter. Lucky it was not cold. Pam took lots of pictures of many of the people falling in the water. I LOVED IT. Jonathan Ed: It was a good trip wasn’t it? Thank you for writing this report. The pictures of this trip are on the web site. Now read Josie’s account of the very same trip! (On the next page.)

Bradford on Avon: Report 1

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Bradford on Avon: Report 2

We all arrived promptly at half 9 in the jolly Market Yard of Frome. We loaded up the 4 by 4’s with all our kit and headed through the jungle, it was a very bumpy ride eventually we got to a small opening in the trees called Bradford on Amazon where it was obvious a small group of monkeys had been living in the area. We un-loaded the kit, and got ready.

“Thank goodness I didn’t bring my yellow boat it may have been mistak-en for a banana” said Stuart.

Rich then walked to the water’s edge knelt down and dipped his finger in the water to test the temperature where upon he quickly removed it as a large number of fish came to the surface.

“Ah look goldfish” said Rich grinning,

“No, silly!” replied Jona-than “They’re piranha it says so right here in my river guide. Well don’t stand

around. Hurry up and get in your boats. Remember to keep your arms, legs and sun glasses inside at all times. Yes, I mean you Andy!

Once on the piranha filled river the group, ready to set off on the long technical paddle on the whitest water in England, a lady with a camera ap-peared from behind a nearby banana tree.

“OH NO!” Shouted Amanda “The pa-parazzi have followed us”

Kate slowly and bravely paddled to-wards the suspicious looking lady.

“Hello I am the Dixonator from the N.E.W.S.L.E.T.T.E.R, I would like to take a picture of your group for our

Josie’s roller-coaster trip on the fantastic River Avon

Taken by the Dixonator (Edited by Josie Shillabeer)

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Reports - Bradford on Avon continued


magazine. This photo shall be com-bined with a most fascinating article and shown to millions of people all over the world, even the distant country of Trowbridge where the in-habitants are keen readers.” The Lady said.

Kate agreed, and the group posed for the photo.

The group paddled down for no more than 5 minutes before Jonathan stopped the group to explain about the grave danger around the corner. “Ok guys, the next stretch of river is most challenging; all I’m going to say is under no circumstances stop pad-dling. Good Luck, Fattie you go first!” Richard Norman paddled off into the unknown.

The rest of the group followed ques-tioning what was round the next cor-ner. Once round they witnessed a green carpet of Weeds that covered the water’s surface. Killer Weeds and lots of them. If anyone was to stop paddling they would not only steal your paddle but chuck you into the piranha filled water. The majority of the group made it through the weedy water. They looked back in fear to see Matt struggling to get through a par-ticularly vicious looking Weed.

“AHHHHH HELP ME! WHAT DO I DO?” Shouted Matt before the weed cov-

ered his mouth.

Jonathan quickly whipped out his riv-er guide. “Ok Matt it says here you have only one chance left to escape, it’s quite complicated, so listen care-fully. To escape you must capsize and tap the bottom of you boat continu-ously. If you stop then the piranhas will eat you. Eventually after several taps the weed will return you to the surface where you shall then be free” shouted Jonathan to Matt.

Matt did exactly as Jonathan had ex-plained and soon he was out and the group was on its way again.

It wasn’t long before the group pad-dled the last stretch of river. They pulled their kayaks onto the bank where Kate took a head count and was shocked to discover that there were 3 people missing. Everyone looked around for them.

“Typical canoeists” said Kate

“Ok everyone we have a choice to make: finding the canoeists or eating lunch” stated Alan.

The group quickly chose the second option. “I am sure they shall just turn up!” said Josie

After lunch everyone headed through crocodile rapids where the canoeists eventually decided to turn up after having lunch on the other side of the

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Reports - Bradford on Avon continued


river. Everyone professionally made their way down this tricky descent with not a miss balance in sight. Amanda seemed very at home on the grade 4 descent. By now we were at least an hour away from BOA on a nice piece of flat water. We all happily glided with the flow of the water doing most of the work, when out of nowhere, the water seemed to be getting faster… and faster…. And faster AHHHHHH! The group headed straight over a 30ft waterfall and we were chucked quickly out at the bottom.

“Is it me or is the water much colder down here?” William questioned as they paddled through the ice covered water. Josie jumped out of her boat and quickly pulled herself and her boat onto an island of ice. She then got back into her boat and pulled her spray deck Bck on.

“What are you doing”? asked the Dix-onator with her camera in hand.

Josie didn’t reply instead she whistled 3 times, and a green mammal slid around the corner.

