Twice a year · Highlands
Residentials
Residentials are a EUCC hybrid of Socials and River Trips. Starting on a Friday night, we'll pick up the boats and kit for a river trip, but this time we're off for the entire weekend! We usually run two residentials across the year, each to a different location, giving us the chance to travel further afield to rivers which we normally cannot reach in a day trip.
01A whole weekend
We run a river on both the Saturday and Sunday, with the evenings dedicated to socials of a very special type, filled with games dreamt up by our social secs. We can guarantee that it won't be like any weekend you've had before! Residentials are a huge part of what people remember most about our club, allowing an opportunity for people to go all out on the kayaking whilst at the same time getting to know people extremely well.
There are no real prerequisites to residential trips. In previous years we've had trips running with people who'd never been in a boat before! Realistically though, it would be best if prior to coming on the trip you had at least made it to a pool session to try a wet exit. Doing your first one on the river is cold!
02Bigger, wilder water
The rivers we run are also different, usually of a different style to the ones we run on day trips, perhaps slightly longer, or more 'interesting', as we'll be in a more interesting location (usually up North in the Highlands). Rivers like the Etive are both beautiful and exhilarating with big drops and lots of places to practice your skills!
Unfortunately, places on Residential trips are limited and are assigned on a first come first served basis. Sign ups for Residentials are well signposted in advance though, so you should have plenty of time to sign up. In previous years they have run at a cost of approx. £65 in late September/early October and January/February. We also ask that for Residential trips you have signed up to become a full member of the club for insurance purposes.
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Grade 5 beaters & grade 2 senders welcome
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Membership is £80 for the year and includes all the kit, coaching and chaos. Not sure yet? Socials and two pool sessions are free.