River Session
The same as last term, 2 hours on the River Weir, improving skills and generally having fun.
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Pool session
This term, the Monday pool session is slightly different. We will be going to the larger Darlington pool, meaning we have enough space for half the pool to be used for skills such as learning how to roll or playboating and the other half to be used for additional polo training.
Meet at Maiden Castle at 19:45. We hope to be back in Durham by 23:00.
Bring: swimming costume and t-shirt/rash vest - anything you'll be comfortable wearing in a boat (just not cotton!). Don't forget a towel & set of dry clothes to wear in the car.
Ladies Development League
Development ladies league polo tournament, open to all abilities. Bring a dry set of clothes.Â
Meet at Maiden Castle to get kit
🎅🻠MERRY XMAS 🎅ðŸ»
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It's getting to the end of term, and I think we're all feeling properly festive by now (except for those Grinches out there).
Thank you everyone for making this an amazing term! It's been a long and a cold one but especially the enthusiastic spirit of our newest members has got us through. This year has got to be a record for intake, and I hope you've all fallen in love with the club like we did many moons ago.
Some highlights:
- Fresher taster sessions & polo tournament ðŸ
- Tyne Tour, you all (more or less) aced Warden Gorge!
- Ou est le poulet - thanks social sec
- Arts and crafts social... keep an eye out for river race deets in the New year
and so much more!
Safe travels home and lets get x m a s s y. See you all next term for Refreshers, NSR, BUCS slalom and plenty more polo!
🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
NWC Regional Division 1
Regional division 1 polo tournament, for more confident polo players. Players will be asked if they of sufficient ability to attend. Bring a dry set of clothes.
Meet at Maiden Castle to get kit
Ladies Development League
Development ladies league polo tournament, open to all abilities. Bring a dry set of clothes.Â
Meet at Maiden Castle to get kit
Polo Pool Session
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Elfis Presley
wednesday wear session
Where Do Boats Go When They Are Sick
The Doc
My friend handed me two kayak paddles and asked, "Which one do you want?"
I said I'd take either/oar.
What does Donald Trump call two kayaks?
Fake canoes.
Abi, do you know any kayaking jokes?
Last time I told a kayaking joke it sank...
Think you can do better? BRING YOUR OWN CHRISTMAS CRACKER JOKES TO WEDNESDAY'S SESSION.
We're going to make this session as Christmassy as possible. Think christmas jokes, christmas music (speaker anyone?), food (mince pies, mulled wine etc) and christmas decorations for you and your boat: christmas hats, christmas glaases (yes Ellie, no backing out now), christmas jumpers, presents, tinsel, pompoms. Anything and everything to make our final river session of this term fun :)
Monday even pool session
You know the deal by now.
🎉Advent-ure Ceilidh 🎉
Need I say more...
Will be after the Christmas meal if you're signed up for it!
Make sure you pay The Club Account immediately with the cost (£8)
Polo Pool Session
The normal polo pool session where you can learn how to play canoe polo!
Meet at Maiden Castle at 19:30. We hope to be back in Durham by 22:45.
Bring: swimming costume and t-shirt/rash vest - anything you'll be comfortable wearing in a boat (just not cotton!)
Please sign up at least the day before if possible, so we can arrange drivers.
Wednesday River Session
Weekly river session where we’ll introduce foundational paddling strokes.
It is not essential that you sign-up in advance but if you’re confident you’re going please do so we can assess the ratio of coaches to new members.
Pool Skills Session
The normal skills pool session where you can work on rolling, paddle skills, play boating, polo skills or anything else that takes your fancy!
Meet at Maiden Castle at 19:30. We hope to be back in Durham by 22:45.
Bring: swimming costume and t-shirt/rash vest - anything you'll be comfortable wearing in a boa (just not cotton!)
Please sign up at least the day before if possible, so we can arrange drivers.
Yorkshire Regional Division 2
Regional polo tournament, open to all abilities. Bring a dry set of clothes.
Meet at Maiden Castle to get kit
Potential River Trip
It's about time we had another white water river trip. So unless there's a lot of water about and I (Molly) decide to go off and do some big-boy paddling, we will be doing a trip next Saturday. It'll be fairly easy, but I'd recommend not coming if you're not confident on paddling forwards and steering a bit. More details will be released when I know what river levels are going to be like and how many drivers/leaders we'll have.
Meet 10 am at Maiden Castle.
STASH - Playerlayer
1) Check out the stash on offer here: (remember we have a 25% discount)
https://playerlayer.com/account/durham-university-cat/durham-university-canoe-club.html2) Sign up to this event and COMMENT with
     a) the item you would like
     b) the size
Do this before 11pm on Friday 29th Nov.
3) We will order the kit for you and debt the money to your account.Â
Polo Pool Session
The normal polo pool session where you can learn how to play canoe polo!
Meet at Maiden Castle at 19:30. We hope to be back in Durham by 22:45.
Bring: swimming costume and t-shirt/rash vest - anything you'll be comfortable wearing in a boat (just not cotton!)
Please sign up at least the day before if possible, so we can arrange drivers.
Wednesday River Session
Weekly river session where we’ll introduce foundational paddling strokes.Â
It is not essential that you sign-up in advance but if you’re confident you’re going please do so we can assess the ratio of coaches to new members.Â
Pool Skills Session
The normal skills pool session where you can work on rolling, paddle skills, play boating, polo skills or anything else that takes your fancy!
Meet at Maiden Castle at 19:30. We hope to be back in Durham by 22:45.
Bring: swimming costume and t-shirt/rash vest - anything you'll be comfortable wearing in a boa (just not cotton!)
Please sign up at least the day before if possible, so we can arrange drivers.
NWC Regional Division 1
Regional division 1 polo tournament, for more confident polo players. Players will be asked if they of sufficient ability to attend. Bring a dry set of clothes.
Meet at Maiden Castle to get kit
Replacement River Race
Since BUCS River Race has been postponed we though we’d run our own mini event in event in Durham.
The intention is to run a time trial from shincliffe bridge (just upstream of the boathouse) to boathouse bridge (Maiden Castle). This will be roughly a 6 min paddle for people in river boats.
Since it’s an easy course this would be an ideal time for current members to try out a wave hopper, C1 or C2. You don't need to have ever have raced or canoed much before: that's the whole reason we're training!
Afterward we might head to Spoons or the Waffle house for lunch, but we'll let you know :)