Mallaig and District Canoe Club Calendar | ||||||||||
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2024 Calendar - .pdf calendar to print here
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Location | Organiser | Grade | Comments | ||||||
Sun 24th March | Loch Morar | JS | A | Brinacory Circle | ||||||
Sun 13th April | Around Kerrera | RS | B | |||||||
Wed 19th April | Arisaig area | PK/LA | First of weekly evening paddles for beginners/improvers | |||||||
Sun 21st April | Round Ardnish | JS | A | Alisary to the Glen Mama viaduct | ||||||
Sat 18th – Fri 24th May | Summer Cruise Jura/ Garvellachs |
PR/MK | B* | Location is weather dependent. Petra may do some trips the week before on the way to Jura. | ||||||
11th, 12th or 18th June | Introduction to Incident Management | JM | A | Janek will put on 2 evening sessions either refresher or consolidation of skills. Dependent on interest # | ||||||
Fri 21st June – Sun 23rd June | Round Ardnamurchan | JS/SK | B* | |||||||
Sat 27th July | Arisaig | JE | A | |||||||
Sat 10th August | Eilean Shona | JS | A | Paddle and walk. | ||||||
Tues 27th- Wed 28th August | Round Lismore | BS | B* | |||||||
Paddles with no fixed date. Date dependent on weather and tide # | Muck | JS/PS | B* | 1 or 2 overnights using ferry | ||||||
Loch Nevis | JS | B* | 2 overnights | |||||||
Loch Ailort/Moidart | JC | A | ||||||||
June/July | Handa and area around | MK | B | 2 or 3 days paddling | ||||||
September | Troup Head and environs | MK | B* | 2 or 3 days paddling | ||||||
Loch Sunart | PS | A* | Overnight with walk and optional swim | |||||||
Arisaig | PS | A | Paddle and BBQ returning by moonlight | |||||||
4 evening paddles with instruction | MK/JS | A | ||||||||
N.B. Members on Club paddles are covered by SCA 3rd. party liability insurance. In the interest of safety, if you would like to offer a Club paddle please contact a Committee member with your proposal first. Paddles organised by Club members that are not on the Club Touring Calendar will not be covered by our SCA insurance and should state this when proposing to other Club members. Members organising a Club paddle should make all members aware of the Club Guidelines for Touring Participants (see below). Contact details for Committe members can be found on the Contacts page. | ||||||||||
* denotes overnight wild camping # please note your interest as soon as possible for these paddles Evening paddles in orange PS = Peter Sugden N.B. Club paddles are covered by SCA 3rd. party liability insurance. In the interest of safety, if you would like to offer a Club paddle please contact a committee member with your proposal first. Paddles organised by Club members that are not on the Club Touring Calendar will not be covered by our SCA insurance and should state this when proposing to other Club members. Members organising a Club paddle should make all members aware of the Club Guidelines for Touring Participants (see below). Contact details for committee members can be found on the Contacts page |
The following guidelines should be read by anyone wishing to participate in or organise a club trip. GUIDELINES FOR TOURING PARTICIPANTS Mallaig & District Canoe Club runs a number of kayak trips and events which are published as a calendar for members and posted on the Club Calendar page of the website. While the trips are organised for the benefit of members, a warm invitation is extended to paddlers who haven’t been before. Hopefully you will enjoy the trips so much that you will join the club! Calendar Trips Touring Calendar trips offer you the opportunity to experience some of the finest sea kayaking in the world in the company of like-minded people. It is an opportunity to gain experience, explore new areas and meet new people. As with any outdoor pursuit there is an element of risk, so it is important to study the information below, understand the basis of your participation and not put yourself or other paddlers at risk. BCU awards Trip Gradings
If the trip involves overnight kayak camping (not single day trips from car based camping) the grade will include an asterisk i.e. A*, B*, C*. Bear in mind that Trip Gradings are only an estimate and that changing weather and sea conditions can very quickly increase the seriousness of the trip. TRIP ORGANISERS (see also TRIP ORGANISATION below) Trip Organisers are volunteers who give up their time, free of charge, to act as a contact point for paddlers who are interested in paddling in a stated area. Organisers are not accepting responsibility for other paddlers or for instructing them as part of the trip. These are NOT guided trips run by qualified instructors.
Communicating with the Organiser
Your Responsibilities The Club places the highest priority on running trips safely. It is your responsibility to be properly equipped (clothing and safety kit) for safe paddling. Training in rescue procedures is essential and we urge everyone to practice this at least annually. Be aware that an Organiser may refuse your participation on a trip if you turn up without adequate immersion clothing. On trips you are responsible for making your own decisions and for your own safety. You are responsible for judging if any medical problems you suffer from may affect your safety on the water. If you have any doubts consult a doctor. Weather and water conditions will affect what you can cope with at your own skill level and physical condition. You should do your own planning, listen to the weather forecast, check tides and make sure you are happy to do what the other paddlers want to do. Please familiarise yourself with the Club's RISK ASSESSMENT policy and COVID PROTOCOLS . On the water
Other sources of information
TRIP ORGANISATION (these notes should be read in conjunction with the main club guidelines above) Trips are organised by individual club members who volunteer to give up their time, free of charge, to act as a contact point for members who are interested in paddling in a stated area. They are not accepting responsibility for paddlers or for instructing them as part of the trip. These are NOT guided trips run by qualified instructors. All members are welcome to attend trips provided they have the appropriate level of experience for the trip being undertaken. The member who is organising a particular trip is known as the Trip Organiser. Submitting a trip for inclusion on the Touring Calendar
Prior to the trip During the week immediately prior to the trip the organiser assesses the forecast and emails his/her thoughts and conclusion to the interested members. If the forecast is favourable the email will confirm that the trip is going ahead and may provide further details including the meeting place and time. If the forecast is clearly incompatible with kayaking then the trip will be cancelled completely. Quite often the forecast is somewhere in between these two extremes and it may be decided to wait and see and to email again when the forecast has been revisited. The trip may go ahead, be cancelled or an alternative option may be offered. Please download the club's "Trip Organiser Planning Sheet" and complete prior to the trip. Please familiarise yourself with the club's Risk Assessment document. Experience required to attend a particular trip
If a member has successfully completed previous trips which have the same criteria as the proposed trip then it would be reasonable to attend (given that members should always review the weather and sea state at the time of launching and reassess their decision if necessary). If the member lacks experience in one aspect it might still be appropriate to attend. It is only by taking on new challenges that experience can be significantly increased. However if there are two or more deficiencies this may be a challenge too far and the member might be better to take part in a different trip which bridges the gap and provides a more incremental increase in difficulty. The decision-making process can be carried out by the member thinking it through on his/her own or it could be prompted by the Trip Organiser if necessary. Please be aware that a Trip Organiser may refuse to let you come on a trip because he/she is not satisfied about your competence/fitness/equipment or because the trip is oversubscribed. Participation is always at the discretion of the organiser. Please do not turn up for a trip without having previously contacted the organiser. Medical declaration Oversubscription Additional trips On the water |