Forth Canoe Club

Forth Canoe Club 2012 membership is now due, if you want to continue to paddle with Forth you will need to renew, we don't want to lose you!

You can renew by going to the membership page and
logging in and filling in the form.

Unfortunately the web server cannot currently send out email so for
new accounts, password reset and subscription confirmation, please
email the website editor and ask.

The membership costs are the same for 2012 as last year.

This year, we are required by the Scottish Canoe Association to
collect some additional data. This is your date of birth (even for
over 18s), gender, confirmation you accept the FCC Child Protection
Policy and whether you agree to receiving communications from the SCA.

You can also print out a form from the website or pick one up from the
boathouse and send me the money, cheques to 'Forth Canoe Club'.

Any key holders not renewing their key will need to return it.

Any questions please ask Jonathan.

We had a good showing at the Tay Descent (and Paddle 2011 exhibition) with our racers and tourers successfully completing the marathon trip. We might not have won any of the medals but we did put in the best performance of any club at the ceilidh.

Bath Sessions are open for bookings to learn rescues and rolls in a warm swimming pool.

Helpers needed for coaching too.

Our annual marathon ran well in its new location. Marcus oversaw the running of the event starting at Meggetland with circuits to the lifting bridge and back to the aqueduct.

The short race was won by our own Ollie C. In the long Poppy was the first woman competitor. In the lightnings Rachel took second place and was first woman. Richard won the under 10s with Iain getting a bronze medal and Douglas and Henning not far behind.

See the full results and photos.

We're looking to start up some slalom training. All welcome, junior focused but adults welcome too. 18:00 at the boathouse on Tuesdays.

Photos of the Edinburgh Canal Festival 2011

Edinburgh Canal Festival, Saturday 9th July

This will be our 3rd year at the Edinburgh Canal Festival - come and join
in a wonderful community event! There'll be lots of fun things going on!
It's also a great opportunity to promote the club and canoeing.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Come along and help for part or all of the day. If you can help out,
please get in touch with: Annemarie, Jonathan, Ben, Robert

11.00am: wee boats flotilla leaves Harrison Park - all welcome to join in

Forth had a strong showing at the Scottish Schools slalom in Alva. Lois won the Div 4 women and got promoted to Div 3. Bradley won the J16 in the men's K1 while Michael and Jonny were not far behind. Bradley also came in second partnered with and Jonny in the C2. Helen came second in the J16 women. Sam and Emily alas missed out on prizes but will be training hard to win them next year.

We now have an account on Facebook, do befriend us.

Club paddler Sam won both days in the Div 2 K1 men competition. Congratulations Sam.

Michael came in third in the judges while our other judges paddler won a fish award.

See the full results.

The 2010 AGM minutes are available on the documents page.

Membership is now open for 2011. Subscription fees remain the same as last year. Padlocks will be changed on January Sunday 23rd.

Canoe in a warm pool to learn eskimo rolls and rescue techniques. See our bath sessions page for details and how to book for the January to March term.

Minutes from the November committee meeting are now up.

The Tay Descent had over 400 paddlers racing and touring from Dunkeld to Perth. Forth CC had a good showing with paddlers in every category. Congratulations to Olly C who won the short course race, and well done to Jack and Poppy who came not far behind. Annemarie won the medium touring and the Leaver/Berry family won the short course touring.

Watch the SCA video which features interviews with Forth paddlers. Tay Descent 2010 Racing results. Tay Descent 2010 Touring results.

Minutes from the September committee meeting are available.

We have booked the pool at Portobello High School again for Bath Sessions to learn rolling and other skills in warm water. Bookings are being taken now.

Sprint Lightning sessions for under 12s take place twice each week.

Forth CC paddler Jonny D has become the youngest paddler in Division 1 slalom, promoted last weekend at Fairnilee.
Bradley won the C1 competition as well as the Officials in his K1 and is expected to make top 20 rankings in Premier Division this year.
So far this year Michael, Poppy, Helen and Jonny have all gained promotion to Division 1 and meet the criteria for selection to the national squad.

FCC to recruit a Level 2 coach. 4-6pm to work with 9-12 year olds.
£10/hour, 6-7groups per week. Contact Jonathan Riddell 07941938912 or Kristina 07946975462.