“Seal launching!” said Josie as she cat-apulted herself off the young seal, Richard and Matt watched in shock as Josie flew five metres through the air. They took an immediate liking and be-gan to attempt it standing up, lying down, and backwards. The Dixonator

was excited with the pictures she captured. Taking a particular liking to a photo of Jonathon seal launch-ing without a spray deck.

The group paddled a short distance more before the 4 by 4’s came into sight. The relieved and tired group then got all their boats and equip-ment sorted ready for the bumpy trip back though the jungle. Every-one arrived safe and sound, back in sunny Frome. Each pleased with their achievements of the day!

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Reports - Surfing weekend


Surfing Carnage 14/15 August

The Sun shone and the waves came in - as predicted. The keen surfers were up at 6am to get down to the beaches by 7am. The rest of us slept in, had lei-surely, sometimes communal breakfasts and then the day started. A turn out of 53 plus Ha-zel’s bump made it one of the club’s most popular events. Saturday saw the group split into two: some went to get the ‘big’ waves at Polzeath and others went to the beach at Harlyn Bay. Surfing was the order of the day.

Kite flying was the order of the evening. And of course there was the essential campfire later. Sunday was glorious and we took over a small section of the beach to make sand cas-tles and the like, while others got themselves ready for the very small waves. No matter. It was a lovely day and people just did their own thing: swimming, body boarding, kayaking lounging about and so on. The oc-casional ice cream was devoured and all too soon it was time to go back home.

George, looking cool. Watch me everyone!

Ahh!.. Not quite so cool now!

And Stu out of control .. Again.

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New International Rating for Rapids

eddies are missed while swimming.

Difficult decision to stay with boat

results in moment of terror when

swimmer realizes they are down-

stream of boat. Paddle is re-

circulated in small hole way up-

stream. All personal possessions are

removed from boat and float in

different directions. Paddling part-

ners run along river bank shouting

helpful instructions. Boat is munched

against large boulder hard enough to

leave series of deep gouges. Sun-

glasses fall off.

Grade 4 (Advanced) Water is gen-

erally lots colder than Grade 3. In-

tense, powerful but predictable rap-

ids requiring precise swimming in

turbulent water. Swimming may re-

quire ‘must’ moves above dangerous

hazards. Must moves are downgrad-

ed to ’strongly recommended’ after

they are missed. Sensation of disbe-

lief experienced while about to

swim large drops. Frantic swimming

towards shore is alternated with

frantic swimming away from shore

to avoid strainers. Rocks are clung

to with death grip. Paddle is com-

pletely forgotten. One shoe is re-

moved. Hydraulic pressure perma-

nently removes waterproof box

Someone asked an anonymous boater

about his Grade 4 comfort level and he

answered something along the lines of

“I’m comfortable that I can usually find

an eddy to swim to.” Thus, the inter-

viewer was inspired to offer this:

Grade 1 (Easy) Fast moving water with

riffles and small waves. Swimming is

pleasant, shore easily reached. A nice

break from paddling. Almost all gear

and equipment is recovered. Boat is

just slightly scratched.

Grade 2 (Novice) Straight forward

rapids with wide, clear channels which

are evident without scouting. Swim-

ming to eddies requires moderate ef-

fort. Climbing out of river may involve

slippery rocks and shrub-induced lac-

erations. Paddle travels great distance

downstream requiring lengthy walk.

Something unimportant is missing.

Boat hits submerged rock leaving visi-

ble dent on frame or new gash in plas-

tic

Grade 3 (Intermediate) Rapids with

moderate, irregular waves which may

be difficult to avoid. Water is swal-

lowed. Legs are ground repeatedly

against sharp, pointy rocks. Several

As we approach the winter paddling season, it’s a good idea to

get prepared. Tim C has found some useful information about

rapids on the web which may help. Read on!

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Rapid Rating - continued

with all the really important stuff. Pad-

dle partners running along river look

genuinely concerned while lofting

throw-lines 20 feet behind swimmer.

Paddle partners stare slack jawed and

point in amazement at boat which is

finally pinned by major feature. Climb-

ing up river bank involves inverted

tree. One of those spring loaded pins

that attaches watch to wristband is

missing. Contact lenses are moved to

rear of eyeballs.

Grade 5 (Expert) The water in this

rapid is usually under 6oC. Most gear is

destroyed on rocks within minutes if

not seconds. If the boat survives, it is

need of about three days of repair.

There is no swimming, only frantic

movements to keep from becoming

one with the rocks and to get a breath

from time to time. Terror and panic

set in as you realize your paddle part-

ners don’t have a chance in heck of

reaching you. You come to a true un-

derstanding of the terms maytagging

and pinballing. That hole that looked

like nothing when scouted, has a hy-

draulic that holds you under the water

until your lungs are close to bursting.

