Category: Easy Breezy

Thursday Trip Reminder

Did you mark your calendar?

Trip:  {Easy Breezy} Guelph Royal City Park

Meet at the shed for 9:00 a.m so we can leave by 9:15 a.m.

Don’t forget to contact Anne Woolner at  519-743-2277 to save your spot for Thursday’s trip. If you can’t come, but reserved a spot, don’t forget to let Anne know as well.

Remember to check your email  first thing Thurs. morning in case of cancellation should there be inclement weather or not enough people sign up for the trip.

Please note that there is construction on Weber St. between Northfield and King St. and the traffic is one way.  To access Dutton Dr., you must come in from Northfield Dr. or Parkside Ave.

Trip details can be found here!  Bring a lunch to enjoy afterwards!

Club Handbooks & Rules will also be available for $10.

 

There may be changes to the schedule so check back often!  If you are having trouble viewing it on your phone or tablet, instructions to change your screen to “desktop view” are above the chart.

August 5th Trip Details {Easy Breezy}

Mark your calendars…….

Thursday’s trip info is as follows:

Trip: Guelph Royal City Park (Speed River)
Date:  August 5th
Trip Organizer: Anne Woolner
Tower: TBD
Time:  Meet at the shed at 9:00 a.m. for 9:15 a.m. departure
Details: Easy Breezy – Open to all members.  This is an easy flat water paddle.  Great opportunity to reconnect with members you haven’t seen in a while, meet and welcome new members and just enjoy being outdoors and on the water! Good time to practice strokes as well.
Skill Level: Basic  training required
Shuttle: No
Trip Fee: $6

Canoe Trip Times and Pre-Trip Measures
What to Bring on a Canoe Excursion
What to do on Canoe Day

Reminders:

    1. Covid protocols will still be followed, so bring masks and your own hand sanitizer.
    2. Members must be fully vaccinated
    3. Members should have trip fee prepared in advance of the trip to minimize handling of money.
      • Exact fee only. There will be no change available.
      • Fee must be in a sealed envelope with the name of the participant and the amount of money inside clearly written on the outside for verification purposes.

Please contact   Anne Woolner at 519-743-2277 to preregister for this trip. Spots will be saved on a first come first serve basis.

Note: We will have the hard copies of the Club “Handbook & Club Rules” available to purchase at the shed. This is a beautiful, professionally printed manual for those of you who don’t have printers or would prefer a hard copy to have on hand. The cost of this book is $10 which will go the “Shed Relocation Project” fund. Everything you want to know about the Club is in this book!

Thursday Trip Reminder {July 29th}

Did you mark your calendar?

Trip:  {Easy Breezy} Flordale

Meet at the shed for 9:00 a.m so we can leave by 9:15 a.m.

Don’t forget to contact Lynn Warmington at   lynnwarmington1@gmail.com or call 519-846-9243 to save your spot for Thursday’s trip. If you can’t come, but reserved a spot, don’t forget to let Lynn know as well.

Remember to check your email  first thing Thurs. morning in case of cancellation should there be inclement weather.

Please note that there is construction on Weber St. between Northfield and King St. and the traffic is one way.  To access Dutton Dr., you must come in from Northfield Dr. or Parkside Ave.

Trip details can be found here!  Bring a lunch to enjoy afterwards!

Club Handbooks & Rules will also be available for $10.

 

 

Upcoming trips for next week:

Aug 3 – (Grand River) Kaufman’s Flats-Shirley Dr. (Trip change in schedule)
Aug 5th – {Easy Breezy} Guelph Royal City Park (Speed River)

There may be other changes to the schedule so check back often!  If you are having trouble viewing it on your phone or tablet, instructions to change your screen to “desktop view” are above the chart.

July 29th Trip Details {Easy Breezy}

Mark your calendars…….

Thursday’s trip info is as follows:

Trip: Flordale (part of Woolwich Reservoir)
Date:  July 29th
Trip Organizer: Lynn Warmington
Tower: Armand  Martin
Time:  Meet at the shed at 9:00 a.m. for 9:15 a.m. departure
Details: Easy Breezy – Open to all members.  This is an easy flat water paddle.  Great opportunity to reconnect with members you haven’t seen in a while, meet and welcome new members and just enjoy being outdoors and on the water! Good time to practice strokes as well.
Skill Level: Basic  training required
Shuttle: No
Trip Fee: $6

Canoe Trip Times and Pre-Trip Measures
What to Bring on a Canoe Excursion
What to do on Canoe Day

Reminders:

    1. Members must submit 2021 Membership form/waiver and fees before participating on canoe outings.
    2. Covid protocols will still be followed, so bring masks and your own hand sanitizer. See 2021 Reopening Strategy.
    3. Members must be fully vaccinated as outlined in the 2021 Reopening Strategy
    4. Members should have trip fee prepared in advance of the trip to minimize handling of money.
      • Exact fee only. There will be no change available.
      • Fee must be in a sealed envelope with the name of the participant and the amount of money inside clearly written on the outside for verification purposes.

Please contact   Lynn Warmington  at lynnwarmington1@gmail.com or call 519-846-9243 to preregister for this trip. Spots will be saved on a first come first serve basis.

Note: We will have the hard copies of the Club “Handbook & Club Rules” available to purchase at the shed. This is a beautiful, professionally printed manual for those of you who don’t have printers or would prefer a hard copy to have on hand. The cost of this book is $10 which will go the “Shed Relocation Project” fund. Everything you want to know about the Club is in this book!

