Previous CCKA Events 2008
Provisional
PROGRAMME JANUARY – February 2008
First Aid Course
Sunday 17th February. Please contact Steve Hodge before the
end of January to book a place as he needs to order materials for the course and
book a suitable venue.
Friday 18th January 08. Pool session at Coleraine Leisure Centre 9.00pm -10.00pm. Contact
Gary Lamont. Kayak - £5 Swim - £1. Sessions are well filled already. Please
inform Gary if you are unable to take up your slot as there is always a waiting
list.
Sunday 20th January 08. Surf kayaking at the White Rocks. 10.00 onwards. Contact Robin
Ruddock. An alternative venue may be used if surf is unsuitable.
Friday 25th January
08. Pool session at Coleraine Leisure Centre 9.00pm -10.00pm. Contact
Gary Lamont. Kayak - £5 Swim - £1. Sessions are well filled already. Please
inform Gary if you are unable to take up your slot as there is always a waiting
list.
Sunday 27th January
08. Surf kayaking at the White Rocks. 10.00 onwards. Contact Matt
Pothecary. An alternative venue may be used if surf is unsuitable.
Rivers of the Lough
Neagh Basin. Day trip for experienced paddlers. Contact John Vance. These
trips will take all day and are most suitable for open canoe paddlers.
Friday 1st February
08. Pool session at Coleraine Leisure Centre 9.00pm -10.00pm. Contact
Gary Lamont. Kayak - £5 Swim - £1. Sessions are well filled already. Please
inform Gary if you are unable to take up your slot as there is always a waiting
list.
Saturday 2nd February
08. Family Paddle. Day trip
on the River Bann suitable for all levels of ability and type of touring craft,
open canoe or sea kayak. Portna, Kilrea to Agivey Bridge. Meet at Agivey Bridge
at 10.00am. Bring a picnic and wrap up well. Contact Robin Ruddock.
Sunday 3rd February 08. Surf kayaking at the White Rocks. 10.00am onwards. Contact Matt
Pothecary. An alternative venue may be used if surf is unsuitable.
Rivers of the Lough
Neagh Basin. Day trip for experienced paddlers. Contact John Vance. These
trips will take all day and are most suitable for open canoe paddlers.
Sunday 10th February
08. Surf kayaking at the White Rocks. 10.00am onwards. Contact Matt
Pothecary. An alternative venue may be used if surf is unsuitable.
Rivers of the Lough
Neagh Basin. Day trip for experienced paddlers. Contact John Vance. These
trips will take all day and are most suitable for open canoe paddlers.
Saturday 16th
February 08. Family Paddle.
Day trip on the River Bann suitable for all levels of ability and type of
touring craft, open canoe or sea kayak. Portglenone to Portna. Meet at Portna at
10.00am. Contact John Wilkinson.
First
Aid Course Sunday 17th February. Please contact Steve Hodge before the end of January
to book a place as he needs to order materials for the course and book a
suitable venue. There are 8 – 12 places available. Syllabus will be RYA First
Aid Afloat 8 hour course. Book soon
as places will fill quickly.
Pool
Sessions at Coleraine Leisure Centre.
Sessions take place each
Friday evening 9.00pm -10.00pm. You may use your own equipment if it is rinsed
out. Sessions are well filled already. Please inform Gary if you are unable to
make it as there is always a waiting list.
Please note there will be no
session Friday 14 February 08 due to Paddle Fest.
Friday 21 March 08. Pool
session for sea kayak skills, all welcome.
Friday 28 March 08. Canoe
polo session, all welcome. Bring a paddle, buoyancy aid and
helmet. Contact Gary Lamont. Kayak - £5, Swim - £1.
Monday
28th January 08. Canoe Association of Northern Ireland A.G.M.
Saturday
2nd February 08. Family
Paddle. Day trip on the
River Bann suitable for all levels of ability and type of touring craft, open
canoe or sea kayak. Portna, Kilrea to Agivey Bridge. Meet at Agivey Bridge at
10.00am. Bring a picnic and wrap up well. Contact Robin Ruddock.
Saturday
16th February 08. Family
Paddle. Day trip on the
River Bann suitable for all levels of ability and type of touring craft, open
canoe or sea kayak. Portglenone to Portna. Meet at Portna at 10.00am. Contact
John Wilkinson.
Sunday
17th February. First Aid Course.
Please contact Steve Hodge before the end of January to book a place as he needs
to order materials for the course.
There are 8 – 12 places
available. Syllabus will be RYA First Aid Afloat 8 hour course.
Book soon as places will fill quickly. Venue, Coleraine Coastguard
Station. The station is sited along the Gateside Road about 200 metres north of
the entrance to the industrial estate that includes the M.O.T.Centre.
Tuesday
26th February 08. Navigation workshop.
Basic use of charts and tide tables to plan coastal trips. Contact Robin
Ruddock.
Saturday
1st March 08. Family Paddle.
Day trip on the River Bann suitable for all levels of ability and type of
touring craft, open canoe or sea kayak. Newferry to Portglenone. Meet at
Portglenone Marina. Contact Paul McQueen.
