Sunday, October 14, 2007

FCRCC Paddling Clinic

The VCKC Dragon program circulated information about a clinic to our captain Marie-Eve. The Clinic is being held November 3 and 4, 2007 at the False Creek Community Center. It is being organized by FCRCC (False Creek Racing Canoe Club). Main Details at this link. More details in the Forums at Dragon Boat West under the topic of FCRCC Dragon Boat Paddling Clinic.

This looks like a good opportunity to build on our skills. The clinic itself is a good value - the larger financial questions for individuals are the trip to Vancouver and devoting a weekend to this. We hope there will be similar clinics on the Island before next summer, but we have no details.

Golf & Halloween

Raymond is organizing a team golf tournament on Sunday October 21, 2007. [Updated after the fact - rained out after all].

It would be at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre in Colwood. It's on the Old Island Highway - it's the same location as the Bear Mountain Arena. (Google Map). The golf course is a nine hole course, and it is a good course for beginners. Some of us may have some experience but most of us are beginners. A nine hole round will probably take a couple of hours.

We will be playing at off-season rates, at $8.50 per person - which is a bargain. Club rental and pull cart rental are $6.25 and $4.00 extra. Probably people can double up on a set of clubs.