http://worldkayakblogs.com/CReW Families and Friends together on the water! Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:10:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello everyone, Well, I just participated in my first competition "the Blackwater Challenge"! I was saving it for when I would turn 40 but being a month short was apparently not a very good excuse to put it off so, I signed up. It was fun! I came in third out ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/CReW/2008/09/07/north-american-freestyle-kayak-championship/ Hello, my name is Tilly and I am a kayaker. Some of you may know me as a keener; others might know me as a member of the crew club, in Cornwall. Or of the Canadian team. Some of you might have met me at a few competitions, or on ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/CReW/2008/09/02/cheers-from-norway/ Well, In an earlier post I said that today was a day to rest after a really busy period. hmmmmm, I suppose that rest does not really imply sleep. Today Zachary and I completed a project that has been on the table for a bit. This is the start of our ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/CReW/2008/09/01/crew-kayak-recycling-program/ Well, this weekend has been a spectacular one for us! Friday night was a CReW evening on the Riviere St-Charles and we were fortunate to have good weather and a couple hours of paddling for the sake of paddling. Sylvie, Zachary, Emily, Chery,l, Jennifer and I headed out to the ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/CReW/2008/09/01/crew-and-a-labor-day-weekend-of-fun/ Last Sunday (August 17th) Jennifer Tytula, one of our new CReW members, voluntered to safety boat at the annual Red Cross Triathalon in Cornwall. CReW volunteers every year and this year Jennifer stepped up to the plate for us. It is a good cause and having boats out there to help ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/CReW/2008/08/19/crew-member-jennifer-volunteers-for-the-red-cross-triathalon/ On Saturday (August 9th) I took my Father in-law to the Ottawa river to pick up my Son, Zachary, and one of members, Sean, after their 3 week stay at Keeners. Wow, these 2 kids improved. 3 weeks on the water sure pays off. Both kids are in so much control. ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/CReW/2008/08/10/keeners-ottawa-river-and-bussy/ August 1st through the 3rd saw Sylvie, Emily, Cheryl, Daylan, Pierre, Susan, Doug and I back on the Ottawa river for another fun filled session. This time around we were joined by Zachary Zwanenburg and Sean Hakvoort who had a weekend off during their 3 week stay with the Keeners at ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/CReW/2008/08/07/crew-a-weekend-on-the-ottawa/ Well, Robert usually writes on this blog and he is always saying how nice it would be if others posted as well so here I am writing about this past weekend on the Ottawa river. It was so much fun! Upon arrival on Friday evening, we were all eager to go ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/CReW/2008/07/28/crew-on-the-ottawa-sylvies-perspective/ July has started and CReW and our volunteers have kick started the 2008 Youth Challenge Kayak Program! We will keep a running diary on the "2008 Youth Challenge Kayak Program" of the CReW Blog and between swims we will be sure to keep every updated on the progress of the kids ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/CReW/2008/07/10/2008-youth-challenge-kayak-program-gets-a-great-start/ Tilly Martin is one of tough little girl! We have enjoyed paddling with Tilly throughout the winter and spring. She has competed at Chambly and Level 6 and now she is at Keeners for her second year and it is great to see how she has improved. Here is here latest post ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/CReW/2008/07/06/tilly-at-keeners/