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NLMOCC Awarded $5000
The NLMOCC has recently been granted $5000 under the federal government volunteer’s grant. The grant will be used for the club to purchase a canoe trailer to transport the canoes so people of the region can better access our sport.
On Tuesday 22nd of December federal member for Shortland Jill Hall MP officially handed presented the club with the $5000. The club receiving the grant will be featured in Jill Halls New Year’s newsletter.
Yoda, Green Lantern and The Incredible Hulk find a home at NLMOCC
With the votes now all in to determine our club logo colour, it is expected The Incredible Hulk, Green Lantern and Yoda will be sealing their allegiances to NLMOCC. First and second preferences were taken from each person who voted, with a first preference vote worth one point and a second preference vote worth half a point. After votes were tallied two colours came out with equal points and therefore the judges had to go to a count back… so with a dominant number of first preference votes, GREEN comes in as the most preferred colour for the club logo and will now become our official logo colour. We are expecting superheros of this colour – past, present and future – to now endorse our paddling club as their club of choice and turn away from the ‘dark side’ of all other paddling clubs. And as Yoda says May the force be with you!
Obama breaks out his NLMOCC paddling shirt and club tie
Back in Black
The skills run wide and and deep among the members of the NLMOCC. Beavering away for the last month, Vice President Nathan Evans has come up with some designs for club uniforms and logos. Please check them and leave a comment on what you think.
Club emblem in various shades and colours
Club logo in various colours
Club race tops - with and without example sponsors
Who would have thought it??
I’d like you to picture this… a man walking slowly, yet purposefully toward you; on his naked and muscular shoulders an OC2 is perched. No assistance is offered to the athletic figure, and none is requested. He comes closer now and into focus in the dawning sun, he’s finished a solid training session; muscles are pumped, and sweat beads down his tanned skin. One might think it is the aquatic version of the Marlboro man – a paddle instead of a cigarette. Now even closer a stranger would easily take him for a rugged man’s man, one perhaps not to cross or make a smart remark to for fear of inciting his anger. Who is this man? Who is this paddler? Now directly in front of you, you realise that this man, long dishevelled hair and beard, is carrying a pink canoe!? Yes pink! Powerfully, he places it down next to a dragon boat – a pink pink dragon boat. Aparently it’s the new cross training craft for the club. He stands back and admires the colour of the two craft in the morning sunshine; a grin of satisfaction spreads across his face. Others paddlers now overhear his inquiry of the new club uniforms. “Were they available in ‘Nipple Pink’?” he asks. How can this be? Isn’t it true that real men never wear pink? Why is this rugged, manly paddler obsessed with pink??
See below the new dragon boat and recently purchased OC2. The dragon boat will be used for club members cross training and corporate/team building days.
Club dragonboat for cross training, corpoarte and team building days
Dragonboat ready to transport to corporate and team building events
Recently purchased Club OC2
facebook group created
NLMOCC group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116129144683
Commonly paddled distances and destinations for training
DISTANCES:
Boat ramp – Mermaid 2km
Mermaid – Horsey 1.4
-Red bouy 2.8
Mermaid – Kooragang Br 4.5km
-Tourle St Br 7.1
-Ash Is Br 12.4
-around Kooragang Is to Mermaid 31km
-Signa 11
-Boat Harbour 39
-Shoal Bay 56 (1/2 Hawkesbury)
“up the creek”
Boat Ramp – first Br 1.0km
second Br 1.7
third Br 2.2
turnaround 2.5km
Sunshine – Point Wolstoncroft 2.1km
- E tip Pulbah Is 4
-SW tip Pulbah 6.4
-Sunshine 9.8
Sunshine – Vales Point 5km
Sunshine – Duck Pond 5km
- top end of creek??? 7.3km
Sunshine – Joe’s cafe 3.6km
What features are incorporated into a good paddling club
A good club has a great core of people that work well together to get the job done that will benifit the club as a whole and promote the sport of Outrigger Paddling in a good light.
A good club is one that caters to it’s novice and up and coming paddlers (all grades/age groups) without holding back the elite or those working towards elite status.
A good club has quality coaches for everyone and can organize the creating/educating of such coaches.
A good club has good planning so everything is transparent… fundraising, coaching sessions, safety, The club expectations (of paddlers and committee), equipment allocation, regatta expectations and maintenance.
A good club should have easy access to water, both flat and surf and have the craft and risk management to cater to those condidtions.
A good club does not have to have clubrooms or all the bells and whistles when it comes to equipment but these are something to strive towards as a whole.
A good club is one that acknowledges those that do the hard yards or have the skills that make certain aspects of that club a success…and do not run such members into the ground.
A good club is one where all the club members are happy and proud to move the club foreward and are all willing to do their part to get things done the right way.
A good club has pride in it’s colours and logo and is competitive but has a friendly outlook towards it’s competitors… off the water
A good club encourages the growth of the sport by running the odd regatta or attending as many reggatas as practicle and helping out out these reggatas if needed.
Anyway…
There are some demanding people out there and it is so hard to please anyone . Everything comes down to a vote and unlike yourself… some paddlers have hidden agenders .
After fundraising and doing all the groundwork.. you can be voted out and the club can take other directions .
It is great if you have access to people with energy and the ability to get things done. It is great when everyone in the club is welling to do their part and help out…and not leave it to the over-burdened few.
Paddletics is everywhere and good intentions can be out voted by those with … a different direction.