You come out only to realize you still

have 75% of the rapid left to swim.

Swim to the eddy? What #%^&

*#* eddy!? This rapid usually lasts a

mile or more. Hydraulic pressure with-

in the first few seconds removes eve-

rything that can come off your body.

This includes gloves, shoes, neoprene

socks, sunglasses, hats, and clothing.

The rocks take care of your fingers,

toes, and ears. That £900 dry suit, well

it might hold up to the rocks. Your

paddles trash. If there is a strainer,

well, just hope it is old and rotten so it

breaks. Paddle partners on shore are

frantically trying to run and keep up

with you. Their horror is reflected in

their faces as they stare at how you

are being tossed around! They are

hoping to remember how to do CPR.

They also really hope the cooler with

the beer is still intact. They are going

to need a cold one by the time you get

out! Climbing out of this happens after

the rapid is over. You will probably

need the help of a backboard, cervical

collar and Z-rig. Even though you have

broken bones, lacerations, puncture

wounds, missing digits and ears, and a

concussion, you won’t feel much pain

because you will have severe hypo-

thermia. Enjoy your stay in the hospi-

tal: with the time you take recovering,

you won’t get another vacation for 3

years.

Grade 6 (World Class) Not recom-

mended for swimming.

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Reports - Cardboard Challenge


Naval architect comes up with the winning number

As Andy V said himself “It would have been a pretty poor show if a naval architect couldn’t have pro-duced the best boat! “ Umm. . . Let’s hope they don't use cardboard in the Navy.

Our youngest member achieves second place

And coming in third place was Strongbow, a duct tape delight!

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Reports - Cardboard Challenge

Some floated and some

did not!

Winning design - made on the morning of the event comes away with a gift voucher from Family Adventure Store.

.... But they didn’t seem to mind! Thank you to the judges Vicky, Sam and Jack., and to Alex whose idea the whole thing was! Are we up for it next year?

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The Year Everything Went Very Wet - From Graham


In his history story of Langham Farm Slalom, in the last newsletter, Jim mentioned an event that stuck in his mind, but couldn’t remember the date or details, so here they are: the year everything went very wet. Lang-ham Farm Slalom 8/9 October 1988. The two weeks prior to the event was a period of heavy rain and the odd sunny day, which meant that the river was up and down like a yo-yo. By the Wednesday before the event it had finally settled, but in the up position, so it was decided to erect the course on the bottom section of the site due to no head-room beneath the arch. We managed to get the course, mar-quee and all the other bits up that make the slalom tick on the Friday and went home in the knowledge that the slalom was a go, or so we thought. Saturday dawned bright and sunny. We whizzed through the team events due to the very fast flow and a low entry, though we did have a very long list of capsizes. The river seemed to have settled down at this point so we went home that evening unconcerned. Over-night many inch-es, sorry, mm of rain fell and at

7.30 Sunday morning Jim was on the phone telling me that the river was rising fast. Thus amidst a flurry of ba-con and tea I headed for Langham Farm to view the impending disaster, and the following time-table was then followed. 08.00. Arrived on site, wished I had not. Futile attempts to raise gates, discovered trees don’t grow high enough in this country. 08.15. Wandered around with jury members wondering where all the water was coming from. It had stopped raining, but there was still an awful lot of water coming down the river. 08.30. River level had reached top of the arch access ramps. Went for a mug of tea and beef-burger - you have to be positive in a crisis.

09.30. Announced cancellation of the day’s event. We had foolishly put the course over the river instead of over

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The year everything went very wet - continued


the field where the river was now moving to. 10.00. Abandoned camp site field. The arch was rapidly becoming a weir giv-ing us access problems. Had another mug of tea, no beefburger. 12.00. All, well, most of the course was down and the marquee abandoned to its fate. 12.30. Water now flowing over the site access bridge. Time for another mug of tea. 13.00. All equipment stored in the shed. All competitors moved off the main island. Water still rising. 13.15. Club members push my car over the flooded access bridge followed by Jim in his van with many people hang-ing in, on and over, to escape the flood. 13.30 Bill Arney rescues Jim’s caravan with his tractor and we all leave for home. Shortly after, large sections of the islands were flooded and when some brave club members carried out a river trip that afternoon, while enjoying coffee having paddled up onto the Bills lawn for a break, they could only watch as sec-

tions of the sink unit floated out of the marquee and made a break for the Bristol Channel.

This was an event to remember, it had all gone wrong but it turned out all right. The marquee survived the flood and was rescued a few days later, there was no real damage to the site. The water never got high enough to flood the Arney’s home and we never received any com-plaints from competitors. Two clubs even wrote to me after the event to say what a great time they had had, all good fun, a most unusual event, looking forward to the next. Yes, this was the one that nearly beat us, but not completely: we had still run the team events on the Saturday and that counts. Hope this brings back all the memo-ries for Jim when he reads this: we know it’s true because we were

there..

