2nd UK Storm Gathering

Alongside the An Lanntair programme is the real reason for coming… Storm Paddling! our base from Thursday to Saturday will also be An Lanntair.

Thursday 18 October

Registration Once you arrive you should come along to An Lanntair to register. We will be there from around 1pm on the Thursday afternoon. By this time we will have a good idea of the weather for the gathering and you will be able to sign up for Friday’s kayaking sessions.

Pool session For anyone wanting the chance to brush up on any skills we have booked the local pool for the Thursday evening and will be providing some coaching in the warmest enivronment of the event! There will be a limited number of spaces allocated on a first come basis at registration.

Presentations These start at 7:30 and details are on the An Lanntair Programme.

Friday 19 and Saturday 20 October

The format for Friday and Saturday will be similar. Paddlers will be able to sign up for sessions the night before and we will gather in An Lanntair for a 9am briefing each day with the aim of heading off by 10am. This should allow for a good day’s fun before we regroup in the evening. (If you are planning to eat out, especially in An Lanntair, we recommend you book.)

We can’t guarantee the quality of the weather and so a detailed programme will only be finalised just before the event. However, we will offer a mix of more structured coaching sessions and journeying aimed at all abilities. To enable everyone to get the best out of the kayaking our intention is that groups will be small (around eight, including coaches) and spread out around the island.

Justine has offered to run a film workshop for a limited number of people, including shooting footage and editing it, perhaps to show in the evening! Priorirty on this will go to those who have submitted entries to the film festival and if there is a lot of interest we will draw names from a hat!

Sunday 21 October

Sunday will be a little less formal and the emphasis will be on trips rather then more formal coaching. The leaders of each group will make arrangements to meet up with their paddlers on the Saturday night.

Monday and beyond…

Whilst nothing is programmed some of the local paddlers will be hoping to get out, let us know when you register if you’re planning on staying on!