Mar 18
With the guarantee of calm water coaching conditions Llangorse lake in the Brecon Beacons provided the club with the opportunity for some focused coaching for our members. During the weekend we ran a range of training and assessments - BCU 2 and 3 Star tests and the Canoe Safety Test.
As always with MKC trips it was also a great social occasion.
Andy and Dai talking through Safety equipment carried and giving a pre-wet session course briefing.
The weekend also provided an opportunity for our aspirant coaches to gain valuable experience. Rich leading a briefing session with Dai.
Nat leading a frisby warm up session!
Jamie, Steve, Sue and Robin during a session.
Talia refining her forward paddling technique.
Our other lake users! Couldn’t resist interupting my coaching to take this shot….
We stayed at a superb hostel that had its own climbing and horse riding centre. Several club members are experienced climbers who were happy to share their equipment and give non-climbers a great experience.
Me (Rob), Andy and Cliff
Jamie and Ian on the wall, Cliff, Dai and Rich on belay
This was the first year the club ran this weekend. I really hope we run it again this year!
Mar 13
On 17 February, Robyn Peacey won the British Womens surfkayak High Performance (HP) category, beating existing womens champion and one of the top competitors in the world, Tamsin Green.
The HP category is for boats under 9ft, which can be equipped with fins to improve performance. This is generally recognized as the ‘blue riband’ category for surf kayaking.
This is more remarkable by the fact that Robyn has only really been surf kayaking for around 10 months, culminating in her representing England at the World Championships in Mundaka last year (and getting her 3* BCU award through our 2007 surf academy). What really drove home her progress was paddling out at Steamers Lane in Santa Cruz this morning in pretty large conditions (double overhead, busy, and by all accounts heavy) to see her surfing Middle Peak among the best in the world on one of the most challenging waves.
Congratulations, Robyn!
Marc
Mar 12
Hi all! Just trying out the new website!
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Graham sporting his winter strides!!
The get in at Etchingham railway station..
Graham, Ian H and Tobin
Chris O
Tobin found a ball
Adrian
Water extraction bit - fish steps.
Andy ridin’ the wave and, if memory serves me correctly, demonstrating the latest in paddle twirling rodeo moves!
Lunch with Chris O, Jo and Lily
The bridge….
Jamie on the last weir -
Just MKC and the sheep just before Bodiam Castle get out.
I’m sure I’ve more photos than this!
Perhaps a part 2 to follow……