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| Week 1/December For those who remember Giles & Judy (Paddleaholics Anonymous) Thomas (who made "career moves" for the white water in Tassie) Born: 28th November, 2002 @ 8.02pm, 7lb 11oz: Sassafras Mary Thomas - Everyone happy and healthy, love from Giles, Judy, Isobel & Sassafras ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^- Collie River will be paddleable this weekend. <http://www.iinet.net.au/~rokhor/canoe/waterlevcoll.html>Check level ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^- Albany Canoe Club Calendar has been updated to February. <http://www.iinet.net.au/~rokhor/canoe/albanycc.html>Check it out ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ Donnybrook Marathon Results Online at: http://www.geo.net.au/~mart/Donnybrook/Donnybrook2002/donnybrook_marathon_relay_2002.htm (thanks to Mighty Marty Ironman Wallace) ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^- Next Marathon Race Sunday, 8th December - Murray River - Pinjarra to Ravenswood -17 kilometres. All classes, all age groups, male / female / mixed Registration: 8.00 - 8.55am Briefing: 9.00am at start location. Start: Pinjarra, at the boat ramp, Henry Street off George St (name of SW Highway through Pinjarra. Finish: just upstream of the Pinjarra Road Bridge (past PDCC Clubroom) Enquiries: Cathy Fry <mailto:marathon@canoewa.asn.au>marathon@canoewa.asn.au ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^- Summer Slalom Race at Hester Park Sunday, 8th December Registration 10am Briefing 10.30am First run 10.45am. There will be a 15 minute break between Run 1 and Run 2. Pre-race coaching will be offered to Division 2 paddlers from 9am-10am. ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^- From Albany Canoe Club Newsletter, Southern Paddler Terry Engeldow of Albany Canoe Club passed away recently. He was an original member of the club and was involved with all its aspects. He competed in the Avon Descent many times and the Victorian Murray River Marathon as well as being a keen social paddler. He will be sadly missed by all those who knew him. ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^- Wanted Pioneer Canoe (E482), length 3.65m - or similar Canadian canoe suitable for family fun on the river. Reasonable price. email: <mailto:brian_stean@hotmail.com>brian_stean@hotmail.com |
| Week 2/December Bridgetown If you are interested in finding out about or commenting on options for the new alignment of the SW Highway as it goes through Bridgetown go to the following URL and download the (rather large) PDF file. (DR paddlers won't want it across the Photographer's Rapid!) Dept. Planning & Infrastructure is asking for comments. http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/regional/bridgetown/index.html ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^- Collie River this weekend . . . should have plenty of water: <http://www.iinet.net.au/~rokhor/canoe/waterlevcoll.html>check the level ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^- From (in?)Famous Avon Descenter, Richard Baker Enroute to UK: "NZ was cool - kayaks on every beach! I didn't realise I'd never been in a sea kayak, for real, before. Really enjoyed myself." ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^- Canoeing Down Under Demo Day -Terry Bolland Over twenty boats to try this Sunday, 15th December, at Sandy Beach Reserve, West Road, Bassendean: 9.00 am to 1.00 pm. ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^- Pinjarra-Ravenswood Marathon Race Results are on Ascot Kayak Club's site at http://members.iinet.net.au/~ascotkay/mara/Marathon%202002-3/Pinjarra2002.htm thanks to Daniel Hocking. ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^- Wanted - 3 person ski, second hand, for next year's Avon Descent. Contact - <mailto:jhaines@wafc.com.au>jhaines@wafc.com.au - Sprinter or Panther kayak: to trial with view to purchasing -contact Ian 9448 1452 or <>iangarthwaite@hotmail.com - Sprint/marathon boat ( 5.2m OK1) Cleaver X or similar - good condition (not ex Avon Descent) - reasonable price. Contact Arek Bak Mob 0407 922 509 Home: 9419 1909 |
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3/December From me: I have linked to Harvey Water's page
from http://www.iinet.net.au/~rokhor/canoe/waterlevcoll.html
where you can also find out the corresponding level at the
gauging station for the water releases. |