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CarlS · Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:25 pm Post subject: Swim League

In 2006 I was awarded the lovely trophy below:

For several sensible reasons we abandoned the league and allowed people to confess to swims etc themselves. In a few weeks time several club members will be attending a safety course where they will learn that the way Steve, Paul, Graham B and myself do rescues is wrong! Some of our less experienced paddlers may have observed that the current response to a rescue situation is :

1) stop laughing
2) make sure camera is focused
3) possibly rescue paddler

To be serious we do carry out rescues in a sensible and speedy manner and only do the above to the most experienced.

Anyway, back to the point. What are we going to do with the trophy? Ideas please!

Carl

ps, found this press clipping which may be of interest to some members

Mel Stoddart · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 207

If it's going to be awarded again, how about for one of the following,
Best freestyle exit from a kayak
Best use of competent

paddlers to get back in kayak
Most elaborate kayak rescue (Think Graham S would win this one)

The winner should have to attach the lovely trophy to their boat, hopefully this won't attract Trolls, Killer Clams or other such beasties

GrahamS · Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 182 Location: Warrington

Mel Stoddart · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 207

The one where you were stood on the bank, arms crossed while an army of paddlers tried to un-wedge your boat

Steve T · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:17 am Post subject:

Other clubs have worthy stuff like most improved novice or awards for service to the club. I’m not sure that fits in with our general attitude/culture so it has to be something like:

• Most embarrassing injury
• Most memorable quote
• Best excuse for a swim
• Longest swim

etc …… (we need more trophies)

So it could just be awarded for any really memorable event/quote/thing which has happened during the year which really should not go unmarked. An annual vote amongst the membership would make sure that the ritual humiliation was conducted in a fair and democratic manner. If we have a Christmas do as suggested elsewhere then it could be awarded then to maximise the embarrassment.

I therefore propose:

The Westhoughton Canoe Club annual award for a random but quite funny, embarrassing or memorable event

Not very catchy, but if you can have Oscars and Emmys we could think of something.

Steve
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CarlS · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:58 pm Post subject:

How about award for random sensational event?

Steve T · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:06 pm Post subject:

Steve T · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:42 am Post subject:

Keeping to 2009 only, a quick sweep through the forum brings up quite a few nominations even though it's only September:

• My rather stupid swim at Burrs in January after getting mixed up with some trees chasing Phil’s boat

• My swim after trying to flat spin without a paddle at Burrs

• Carl’s quote before the Ure run “this club needs some competent paddlers”

• Graham’s boat seal launching into the Dee without him at JJ’s.

• Mel’s moonwalk (I missed this – will it be reprised on the Anglesey weekend?)

• Carl falling into the canal while getting out in May

• Graham’s Tarzan swing at JJ’s

• Lisa’s head-to-toe mudbath at JJ’s

• Phil’s technicolour drinking habits

• My broken paddle on a swollen Burrs

• Carl’s deep water rescue attempt on the Ure (with Mel’s assistance but sabotaged by clams)

• Whatever happened on the Brathay between Phil, Darren & Carl which ended up with Carl stood motionless in the river holding his boat.

Plus lots more which I either can't think of wasn't there for (I'm sure there must be more from the Ure weekend) so put your own nominations down here for an end-of-year vote. Don't be shy - you can always nominate yourself.

Unfortunately Grahams's pinning of the H3 on the Washburn (when we stopped the river for half an hour while we rigged a pulley then dumped Chris in the main flow) was in 2008.

Don't forget to add them as they happen - the next couple of weekends should provide some good material.

It should be noted that getting lots of nominations doesn't (necessarily) mean anything other than you get out paddling a lot!.

Steve
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Phil · Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Posts: 91

Phil · Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Posts: 91

I would like to nominate one or should i say two people, sorry Dave and Carl but Darren has showed me his footage of the river ure trip of Dave and Carl trying to put Daves spraydeck on.
Its Brilliant youve got to see it i didnt know some of the positions they were in existed

Mike · Joined: 04 Jun 2009 Posts: 50 Location: Tyldesley

Self Nomination

Loosing my Paddle! tool...

CarlS · Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject:

grahambrooks · Treasurer Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 30

I would like to nominate myself for the Award for Random Sensational Event.

For those members who are unaware, I suffered a serious back injury at the end of August caused by walking across the road. I had my first ride in an ambulance for a long time and was rushed into Penrith hospital where I was diagnosed as having a prolapsed (slipped) disc.

The end result is that I have been off work for 5 weeks to date and advised to pack in canoeing apart from the odd event in warmer weather.

PS - My only other ride in an ambulance followed a high level ranking slalom event on the River Tryweryn graveyard over 20 years ago when I decided that looking at the river bottom whilst negotiating a tricky series of slalom gates was the best way to determine the river depth - I broke two fingers and gashed my face in several places. I belive there is a photo of me on the club gallery of those silly days!
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CarlS · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:08 pm Post subject: