Our junior members take part in the Paddlesport Challenge, Dragon Boat Racing, Sprint and Marathon racing. Junior recreational club takes place on a Thursday evening during the summer term. Juniors can develop their skills whilst ‘messin’ about in boats!
Well done to everyone who took part in the ‘Generation Game’ at Pangbourne. It was great fun and our team came 4th. The next event is on 28th March also at Pangbourne.
Well done to all who took part in the canoe polo event at Willink. This is not our best event but it was great to see everyone trying their best. There may be an opportunity for some canoe polo coaching a little later in the year – watch this space!
The dates of this year’s winter training days are as follows:
Under 13’s – Land training at Reading 7 December 2008. Water based training at Basingstoke 19 April 2009.
Age 13 and over – Land training at Reading 30 November 2008. Water based training at Basingstoke 22 March 2009.
Each day will cost £5.00 including lunch.
Book your place online here.
The Paddlesport Challenge is a series of team events aimed at keeping juniors paddling through the winter months. The challenges are held at different local clubs from September to May and include open canoeing, dragon boating, triathlon, canoe polo. Teams are up to ten members and must be aged between 10 and 16. An entry fee of £2.50 per person is payable for each event. You do not need to attend every event but extra points are awarded for attendance. (more…)
On the 26th April 2008 members of Wokingham Canoe Club took part in the Junior Regatta held by Henley Dragon Boat Club.
We took two teams; a girls team called the ‘Dragonflies’ and the boys team called ‘Wyrmlyns’. In preparation the teams had trained hard, every Wednesday and Saturday, for about four weeks. In the competition the Wyrmlyns were in the under 14’s category and the Dragonflies were in the under 18’s category. (more…)
