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. Membership renewals are now due It is that time of year again, to remember to fill in the membership form; write out your cheque and of course, pop them in the post. The basic membership costs for 2012 have, regrettably, increased by £5, to cover increased costs. [Membership Form link] This years form is a bit more whizzy than usual, we trust you can fill it in online easily using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Regrettably you still need to print it out and sent it with your cheque to the the membership secretary, details on the form. Special Pool Nights
The pool sessions have restarted. We have 2 slalom evenings scheduled, the last pool session of each month: February 23 and March 29th. In addition there will be a kayak polo evening on 15th March. The pool sessions at Les Quennevais pool run on Thursdays, from 8pm till 9:30. All equipment provided (short boat, paddles, spray decks, buoyancy aids if required). Open to all: Club members £5 , non-members £7 per session. All fees payable on the evening Shop opening at St. Catherines The opening times for the shop at St Catherines will be advised as they become available. Keith can be contacted on the following numbers: Home+44 1534 743470 or Mobile/Text +44 7797 728410 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 2012 have, regrettably, increased by £5, to cover increased costs. [Membership Form link] New paddle reports will be added for 2012 see Inspirations page for the top stories. Please have a look at the Polar Bear page. a new feature. We hope that this inspires you to go out, have fun and then send a short report to add to this site. 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  |
