Canoe Club

Magdalen Court School Letters relating to Canoe Club

Magdalen Court School Canoe Club
Is a member of the BCU (British Canoe Union).
Our instructors are BCU qualified & we follow the BCU recommended code of practice for our activities.

Club number: 86100/J

The club paddles throughout the year, placid water: Exeter canal basin & canal, Bridgwater canal, local estuaries like the Teign, Tamar & Exe as well as the weirs in Exeter, White water paddling on the: Dart, Exe & Barl, surfing on the south & north coast in Devon & Cornwall & sea kayaking in Brittany.

Hopefully shortly a annual camping trip on the Ardeche in France.

In the winter we also run pool sessions for all levels, rolling clinics, BCU Diamond slalom competition & introduction courses at Exeter University's St Lukes Swimming Pool, just a short walk away.

The club offers pupils & parents the opportunity to take BCU Paddle Power, Star Tests, Youth Cadet Leader Award & Coaching Awards, we have close links with: Exeter Canoe Club, Haven Banks Outdoor Pursuits Centre, Bicton College, Canoe Control & a number of local free lance instructors to facilitate some of these courses.

Parents/Guardians older brothers/sisters & friends of the school.

We would like to encourage adults to join our club: proficient paddlers, novice paddlers & shore support.
Adults give us:

• Greater safety cover.
• Coaching support.
• Paddling with the family is great fun, why restrict it to only school club trips.
• The potential for trips vastly increases, when we can accomplish shuttle runs with cars/mini-buses.

In return we will give you:

• A lot of fun
• The opportunity to explore some of the beautiful water around the SW
• The opportunity to paddle in our pool sessions throughout the winter 
• The opportunity to progress up the ladder with your canoeing qualifications, both personal & coaching.