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Announcements, Trips

2013 Washburn Calendar now available

The 2013 Washburn Calendar is available here:

http://www.vern.ws/sites/lsf/washburn/pdf/calendar.pdf

Note that the WYCC organised Washburn weekend will be held on 8th/9th June and is a great weekend for club members and family to experience rafting as well as providing an opportunity for non-members to paddle the river.

The club calendar has also been updated with the first Washburn release of the year on Sunday 27th Jan 2013 – a WYCC club Washburn paddle will be held on this date but note that this isn’t a release for the faint hearted and requires a degree of paddling ability as it can be quite challenging.

Announcements

Lower Wharfe and Calder this weekend

Tomorrows practice session on the Calder is still going to take place but we will make a call on river level once we can get there. Levels are falling so it should be ok – I will take a look at it tomorrow morning and post an update here on the site and Facebook.

The Wharfe is also planned to still be run but again, we will keep an eye on the levels throughout tomorrow and update accordingly. If levels are too high, which is looking unlikely, we will look to paddle another river e.g the Ure.

Please let me know (tonythompson@pobox.com) if you plan to come on either day so we can ensure any changes are communicated and sufficient safety is in place.

Cheers

Tony

Announcements

Upcoming club activities

A number of club activities are planned over the coming weeks:

Please note this Sat 17th Nov will be the last Pugneys session for this year.

A number of club members are planning to run the Calder from Healey to Pugneys instead of paddling around the lake this Saturday. If you wish to paddle the river, please ensure you meet at Pugneys as close to 12 o’clock as possible so we can arrange a shuttle and quickly be off. Note that this will be run at a fast pace due to the need to be off the water at Pugneys by 3.30pm. The paddle is a number of miles long with many flat stretches and is therefore unlikely to be suitable for some. The run is also subject to water levels being safe.

Next Saturday (24th), a white water practice session is planned on the Calder at Healey and is a good opportunity to get some moving water practice and learn new skills – see the calendar on the club website for further details.

On Sun 25th Nov, there will be a paddle of the Lower Wharfe, again see the website for info. Depending on river levels, this is a beginner/intermediate trip.

On Sun 2nd Dec an advanced trip is planned to the Upper Tees.

Additional scheduled trips over the coming months will shortly be added to the calendar.

For more info on the above, check out the website, club calendar and Facebook page.

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