The SCA are running a major new event, the Tay Descent, in October alongside the Paddle exhibition. This promotional video was filmed last month and stars several paddlers from Forth CC.

Last month several Forth paddlers went to the slalom at Fairnilee. Jonny got 3 or 4 trophies: British U12, 3rd place in Div2, and 'The Trophy for Most improved' Helen came 2nd in Div 2. Bradley was 3rd in the Junior Championships. Michael 1st in Div2 and promoted. And Davie Dickson himself won the Vets championships!

Minutes are up for the February committee meeting.

Boathouse keys won't be changed for 2010 but renewal or return is required for all key holders.

Club boat hire can be payed in advance for a whole year instead of the usual £2 a time charge. £60 for anyone competing for Forth, £120 for non-competitors. Pay the treasurer.

Everyone is reminded to sign the diary when accessing the boathouse.

At the May committee meeting we decided to restructure club nights. Starting in June we will hold sessions for beginner and inexperienced juniors and seniors in 4 week blocks. Pre-booking is required. See club nights page for information. The last "open" club night will be May 20th.

Our summer courses for 8 to 12 years olds have been announced. See the Summer Courses webpage for details.

Edinburgh paddler Neil Baxter has taken BBC Scotland presenters Fred MacAulay and Dougie Vipond along the complete length of the Caledonian Canal for Sports Relief. Up a Long Creek will be broadcast on Wednesday 17th March 2010 at 21:00, BBC One Scotland. See the Up a Long Creek programme page for pre-trip interviews.

Forth had success at last weekends whitewater races on the Tay. Jonathan won the MK1 Division B gaining promotion to Division A while Cynthia retained her title as Scottish Womans Champion.

In the spring, the SCA is hosting a series of BCU discipline-specific modules for both Slalom and Sprint. These full-day modules are designed to provide coaches with the additional knowledge to deliver coaching in the disciplines and will be delivered at a subsidised rate to candidates thanks to Sportscotland funding.

The Slalom workshops will take place on 13th February (Inverness) and 14th February (Stirling Uni), with the Sprint modules taking place the following month on 13th March (Aberdeen Boat Club and 14th March (Low Port Centre, Linlithgow).

Get the registration forms on the SCA website.

The (delayed) Annual General Meeting for 2009 will be on Wednesday January 20th 2010 at 19:30 in the Ettrick hotel. See a map.

Forth Canoe Club was on BBC News again. Club paddlers David Florence and Stuart Pitt were discussing their hopes for an artificial whitewater course in Scotland to help bring slalom training facilities in line with those in other countries.

See the video on BBC News.

Much loved plastic slalom boat the Fox was lost on the river Ericht some weeks ago following a capsise north of Blairgowrie. It disappeared without trace until kind fisherman Moray picked it up last week 10 miles downstream and full of mud in the River Isla. Many thanks to Moray for taking it home and contacting us.

Sprint coach Kristina will be running winter fitness sessions from 26 October 2009 to mid March 2010. Come along to keep yourself in shape over the cold months.

Tuesdays - Meggetland RC - weights and general fitness sessions, 6-7pm £2/session

Thursdays - Sciennes PS - swimming sessions, 6-7pm - £2/session

E-mail Kristina.Medovcikova(AT)canoescotland.com for details.

Forth Canoe Club ran our annual Division 1 & 2 slalom at Grandtully at the end of August. We were kept busy with a large number of entries. Competitors from Forth put in an impressive performance with Bradley getting 2nd place Div 1 K1 on Sunday and promoted to Premier Division, making him the youngest padder in Premier. Michael came in 4th place Div 2 K1 and was awarded 1st J18 on Saturday.

Forth CC is proud to present Whitewater Maps. Created by the Open Whitewater Maps project, part of OpenStreetMap, the free wiki map. See the world from a canoeists view!

FCC made a big contribution to this year's Edinburgh Canal Festival which was a great success, despite the weather! Narrow boats plied up and down the canal all day, with passengers of all ages waving to passing craft and people on the towpath. We started off the day by joining the 'wee boats voyage', paddling from Harrison Park down to Lochrin Basin, together with hand-built craft (Canadian canoes, a currach and a coracle) made by community projects in the city.