Cheers and Happy Mem-ories, El Presidenti.

Photos from Graham’s archives. Amazing, aren’t they?

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Bits and Pieces We say goodbye to Hazel and wish her all the

best for later, when the new baby arrives.

Before you go though, we would like to say

big THANK YOU for being our kit officer and

looking after our kit so diligently, for all the

ordering you did (I think John will be able to

stop panicking now!) and for telling Sainsburys

that we did not actually have 5 million vouch-

ers. Shame! We can’t get that trip to ......

Come and see us when you can! And bring ‘little-un’ too!

A correction from Andrew Lyall: On Sunday 4/7/10 at Cardington Jack Hobbs was 14

th out of 25 rather than 25

th out of 25 as we had in the last issue.

Ed - Thanks for this. Apologies to Jack for the wrong information last month.

1. He can’t cross any bridge without slowing down or stopping to see if there’s a river.

2. He has gone kayaking in conditions where he normally wouldn’t go outside.

3. He finds himself seeking out dams and any other places with moving water.

4. All career, personal and financial decisions are judged by the criteria “How will this increase my paddling time?”

5. He has toyed with the idea of just leaving his kayak and gear loaded in the car.

6. He thinks there is nothing unusu-al about a guy in a skirt.

7. He buys new clothes not by how good they look, but by how fast they will dry.

8. He divides his life into work days and river days.

9. The bars on his roof rack are wid-er than 8 feet.

10.The subtle smell of neoprene in his car is no longer offensive to him.

Ed: This article first appeared in a 2000 Newsletter, but it still rings true doesn’t it? Our thanks to Pip!

Do you recognise this person?

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Bits and Pieces


Hey Tim! I liked your article about all those rapids. But don’t worry about the Grade 4s and 5s. Here’s an alternative to winter paddling for you!

A youth member’s VERY SERIOUS COMPLAINT . . . On 18/8/2010 at precisely 7:00 pm I discovered a terrible crime committed on

the Frome Canoe Club Premises. I would like to remind all club members that

the sign-up sheets are a formal document legally committing you to the activity

listed. What is this horrific

ordeal you might ask? Well

here I provide some photo-

graphic evidence…

As a proud member as Frome canoe club I find this most offensive towards the

community of the ginger variety. After 14 years I am still struggling to come to

terms with my vibrant cranium. With only 2% of the Worlds population being

such an amazing unique outstanding colour I believe a little respect is in order.

A few witnesses have come forward and from the information

given this is what we are led to believe the suspect looks like. If you notice any similarities between this photo and anyone in

the club or if you have any further information on this case

contact Rich Carter in person. We need to encourage the per-

petrator to come forward.

Anonymously Obvious. . (Proud Ginger)

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CONTACTS Chairman: Andy Bell 07966 203309 Vice Chair: Rich Carter 01373 864623 Treasurer: John Kent 01225 765168 [email protected] Secretary: Pam Dixon 01373 473836 [email protected] Youth Reps: Julie Middleton 07793 251341 Alex Nicol alexjamesnicol@google mail.com

Jack Smiles 26 Jonny Bevan 19 Alex Nicol 18 Gareth McGiveron 18

Amanda Reeves 15 Jonathan Howell 15 Fred Hobbs 13

Tim Cottle 12 Hazel Cottle 12 Bill Fryer 12 Rich Carter 11 James Hannan 11 Dave Bloodworth 10 Jonathan Waldeck 10 Stuart Miles 9 Sam Charlesworth 9 Kate Johnson 9 Pam Dixon 9 George McGiveron 7 Arthur Belbin 7 Andy Bell 7 Ellie Howell 6 Joe Gregory 6 Karl Waldeck 6 Philippa Thomas 6

Bee Thomas 6 Lily Charlesworth 5 Michael Topp 5 James Spurling 5 Rowan Avery 3 Isi Miles 3 Lou Bastable 3 Richard Norman 3 Vicky Bennett 3 Ben Nicol 3 Jack Hobbs 3 Steve Scammell 3 Peter Nicol 3 Julie Middleton 3 Emma Spurling 3 Andy Lyall 3 Richard Heal 3 Howard Charlesworth 2

James Munn 2 Darren Oram 2 Mark Baines 1 Alun Jones 1

COPPERNOSE CLIP POINTS

Canoeing and kayaking are “Assumed risk” – “Water contact sports” that may carry attendant risks. Participants should be aware of and accept these risks, and be responsible for their own action and involvement.

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