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July 22nd Trip Details {Easy Breezy}

Hello Old Salts!

Mark your calendars…….

Thursday’s trip info is as follows:

Trip: Nith River, New Hamburg
Date:  July 22nd
Trip Organizer: Anne Woolner  annewoolner@hotmail.com
Tower: Frank Kuntz
Time:  Meet at the shed at 9:00 a.m.
Details: Easy Breezy – Open to all members.  This is an easy flat water paddle for about 2 hours.  Limited spots available.
Skill Level: Basic  training required
Shuttle: No
Trip Fee: $6

Canoe Trip Times and Pre-Trip Measures
What to Bring on a Canoe Excursion
What to do on Canoe Day

Reminders:

    1. Members must submit 2021 Membership form/waiver and fees before participating on canoe outings.
    2. Covid protocols will still be followed, so bring 2 masks and your own hand sanitizer. See 2021 Reopening Strategy.
    3. Members must be fully vaccinated as outlined in the 2021 Reopening Strategy
    4. Members should have trip fee prepared in advance of the trip to minimize handling of money.
      • Exact fee only. There will be no change available.
      • Fee must be in a sealed envelope with the name of the participant and the amount of money inside clearly written on the outside for verification purposes.

Please contact Anne Woolner at 519-743-2277 or  annewoolner@hotmail.com to preregister for this trip. Spots will be saved on a first come first serve basis.

Since there will also be training  on this day, we will only have access to 1 trailer. If more than 12 people are interested in this trip, we do have access to 3 other canoes that will need to be cartopped.

Note: We will have the hard copies of the Club “Handbook & Club Rules” available to purchase at the shed. This is a beautiful, professionally printed manual for those of you who don’t have printers or would prefer a hard copy to have on hand. The cost of this book is $10 which will go the “Shed Relocation Project” fund. Everything you want to know about the Club is in this book!

GRAND RIVER {August 29th} Easy Breezy!

Our  Easy Breezy Trip on August 29th is on the Grand River from Otterbein Road to Freeport in Kitchener

Paddling time is approximately 2 hours- Shuttle time 20 minutes.  See  maps below.

This is a pretty stretch of the river and an easy paddle.  The river can be deep in places, but we might encounter some shallow areas.

We will be passing the Waterloo Wellington Airport on the left, and before reaching the final destination, we will see Chicopee Ski Hill Area on the right.

We will pass the Fairview Rd bridge, and Just before we arrive at our destination we will go under the Rail Bridge and the King St. Bridge near the Freeport hospital.

The river at the take out might be a shallow, normally it is best to go around the small island to approach our exit.

Remember to bring the usual canoe gear as well as water, snacks/lunch.  We will have brief stops on the river and lunch at the take out.

Weather conditions  should be ideal, Sunny. High 23, cooler in the morning.

Meet at the shed at 9:00 a.m. Cost is $6

Trip co-ordinators:  Pina Tenti, Dianne Wagner, Al Dunn

Towing:  Eugene Marion

Shuttle from Otterbein Rd to Freeport

Directions from Wing 404 to Otterbein Rd.

 

 

Always check your email before leaving for the shed, weather conditions might change. Trips can be cancelled due to bad weather.

EASY BREEZY- GRAND RIVER-August 15th

Easy Breezy Trip on Thursday, August 15 is on the Grand River from Moyer’s Landing, Blair to Riverbluffs Park, Cambridge

Paddling time is approximately 1 hours- Shuttle time 20 minutes.  See enclosed maps.

This is a an easy paddle, just over one hours, depending on how many stops we take on the way.

After a short distance, we will come to where the Speed River joins the Grand (on River left).  We will pass the Galt Country Club also on the left.  If you are a golfer, bring the ball retriever, you can scoop some golf balls lost by the players. On River right are limestone cliffs and if you look carefully you will see Devil Creek Waterfall.

We will need to pay attention to spot channel passage ways, as we will encounter some shallow areas. Look for the dock at River Bluffs Park on our right, here we exit. We will stop here for lunch, hopefully under a tree.

Remember to bring the usual canoe gear as well as water, snacks/lunch, sunscreen and hat.

Weather conditions  should be ideal, Sunny. High 22Celsius.

Meet at the shed at 9:00 a.m. Cost for the trip, $6.00

Trip Organizers:  Pina Tenti, Marilynn Fisher, Al Dunn

Towing:  Eugene Marion

Always check your email before leaving for the shed, weather conditions might change. Trips can be cancelled due to bad weather.

From shed to Moyer’s Landing

Moyer’s Landing, Blair to Riverbluffs Park, Cambridge

 

EASY BREEZY CANCELLED!

 

Due to lack of interest and no tower, tomorrow’s Easy Breezy is being cancelled.

The next Easy Breezy is scheduled for August 15th. (Moyer’s Landing to River’s Bluff)

There hasn’t been much interest in our Easy Breezy outings this year. Attendance has been much lower than in the past.  We have also not had anyone volunteer to tow for the past several trips either.

Therefore, the question to our membership is:
1) Do we continue with Easy Breezy paddles?
2) If yes, are you willing to volunteer to be a Trip Organizer or be a tower?
3) If yes, how often would you paddle on an Easy Breezy trip?
4) If no, why?

Please use the comments below to start a discussion, provide feedback and suggestions.