About Canoe
YUCC is York's gateway to the white-water kayaking world. The club offers everyone the perfect opportunity to get involved in a new and exciting sport. It also enables paddlers of all abilities to improve their boating skills whether at flat water and pool sessions, or more advanced river trips. Throughout the year we hold weekly flat water sessions focused on improving basic kayaking skills and trips to rivers across the UK. At the start of the year we organise white water introduction sessions aimed to give beginners their first experience of paddling on moving water as well as teaching basics in river safety and awareness. The highlights of YUCC's calendar are the weekend trips. Once a term we travel further afield to run less accessible rivers, this year these trips were to Scotland, Wales and The Lakes as well as participating in weekend gatherings attended by all major university kayaking clubs. As the abilities of our members progress, professional coaching is offered to those wishing to take their kayaking to the next level; for some this means taking courses in white water safety and rescue. Evolution of the club is enabled by getting our more experience members certified as river safety, that they may help YUCC continue to expand participation in the sport to others in a safe and friendly environment.
Meeting Times
Socials
-Monday Pub Social: 8pm - late
-Wednesday Social: 8pm - late
Kayaking
-Saturday River Trips: 9am - ~3pm
-Sunday Trainig Sessions: 1pm - 3pm
*Please note these times are for when club activity is not restricted by COVID-19, all information about meetng times and what we have to offer will be displayed in the weekly email.
Get Involved
This year we are unable to run give it a go sessions the way we normally would, instead we are offering your first session for free so you can try out the sport without fully committing! If you have any questions at all about the club drop us an email at: [email protected]
AU Fee Required
This club is a Gold tier sports club.
You must have already purchased at least a Gold tier membership. If you have a Black tier membership you can also join.