See you tomorrow

Thanks for organizing Alan, looking forward to it!

Craig

Independence Day Paddle CANCELLED

Hi

Going to have to cancel I'm afraid. Hope everyone gets out on the water on the Long Weekend!

Cheers

Craig

Independence Day Paddle

Hey Rizaldy

Probably a 10am start with a stop for lunch and back by mid afternoon.

Cheers

Craig

Independence Day Paddle

Anybody fancy going for a day time paddle on Monday 4th July? I'm thinking maybe Toronto Islands but could be persuaded to go elsewhere, let me know if you're interested.

Cheers

Craig

Location

Hey Brian, that would be great - have you got room on your rack for my kayak? I'll drop you an email with my address. I know the location of the launch, we went from there last year.

So looking forward to this paddle!

Craig

Compromise

Maybe a compromise is in order.....do they serve beer and chocolate at the sushi place?

Fish

There has to be a real fish and chip shop over there somewhere, Alan can bring his own Haggis.

Paddle - Yes, Raw Fish - No

Hey Carla,

So I'm with James on the whole Sushi thing but will certainly make it for the paddle, I'll put the call in to the Coast Guard before I leave home, should save some time later in the day! Looking forward to it.

Craig

Weather is good

Weather is looking perfect (but a bit cold!). Snow and ice accumulation on the beach may make for an interesting launch. See you down there. Craig

Saturday 5th February Paddle

Hi, there's a group of us thinking about a short paddle on Saturday morning at Burlington Beach. Meet at 9:30am, in the water by 10am. At the moment the weather is looking OK, keep an eye on learntokayak.ca for weather updates.

Let me know if you're coming and we'll wait for you - dry suits are mandatory at this time of year.

Cheers, Craig

GO GO GO

Alan has checked out Bronte Beach and the forecast and has confirmed that the Paddle is a GO for this afternoon.

See you all there.

Craig

Boxing Day Paddle - CANCELLED

So Christmas has started, too much good food and drink already and I'm feeling the need for some exercise. Weather permitting I'll be launching from Burlington Beach on Boxing Day (Sunday 26th) at 2pm, probably be out for a couple of hours. Let me know if you're coming and I'll wait for you. Merry Christmas! Craig

UPDATE - Just went down to the beach with the dog and the weather is not good, waves and wind.....would be good fun in June but not December. Hope to see you all at Alan's 'Polar Bear Dip' paddle next weekend.

Good plan

I'll be there. See you at 9am. My cell is 905 334 4588 if there is any change of plan let me know. Cheers, Craig

There with bells on!

I'm in. I'm assuming that an additional piece of mandatory safety equipment will be a Santa hat with a bell on top?
Looking forward to it, thanks for organizing Alan.

Have fun

Carla.......can the Coastguard get that far up the creek?

Wish I could make it but I'm off to Brockville on the weekend for the first of many Christmas Parties, have a great and 'safe' paddle!

Craig

Lessons

Great post Carla,

Regarding the VHF Radio's, we had two in the group.....both safely tucked away in the car! How stupid does that sound now. Second lesson I learnt was to adapt to the changing conditions, the wind picked up significantly on the way back before our final crossing. Carla did the right thing and turned back, the remaining 6 of us got seperated and continued for the far bank, on reflection we should have all turned back when we had the chance. It was a scary 45 minutes, made worse when we realized that Carla was still out there. We did eventually manage to get a call in to the Coast Guard using a cell phone (*16) once we regrouped and they confirmed that they had found her.

Craig

Thanks for the excitement

Thanks for organizing the paddle this morning Carla. Just so that I know for next time, what is the correct course of action should your group find themselves in rough conditions on the far side of the river bank......a) keep together b) stay where you are and wait for the weather to improve or c) all head out in different directions and then desert your team and wait for the coast guard?

Saturday

Hey Carla, I'll be there, looking forward to it. Craig

Sunday 17th October Burlington Beach

The weather is looking great for tomorrow so I'm going for a paddle off Burlington Beach at 10am tomorrow, would be great to have some company. Let me know if you're coming and I'll wait for you.

I'll be there

Weather's looking good, can't wait for a paddle! See you Saturday. Parents are in from UK so probably won't make it to the pub afterwards though.....next time!

Sounds like a good plan

I'll be there, any morning works for me, let me know when you firm up some details. Cheers, Craig

I'm in

See you there, weather is looking good! Craig

Pictures

Great, can you email them to craig.woodall@amec.com, thanks

Great Evening

Carla, thanks for organizing, looking forward to the next one! Anyone got any pictures?

Re: Friday Night Paddles

I'm in, see you there..Craig

Victoria Day Paddle

I'm going for a paddle tomorrow morning (Monday 24th), 9am launch from Burlington Beach. I'm relatively new to kayaking so would be great to have some company. Email me at craig.woodall@amec.com if you're interested.