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Touch the Water Tour 2008
Perception and Nova Craft demos will be available to test with their trained staff on hand to advise on boat selection at all this year’s major test events and other carefully selected venues throughout 2008. So far they are confirmed at the following events:
21-22 June: Cardiff Action Festival
5-6 July: Paddle Round The Pier, Brighton, www.paddleroundthepier.com. Plus the Perception Scooter Challenge, Perception Pier2Pier2Pier race and other activities.
6 July: Brookbank Open Day, Sale Water Park, Cheshire, www.brookbankcanoes.co.uk:
25-27 July: Game Fair, Blenheim, Perception and Nova Craft Canoe Village display event.
Keep our checking their web sites: www.perception.co.uk and www.novacraftuk.com for additions to their ‘Touch the Water Tour’.
Paddle Round The Pier Beach Festival
Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July
This year’s festival will be double the size of 2007 in terms of space and events taking place.
Sponsored by the Custom Group, the event is hoping to raise more money than ever for its three chosen charities: the RNLI, the Chestnut Tree Hospice and SurfAid International.
Across the weekend, visitors will be able to watch and take part in a whole host of activities both in the water and on the land, centred around a massive ‘paddle village’ on Hove Lawns.
Saturday is ‘Hardcore Day’ and kicks off with the Oxbow Stand Up Paddle race, which will see competitors paddle their stand up boards from Worthing Pier to the West Pier. Other races on the day include the Pure Vacations Pier to Pier Race and the Perception Kayaks Pier to Pier to Pier race.
Sunday is ‘Family Day’, with a much more laid-back vibe to it and main events include the Paddle Something Unusual and the main ‘Paddle Round The Pier’.
The paddle village includes a large shopping area, children’s entertainments, the Chilled Turtle Ukulele Festival and the main music stage, which plays host to a number of bands and musicians throughout the weekend, including the Railing Stains, Los Albertos and Ukulele legends, the Rinky Dinks.
David Somerville from the organising team said: "Being a charity event we rely heavily on the kindness of our sponsors, local businesses and individual volunteers, so make sure you come down on the weekend and do your bit to help too by donating some money.”
River Usk canoe race
Sunday 7th September
Start: Newbridge on Usk
Finish: St. Julian’s Hotel, Newport
Distance: Eight miles
Start time: 11.30 hrs
Everyone welcome. For details contact:
Alan Baker
20, Larkfield Close, Caerleon, S.Wales.
NP18 3EX. Tel 01633 421629
Email: uskrace@croesycanoe.co.uk
Web: www.croesycanoe.co.uk
Pyranha Festival
20-21st September
Pyranha has been busy putting together an event ‘For enthusiasts, by enthusiasts!’ The first ever Pyranha Festival will take place at the National Whitewater Centre near Bala in North Wales.
There will be coaching for varying skill levels over the weekend led by Tom Parker Coaching, Chris Eastabrook and Chris Milbank who are all Team Pyranha paddlers (more coaches will be announced on www.pyranha.com).
In on the sessions will be other members of Team Pyranha giving you the chance to paddle with some of the world’s best kayakers whilst being taught on the water.
As well as the coaching, there will be safety classes led by Dave Rossitter throughout the weekend, lectures about how to plan an expedition and survive when you’re out there,
As well as photography tutorials and competitions, the Pyranha demo fleet will be available throughout the weekend and on the Saturday evening there will be films from the Whitewater Warriors and music with a BBQ.
The best thing about the weekend will be the chance to get the first look at the new 2009 kayaks Pyranha are adding into their range and if you are already a Pyranha paddler, then Pyranha are paying the water fees of everyone in a Pyranha kayak.
Open Canoe Symposium
14-16th November 2008
The Open Canoe Symposiums have been running for a number of years now. This year it is the turn of England to hold the English Canoe Symposium. This is the third English Symposium and promises to develop on the successes of the previous events. The event will run at Lakeside centre on Windermere.
This year we have demo boats from Nova Craft, Wee-No-Nah, Mad River, Evergreen, Canoe Spirit and Mohawk along with trade stalls from Brookbank, Pro Adventure and other companies.
Sessions will run all weekend by the UK’s leading coaches and will be aimed for the complete novice through to the more experienced paddler. With opportunities to learn anything paddling related from sailing through to bushcraft and advanced river trips.
Guest speakers and coaches will be supporting the event, bringing their experiences to the sessions and sharing their adventures with us.
For detailed information on booking please check out www.canoesymposium.co.uk or contact Lakeside direct.
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