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.
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.