ClubFest has proven to be a very popular event for paddlers in C3 canoe club with 16 of its members attending the weekend. The club, which is based in Portadown, Co Armagh, has for the second year running eagerly supported the event both in attendance and by running coaching sessions. Club coaches Tony Duffy and John Flett ran course on Open Canoe technique which looked at trim, edging and forward paddle strokes. Tony said: “This is the second time the club has run a coaching session on canoeing. It was fantastic to see so much interest in open boating among the different clubs and the feedback from participants was very positive.”
C3 secretary Ciaran McKerr also ran activities for the younger club members on the Saturday night. Ciaran said: “There was a great turnout for the activities on the Saturday evening with children and young people from every club taking part. The session was aimed at helping break the ice among the young people and to help them get to know each other. The activities went late on into the evening which helped everyone get a good night’s sleep. It was very positive to see so many children and young people at ClubFest and it bodes well for the future of paddling in Northern Ireland.
Colm McStay, who brought his son and daughter to ClubFest for the second year running praised the event as an ideal way to get families involved in canoe and kayaking. He said: “ClubFest is the perfect introduction to paddling and camping in Northern Ireland and there is an incredibly friendly atmosphere about the weekend. The sing-along on the Saturday evening was another high point of the event.”
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