• 1st Tuesday – New Member DRY Induction (6.00-6.30 pm)
  • 2nd Tuesday – New Member WET Induction (6.00-7.00pm)

Please also view our Social (Peer) Paddles which are regular paddle times not added to the Calendar.

May
5
Fri
Moonlight Paddle
May 5 @ 6:00 pm

Come for a winter’s evening social paddle on the swan, watch the moonrise and enjoy the river in the moonlight.

$10 per ticket (see link below) includes soup and a roll * BYO drinks

RSVP to Sarah Whittaker by 6pm 1st of May (details below). You will need to indicate if a club boat is required

(Sarah will email attendees with final details after registrations close)

Paddlers must be SCC members and must have a white light on their boat/person. NO LIGHT NO PADDLE

Also note you can join the group for soup and nibbles afterwards without paddling, please still RSVP to Sarah

BOOK TICKET ON JUST GO USING THIS LINK

(Please contact Lauren in admin if you have any problems booking tickets – preferable Tuesday or Friday 0405 441 973 or at admin@swancanoeclub.org.au

May
6
Sat
Guided Paddle for Members
May 6 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am
The guided paddle is suitable for all members, especially for those who are new to the club and paddling on Swan River. Your guide will take you out onto the river, and weather/wind dependent will take the group on a paddle that could include Chidley point, Point Walter, the Sandbar and/ or Freshwater Bay.
Contacting the nominated lead for the paddle is essential, so that they know the numbers and paddle experience of those attending. No RSVP may mean that if you turn up on the day you may not be able to join the group.
Please contact the lead to join this paddle for:
January – Sarah Whittaker
February – Gillian Henderson
March – Sarah Whittaker
April – Sarah Whittaker
May – last minute change to Rebecca Wong contact admin@swancanoeclub.org.au
September – Sarah Whittaker
October – Gillian Henderson
November – Sarah Whittaker
December – Gillian Henderson
If you cannot access the named link please email Lauren in admin admin@swancanoeclub.org.au for the email – we are trying to limit publishing people’s email addresses in public places. Thanks
May
11
Thu
2023 WINTER TIME TRIALS
May 11 @ 5:20 pm – 7:00 pm

Please join us for our winter time trials every Thursday night from the 4th of May… starting at 5.20pm for the briefing with a 5.30pm start time.

Choose between 3km / 6km / 9km / 12km distances – all within Mosman Park Bay.

Link to register on webscorer

All welcome – no experience necessary – it’s only a time for yourself to beat each week.

BBQ and drinks on the verandah at the end. Patrick will be back by popular demand!!!

May
13
Sat
INTRODUCTION TO PADDLING A SEA KAYAK
May 13 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Any course run by the Swan Canoe Club will require participants to be fully vaccinated and wear masks whilst indoors. Please confirm with your instructor that you are vaccinated. If you have any issues please speak directly to club admin at admin@swancanoeclub.org.au

Thanks, SCC Committee and ADMIN

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This course is designed for people who have some previous kayaking experience, have the ability to perform basic paddling strokes and are able to swim at least 25 meters.

This course is conducted using sit in type sea kayaks. A club sea kayak and equipment are provided.

The course will provide information on:

  • different types of sea kayak design and material
  • sea kayak safety features
  • safety equipment
  • Western Australian boating regulations for kayaking on the ocean
  • paddle types
  • the use of a rudder and skeg

It will provide instruction on how to:

  • paddle forwards, backwards, turn, manoeuvre sideways and stop in an emergency
  • capsize and exit an upturned kayak (wet exit) while wearing a spray deck
  • launch and land a sea kayak
  • edge and lean a sea kayak
  • manoeuvre a sea kayak without the use of a rudder
  • use the paddle to help prevent a capsize (low brace support stoke)
  • perform an assisted rescue as the rescuer
  • perform an assisted rescue as the rescuee

A Swan Canoe Club Introduction to Paddling a Sea Kayak certificate will be awarded to people who have demonstrated competency in the skills required for paddling a sea kayak and a controlled wet exit wearing a spray deck.

These skills are normally a pre-requisite for easy club sea kayaking trips.

Pre-requisites: Able to swim 25 metres in paddling clothes and PFD. For juniors under 18 please email enquiry through to admin@swancanoeclub.org.au.

Equipment: provided

Members ($70) and Non-Members ($125) welcome

Full course outline is available at Introduction to Paddling a Sea Kayak Course | Swan Canoe Club Inc. (paddle.org.au)

All courses are run by an accredited Paddle Australia instructor.

Cancellation Fees apply if withdrawing from the course:

  • 15% greater than 1 weeks notice
  • 25% less than 1 weeks notice but greater than 48 hours notice
  • 50% less than 48 hours notice

Disclaimer – SCC has the right to change or cancel courses at their discretion

Email – Geoff Emery: gemry13@gmail.com

APRIL ITPASK WITH GEOFF

May
18
Thu
2023 WINTER TIME TRIALS
May 18 @ 5:20 pm – 7:00 pm

Please join us for our winter time trials every Thursday night from the 4th of May… starting at 5.20pm for the briefing with a 5.30pm start time.

