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. On each Friday the paddlers form into groups, based on ability. Most groups would normally paddle between 10 and 17 kilometres in total with a mid paddle coffee break. On return to the starting point a picnic lunch is enjoyed by the group. Each week the club gathers at a different starting point, alternating with north or south of the river starts.
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. There is no competitive element to the paddles; the emphasis is on enjoyable, social paddling while remaining safe in sometimes challenging conditions. The club does not offer formal training but practices safety and rescue techniques.