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• Wednesday Social Paddle - all craft welcome!

  • Start
    07 Aug 2024
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  • End
    25 Sep 2024
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  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Gorge Waterway and VCKC Clubhouse

  VCKC Members - Would you like to get out on the water in a social paddle with Sea Kayak, Canoe or other paddling crafts? Perhaps practice some of your skills? 

  Join us on Wednesday evening for a social paddle. No need to register, just show up, making sure you've reserved your boat if necessary etc. 

  Aiming to get on the water at 6pm (now that there's plenty of evening light). 

  Note - this is not a formal instructional event. But sometimes senior experience or instructor level paddlers will be on hand, happy to support skills practice etc. 

  
  

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• Canoe Lakewater - Advanced Tandem

  • When
    22 Sep 2024
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    8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    VCKC Clubhouse

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  Canoe Lakewater - Advanced Tandem

  This course is $40. Please register online now to secure your spot. You will not pay until two weeks before the course date when you receive an email reminder and invoice.
  

  If the course is full, add your name to the waitlist. We will add another course when numbers warrant. 

  Refine your skills and teamwork to quickly and efficiently paddle a tandem canoe in any direction. Master linking paddling manoeuvres together smoothly and efficiently to enhance your ability and enjoyment of canoeing. 

  Capsizes and rescues are part of the course.  All paddlers require a dry- or wet suit, these can be rented in town. Sports Rent Coastal or dive shops have rentals available. 
  

  Topics include:

  •    Running and regular sideslips

  •    Extended straight line paddling

  •    Sharp forward & reverse turns

  •    Bracing strokes

  •    Advanced tandem rescues (Wet/Dry suit recommended)
  

  •    Ropes and knots

  •    Canoe repair

  •    Handling wind and waves

  Our certified instructors deliver the Recreational Canoeing Association of British Columbia’s (RCABC) Advanced Tandem course in a full-day session normally held on the Gorge waterway near the VCKC clubhouse.

  All canoeing gear can be provided, however you are encouraged to bring your own equipment if you have it.

  PREREQUISITE – RCABC Canoe Lakewater Basic Tandem.   You must be a club member to take a course, you will not be able to register until you have logged into the website.

  Course-specific details will be sent by the instructor one week before the course.

  If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the VCKC Canoe Program Director

  Canoe Program Director
  

  canoe@vckc.ca 

  
  

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• GWI Event

  • When
    24 Sep 2024
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    5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Clubhouse Main Floor

  Gorge Waterway Initiative Private Event - Volunteer Appreciation Night

  Using Clubhouse Main Floor

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• Canoe Lakewater Basic Solo

  • When
    29 Sep 2024
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    8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    VCKC Clubhouse

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  Canoe Lakewater - Basic Solo

  This course is $35. Please register online now to secure your spot. You will not pay until two weeks before the course date when you receive an email reminder and invoice.
  

  Learn to paddle a canoe by yourself, even in windy and rough conditions. You’ll adapt the paddling stokes learned in the Level 1 Tandem course to solo paddling while sitting in the centre of a canoe. You’ll gain independence as you enhance your understanding of how a canoe responds to each paddle stroke. By completing this course you’ll be able to branch out to the other courses the club offers, such as ocean tripping and the advanced tandem and solo courses

  Capsizes and rescues are part of the course.  All paddlers require a dry- or wet suit, these can be rented in town. Sports Rent Coastal or dive shops have rentals available. .

  Topics include:

  •    Solo paddling positions and trim

  •    Pivot point

  •    Extending your strokes for better control

  •    Solo spins and sideslips

  •    Self-rescues (Wet/dry suit recommended)

  •    Effective reverse paddling

  •    Introduction to environmental ethics

  •    Access concerns

  Our certified instructors deliver the Recreational Canoeing Association of British Columbia’s (RCABC) Lakewater - Basic Solo in a full-day session normally held on the Gorge waterway near the VCKC clubhouse.

  All canoeing gear can be provided, however you are encouraged to bring your own equipment if you have it.

  PREREQUISITE – RCABC Lakewater Basic Tandem or equivalent.  You must be a club member to take a course, you will not be able to register until you have logged into the website.

  Course-specific details will be sent by the instructor one week before the course.

  If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the VCKC Canoe Director - canoe@vckc.ca 

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• Nitinat Triangle Exploration

  • When
    01 Oct 2024
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    VCKC Clubhouse

  Join club member Ken Gibbard for a look at hiking in the Nitinat Triangle back in the day.  We're looking for someone to join Ken in presenting their more recent trip to the Nitinat Triangle.  It's a beautiful area that is no longer open to the public.

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• Canoe Lakewater Advanced Solo

  • When
    06 Oct 2024
  •  
    8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    VCKC Clubhouse

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  Canoe Lakewater - Advanced Solo

  This course is $40. Please register online now to secure your spot. You will not pay until two weeks before the course date when you receive an email reminder and invoice.
  

  Take your paddling to the next level. You’ll first learn advanced strokes and maneuvers then practice them on a solo circuit on a fixed course. You will be able to demonstrate mastery via precise maneuvering by perfecting stokes on the circuit.

