The University of Queensland Canoe Club
Fun and Fitness
A second training session at the UQ pool.
Learn to rescue someone who has come out a sea kayak (sea kayak T-rescues) at the UQ pool. Members need to have demonstrated this to come on sea kayak trips.
This will occur alongside canoe polo at the UQ pool on the evening of Tuesday 1st of April.
Pool details, costs, and what to bring are here.
Registration: Places are limited. Please email Martin
Start from UQCC shed paddling with the tides to Sherwood arboretum for BBQ and games. Return on the turn of the tide back to shed after lunch.
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Some club members are approved by the club committee to take visitors and new members for inductions on the river. If you’d like to take a group of friends for a paddle to try out the club, you can do this by attending an club on-water induction session. If you have a larger group, are unable to attend a scheduled session, or there are no sessions scheduled, you will need to contact the club (Enquiries email).
Financial members are strictly forbidden from taking out visitors (non-members) unless under the supervision of a committee approved induction leader.
To email an inductor, please append @uqcanoeclub.net to the email name shown below (in green italics).
For example, an email of spam becomes “spam@uqcanoeclub.net”.
Current 2014 Committee approved trial paddle leaders (and email addresses) are
If you are a club member with sufficient experience in paddling and in the club, and are interest in helping out by leading induction paddles, then please contact the club committee.
Induction leaders must have prior committee approval before leading on-water inductions, and must be financial members when doing so.
Learn to rescue someone who has come out a sea kayak (sea kayak T-rescues) at the UQ pool. Members need to have demonstrated this to come on sea kayak trips.
This will occur alongside canoe polo at the UQ pool on the evening of Tuesday 25th of March.
Pool details, costs, and what to bring are here.
Registration: Places are limited. Please email Martin
Canoe polo restarts on Tuesday 25th March. General Pool training starts 1st March.
Continue reading “Canoe Polo Restarts”
Next POOL Training Sessions
Experienced members please come along help out at the General pool training sessions on Tuesday evenings 12th Aug and 19th Aug at 7:45 PM. Entry is free if you help and/or teach. Note that these three dates are not canoe polo, and are not open to non-members unless invited specifically. Canoe polo will be every week at the UQ pool AFTER the pool training sessions end. See calendar below.
Next Polo Training Sessions
SEMESTER 2
CLUB POOL TRAINING (experienced UQ club paddlers please come and help!)
12 Aug, 2014 New Date – General Pool Training I – 7:45 PM No Polo – please come and help
19 Aug, 2014 – General Pool Training II – 7:45 PM <--- No Polo – please come and help
Canoe polo continues weekly until the end of semester (start of exams or longer depending on participation during the semester – use it or lose it 🙂 ) …
SEMESTER 1
A social trip down the river to the West End Markets. We’ll stop for some coffee and maybe a bite to eat. Open to all Saturday morning paddlers, and a chance for members to meet each other. If you aren’t able to paddle, please meet us at the markets anyway.
The third and last general pool training evenings on the UQ pool. Learn basic and more advanced paddling and rescue techniques in a clean warm environment. New members don’t miss out (open to old members too!).
Continue reading “General Pool training session 3 (2014 Sem1)”
A one day training event at Wivenhoe dam for flatwater (TK and K1s) training. A chance to learn new skills and try new boats.
Continue reading “Wivenhoe Dam Training Day”
Club induction sessions will be run starting at different times through the morning. Register during market day and/or come and try day.
Continue reading “Club induction morning II”
A social evening paddle to Southbank for a meal before returning to the shed.
A night Paddle to a southern Bay Island (eg Macleay island) for the dawn service, returning in the morning.
A multi day sea kayaking trip to Nambucca Heads, NSW (1st to 4th May).
A day trip along the Bremer river from Ipswich to the Brisbane river.
A skills day on Wyaralong dam for all club disciplines.