membership & Course info
If you're interested in becoming a member of Kilcullen Canoe Club you can contact us through our contact page and a member of the club will be in touch.
Click here to download our Club Membership Application Form.
Membership Rates 2020/21:
Category of Membership
Adult €180 / Junior €85 / Family €300 / Student €85 / Associate €100
(Family = 2 Adults plus 2 children up to 18 years of age)
Beginner’s Course: €30. Boat Rack Storage: €30 Per Boat P.A.
Click here to download our Club Membership Application Form.
PLEASE NOTE:
All new members must complete a beginners course in canoeing (Cost - €30).
Children under 12 years must join along with an adult or family.
All participants must be able to Swim a 30 metre length of a swimming pool and tread water for 5 minutes.
Any known medical conditions should be notified on the application form.
Our Summer 2021 beginner courses. (Watch this Space.)
Course content and format.
Beginners Kayak Course at Kilcullen Canoe Club
The Course is completed part time over 8 x two hour sessions. These will be on a Tuesday and a Thursday Evening during the Summer. From 7pm to 9pm. To pass the course you should attend all 8 training sessions.
The beginners course covers the following:
• An understanding of the basic safety rules of canoeing
• An ability to enter and exit a kayak correctly
• Forward paddle, reverse paddle and stop.
• An ability to turn while stationary using forward sweep stroke, reverse sweep stroke and a combination of forward and reverse sweep strokes
• Low brace
• Simple draw stroke
• Turning on the move
• Edging while the kayak is moving
• Lower body rotation
• Capsize drill. How to exit your Kayak under the water.
• An ability to assist in an assisted X rescue and/or an H rescue.
Our Course usually includes a River Trip on the final evening from Carnalway to Kilcullen.
Our Level 2 skills courses and assessments are fully certified by Canoeing Ireland.
Please scan & email your form to >
Secretary at kilcullecanoeclub.com Please include your mobile phone number along with your email.