Annual Oxfam Exeter to Exmouth Kayak Rally Saturday 15 July 2017

MikeB

I am pleased to announce 15 July has been booked for our seventh annual Oxfam Kayak Rally.

High tide will be at 1114, requiring an early start on the canal from Exeter basin of between 0830 and 0930. Arriving at The Turf by 1100 latest will give us time to reassemble to leave on the river by 1130.

We look forward to better weather than we have had in the previous two years to enable us to surpass the record turnout achieved in 2014 of 193 paddlers in 108 kayaks/canoes and 2 dragon boats.

Lorry transport will be available both ways for the start and the finish.

I hope that you will be able to support the event again and look forward to sending you further details in due course.

Nick

JaneEvans

Registration will be from 0830 hrs at Exeter Canoe Club, Exeter Basin, with last paddlers to leave by 0930 hrs, in order to reach The Turf by 1100 hrs for a briefing before joining the river at 1130 hrs on the turn of the tide. A flotilla of safety boats will accompany you down the river to Exe Sailing Club where refreshments and a barbeque will be available (ETA 1300 hrs).
Entry forms can now be downloaded from www.exe-sailing-club.org and will need to be submitted by 10 July to Exe Sailing Club, Tornado, Shelly Road, Exmouth, EX8 1EG. There is an entry fee of £10 per craft.
Transport is available at £7.50 per craft, leaving Exmouth at 0715 hrs for the start and at 1430 hrs for the return journey. Prior booking and payment need to be made by 10 July.
Nick

JaneEvans

Do we have an idea who is going on the rally? The organisers would like to know if we have any participants who are VHF and / or first aid trained.

Going
Jane
Rosie

MikeB

MikeB

MikeB

Having just had an update, about £1300 was raised. 140 paddlers (I think we saw about a dozen from ECC). Nice day, nice paddle (unless you got stuck in the weed).