Paddles Up – January 2012
Editors Note: CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to present Paddles Up in a new web-based format which will now be published on a monthly basis. You can read highlights on this email or webpage and navigate through articles with the buttons at the top of each page. This e-newsletter is dedicated to keeping you up to date with the news of the Canadian paddling community. We need your input to capture the news at paddling clubs across the country. Please submit your articles, ideas and photos to imiller@canoekayak.ca by the 15th of each month.
Mark de Jonge
The men’s 200 metre kayak team did some cutting edge testing at a paddling flume in Germany in December. Mark de Jonge tells about his experience using what was once top-secret East German sports equipment.
Barney Wainwright
An update from CKC High Performance Director on National Team activities and a look at the year ahead for Trials, Olympic Games, North American Race Series and Sport Canada changes.
An outpouring of support for sick paddler
Jen Tilley
When a young paddler from Mic Mac was hospitalized a few days before Nationals, she received an outpouring of support from the paddling community. “We would like to publicly thank Chrissy Wessman for her thoughtful gift, which brought tears to all our eyes,” says her mother.
Q&A with Banook’s New Years Eve Party Hosts
A crowd of 400 strong gathered at Banook Canoe Club to ring in 2012. For a look at what goes into making New Year’s Eve at Banook such a successful club fundraiser, we caught up with two of the party organizers for their thoughts.
The New Year got off to a chilly start for several who took the traditional dunk in the icy waters of Lake Banook. Check out William Jensen’s photos.
War Canoe for the World to See
Brenda Fair
Plans are well under way to get the Midget Mixed Canadian team off to London to demonstrate the War Canoe at the 2012 Olympic Games. Grey Owl Paddles and Zellers have stepped up to support the team.
Peter Niedre
Coaching awards, conferences, upcoming dates and workshops
Pete’s PETS (Performance Enhancement Tips)
Peter Niedre
The Art (and a Bit of Science) of the Mesocycle: Setting Outcomes and Objectives and Monitoring
Glen Benison
Masters from several clubs made the trek to compete at the World Master Championships in Hungary last summer. Glen Benison recounts their journey. “Here he was hopping through international borders. All that he wanted was to race his kayak ... Ah freedom sixty-five."
Judy Tutty wins Volunteer Achievement Award
Judy Tutty wins True Sport Foundation’s Volunteer Achievement Award. Judy has been volunteering with CanoeKayak for 40 years.
Five National Team athletes from the Ottawa area who recently retired had their paddling careers recognized at CKC’s Annual General Meeting on November 27, 2011.
Canada Cleans Up at US Thanksgiving Race
Sarah Boudens
The Canadian slalom team spent time in the fall training and competing in Charlotte, North Carolina where Olympic team selection trials will be held in April.
World University Canoe Sprint Championship
Are you a paddler and a university student? Interested in competing in Kazan, Russia from July 20-22, 2012? Email Barney Wainwright to express interest. If more than one paddler would like to race an event, priority will be given to the paddler with the best results at Trials. This is a non-funded event. Information package
A group of dedicated supporters have been working out everyday leading up to the Olympics to support our CanoeKayak team. And they’ve been blogging about it.
Equipment Swap and Classifieds … 9 new items posted this month
3 jobs currently posted: Mississauga, Saskatoon, ADCKC
Announcements
Milestones, graduations, engagements, new child, significant achievements … Know a member of our paddling community celebrating an accomplishment worthy of a big congratulations? Let us know about it by February 15 so we can mention them in our next edition of Paddles Up. Submit your news to imiller@canoekayak.ca.
