Canoe Focus Winter 2019 Improving the River, Restoring Health at Short Notice Happy Paddling
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Major Ambassador Championship Round Up Winners - 2019 Read more on page 18 Read more on page 14 Clear Access Clear Waters - A Round up of 2019 Read more on page 6 Photo Credit: Rachel Darby-Dowman Winter 2019 In partnership with Contents 3 Welcome Go Paddling! Welcome 4 Ambassador Round Up 18 We’ve been where you’re going News We believe the outdoors is something to be shared. News 5 We take every opportunity to discover new adventures and bring you expert advice born from experience to help you love every moment spent outside. This is our outdoors and it’s yours too. Let’s go somewhere, together. Ambassador Round Up p18 Laura-Lee Johnston Store Manager, Belfast Boucher Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland Coaching and Leadership Squads announced for 2020 season p5 Coaching Digital Library 20 Access and Environment Clear Access Clear Waters 6 - A Round up of 2019 The Great River Derwent Clear Up 8 Coaching Digital Library p20 Adventure Wabakimi - Canada Canoe Trip 22 Clear Access Clear Waters A Roundup of 2019 p8 Paddlesport Slalom Inspires huge success once again 10 15% discount 2019 Autumn Canoe Focus for British Canoeing members Performance Wabakimi - Canada Canoe Trip p22 Full T&Cs apply. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount. Selected lines are exempt. Partnership discount is only valid for customers signed up to our free Explore More benefits scheme. Only valid upon production of your Major Championship Winners - 2019 14 British Canoeing identification in-store or use of code AF-BCAN-M1 online. Upcoming Events Offer expires 31.12.20. Performance Round Up 16 What’s On? 23 Stores nationwide cotswoldoutdoor.com Let’s go somewhere 4 Welcome NEWS 5 Receive regular updates plus exclusive discounts for our partner products with a British Canoeing membership. Stronger Together was aptly chosen as the title Bringing young women together and breaking down for the current strategic plan of British Canoeing. any barriers to enter into our sport has been driven www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/membership/join-us-online-here It sought to symbolise how the sport could work by Eilidh Gibson through her national award winning www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/news collectively, to become more than the sum of its initiative ‘Slalom Inspires’. Eilidh’s elite career Discover paddling in the city parts. It emphasises, at a time when there is division paused due to injury in 2019, but she nonetheless and factions in so many parts of contemporary life channelled her energy into positive outputs for our Normally the word paddling or canoeing that we are stronger, more impactful and more sport. And speaking of inspirational young women conjures up images of weeping willow effective when we seek out that which we have – the story of 15 year old Liliy Cousins’ 200 mile trees, thick green banks and kingfishers in common rather than the minutiae that may paddle in Canada cannot fail to impress. Allied to flirting overhead. But cities and urban divide us. Our strength as a sport and a recreation the community of female ambassadors, 2019 has Clear Access, environments have a lot to offer paddlers is rooted in its diversity – of forms, backgrounds, been a breakthrough year in reaching out to bring Clear Waters Podcast looking for a different kind of adventure. motivations, inclinations and even opinions. But more women into the sport and enabling them to Head to our website to find out more. our singular strength is in being a community that enjoy the benefits of being a regular paddler. British Canoeing has launched works together to ensure that paddling is promoted a brand new podcast, Clear and valued, that opportunities are extended and On the competitive front it has been another Access, Clear Waters – The that the environment in which paddlers pursue successful year with a whole series of World and Paddler’s Podcast hosted by British Canoeing their passion is protected, enlarged and cherished. European championship titles and some outstanding Olympic champion Etienne Stott MBE. During the series, appoints VOW as official individual and team performances. Our young athletes Stott explores the reasons why we get on the water and meets nutrition partner We choose to stress this as we have enjoyed a have been recognised nationally with Dan Atkins some of our inspiring paddle community, including our female year in which the essence of Stronger Together has and Ottilie Robinson-Shaw nominated for national ambassadors and Steve Backshall. British Canoeing has appointed VOW been so evident and so rewarding. The activities awards. For our Olympic and Paralympic disciplines Nutrition as their official nutrition partner. covered in this issue demonstrate so strongly the 2019 has been an anxious qualification year and we VOW Nutrition will supply products journey we are on to be ‘Stronger Together’. are now looking forward to