Welcome Back

Welcome back canoe club! Hope your exams went well. This semester we are focusing less on basic river skills and starting to develop more advanced skills ready for a much more diverse semester of events. This includes BUCS slalom, NSR, 2* and 3* awards, BUCS polo, Safety qualifications and a week in Scotland. All of it very recommended.

We do have a river trip coming up this weekend on the Sunday. However we are only going on two river trips this semester so if you want any river running practice before Scotland this is one of only two chances you will have.

Nick

05/02/10

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DETERMINATION = 4th Place at WWR

MUCC achieved it's joint highest position ever at WWR thanks to the solid determination of all 25 competitors throughout a very cold and wet weekend. There were many notable performances with my personal favourite being Zen and Susan's run in a C2, check the carnage! We also managed to beat local rival Man "Niall Evans" Met who disapointingly only managed 1 point during the entire weekend (and there is nothing else to mention regarding that). Photos from the weekend up soon.

Missed WWR? Well you missed out! But don't worry, slalom practice is coming up ready for the BUCS slalom competition in February. Another chance to experience MUCC communal scout hut sleeping arrangements. Sign up in the pool tomorrow.

Nick

30/11/09

LOOKING GOOOOD!

The website is approaching finally nearly almost there. Tomorrows jobs include:

• photos
• alps videos
• a little calender thingy
• commitee section

Carnage has been updated, if anythings missing please post on the forum or email me. As for taking carnage this weekend, Chrissy (Chrissie?) has volunteered herself so make sure she does!

Nick

12/11/09

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19.5/10/09- A very basic forum is up! Click on the forum button.

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19/10/09- Oh no our forum has died! However a new shiny one should be up this week and it's likely to be very similar to the old one. Phew.

Other news from our last committee meeting speaks of how keen our intake of freshers has been this year. Your keeness has filled us with confidence that this years BUCS white water river racing (WWR) event (28/29th Nov) will be a competitve one for MUCC. Our strategy? Enter as many people as possible! Further details and sign up will be after pool sessions as usual. Also keep an ear out for WWR training, a river trip to Matlock on the 8th Nov for a bit of practice.

New dates for current doings are now up including some socials. The next being the Disbury Dozen on the 2nd Nov. (You should have had an email form Laura if not then your not on the mailing list! (Click here). 12 pubs, 12 drinks and a fair few carnage leauge symbols... CARNAGE

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FRESHERS 2009!

Welcome to the Manchester University Canoe Club (MUCC) website. Here you will find all the information you will need to give kayaking a try and hopefully become a member. I must stress that you need never have even seen a kayak before to join and most current members were complete beginners when they started.

Where to start?
Come to the fresher’s fair. Here you can find out all you need to know about MUCC from some fellow members and there will be some nice pictures and videos of what we get up to in the club. You’ll have no trouble finding us, turn left once you enter the fairand walk to the end of the room.

Why join MUCC?

After the fresher’s fair pool sessions at the Aquatics centre start. The first is 29th September and these run every Tuesday 7-9pm, details are linked below. Missed the fair? Don’t worry, you can just turn up! There will be members to answer any questions you have throughout the session. Kayakers are a friendly bunch.

Pool sessions

The Thursday after the first pool session we will have our first polo session at Moss Side leisure centre. Again you can just turn up but I would recommend attending a pool session first for safety reasons. Polo is a team sport and one of the competitive events we enter in and the sessions help us get teams together.

Polo sessions

If you can’t find any information you’re looking for you can email me at n_fowler@hotmail.co.uk or give me a call on 07872163861.

Nick Fowler, Media Sec.