  Capsizes and rescues are part of the course.  All paddlers require a dry- or wet suit, these can be rented in town. Sports Rent Coastal or dive shops have rentals available. 
  

  Topics include:

  •    Advanced stokes - box, pitch, Canadian, …

  •    Cross bow draws

  •    Running sideslips

  •    Weight turns

  •    Inside & outside circles and figure eights

  •    Sharp forward & reverse turns

  •    Bracing strokes

  •    Canoe history
  

  Our certified instructors deliver the Recreational Canoeing Association of British Columbia’s (RCABC) Advanced Solo course in a full-day session normally held on the Gorge waterway near the VCKC clubhouse.
  

  All canoeing gear can be provided, however you are encouraged to bring your own equipment if you have it.
  

  PREREQUISITE –  Lakewater Advanced Tandem and Lakewater Basic Solo
  

  Please register online now to secure your spot. You can delay paying until one week before the course date; a payment reminder email will be sent at that time.
  

  Course-specific details will be sent by the instructor one week before the course. Your instructors will be David Dorosz .  David.dorosz@shaw.ca ,      250-508-2030 and James McBeath,  canoe@vckc.ca 

  If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the VCKC Canoe Director - canoe@vckc.ca 

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• VCKC Executive Board Meeting

  • When
    08 Oct 2024
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    VCKC Clubhouse Main Floor

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  VCKC Executive Board meetings are held 7-9 pm, the second Tuesday of every month (except July, August), at the VCKC Clubhouse.

  To put forward an item to be considered for the agenda, please email both president@vckc.ca and secretary@vckc.ca at least one week prior to the meeting.

  All VCKC members are welcome to attend the monthly Executive Board meetings, and are asked to RSVP (register for this event).

  
  

  
  

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• Canoe Moving Water Basic Tandem

  • Start
    24 Oct 2024
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  • End
    27 Oct 2024
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    VCKC Clubhouse

  Register

  Canoe Moving Water Basic Tandem

  This course is $120. Please register online now to secure your spot. You will not pay until two weeks before the course date when you receive an email reminder and invoice.

  There will be a theory session on the Thursday night in the clubhouse. The water session will be on a river away from the clubhouse.

  Become a river canoeist! Learn about the nature of rivers, how to prepare & manage for the challenges of moving water, and what to do when things don't go as planned.
  

  Topics include:

  •    Safety equipment, flotation and outfitting a canoe

  •    Managing river hazards

  •    Advanced strokes & braces

  •    Entering and exiting eddies

  •    Ferrying to cross the river

  •    River reading and group travel

  •    Rescues and swimming in rapids 

  •    Environmental and access concerns

  Our certified instructors deliver the Recreational Canoeing Association of British Columbia’s (RCABC) Tandem Moving Water course on a local island river over a weekend.

  All canoeing gear can be provided, however you are welcome to bring your own equipment if you have it.  All paddlers require a dry- or wet suit and a helmet, these can be rented in town.Georgia of Coastal Bliss in the Cowichan Valley, 250-715-0034 or coastalbliss@shaw.ca, has been very available to rent equipment early in the morning.

  PREREQUISITE – RCABC Lakewater Basic Tandem (or proof of equivalent). You must be a club member to take a course, you will not be able to register until you have logged into the website.

  Please register online now to secure your spot. 

  Note that dates may change to ensure safe water levels.

  Course-specific details will be sent by the instructor one week before the course.

  If you have questions, please feel free to contact the Canoe Program Director.
  

  Regards,
  

  Canoe Program Director

  canoe@vckc.ca 

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• Hallowe'en Paddle & Social

  • When
    31 Oct 2024
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    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Gorge Waterway and Clubhouse

  Details to come. Start making plans with your paddling crews!

  Sunset at 5:54pm

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• VCKC Executive Board Meeting

  • When
    12 Nov 2024
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    VCKC Clubhouse Main Floor

  Register

  VCKC Executive Board meetings are held 7-9 pm, the second Tuesday of every month (except July, August), at the VCKC Clubhouse.

  To put forward an item to be considered for the agenda, please email both president@vckc.ca and secretary@vckc.ca at least one week prior to the meeting.

  All VCKC members are welcome to attend the monthly Executive Board meetings, and are asked to RSVP (register for this event).

  
  

  
  

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• VCKC Executive Board Meeting

  • When
    10 Dec 2024
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    VCKC Clubhouse Main Floor

  Register

  VCKC Executive Board meetings are held 7-9 pm, the second Tuesday of every month (except July, August), at the VCKC Clubhouse.

  To put forward an item to be considered for the agenda, please email both president@vckc.ca and secretary@vckc.ca at least one week prior to the meeting.

  All VCKC members are welcome to attend the monthly Executive Board meetings, and are asked to RSVP (register for this event).

  
  

  
  

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• Winter Solstice Paddle & Holiday Party

  • When
    21 Dec 2024
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    5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Gorge Waterway & Clubhouse

  5-6pm - Light Up Paddle (come early to decorate and light up your boat)

  6pm onwards - Social Potluck (after paddling). Bring a food item/dish to share and your favourite beverage!

  Sunset is at 4:21pm

  
  

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