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by Alan Horner
Fri Feb 22, 2019 4:33 pm
Forum: Meets
Topic: South East Paddle March 9th 2019
Replies: 0
Views: 8193

South East Paddle March 9th 2019

East Coast Club are planning a trip on the tidal river Barrow from St. Mullins to Duncannon. 40kms March 9th meeting at Duncannon, co Wexford 08,00hrs (sharp) for car split arrangements and back to St. Mullins Co Carlow for launch 09.30hrs (sharp) ebb flow starts 09,00hrs from st Mullins and we will...
by Alan Horner
Thu Dec 27, 2018 4:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: shipping a Kayak in Europe
Replies: 2
Views: 3728

Re: shipping a Kayak in Europe

Hi Fergal, I don't have any direct experience of sending kayaks to Italy myself but I work in the shipping industry best is likely to be a road trailer service from Ireland a few possibilities http://www.arcese-cosulich.ie/services/ita-to-irl-standard http://www.ie.dsv.com/road-transport https://www...
by Alan Horner
Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:27 pm
Forum: Meets
Topic: Streamstown Meet - 13th / 14th May 2017
Replies: 18
Views: 17600

Re: Streamstown Meet - 13th / 14th May 2017

Hi Brian
I'll be there with Ciaran C
Planning to lead an easyish level trip both days for those that want / need
Encouraging some of the Easties to come along too

See you Friday pm in Streamstown
Weather gods be good !

Alan
by Alan Horner
Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Insurance
Replies: 51
Views: 34238

Re: Insurance

I pinned my colours to the mast some time ago on this matter - so I'm not going to dwell here as there is continued excellent on-line the debate. I can say that the East Coast Club took the plunge with insurance in 2016 and have renewed again for 2017. We only went as far as insurance protection for...
by Alan Horner
Fri Jul 22, 2016 8:46 pm
Forum: ISKA Committee
Topic: ISKA Committee Meet & Email
Replies: 60
Views: 411275

Re: ISKA Committee Meet & Email

How to respond to all points is getting difficult. Many made many are certainly valid. Trip leaders and Qualifications There no getting away from it that if ISka go the insurance route Then it's 6/7 meets through the season need to be planned and staffed by qualified trip leaders. I use don't provid...
by Alan Horner
Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:44 pm
Forum: ISKA Committee
Topic: ISKA Committee Meet & Email
Replies: 60
Views: 411275

Re: ISKA Committee Meet & Email

I do have to agree ISKA has always been an association of Sea Kayakers. Outside of ISKA Meets there is a mix of both informal peer clubs and more formal clubs like East Coast and perhaps Phoenix in Cork and others I'm sure. let's define a Peer Paddle It's fundamentally where all paddlers are of equa...
by Alan Horner
Tue Jul 19, 2016 10:56 pm
Forum: ISKA Committee
Topic: ISKA Committee Meet & Email
Replies: 60
Views: 411275

Re: ISKA Committee Meet & Email

Nailing my colours firmly to the mast or paddle I have been pro-insurance for many a year. In 2016 finally after years of debate the East Coast club took the plunge and bought insurance cover Why ? The main argument for having a cover for the club was fourfold 1/ Cover for the committee members who ...
by Alan Horner
Thu Sep 10, 2015 2:14 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Team Challenge at the Symposium 2016
Replies: 0
Views: 1962

Team Challenge at the Symposium 2016

Hi Folks, I am organising a kayaking based team challenge event at the symposium in Dungarvan this coming October 9-11. I am looking for some volunteers to act as Team supervisors Essentially the role is to - accompany the team through the various Kayaking related challenges - Issue the challenges t...
by Alan Horner
Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ISKA Chairperson Role
Replies: 3
Views: 3499

Re: ISKA Chairperson Role

Dear ISKA Committee, from an ex Committee member from years back. Historically ISKA changed from it's origins as a mainly Dublin based committee to a more regional based one. One of it's aims is the development and promotion of Sea Kayaking countrywide and to it's great credit ISKA has been a cataly...