SQUAMISH PADDLING CLUB

Toonie Races and Social Paddles 2012

Sally — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:46:54 +0000

Join us for social paddles and the infamous toonie races this summer on monday evenings and sunday mornings. The courses vary in length and location but there’s always something for everyone! Boats available to rent for $10 from Coast River Kayak, please contact them in advance to arrange rentals.

AGM Meeting News

JD — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:42:55 +0000

The SPC 2011 AGM was held Sunday 29th. Thanks to everyone who attended!

The input was greatly appreciated. And the desire is that the 2012 season will be bigger & better than ever!

Some changes to the Executive line-up this year. Dave Berrisford remains as club President but has handed off the Treasurer position to Jim Douglas, who handed over the Secretary role to Jon Wescott.

A newly-minted “Social/Fundraising” Director was added. Emma Mullings will working on projects to increase the social aspect of the club as well, develop fundraising drives to help develop a cadre of Instructors and Trip Leaders for future SPC offerings. Welcome aboard Emma!

The most major change is Dave Morriss stepping down from the Vice-President position.

Dave was and always will be considered one of the key founding members of the resurrected Squamish Paddling Club. Without his contribution, the founding days of the club would have been much more difficult. Please take any opportunity to thank him for his work!

If you’re interested the minutes from the meeting will be posted in the very near-future.

MamCam Status

JD — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:34:59 +0000

You’ve probably noticed that the Mamquam River Camera has been down for quite some time. My apologies that I have’nt addressed this yet, but life intruded in the form of prepping for and then road-tripping south the kayak and raft the Colorado River.Grand Canyon. (more later)

Well, I’m back & I am hoping to get in there to trouble-shoot it (once again), but please understand that this is a very complicated, time-consuming process.

Sincerely, Jim

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

Sally — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:12:55 +0000

A huge thank you goes to Mountain Equipment Coop for supporting our “Access and Activity” grant application. We have been awarded $1500 towards the purchase of a steel shipping container which we hope will be located somewhere near the Ocean front to provide members secure storage for their boats. We were also granted $10,000 of MEC paddling equipment!! This will be spent on improving and expanding our equipment for kids and youth programs and due to the expanding interest in fitness paddling here in Squamish, we’ll also be getting a club surf ski. A big thank you goes to the folks who helped put the application together, it took a lot of time, effort, beer and nachos…… well done.

Mamquam River Festival

JD — Tue, 24 May 2011 22:42:53 +0000

The Squamish Paddling Club will host the 2011 Mamquam River Whitewater Festival on June 25th, & 26th.

Come on down to the Mamquam Paddling site and join in the events or simply come and watch the races and games. All boats, paddlers, and spectators welcome!!
Fun for all the family and all proceeds go to support the Mamquam River Access Society.

Some of the events planned for the weekend include:

Shuttle to Middle Mamquam
Clinics (Slalom/Free-style)
Throw-bag Competition
Foam Boat Building & down-river race
Silent Auction
Slalom Race
Paddle-Cross Race
BBQ
Kickback at the Howe Sound Brew Pub with Tessa Amy

Check out the event details HERE

Purchase tickets ONLINE HERE

Mamquam FSR Closed – Sat June 18, 2011

JD — Tue, 24 May 2011 22:26:38 +0000

Received from Test of Metal Inc. May 24, 2011

Please be advised that the Test of Metal Mountain Bike Race is scheduled for Saturday, June 18, 2011.

Access to and from the kayaking areas of the Mamquam River is restricted by a Ministry of Forests approved closure of the Mamquam Forest Service Road for most of the day.

A shuttle bus service will be offered on race day to move people safely between the powerhouse area and Highway 99. The shuttle operators will do their best to move people as demand warrants. We hope that waits for the service will be kept as short as possible.
Please help us raise the awareness of our event and its potential impact on the kayaking community by sharing this information with as many kayak enthusiasts as you can.
We welcome your feedback on our plans and wish to work with you and the kayak community to keep the impacts of the race to a minimum.
Should you have any questions or concerns, kindly contact me at 604.815.7318.
Kind Regards,

John French
Administrator

Whitewater Paddle Night

JD — Tue, 24 May 2011 20:29:13 +0000

Attention WW paddlers!

SPC White Water Nights will happen every second Tuesday

Starting May 10, 2011

6 PM at the Mamquam WW site.

The gate will be open, drive down, park and paddle. These are social paddles, geared towards paddlers with some WW experience.

At this point SPC does not offer instructional WW courses for beginners (it’s coming) but we will have CKBC WW instructors on the water who can give advice if needed. This social gathering will run through the summer
Come down and meet and greet other paddlers from the area, plan trips etc…

If you need gear you need to be a club member, there will also be a $5 drop in fee for gear use.

will run through the summer

If you have any questions or need gear contact me – dave@squamishpaddlingclub.com

Toonie Paddle Races

JD — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:58:23 +0000

Toonie Paddle Race’s

Sunday, May 8th and run every 2nd Sunday

Locations & course to be announced in plenty of time.

So dust the boats off and get them down to Nexan Beach.

All paddlers musts be SPC members

Registration starts at 8:30am with the race going off at 9:30am.

Race’s will be relatively short, perfect for all boat types and SUP’s. If you can’t make it don’t panic! there’s more races on the way, in fact every second Sunday am throughout the summer.

Come out and race OR come out and have a social paddle at your own speed and meet other Squamish paddlers.

For more info contact Ian at: kimian@shaw.ca

Fitness Paddle Nights

JD — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:57:51 +0000

Do you like going fast in your boat? want to go faster?

Join us this starting Thursday April 28th, 6.30pm at the Public Boat Launch for the first of SPCs bi-weekly open water training paddles.
Our very own Surf Ski legend Ian Lowe will be leading the group, working on interval training, drills and some technique.
Dress to get wet, you should be pretty comfortable in your boat for these sessions.
Remember these happen every second week, check our calendar for more dates

Alice Lake Drop-In

JD — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:55:42 +0000

Summer’s here!!

……… Well, may be not quite yet but our Alice Lake paddling evenings are starting Tuesday May 17th.

Every second Tuesday join us from 6 – 8pm for a social paddle at Alice Lake.
Although these sessions are not structured lessons we will have S.P.C. instructors on hand to help you if needed.
Feel free to bring your own boat, whitewater or ocean even canoe!!
It’s a great chance to meet other paddlers, learn or practice your skills.

All Participants must be members of S.P.C – Memberships available on the night.

There will be a $5 drop in fee for paddlers using club boats and equipment.

Contact dave@squamishpaddingclub.com to reserve