LADIES BEGINNER LESSONS
Tuesday 31 May, 2 and 9 June 2011, 9.30-10.30am
Cost: $ 70. (includes boat and safety equipment)
Contact: Champion Lakes Boating Club
Robyn Brown, mob: 0401 311 817
NOTE: It is a requirement that
participants must be able to swim 50 metres
Eighteen CLBC members, mostly kayakers, spent 1.5 hours collecting rubbish around Champion Lakes as part of Clean Up Australia Day on 6 March. Christiena Bluett, a local resident who regularly cleans around the lake, gave the members some tips and information about hazards they might meet. We all set off with bags and some curiosity about what we would find. The most interesting find was a discarded bike wheel, obviously one peeved off cyclist! Other items collected in the 25 bags of rubbish included course buoys, plastic water bottles, cans, plastic bags, cigarette butts. Michelle did her part managing to sign up a couple of new members who were curious abouut what we were all doing. Many other community members walking or cycling stopped to say what a good job we were all doing. We finished off with a photoshoot and a good cup of tea and cakes!
Thanks to everyone who helped out to keep our lake pristine!
Canoeing WA State Flatwater Championships were held at
Juniors Summer Holiday Kayaking Lessons
If you are aged 8-12 years and want to have some fun on the water over the school holidays in January 2011 then enrol in our fun kayaking lessons. These are one off lessons, that will give you a range of fun experiences from deck walking to canoe polo.
Pre requisite: You must be able to swim at least 50 metres
Cost: $20 per lesson, including all equipment.
Instructor: Guy Power
Time: 9.00-10.00am
4, 11,18, 25 January 2011
Contact; Robyn Brown, email: robyn.l.brown@bigpond.com or mob 0401 311 817
JUNIORS HOLIDAY KAYAK FUN
Are you aged 8-14 years?
Can you swim at least 50 metres?
Come along and have some great fun on the water at Champion Lakes!
Date: Wednesday 29 September and 6 October ( More dates will be offered if classes fill)
Cost: $20 per session
Qualified Level One Flatwater Instructor: Guy Power
Boat and safety gear provided.
Payment required before 25 September
Email: Robyn Brown, secretary Champion Lakes Boating Club, robyn.l.brown@bigpond.com for full details.
Dave Boldy, Taitiarna Brown and Rowan Berger, CLBC members joined with Ross Lambert to tackle the 2010 Avon Descent.
It turned out to be more about running and dragging rather than paddling at this years event as the water levels were at an all time low. It was very disappointing for Taiti and Rowan who were competing in their first Avon and looking forward to the thrills of tackling whitewater for the first time but nevertheless it was still a thrill for them to work in a team with two experienced Avon campaigners and share the thrills of participating and finishing such a great event! Over 500 paddling craft started the event with less than half completing the course so this was a fantastic effort by our members.
Another CLBC member Lindsay Wiland also competed in a team of four, finishing in 3rd place in the Open Teams of Four category in a time of 14 hours 5 minutes
Cody Powers account of 2010 Australian Canoeing National Canoe Polo Championships
Juniors Beginners Kayaking Lessons
2,9,16,23 September, 7,14,21,28 October, 4,11,18 and 25 November
Adults Beginner Kayaking Lessons
Would you like to get fit and try a low impact aquatic sport? Champion Lakes Boating Club is offering a series of kayaking lessons for adult beginners . You will attain the necessary skills to paddle safely and confidently on placid water.
Pre requisite: You must be able to swim at least 50 metres
Cost: $75 for 4 x 1 hour lessons which includes all equipment.
Instructor: Guy Power
Time: 6.30-7.30am
Dates: Wednesday – 14, 21, 28 April, 5 May……………….1, 8,15,22,29 Sept, 6, 13, 20, 27 October and 3,10,17, 24 November
To book for these lessons please contact CLBC Secretary, Robyn Brown robyn.l.brown@bigpond.com
Payment should be received before start date
At the regatta on 9 January (my first as an official member of CLBC, along with 4 other TID paddlers) we experienced some of the worst conditions I have ever paddled in. There was a plus side to the howling tail winds and that was they did most of the work whilst we were racing. I did pretty well taking out first place in the K1 200m and 100m but was closely .followed by Bryce who got second in all his races. In the K2, Bryce and myself came second in both the 200m and 100m behind Sam and Mandy (who we let win so they wouldn’t get embarrassed) The rest of the TID paddlers all did well in both the K1 and K2 races even though there were a couple who went for a swim due to the ridiculous waves, myself being one of them. All in all it was a great day and we all had fun.
Champion Lakes Boating Club members joined in the fun at the Masqerade parade before tackling some serious racing