Medicine Hat Paddling Club

11/17/2021

Folks,

Are you interested in an InPool Kayak Lesson.

Kayaking has become very popular here in SE Alberta. Beginner Lessons ensure You learn the proper fundamentals of Kayaking.


There are Lessons being offered this coming Sunday, at the Medicine Hat Family Leisure Centre.

There are a few spots still open;



IN POOL KAYAK LESSONS ARE BACK! Sunday November 21, 2021, 12:30 to 3:30 pm. Cost $60 per person. If interested, you must preregister and prepay, as space is limited.


PLEASE EMAIL John at [email protected]


COVID Protocols are in place at the Leisure Centre, participants will be required to show Proof of Vaccination.

11/02/2021

Why there are no Old, Bold Kayakers

Risk assessment is important in all areas of our life. In the paddling world, this is one type of risk assessment that all boaters will fail. Learn now.

10/31/2021

Happy Paddleween ...

10/27/2021

!! Major Announcement !!


Just in time for Your Halloween, Christmas and/or Year End Viewing pleasure;;

Paddling Film Festival - World Tour – 2020 / 2021 / 2022 – Virtual

The Medicine Hat Paddling Club has partnered up with Rapid Media, to bring to You the best, of the best 2020 and/or 2021 Paddling Festival Films, from the comfort of Your own Home; Computer and/or Smart-TV.

You can buy an On-Line Ticket now, to watch over Halloween, Christmas, any time, or You can buy one to give as a Christmas Present; or just buy now to watch from Home with Your Friends and/or Family.

Note; The 2022 Paddling Film Festival will be available virtually, come 01/March/2022, but the 2020 & 2021 Film Festivals are available now !!

Go to;

https://paddlingfilmfestival.com/?ref=MedicineHatPaddlingClub

Please ensure that You identify the Medicine Hat Paddling Club as Your Local Host; that way 20% of the Tickets Sales flow back to the Club, to invest in local paddling Opportunities.

Scroll down on the page, to Get Your On-Line Ticket, to watch the 2020 & 2021 Paddling Films at Home.

You can choose one (1) of three (3) Film Programs / Themes;
1. Paddling Adventure
2. Paddling Culture
and/or
3. Paddling Adrenaline.

With Your purchase of a Film Package, You get to watch 4 – 9 Films, from the comfort of Your own Home.

From the Rapid Media / Medicine Hat Paddling Club – Paddling Film Festival WEB Site, You can buy 2020/2021 Tickets, 2022 Tickets, Paddling Merchandise and/or a Subscription to Paddling Magazine, and/or Kayak Angler Magazine.

In the new partnership, a percentage of all Sales, comes back to the Medicine Hat Paddling Club.

To ensure that the Medicine Hat Paddling Club gets a rebate, please ensure that You access Your On-Line Ticket Purchase, Merchandise and/or Magazine purchase, via the above Link.

The Medicine Hat Paddling Club will use this revenue to promote and enhance Paddling Water Safety and Skills, in the Medicine Hat area.

Added Bonus; All area Paddlers, receive an additional 10% Discount on Ticket(s), Merchandise and Magazine Sales by using this Bonus Code at Checkout;

10% Bonus Code; MedicineHatPaddlingClub

Subscribe to the magazine now, and get a free Paddling Magazine Neck Gaiter.

Folks, in this COVID Christmas 2020, enjoy the Paddling Film Festival, from the Safe Comfort of Your own Home.

10/21/2021

Seal Launches; Maybe Don't

8 Best (And Worst) Seal Launch Videos

{Note; may be some Crude languages in a couple of the Videos}

https://paddlingmag.com/videos/best-seal-launch-fails/?fbclid=IwAR3PHs_Qor3kCo_nHAzxDHpxWuOjs9N-OMv74HztmpF8dYa9b9YPEM0MzTI

Need to add a little joy to your day? We've rounded up the best—and worst—seal launch fails on the internet for your viewing pleasure.

10/21/2021

Strathcona Washroom

Credit to the City Parks and Recreation going ahead and installing the Washroom at the Strathcona Island Park Boat Ramp area.

It is a much needed, and welcomed by all Paddlers and Boaters in the area.

The new, fully accessible, washroom will be the same as in the photograph, but will have the Medicine Hat approved color theme- mainly blue, white and taupe.

Parks and Recreation is anticipating completion in November.

It is being located at the edge of the green belt island, between the Parking Lot and the Ramp.

Medicine Hat - Parks and Recreation; a big THANK YOU !! from the Paddling Community.

10/13/2021

What Happens if I Flip ??

We're going to quickly demonstrate a few different methods for getting back into a kayak. But to master some of the more advanced techniques, especially for sit-inside kayaks, getting some professional instruction is a great idea. Getting back on a sit-on-top kayak is the simplest situation. Next,.....

10/05/2021

Every Cold Water Paddler Needs To Watch This Video

Planning an ice-out paddling trip? Watch this video first. In this 30-minute video, seven hardy volunteers from a variety of different industries plunge into icy cold water to learn how to survive potentially deadly falls overboard. Under the watchful direction of Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht, Professor of...

09/26/2021

Hat, Hat Regatta - 2021

The 8th Annual Hat, Hat Regatta went off under phenomenal weather conditions, on Saturday, 25/September, hosted by the Medicine Hat Paddling Club, which has been around Medicine Hat for 35 years now

Temperatures of 30C, as 42 Paddlers, in 37 Boats (Kayaks, Canoes and Stand Up Paddle Boards), Paddled down the historic South Saskatchewan River, from Echo Dale Regional Park, to Strathcona Island Park, through the heart of the City, for a distance of 10.7 kms., under the glorious Fall Colours.

Not bad for a Fall Day, in Southeastern Alberta.

09/20/2021

Hat, Hat Regatta 2021


Hat, Hat Regatta 2021 -- 8th Annual; Attention all Kayakers, Canoeists, Stand-Up Paddleboarders ...

The 8th Annual, Hat, Hat Regatta 2021 is Saturday, 25/September at 12:00 (High Noon).

The Hat, Hat Regatta 2021 welcomes all Paddlers; from Kayakers, Canoeists, Stand Up Paddleboarders, to Rafters; and of all skill levels; from beginner to experienced.


Leisurely enjoy Paddling the moving waters of the South Saskatchewan River and the landscapes of the sheltered coulees of Medicine Hat as we paddle down river on the South Saskatchewan River from the pristine oasis, Echo Dale Regional Park (Boat Ramp) through the heart of Medicine Hat, ending up at the Strathcona Island Park Boat Ramp.


All we ask is that wear Your most colourful “Head Regalia” (i.e. a Hat or Hats), as You Paddle …


COVID-19 Physical Distancing protocols will apply. See the attached poster, and the Medicine Hat Paddling Club’s page for further details.


If You are closer to Your fellow Paddler, than a Paddle length, You are too close.