Isis Source

Dates and events

Isis Source is full for this year.

Isis Source is a club, within Isis Canoe Club, designed for families with children, 8 years and above, who want some excitement on the rivers, lakes and seas; with a good chance of getting wet! While mainly kayaking, the experiences and training will be across a range of craft including white water kayaks, sit-on-top kayaks, sea kayaks, open canoes and touring canoes. Isis Source develops skills such as learning to be part of a group, leadership, map and compass reading, building new friendships and developing trust.

Isis Source will be working through the BCU Paddle Power syllabus on club nights. Star awards will be organised occasionally at other times.

For pleasure paddling we often use the River Thames and River Cherwell, which offer a range of exciting trips. We play a wide variety of games, go on local trips to play areas such as Dead Man's Weir, and paddle far-a-field to Longdrop Weir on mystery tours. Hinksey Weir offers some white water training when the water is flowing after heavy rainfall.

We also go on day trips to Alcatraz Rock, on the river Wye in Wales, where we can sit and admire passing boats while having a peaceful picnic high above them, enjoying a well earned rest ready for 'The Rock' - one of the highest seal launches where you can pose for the passing cruise passengers and tourists on the beach opposite. The intrepid traveller can go onward to Symonds Yat rapid, a section of the River Wye developed and owned by the BCU to excite novice white water paddlers, to experience real white water...sometimes.

In addition we arrange trips to the River Nene White Water Centre, which offers great training grounds for the more experienced paddler who wants to practice strokes and train on a safe closed river. This is a man-made rapid that can test the most skilful paddler. Visitors can also walk the course and finish with burgers and a cup of tea.

Parents who are not paddlers, are always welcome to come along on trips, to help out and look after their little ones (or big ones). Taking photos from the bank is a good pastime, and it is beneficial for paddlers to see what they have paddled. Alternatively, you can camp with us and then go cycling, shopping, touring, or walking during the day while the rest of the group are on the river. Then, after a long day, you can help feed the brutes when they return hungry, cold and tired. You could even try kayaking or canoeing yourself and join us on a trip as an Isis Canoe Club member.

To see more photos go to http://www.glynncarter.co.uk