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The Port of Plymouth Canoeing Association (PPCA) is a friendly
club with the advantage of a fantastic location. The club
provides training and a full range of activities from gentle
paddles on the sea and estuaries to white-water kayaking on
rivers. Want to join a thriving and active canoe
club? The Port of Plymouth Canoeing Association is the one
for you.
White Water trips
The club offers river paddling during the winter months
in 3 categories: beginners, intermediates and peer paddles.
Please check the newsletter and forum for up to date information.
Photographic Competition
The PPCA will be running its annual photograph competition
(now in its 4th year) over the winter and spring months. The
theme of the competition is kayaking / canoeing so please
submit photographs along those lines. They could include landscape,
wildlife, people, action, humour. This is a fun amateur competition
open to all club members. Give any photos entered a suitable
title. So dig out those photos or get snapping. more
details...
Isles of Scilly Camp Summer 2012.
The campsite on the Isles of Scilly has been provisionally
booked for the PPCA summer camp. Dates are from Friday 27
July to Friday 10 August 2012. You can come for one or 2 weeks.
The Isles of Scilly are just a magical place to be and you
don't need to be a kayaker to enjoy your stay; so you could
even bring the family! For more details and application form,
look here...
Introductory courses
Introductory courses are run every month from April to September.
These courses offer the beginner the chance to try canoeing
and gain basic skills to 1* award in a friendly and safe environment.
The season's courses for 2012 will begin next April - please
follow the link to find out dates (new form available later)
and download an application form. More..
Tues Evening 2 & 3 Star Training
The 2011 Tuesday evening training sessions for 2* kayak,
2* open boat, 3* plus and 3* sea have ended for this season
and will begin again April 2012. In the meantime there is
plenty happening both on and off the water with white water
trips, Saturday recreational paddles, sea trips, winter lectures......please
see the newsletter or forum for key dates and events.
Saturday Recreational Trips
These continue throughout the coming months with sea kayak
trips on the first Saturday of each month. The weather can
still be chilly so wrap up warm. See newsletter for details.
Club helpers
Help is always needed from club members on club sessions,
particularly in assisting the coaches on 1 Star courses &
Paddlepower sessions. At the start of the season all 'Club
Helpers' will have to be registered with the club before assisting
on sessions. If you want to put something back into your club
& wish to help out, please contact the Club Leader for
more details or see the topic on the club forum.
Newsletter
All of these events will be published in the newsletter and
in the calendar, so remember to keep checking, and keep paddling.
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