the excitement of 2020 to senior athletes on the paracanoe, with a focus on Tokyo, when our sport will enjoy a New Coach Developer slalom and sprint high performance The transition of our members and supporters into little more time than usual in the media spotlight. sport programmes. The partnership a pro-active movement has brought thousands eLearning and will focus on optimising senior team together practically and emotionally behind the Our coaching community has come together too. A Mentoring eLearning performance in the build up to the ‘Clear Access, Clear Water’ agenda. The round up sell out coaching conference in November showcased Tokyo 2020 Games and complement here, only scratches the surface of a successful year much of the energy and togetherness that is now As part of the Coaching ongoing nutritional support, based of progress where we have taken the positive front emerging and this, together with the huge take up Department’s commitment on the British Canoeing ‘balanced foot. We are not shy in demanding greater access in elearning modules, has demonstrated a thirst for to support the learning diet, food first’ approach. and rights on our waterways; but we do it politely, knowledge from coaches which is inspiring. Day in and development of Coach driven by evidence and always positively. We are day out, the coaching community is on our front line Developers and Mentors, we’re delighted at the actions and growth of our champions. and deserve our continued support and appreciation. excited to unveil two new Our campaigns have been well received – not least eLearning resources to aid because of the pro-activity of so many groups 2020 will undoubtedly be another busy and coaches and leaders. Head to page 21 in supporting our words with positive action exciting year for everyone connected with British to find out more orclick here. demonstrating that paddlers care for their rivers Canoeing, as we work together to inspire a passion and the environment in general. The Derwent for paddling and to strengthen our community. www.britishcanoeing.org.uk clean ups this year have been transformational in Winter 2019 Canoe Focus improving the river, restoring health at short notice Happy paddling. after the floods, and leveraging British Canoeing into Squads announced debates that we had struggled to enter before. for 2020 season Professor John Coyne CBE David Joy British Canoeing has selected its athletes for the UK Sport Lottery Funded World Class Programme (WCP) in Canoe Sprint, Canoe Slalom and Paracanoe as we Chair CEO build towards Tokyo 2020 and beyond. British Canoeing British Canoeing 6 7 British Canoeing has worked with the Wildlife Trusts Clear Access, Clear Waters at a number of performance events including the National Sprint Regattas, Canoe Polo and White Water A Round up of 2019 to promote the issue of INNS. Physically running Check, Clean, Dry stations and encouraging paddlers to clean 2019 was an exciting year in the Places to Paddle Team following the launch of our Clear equipment before leaving their place of paddling. Access, Clear Waters Charter. In the charter, British Canoeing committed to: “More people more active, more often – that’s not much to ask for is it?” Emma Wiggs MBE Inspiring more people to be The best way to get more people enjoying our sport Championing active outdoors is to inspire them with amazing places to paddle. the case for fair – reconnecting 2019 has seen the launch of even more trails and the shared sustainable them with the publication of threenew waterproof maps. open access on Preserving, environment Back in October, we launched PaddlePoints providing all waterways protecting and Here’s a reminder of our 2019 paddler generated information on places to park, enhancing Clear Access Clear Waters in England launch, land, eat and play, inspiring more people to get the health of outside and enjoy the water. Community Champions. our rivers From clean-ups and lobbying to campaigning and Bayley Siddall: Sheffield Hallam spreading the word, our community of brilliant paddlers University Canoe Club are doing lots of great things behind the scenes Access and environmental issues were a high priority for members and with that in mind, to champion the cause of fair, shared, sustainable Andy Gee: Whoosh Explore Canoe Club British Canoeing has worked hard to deliver on our pledges by; open access. To celebrate this, we also launched our Clear Access, Clear Water Community Champions Wim Brunsting: Cambridge Canoe Club Award, championing the achievements of those > Meeting with the Environment Ministers and “People care for the things volunteers who are truly inspiring and carrying the Steve Waters: Colchester Canoe Club Shadow Environment Minister, Junior Ministers and they love, but they only love the #ClearAccessClearWaters message far and wide. Addi Man: 2018 British Canoeing Shadow Ministers for the Environment, plus at least things they know” Cal Major five MPs from Conservative, Labour and Liberal So what’s next? Woman Paddling Ambassador Democrats plus peers from the Liberal Democrats.