Inverness Canoe Club - Kayaking and Canoeing in the Scottish Highlands

Pete Ralph is running a 3 star inland training course in June over 2 weekends - Saturday 12th, Sunday 13th and Sunday 27th June (one day at the basin, two on rivers ness and spey).

The aim of the course is to provide beginner/intermediate paddlers with skills, knowledge and a plan to enable them to reach 3 Star level. There is no assessment at the end of the course, but this could be arranged for later on in the year (at extra cost).
 
Prerequisites:

• You must be a member of the club;
• You musy have 1 Star (or 2 Star) with river experience (you can find course notes on the BCU web site); and
• You must be over 16.

The cost will be £35 + boat hire, details at http://www.invernesscc.org.uk/equipment-hire.html
 
If you are interested, please email Pete Ralph ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for further information. Please note, spaces will be limited...so hurry now to avoid disappointment!

Inverness Canoe Club is currently progressing an exciting project to bring a mini slalom course to Bught Park, Inverness.

The project was initially set in motion by former ICC President and SCA Regional Coaching Organiser, Steve MacKinnon, however the club has now added its weight to proceedings in order to maximise funding streams and support.

We are still at an early stage and funding applications still in the pipeline, however we are happy to announce that we have already secured funding from greeninverness and sponsorship from Brandon Landscpaing Ltd. Both of these organisations' input and support, especially at such an early stage, is extremely welcome and appreciated.

Please keep an eye on the Bught Park Slalom Course page in the About the Club section for news as things progress...

We will once again be running an Introduction to Kayaking course this Spring, on Wednesday and Friday evenings from the 7th April to th 30th April 2010.

The course is aimed at beginners who want to learn basic kayaking skills and be able to join club trips - river or sea.  Those who wish can also undertake an assessment for their BCU/UKCC One Star Award after the course (and completing the 4 journeys you need for this award). 

The course will start on the 7th April and run for 4 weeks, training sessions will be held on Wednesday and Friday evenings.  The cost of the course is £60 (which includes boat/equipment hire).

There are a limited number of space offered on a first come first served basis.  All participants must be members of the club.  A minimum age of 16 is required for participants.

Course now full
 
Location: Muirtown Basin, Inverness
Contact: Susan Luurtsema | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

The club is running a special sea kayking pool session on Friday 19th February at the Inverness Aquadome. Starting at 9pm as usual, £4 per person.

Teaching will focus on sea kayaking skills and will be provided by some of the club's top sea kayak coaches.

Due to the size of sea kayaks, we unfortunately have to limit numbers. For this reason, we ask that you book in advance; booking is on a first come, first served basis and, for this evening only, if your name's not on the list, you're not getting in - sorry!

Booking requests and enquiries to Anne Murray: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

News Flash: the sea kayaking pool session is now fully booked. However, if you would still like to go, please contact Anne Murray to get your name on the reserve list.