Bristol Canoe Club Magazine
Autumn / Winter 2003
Here we have a bumper issue, mostly describing the wonderful trips we’ve done in the last year. If you’ve paddled anywhere as fun as these, then why not write your trip up, send it in, and I’ll put it into the next issue of the magazine.
The deadline for the next issue will be around 1st January 2004.
Thanks – Conor O’Neill
Membership renewals
A reminder that membership renewals are due on 1st November. Everyone is due to renew (unless you are one of the few people who’ve joined in the last month or so). We have attached a membership form with this magazine – please can you fill it in now and return it to the membership secretary – his address is on the form.
New Committee
The Bristol Canoe Club AGM was held in early October, so we now have a new committee. It now consists of:
- Chairman: Tony Barrass
- Secretary: Teresa Treasure
- Membership Secretary: Jim Ratcliffe
- Treasurer: John Leopold
Other committee members:
Conor O’Neill, Lisa Gunton, Dominic Morgan, Lisa Fitzsimons, Steve Bennett, Paul Keyte, Helen Harris, Pete Tullett
Bristol Canoe Club Treasure Hunt
July 2003
Avis organised an entertaining treasure hunt this year, where we had to spot the names of many of the pleasure boats in the harbour, and note where we had seen them. I am sure that the results were skewed by some of the boats having moved around… Unfortunately, the weather didn’t look promising on the day, leading to few entries, but in fact it stayed dry and a good time was had by all.
Many thanks to Avis, and well done to everyone who took part.
| Name | Number correct | Pos |
| Teresa & Lewis | 45 | 1 |
| Conor O’Neill | 43 | 2 |
| Jonathan Bowen | 40 | 3 |
| Tom & Astrid | 28 | 4 |
| Helen Harris | 27 | 5 |
| David Birks | 20 | 6 |
| Robin Wilson | 26 (but disqualified) | 7 |
| Geoff Scrace | Retired | 8 |
Club Trophies
The following trophies were awarded at the club AGM.
| Most Improved White Water paddler | Richard Pinchin (Baldrick) |
| White Water ‘River God’ | Richard Gunton |
| Most improved Youth paddler | Sam Howlett |
| Phil Longrigg Trophy | Teresa Treasure |
| Polo ‘Most Valuable Player’ | Ian Mackey |
| Best marathon swimmer | Lee Taylor |
| Chunder bucket | Tony Barrass, for the Norway ferry |
| Fish of the year | John Leopold, for a famous swim at Saltford |
Nepal 2002
Richard Gunton
See trip report and photos here.
Norway 2003
See trip report and photos here.