Choose between 3km / 6km / 9km / 12km distances – all within Mosman Park Bay.

Link to register on webscorer

All welcome – no experience necessary – it’s only a time for yourself to beat each week.

BBQ and drinks on the verandah at the end. Patrick will be back by popular demand!!!

May
19
Fri
Sea Kayaking Canada/Alaska EXPEDITION TALK
May 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Come and hear about Jono’s adventure,

Vancouver to Skagway Alaska and Paddling the Inside Passage

FRIDAY 19 MAY 2023

AT THE SWAN CANOE CLUB

(16 JOHNSON PARADE MOSMAN PARK)

6.30PM FOR A 7PM START

COFFEE AND TEA PROVIDED

RSVP to Andrew at amunyard@iinet.net.au

May
25
Thu
2023 WINTER TIME TRIALS
May 25 @ 5:20 pm – 7:00 pm

Please join us for our winter time trials every Thursday night from the 4th of May… starting at 5.20pm for the briefing with a 5.30pm start time.

Choose between 3km / 6km / 9km / 12km distances – all within Mosman Park Bay.

Link to register on webscorer

All welcome – no experience necessary – it’s only a time for yourself to beat each week.

BBQ and drinks on the verandah at the end. Patrick will be back by popular demand!!!

May
26
Fri
NEXT LEVEL – talk with three Olympic Legends
May 26 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Swan Canoe Club presents

NEXT LEVEL – three Olympic Legends speak on what it takes to get to the NEXT LEVEL

6pm on Friday 26 May 2023

COST: $10 (Adult) and $5 (kids under 16)

Members, family and friend’s welcome

Gourmet Hamburgers and a soft drink/juice provided

BYO alcohol

SPEAKERS: Ramon Andersson | Jesse Phillips | Amanda Simper

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

If any issues with purchasing tickets please contact Lauren on a Tuesday or Friday in the office and have your credit card handy, we can process the ticket over the phone. Thanks

May
28
Sun
Penguin Island Trip with Geoff E – CANCELLED
May 28 all-day

This twenty kilometre return paddle commences at Palm Beach, opposite the Rotary Park, on the Esplanade Rockingham, west of the boat ramp, between Bell and Vista St.

We travel west under the Garden Island Causeway to John Point and then south past Point Peron to Bird Island, Seal Island and the seaward side of Penguin Island.

Depending on the weather the trip may be modified. Usually after a break at Penguin Island we circumnavigate the island and head back north past Seal and Bird Island and

back to where we started at Palm Beach, usually by about 2.00pm. This trip is for sit-in sea kayaks and not sit-on kayaks or skis. There are legal safety equipment requirements

that include wearing a P.F.D, having a bailer or pump in the kayak and carrying a set of flares or a P.L.B. The club also requires you to wear a helmet when we’re near the reef.

The pre-requisite for this trip is to have done an Introduction to Paddling a Sea Kayak or have equivalent skills and be comfortable capsizing with a spray deck..

If you have concerns or questions please contact the instructor, Geoff Emery on gemry13@gmail.com or on 0403 604 082.

To book yourself on this trip please email Geoffrey gemry13@gmail.com

May 2023 Trip to be confirmed closer to the time

Jun
1
Thu
2023 WINTER TIME TRIALS
Jun 1 @ 5:20 pm – 7:00 pm

Please join us for our winter time trials every Thursday night from the 4th of May… starting at 5.20pm for the briefing with a 5.30pm start time.

Choose between 3km / 6km / 9km / 12km distances – all within Mosman Park Bay.

Link to register on webscorer

All welcome – no experience necessary – it’s only a time for yourself to beat each week.

BBQ and drinks on the verandah at the end. Patrick will be back by popular demand!!!

Jun
3
Sat
Guided Paddle for Members
Jun 3 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am
The guided paddle is suitable for all members, especially for those who are new to the club and paddling on Swan River. Your guide will take you out onto the river, and weather/wind dependent will take the group on a paddle that could include Chidley point, Point Walter, the Sandbar and/ or Freshwater Bay.
Contacting the nominated lead for the paddle is essential, so that they know the numbers and paddle experience of those attending. No RSVP may mean that if you turn up on the day you may not be able to join the group.
Please contact the lead to join this paddle for:
January – Sarah Whittaker
February – Gillian Henderson
March – Sarah Whittaker
April – Sarah Whittaker
May – last minute change to Rebecca Wong contact admin@swancanoeclub.org.au
September – Sarah Whittaker
October – Gillian Henderson
November – Sarah Whittaker
December – Gillian Henderson
If you cannot access the named link please email Lauren in admin admin@swancanoeclub.org.au for the email – we are trying to limit publishing people’s email addresses in public places. Thanks
Jun
8
Thu
2023 WINTER TIME TRIALS
Jun 8 @ 5:20 pm – 7:00 pm

Please join us for our winter time trials every Thursday night from the 4th of May… starting at 5.20pm for the briefing with a 5.30pm start time.

