Join us for some social kayaking and skill practice at the sports centre pool (directions and more info on the link below).
http://www.lumc.org.au/activities/kayaking-and-rafting/
Kayaking in the pool is a great way to learn how to kayak in a safe environment, learn to eskimo roll, refine your skiils. Gear hire is free for LUMC members- all you need is bathers and towel
How the sessions will work for 2025
The pool sessions will be divided into 2 categories
Intro to kayaking and Skills sessions.
Intro to kayaking sessions are designed for people who have never done any kayaking with LUMC before, and will teach the basic skills required to be able to safely participate in LUMC kayaking trips. If you have done one already then you are still welcome to come along and practise though.
Skills sessions are designed for people who have already done a bit of kayaking, to allow them to work on specific skills. You MUST have already completed the intro to kayaking before signing up to these sessions
- You will need to pre-register for every session by clicking Attend on link above. If you are having trouble, please email clubofficer@lumc.org.au or message us on facebook. We will open up bookings ~1 week in advance
- When you arrive at the Sports Centre, come in via the front door
- Walk around to the pool through the sliding glass doors to the left of front desk and up the ramp
- If you are bringing your own boat you will need to enter via the car park at the back of the sports centre rather than walking boats through the sports centre, but please don't park around the back
- If you are new to kayaking, make sure you introduce yourself to one of the more experienced members and we will get you started!
- All attendees will be asked to demonstrate a wet exit at the start of their first session
- Please make sure you arrive at 7:45pm for an 8pm start so we can set up, get gear out and get kayaking!
Costs for kayaking in pool
| Entry |
Cost per session / Bulk entry for all semester 1 |
| LUMC members - students |
$10 / $20 |
| LUMC member - alumni / staff/ not affiliated |
$10 / $60 |
| Non members |
$15 / not available |
La Trobe Students, Staff and Alumni are very welcome to join the club to access the discounted rates, gear hire and instruction. At this stage we do not have any memberships available people not affiliated to join the club.
Please ensure you are able to make it before signing up - refunds are not available if you pay and are unable to make it.
Additional notes for non-members wanting to attend
- Places for non-members to attend the sessions are limited to a maximum of 6 people and won't be available every week and sometimes another club has reserved all the spots for their members (if the non-members option is not available in the "tickets", there is no space available for this session). Everyone must register individually
- Instruction and Gear hire for non-members is not available, please bring all your own gear. All gear must be washed and float bags removed to ensure there is no mud or river debris caught in your boat.
- Our sessions are run by volunteers, please help out with things that need doing like setup/packup of laneropes
** Club trips are for current LUMC members. You can sign up to membership here https://www.lumc.org.au/membership/ If you can't find your username/password email clubofficer@lumc.org.au for help**
