Enjoy the CDU Newsletter
Published: Fri, 12/19/14
Issue
448
19th December 2014
Message Bank
This will be the last newsletter you will receive before
Christmas so we wish all our customers, friends and all paddlers
A Very Merry
Christmas.
I usually go in the Bay to Beach Race but this year it conflicted
with one of WAs major horse jumping events. In my younger
days I used to ride horses, go to gymkhanas, do a little jumping,
and a little rodeo, so although I don't partake in horsey
events now, Jenny and I had the urge to watch WAs and a few
international riders do their stuff. Amongst these riders
were Louis McWhirter, the son of Bruce, who many of you might
know if you paddle on a Saturday morning or belong to Ascot.
Louis was riding a big strong horse as you will see from a
photo below.
It was certainly a relaxing day and a reminder of my younger
days.
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Monday Night Barbeque
This Monday night instead of training there is a barbeque.
Bring your own food and drink. 5.30pm time at Claughton Reserve,
Katanning Street, Bayswater.
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Ascot Christmas Party 1980
Big kids at Ascot enjoying themselves at the
1980 Christmas party
Ascot kids enjoying the fun at the 2014 Christmas
party
Ben Pope. WAs current slalom champion is off
to spend 3 months paddling on the Penrith Whitewater course.
Ben is hoping to get into the Australian team. Watch Ben go
through the flatwater slalom course in Perth.
There are 2 videos online. See Ben go. Just
watch his run.
Full 1 Hour Program
http://youtu.be/xN3Rtj-iKPo
2 minute highlight package
http://youtu.be/W4enbyyP3Tc
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How things have changed
This is Ascot Kayak Clubs Blackwood Marathon
Team in 1979-80-81
What specimens - how trendy are we?
Steve Pilton (cyclist), John Broom (swimmer),
Darryl Long (paddler) Daryl's sister Vicky (horse rider) Terry
Bolland (runner)
For a team of Ascot paddlers we were always
highly placed.
Training & Courses
Fitness Training
We are having fitness training this
Saturday but having a break on Saturday the 27th. We are then
back in full swing in the New Year.
Flat Water Down
River Training 'Around the Buoys' is Back
Are you wanting
to increase your paddling skills. These sessions will help
enormously. Improvement is guaranteed
Bruce McWhirter leading
the pack.
Starting Friday morning
9th January 6.00am
Claughton Reserve, Katanning
Street, Bayswater
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Stories
Sandy Robson
in Bangladesh
One thing I like about
this journey is I am not the usual tourist going to tourist
places. I am appearing into the lives of people who may not
come across tourists very often and seeing what they do in
their every day lives. These are some beautiful faces of Bangladesh.
I feel lucky to have met them.
Arriving in Chittagong
is a big milestone in this journey for me. I spent many hours
planning how I would get across the Bay of Bengal to reach
Chittagong. Sometimes I thought it might not be possible,
but it was! Thanks to Ian Pexton for all of those hours that
I got to sit at your kitchen table staring at charts and google
earth and maps - perplexed by the inticacies involved in the
planning. I am so happy I have made it. When I saw the sun
set over a big ship off Chittagong shores I felt a real sense
of achievement and HUGE thanks to everyone who got me to this
point. From here I will I hopefully have some wind in my sails
again as I go south. The next day that I paddle I will cross
the 10000km mark on my journey, still not half way asI have
over 23000km overall, but I will be celebrating that 10000km.
First through, I have to go to the Myanmar Embassy to ask
about my permits and visa…fingers crossed.
Dec 7th Arriving in Dhaka
I arrived in Dhaka with the SAFE Team and now the frustrating
part begins…navigating to beauracracy in order to get
into countries is much much much more difficult than paddling
in any big waves, strong tides or bengal tiger habitat! I
hate cities, so I am gonna have to try hard to find the fun
side…Rickshaw traffic jam! probably I won’t get
to experience that anywhere else :)
On my first day in Dhaka
I finally got to meet the legendry Shahin Kabir. He has helped
me so much when I was trying to get the permits to paddle
in Bangladesh. On my first day in Dhaka we went out to a Korean
restaurant for lunch with his lovely wife Tasnuva. I have
said it before and I will say it again, I will never win the
lottery because I have won it many times over with the people
I meet on my journey through life and the friends I make along
my way.
I have had many media interviews
whilst in Dhaka, but meeting the women who run a radio station
for women was one of my highlights! Ahona was great at telling
the story, that was a lot of fun. I hope I encourage more
women to get involved in watersports and adventure. Bangladesh
has a great group of people who are involved in BAC - Bangladesh
Adventure Club … they are cycling, mountaineering, camping
and hope to start up some kayaking too.
Race of the Week
20 Beaches Race
- Sydney
20 Beaches race in Sydney.
Photo Allan Coker
The 20 Beaches Ocean Classic is Australia's
oldest downwind ocean paddling race which takes place from
Palm Beach NSW to Freshwater Beach NSW or vice versa for ocean
racing skis, SLSA skis, OC's and SUP's. This is a gruelling
race and experience in the ocean is mandatory. Do not enter
this race if you are not experienced in open water paddling.
There were some great races within the
race. Race leaders Murray Stewart, Timmy Jacobs and Clint
Robinson rounded the Station Beach buoy after the first lap
together. We don’t quite know what happened after that,
but Murray came out ahead in the end. Well done, Murray.
Then in the Under 23s, first was Tom
Norton from Tassie who came in in overall 6th spot 30 seconds
ahead of Mackenzie Hynard in 7th. Jeremy Collins made up the
third in the Under 23s, coming in 12th overall. These are
great performances from the young guns.
The first woman in was Rachel Clarke
followed by Wendy Reyntjes and third was Jamie Brinkworth
who is still an Under 23. Well done!
Results here: http://surfskiaustralia.com/results/#resultIframe
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Bay to Beach
There was a disappointing turn up this
years event, only 48 boats altogether. Several reasons come
to mind but it's one of those races that is not suitable for
a flat water paddler, if they don't have a suitable boat for
the rough stuff and it isn't a complete downwind race, and
many downwind paddlers don't like paddling against the wind..
The start. Photo Jane
Liddle
The leaders. Photo Andrew
Crothers collection
Results here: http://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=34213
Race of the Week
Louis McWhirter
- Bruce's Son
Eventing in the Park.
Last weekend
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Bolland before
the Beard
This photo was taken at Camballin on
a station in the Kimberley I once worked on in 1973. Back
then I tried bullriding and bareback horseriding in the rodeo
ring. I wasn't very good without a saddle.
Trying to stay on a bull
- 1973
Milking cows in Norway
1970
1966
Races
28-Dec-14 Sunday 10 Km
Champion Lakes
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18-Jan-15 Sunday Marathon # 3 Claisebrook Race
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22-Feb-15 Sunday Marathon # 4 Canning River Race
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01-Mar-15 Sunday City Lights Long Distance Event
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07-Mar-15 Saturday State Championships
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08-Mar-15 Sunday State Championships
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15-Mar-15 Sunday Rod Fry Memorial Race, Swan
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22-Mar-15 Sunday Bevan Dashwood Dash, Canning
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Fourth Annual Sea Kayak Symposium 2015
27th February - 7th March 2015
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03-Apr-15 Friday Marathon Champs Canberra, Easter Weekend
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12-Apr-15 Sunday Canning Classic
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2014/15 Summer Series Time Trials
Next one
17 January 2015 City Beach Sorrento Beach 3:30pm
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