Saturday, December 10, 2011

location: Lough Neagh
participants: 5
weather: cold, light wind

learned how to come up to plane, proceeded to river Maine, practiced turns.
continued on to Cranfield using markers to navigate.
returned to sixmilewater
location: movanagher lock canal
craft: open canoe
participants: Evan, John
weather: windy

tried Sixmilewater and Newferry before finding a sheltered spot in the lock canal at movanagher to try out the new canoe. 
spent a couple of hours practising technique including J, Indian, Canadian strokes, hanging draw, sculling draw, and bow and stern sweeps, both solo and paired up.
also commented on each others' coaching techniques.