The Jersey Canoe Club's website has more content useful for both visitors and potential new members. Please see the Welcome link to the left. Existing members will also get extra functions. Pool sessions at Les Quennevais
The pool sessions at Les Quennevais Sports centre restarted on Thursday January 10th 2013. The sessions are open to both adults and juniors. They start at 8pm, running till 9:30pm each Thursday evening. All paddling equipment is provided, just bring your swimming costume & towel.A separate fee is payable, cheaper for members than non-members. It provides an excellent opportunity to improve your techniques in a safe environment with experts on hand. Please note that we do not run any pool sessions in December. We have found that there are too many distractions e.g. Thursday late night shopping etc. Advice from the Jersey Coastguard.All paddlers are being advised to carry details in their kayaks of the owners name and telephone contact details. A small laminated card with your details is sufficient. It should be taped or stuck to a suitable surface. Due to the nature of kayaks and sit-on-top craft there is no single location that works for every craft. For sea kayaks the recommended location is in the front hatch (if you have one). Additionally, paddlers are encouraged to file passage plans if venturing off-shore e.g. to another island or distant reef. These can be done by marine radio (Jersey Coastguard on channel 82). Remember to update the coastguards at the end of your trip or if your plans change. If going to Les Ecrehous, leaving/arriving at St. Catherines, we have noted that you only get consistent radio coverage when more than 0.5nm out from the end of the breakwater. Membership renewals See the Welcome page for full details of the current membership subscription scheme. The basic membership costs for 2013 have, been kept at the 2012 rate, ie no change. [Membership Form link] New paddle reports will be added for 2013 see Inspirations page for the top stories. New Look Thank you for your patience, the new club web site is now online. You may notice some similarities to the temporary site, but the technology now has the potential of adding extra facilities. You can see that there is a Newsflash [top right] for those important items. There is also a membership login, although you will have to hunt for it. Membership options are a bit limited at present, but as your webmaster learns a little more, the new facilities will be added. There are plans to eventually add in a Forum, Blog, Newsletters and Private message system. There are probably other options, but we don't want to run cross-bow-rudder before we can walk forward-paddle. Webmaster  |
