Yet again, Steve Macdonald of Beyond Adventure came through and got a BCU 4* Open Canoe Assessment set up while I was over. Claire Knifton and Giles Trussell were our assessors, and I attempted the award with Lou, from Glasgow. Day 1 was leadership- we took a group of local youth slalom paddlers for a first open canoe trip. They were great fun! Highly skilled, easily bored, a group that needed no coaching (they could have taught me a thing or two!) but needed constant entertainment.
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| Our highly skilled, short attention spanned guinea pigs. |
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| Claire setting herself up below Chinese Bridge. |
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| Two of the boys talking strategy before dropping in. |
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| Lining up for the wave train at the bottom. |
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| Collecting water, broadside. |
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| Cross deck! |
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| Heading upstream to try and catch the wave. |
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| Got it! |
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| Burying the bow. |
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| Rescues on Day 2. Stuck on something. |
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| Setting up advantage systems. |
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| Claire checking out fraying end ties. |
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