With the lockdown in place the Church Wilne Rotary is continuing to hold its weekly Monday evening meetings using Zoom. The speaker at the latest meeting, attended by 40 members, was the Club President Andy Cartwright, who gave a fascinating talk on Kayaking.

He gained a 4 Star award in white water kayaking. He is a Level 3 Coach and has worked for the PGL in South France as lead Kayak Instructor. He spent many summers coaching kayaking for St John's Ambulance district camp.

He continues to coach Scout Groups through Lincoln Water activities, as well as being part of the coaching team for the International Scout & Guides Camp.

For the members of the Club who would not know a canoe from a kayak, he explained a few basics. The main difference was kneeling using a single blade in canoes and sitting with double bladed paddles in kayaks.

Within each discipline there are many forms of the sport such as slalom as seen in the Olympics, white water racing, sea kayaking, sprint, marathon, polo and freestyle.

Once restrictions ease, the Club may consider a kayaking event: watch this space!

For more information on Rotary, our speaker evenings, events and the main activities organised by our club please contact our Secretary, Mick White at: rccw1220@gmail.com

Rotarian Dr John A Cook
For Church Wilne Rotary