Choose between 3km / 6km / 9km / 12km distances – all within Mosman Park Bay.

Link to register on webscorer

All welcome – no experience necessary – it’s only a time for yourself to beat each week.

BBQ and drinks on the verandah at the end. Patrick will be back by popular demand!!!

Jun
10
Sat
Tranby House Paddle
Jun 10 @ 9:00 am – 1:30 pm

This is an opportunity to experience some interesting parts of the Swan River. Paddling through areas that make you feel miles away from suburbia but also get spectacular views of the city skyline.

Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the lawns of the historic Tranby House in Maylands.

This paddle is suitable for all levels of paddlers that can paddle 13km on flat water.

 

If you have any questions please email Jocelyn

REGISTER HERE by the 5th of June (via link or event calendar)

  • Trips are open to Canoe Club Members and are free of charge
Jun
11
Sun
Induction – Wet @ Swan Canoe Club
Jun 11 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

We have changed wet induction through winter to a Sunday morning at 10am. Please make sure you bring wet gear (including footwear)  and a towel and change of clothes if you would like to shower/change after.

This will change back to a Tuesday night in October through the summer months.

If any questions please contact admin

Jun
13
Tue
AGM
Jun 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Jun
15
Thu
2023 WINTER TIME TRIALS
Jun 15 @ 5:20 pm – 7:00 pm

Please join us for our winter time trials every Thursday night from the 4th of May… starting at 5.20pm for the briefing with a 5.30pm start time.

Choose between 3km / 6km / 9km / 12km distances – all within Mosman Park Bay.

Link to register on webscorer

All welcome – no experience necessary – it’s only a time for yourself to beat each week.

BBQ and drinks on the verandah at the end. Patrick will be back by popular demand!!!

Jun
17
Sat
INTRODUCTION TO WHITE WATER with Geoff Emery
Jun 17 all-day

Introduction to White Water Kayaking course

This course is to be confirmed – depending on weather.

This course is designed to introduce paddlers to kayaking on up to grade two white water and for those wishing to learn basic white water kayaking skills. This course is usually run at Walyunga, however location will depend on conditions, in short kayaks with spraydecks. Please contact instructors before the course regarding skill and capsize training in the short kayaks (Short Boat Skills Session) or if you have any questions.

Six hour course $100 for members and $165 for non-members.

Requirements
Must have good basic kayaking skills.
Instructor
Geoff Emery gemry13@gmail.com

More information at https://swan.paddle.org.au/introduction-to-white-water-kayaking-course/

BOOKING LINK FOR JULY COURSE

Jun
22
Thu
2023 WINTER TIME TRIALS
Jun 22 @ 5:20 pm – 7:00 pm

Please join us for our winter time trials every Thursday night from the 4th of May… starting at 5.20pm for the briefing with a 5.30pm start time.

Choose between 3km / 6km / 9km / 12km distances – all within Mosman Park Bay.

Link to register on webscorer

All welcome – no experience necessary – it’s only a time for yourself to beat each week.

BBQ and drinks on the verandah at the end. Patrick will be back by popular demand!!!

Jun
29
Thu
2023 WINTER TIME TRIALS
Jun 29 @ 5:20 pm – 7:00 pm

Please join us for our winter time trials every Thursday night from the 4th of May… starting at 5.20pm for the briefing with a 5.30pm start time.

Choose between 3km / 6km / 9km / 12km distances – all within Mosman Park Bay.

Link to register on webscorer

All welcome – no experience necessary – it’s only a time for yourself to beat each week.

BBQ and drinks on the verandah at the end. Patrick will be back by popular demand!!!

Jul
1
Sat
Guided Paddle for Members
Jul 1 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am
The guided paddle is suitable for all members, especially for those who are new to the club and paddling on Swan River. Your guide will take you out onto the river, and weather/wind dependent will take the group on a paddle that could include Chidley point, Point Walter, the Sandbar and/ or Freshwater Bay.
Contacting the nominated lead for the paddle is essential, so that they know the numbers and paddle experience of those attending. No RSVP may mean that if you turn up on the day you may not be able to join the group.
Please contact the lead to join this paddle for:
January – Sarah Whittaker
February – Gillian Henderson
March – Sarah Whittaker
April – Sarah Whittaker
May – last minute change to Rebecca Wong contact admin@swancanoeclub.org.au
September – Sarah Whittaker
October – Gillian Henderson
November – Sarah Whittaker
December – Gillian Henderson
If you cannot access the named link please email Lauren in admin admin@swancanoeclub.org.au for the email – we are trying to limit publishing people’s email addresses in public places. Thanks