Welcome to the Over 45 Social Canoe Club
The club caters for those who enjoy an active sociable lifestyle. Members paddle weekly on Friday mornings on the Swan or Canning Rivers with occasional ocean paddles at Rockingham, Shoalwater Bay or Hillarys.
There are annual week-long camps at Rottnest Island in autumn and near Albany, Walpole or Augusta by rotation, in spring. There are also annual weekend camps at Moore River and Mandurah.
Social events include travel nights where members talk about their trips and sharing meals at restaurants. On two Fridays a year members do not paddle but celebrate the club's anniversary and Christmas.
A strong emphasis of the club is safety, with special reference to equipment, teamwork, structured paddling formats and safety briefings.
Paddling/Event Program and Car Guard
D=downstream, U=upstream
(see Members page for more paddle details
and the Paddle Attendance Sheet)
Summer Paddle time of 8.30am from 1st Dec to 31st Mar
D - Downstream Paddle
U - Upstream Paddle
3-Jan-25 Shelley Beach D Les Evans
Shelley school holidays
10-Jan-25 Johnston St D Linda Harris Peppermint Grove school holidays
17-Jan-25 Middle Swan Reserve D Deborah Thyne
West Swan school holidays
24-Jan-25 Applecross Jetty U Irene Benson
Applecross long weekend
31-Jan-25 Point Walter Reserve TBC Marg Buckman
Bicton Safety Day
Off Water - Theory
Committee Meeting
7-Feb-25 Hillarys Beach TBC Ritchie/Jan
Hillarys Boat Harbour Safety Day
In Water - Practical
14-Feb-25 Curtin Boat Shed D Vince Piper
Salter Point
21-Feb-25 Maylands Yacht Club D Garry Clohessy
Maylands AGM
28-Feb-25 Johnston St U Godin & Peter Peppermint Grove Nicholas
Long weekend
7-Mar-25 Claughton Reserve D Brian Mooney
Bayswater
14-Mar-25 Garratt Rd Bridge U Mitch Mitchell
Bayswater Life Members Day
21-Mar-25 Wesley Boatshed D Ken Patterson South Perth Committee Meeting
28-Mar-25 Clarkson Reserve D Maggie Crowe
Maylands
No-one may attend a Club activity if they are feeling at all ill or have any signs or symptoms of a respiratory disease including a fever or cough