World Canoeing Day
This Sunday, June 13th, is International World Canoeing Day. See what Australian Canoeing says about it here, or go straight to the source here.
The local club, Sutherland Shire Canoe Club is celebrating the event with an Open Day, as well as launching their fund-raising raffle. This includes, amongst other wonderful prizes, a night in the Boatshed Frangipani or Beach Rooms.
A summary of their day is extracted from their website; please click on the link above or on the left sidebar for more details.
The base for the day’s activities is the SSCC’s Clubhouse at Burnum Burnum Reserve, Bonnet Bay and activities will run from 8:00AM to 2:00Pm on Sunday, starting with a group paddle towards the Needles at 8:00AM.
We particularly welcome people who live on the Wonnie and haven’t used their canoe or kayak for some time to take part in this paddle. You don’t need to paddle all the way to enjoy the scenery and wildlife.
In the interests of safety and to allow maximum use of craft, Test Paddlers will not be able to participate in paddles outside the Club’s 500 metre course and paddling time will obviously depend on demand. Test Paddlers are required to pay a boat maintenance fee of $5 which is deducted from Membership fees if they join the Club.
At 10:00AM there will be a 2km Sprint Race open to all paddlers in all types of canoe or kayak. The course is from the Clubhouse to the low road bridge and back.
The aim of the day is to raise awareness of the recreational and sporting benefits of kayaking and canoeing amongst non-participants, and to rekindle the enthusiasm which made non-active paddlers buy their kayak in the first place. If you are in either of these categories, why not turn up and meet some enthusiastic and friendly members? If you are a current paddler, why not turn up and meet them anyway, join in the paddle to the Needles or even lend a hand encouraging the hesitant? If you don’t currently have a kayak or canoe, why not hire one from us for the day?