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Swim-a-Dex
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Swim-a-Dex
Canoeists everywhere enjoy
"pub-paddling" where, in front of a roaring fire and with a pint
in hand they can tell paddling stories and strike fear and
wonder in to those that have nothing better to do than listen.
There is of course a fine line between a good story and a down
right lie...
In the interest of accuracy we
have started the DCC Swim-a-Dex to record a history of recent
swims.
| Date |
Paddler |
Location |
Conditions |
Comments
/ Excuses |
Rescued
by |
| 1 Mar 2008 |
Declan Burke |
River Finn, Castlefin |
High Water |
I'm ok now, I've got the strokes going..1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6....feck! |
Himself |
| 1 Mar 2008 |
Declan Burke |
River Finn, Castlefin |
High Water |
I've just won an award for loosing weight but hey! I think this K1 is sinking... |
Himself |
| 27 Jan 2008 |
Manus O'Donnel |
Leap to the weir
section, River Roe |
Low Water |
Good run till
this, but a big improvement on your last run down the Roe
so well done. |
Rescue Committee |
| 27 Jan 2008 |
Mary Martin |
Leap to the weir
section, River Roe |
Low Water |
The spoon might
work in the class room, but if you see a hard rock in
front of you on the river Mary you have to paddle round
it! |
Rescue Committee |
| 27 Jan 2008 |
Liam Emery |
Dog Leap, River
Roe |
Low Water |
Tricky to miss
that head banging rock on the right when the water is this
low, and too narrow to brace. Good effort! |
Declan Burke |
| 27 Jan 2008 |
Cartiona Woods |
2nd weir, River
Roe |
Low water |
Just having a
bad hair day |
Davey Leonard |
| 13 Jan 2008 |
Cathal Herron |
Ken's Hole,
River Finn |
Medium water |
Conditions could
best be described as horendous or even monsterous, luckily
Andy was there to rescue me with no regard for his own
life |
Andy Harron |
| 13 Jan 2008 |
Liam Emery |
River Finn |
Medium water |
No, no, no, it
wasn't a swim now, I just caught a stick in the eddy and
sort of fell out, didn't even get my hair(?) wet |
Himself |
| 5 Jan 2008 |
Andy Harron |
Sheep Dip, River
Finn |
High Water |
We were like
corks bobbing about..I meant to go river right but was a
bit too centre, the hole caught my tail and ended me |
The Rescue Committee |
| 5 Jan 2008 |
Andy Harron |
The wee burn
that runs into the Finn |
High water |
"A tree grabbed
my paddle and wouldn't let it go" |
Himself |
| 9 Dec 2007 |
Andy Harron |
Last weir, River
Roe |
High water |
Eye witness
report: "I was surprised to see him take the weir because
he doesn't normally like to get his kayak wet" |
Paul Reed (under
instruction from Cathal Herron) |
| 9 Dec 2007 |
Bernard McDyre |
Play wave, River
Roe |
High water |
3 times he
pushed in front of the group of 10 queuing for the wave,
then the hand of God smite him down! |
Davey Leonard |
| 2 Dec 2007 |
Manus O'Donnell |
Mourne, NI
(race) |
Medium to high |
"I had a little
paddle, then a little swim, then a fag, then a bit more
paddlin, then a bit more swimming, another fag and some
more paddlin" |
Himself |
| 18 Nov 2007 |
Cathal Herron |
Ken's Hole,
River Finn |
Low water |
"It was a big
day out there, really tanking, probably class 5..." |
Declan Burke |
4 Nov 2007 |
Denis Gallagher |
Ken's Hole,
River Finn |
Medium water |
Nearly brained
by a rock, found dent in his eXtreme paddling helmet and
in his pride |
Cathal Herron |
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