Saturday
1st March 08. CANI Surf event
for high performance craft at Portrush. Contact CANI Surf Club for details.
Sunday
9th March 08. Adventure Race for 16-18 year olds.
Based at Strand Road in Coleraine. Events will include a run, cycle and kayak
stages.Contact Keith Fitzsimmons.
Sunday
16th March 08.Adventure Race for 14-16 year olds.
Based at Strand Road in Coleraine. Events will include a run, cycle and kayak
stages.Contact Keith Fitzsimmons.
Sunday
16th March 08. CANI Surf event
for plastic craft at Portrush..Contact CANI Surf Club for details.
Friday
14th – Sunday 16th March. CANI Paddle Fest.
This event is based at Bushmills Education Centre and offers the chance to meet
other paddlers as well as to try other disciplines of the sport. Contact CANI to
book a place.
PROGRAMME
JANUARY – JUNE 2008
Surf
kayaking sessions.
Surf kayaking sessions take
place each Sunday morning from 10.00
onwards. An alternative venue may be used if surf is unsuitable. Contact Matt
Pothecary.
Rivers
of the Lough Neagh Basin.
Sunday trips for experienced paddlers. These trips will take all day and are
most suitable for open canoe and touring kayaks. The aim is to explore all the
rivers that flow into Lough Neagh and some trips may include an overnight camp
or bivvy. Contact John Vance.
Events
and competitions.
Training
for racing kayaks K1/K2s takes place most Wednesday evenings at Movanagher Canal
Contact Keith Fitzsimmons.
Friday
2nd – Monday 5th May 08. Coast to Coast Adventure Race.
Multi-discipline adventure race from the Atlantic to the Irish Sea. Contact
Keith Fitzsimmons.
Saturday
10th May 08. Portrush Sea Kayak Races. Meet at Portrush
Harbour at 11.00am. Races for single and double sea kayaks. U16, U18, O18.
Classes will be for male and female paddlers. Junior £2 adult £4.Contact Robin
Ruddock.
Saturday
24th May 08. Portrush Raft Race Safety Cover. Paddlers should
park in the West Bay and paddle across to the beach by the teas and ices hut for
2.00pm. G.P. kayaks are the most suitable and paddlers should hold Kayak Safety
Test or have attended the Foundation Safety Course. Contact Keith Fitzsimmons.
Training
opportunities and courses.
Saturday
31st May 08. K1 and K2 races at Movanagher Canal. Contact
Keith Fitzsimmons.
Sunday
23rd March 08, Sunday 30th March 08 and Sunday 6th
April 08.
One
and two Star test training course. There will be a series of three
sessions based at Portrush Harbour each Sunday morning beginning at 10.00am.
Contact Steve Hodge.
Sunday
13th April 08. Sea kayak skills.
Sea kayak skills and rescue techniques based at Portrush Harbour. This is a good
opportunity to brush up on your sea kayaking skills in preparation for the
spring and summer paddles. Meet at 10.00 am. Contact John Vance.
Sunday
20th April 08. Foundation Safety and RescueTraining. Meet
at Portrush Harbour at 10.00am. This award replaces the old Canoe Safety Test.
It will involve rescue training with open canoes and kayaks. Contact Robin
Ruddock.
Sunday
27th April 08. Sea kayak skills.
Sea kayak skills and rescue techniques based at Portrush Harbour. Meet at 10.00
am. Contact John Vance.
Friday
2nd May 08 – Monday 5th May 08. CCKA expedition to
S.Donegal. Sea kayaking with the
possibility of surf in the area. Wild camping.
Tuesday
6th May 08, Tuesday 13th May 08 and Tuesday 20th
May 08. Paddle Power course for
beginners and improvers in kayak and canoe skills. Meet at University of Ulster
Coleraine, Watersports Centre, 7.00pm. Contact Steve Hodge.
Thursday
evening sea kayak trips.
Thursday
8th May 08. Portrush to Portstewart. Meet at Portrush Harbour
at 7.00pm.Contact Robert Walker.
Thursday
15th May 08. Portrush to Portballintrae. Meet at Portandhu at
7.00pm.
Thursday
22nd May 08. Dunseverick to Ballintoy.
Meet at Dunseverick at 7.00pm. Contact Keith Fitzsimmons.
Thursday
29th May 08. Portballintrae to Dunseverick.
Meet at Portballintrae at 7.00pm. Contact Robin Ruddock.
Thursday
5th June 08. Ballintoy to Ballycastle. Meet
at Ballintoy at 7.00pm. Contact John Vance.
Thursday
12th June 08. Magilligan Point to Inishowen.
Meet at Magilligan at 7.00pm. Contact Robin Ruddock.
Thursday
19th June 08. Surf , shinty or swim
followed by a bar-b-q at the East Strand Watersports Centre. Please bring your
own food to cook. From 7.00pm onwards.
Sea
kayaking at week-ends during spring and summer. Contact John Vance.
Sailing
and rowing the drontheim James Kelly. When afloat in the spring and summer,
evenings and week-ends by arrangement. Contact Robin Ruddock.
