My first boat was… home made using timber and chipboard when I was about ten years old. I presented the finished craft to my parents and argued a case for a trip down the local creek. It was never commissioned.

I learnt to paddle...canoes in the first year of a degree in Outdoor Education in Bendigo (1992).

The deadline for the autumn newsletter is March 15^th so if anyone has a snippet of interesting news, a story of a recent race or trip or something for “under the yarra” please send it to Tony Payne riskybiz@netspace.net.au Keep the stories to one or two pages but plenty of photos encouraged.

Three new k2s have arrived to be part of the club intermediate fleet.  We have some minor problems to iron out so hopefully they will be in service before the start of the winter series. We expect the two new k1s to arrive toward the end of February.