{"id":301,"date":"2009-07-22T19:15:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-22T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uqcanoeclub.net\/wp\/2009\/wed-night-paddles-food\/"},"modified":"2009-07-22T19:15:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-22T09:15:00","slug":"wed-night-paddles-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uqcanoeclub.net\/wp\/2009\/wed-night-paddles-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Wed Night Paddles (& Food)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A weekly two hour after-work night paddle up or down the river. Optional cheap meal beforehand. Come along after the afternoon time trials<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Meet Wednesday evenings at 7:15 PM<\/b> at shed
\nOptional 6:00PM at St Lucia for food<\/center><\/p>\n

Looking for a paddle in the evenings but it’s too dark? Do you have trouble getting to the Uni for 5 PM paddles due to work? Maybe you just like the idea of paddling under the stars and city lights. For the next month or two, we are running a weekly night paddle on Wednesday<\/strong> evenings.<\/p>\n

For those coming straight from work, or if you simply don’t want to go home, there is an option<\/strong><\/em> to meet in St Lucia shopping village beforehand for a cheap bite to eat (6:00 PM at Chez Tessa<\/a> cafe (location map<\/a>)). <\/p>\n

Paddling safe<\/strong>
\nPaddling at night has extra dangers. You must<\/em> have adequate lights (it is critical that other boats see you easily from a distance). A minimum is a head torch and<\/em> rear (?bike) light, or a raised bright 360 degree light. Glo-sticks alone or one unidirectional light are not sufficient (but a good addition to your PFD). Bring warm gear in case it is cold. We will initially be paddling upstream where there are fewer boats. Flashing lights are often more visible.<\/p>\n

Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n