For a month experienced club members will make themselves available to paddle with new paddlers to help them build their skills, experience, and confidence on the river.
Continue reading “Confidence on the River Mondays (May – 4 weeks)”
Weekly Polo restarts at the UQ pool
Monthly Full Moon Paddles
A monthly social night paddle under the full moon. Paddling upstream or downstream from UQ, and returning to UQCC shed.
Continue reading “Monthly Full Moon Paddles”
Polo and Pool Training Calendar 2017
POLO Restarts 8th Aug 2017.
Next General POOL Training Sessions
Experienced members please come along help out at the General pool training sessions on the first few Tuesday evenings of each semester at 7:45 PM. (see below for dates). 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 during semester other than pool training sessions. See calendar below for variations of this.
Next Polo Sessions
SEMESTER 2
- 8th Aug, 2017 – Canoe Polo
- 15th Aug, 2017 – General Pool Training / Polo introductions
- 22nd Aug, 2017 – Intro to Canoe Polo / T-rescues
- 29th Aug, 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
- 5th Sept 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
- 12th Sept 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
- 19th Sept 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
- 26th Sept 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
- 3rd Oct 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
- 10th Oct 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
- 17th Oct 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
- 24th Oct 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
- 31 Oct 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
- 7 Nov 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
- 14 Nov 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
- 21 Nov 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
- 28 Nov 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
- 5 Dec 2017 – Canoe Polo 7:45 PM
- 12 Dec 2017 – Canoe Polo 7:45 PM
CLUB POOL TRAINING (experienced UQ club paddlers please come and help!)
SEMESTER 1
- CLUB POOL TRAINING (experienced UQ club paddlers please come and help!)
- 28th March, 2017 – Canoe Polo Introduction 7:45 PM <— Also Sea kayak rescue training
- 4th April 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Paddling skills
- 11th April 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Paddling skills
- 18th April 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Paddling skills
- 25th April 2017 – NO SESSION. POOL CLOSED (ANZAC DAY HOLIDAY)
- 2nd May 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Paddling skills
- 9th May 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Paddling skills
- 16th May 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Roll training
- 23th May 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Paddling skills
- 30th May 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Paddling skills
- Polo may continue, depending on numbers over the semester (TBA).
7th March, 2017 – NO POLO (club pool training instead)
14th March, 2017 – NO POLO (club pool training instead)
21st March, 2017 – NO POLO (club pool training instead)
Polo still on tonight (8 Nov)
We’ve been watching the rain. It appears to have passed now so the pool is still open for us and polo is still on. Hope to see you there
Weekly pool/Polo continues in November
Canoe polo and pool training continues every Tuesday in November. Social get together on the last (29th) instead.
Continue reading “Weekly pool/Polo continues in November”
Canoe Polo Referee Training Weekend
A weekend learning to become a canoe polo referee
Continue reading “Canoe Polo Referee Training Weekend”
Upper Brisbane river paddle
The club is looking at a potential upper Brisbane river introduction to whitewater paddle this semester.
Continue reading “Upper Brisbane river paddle”
Trips planned for the semester
The club is organising a number of trips over second semester. These will be posted online as the dates are finalised.
- Brunswick River – Mullumbimby to Brunswick Heads (for a pub lunch) and back
- Coomera Island – Circumnavigate Coomera island in the Southern Moreton Bay / Gold Coast
- Noosa River – Explore the Noosa river and sea kayak training (Weekend trip)
- North Stradbroke Island – Dunwich/Blakesleys/Peel island (weekend trip)
- Tweed River – Day trip exploring parts of the Tweed river
- South Stradbroke Island – a day trip to Tipplers, Swan Bay, or the Bedrooms
- Bribie island – Grade 2 training/assessment
- St. Helena island – Day trip in Moreton Bay
- Barefoot Bowls Paddle – a social Paddle to Newfarm followed by barefoot lawn bowls
Others events to be scheduled during the semester.
Previous Committee 2015-2016
Executive
President: James Thompson
Vice President: John Simmons
Treasurer: Martin Wynne
Secretary: Craig Selkirk
Representatives
Sea Kayaking: Pierre Lemaire
Flatwater: Clayton Young (Bronwyn Platz until Dec 2015)
Whitewater: vacant (pleae email if interested)
Canoe Polo: Simon Hales
Officers
Equipment: Alex Archibald
Membership: vacant – please email if interested (Chris Mckay until Feb 2016)
Publicity: Kathryn Greenwood
Fundraising and grants: vacant – please email if interested (Ross Darnell until Dec 2015)
Social: Maija Raudsep
