Hello everyone, I hope you are enjoying your spring weather paddling. It is certainly nice to have some light in the eastern sky when getting on the water these days. A very bland newsletter this month. If you have any photos from the Maroochy River Paddle please share/ post them to our face book page.
AGM
The club AGM will be held on Saturday 4 November 2022 9am at the clubhouse.
PQ Marathon Titles
The state marathon titles are scheduled for 8 & 9 October at Coomera. This is a full racing weekend with the combination of schools events as well. See PQ website for details.
Come & Try; Learn to Paddle
Our next come and try started on 10 September and will run for four weeks. This will be followed by the eight week learn to paddle course. Please see our facebook page for dates and times and spread the word to people you know who may want to have a go. Please advise Delia of your intention to attend.
Membership
If you are not a financial member, you are not covered by insurance and you are not entitled to vote at the AGM. Boat storage is a critical item for club income and was the main reason to seek a grant to extend the club house as there are many requests for boat storage. If you have not paid your fees and boat storage, your craft may be removed to make way for people willing to pay.
Training Session Summer Start Time
Please note that training times for Saturday and Sunday wind back to 6:30am from October.
September 2022 Time Trial Results
Long Course
Elke Madlener 59:57
Short Course
Kent, Lachlan 41:44
Ray Robinson 46:05
Graeme Hudson 47:14
Nicky Donaldson 49:25
Steve MacLay 47:27
World Wide Club Competitors
Congratualtions to club members who have been on the podium overseas earlier this year: Ally Bully, Alexandria Clarke; and previous member Kate Regan who made the Asia Pacific Junior Team going to Japan later this year.
PQ Awards
Please let me know asap of your nominations for PQ awards in the following categories:
- Master Paddler of the Year
- Open Paddler of the Year
- Junior Paddler of the Year
- Club Coach of the Year
- Instructor/Guide of the Year
- Volunteer of the Year
- Club of the Year
- Event of the Year
- Photo of the Year
- Video of the Year
Applications must go through the club.
Out/ In Board – Solo Paddlers
Do you often paddle by yourself? Would you use an out / in white board as a means of showing you are out paddling? Please let the committee know your thoughts on this issue.
Regards, Your Committee: Delia, Paul, Doug, Lach, Tim, Jason and Matt