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CAIRNS KAYAK AND CANOE CLUB |
Cairns and it's surrounding region has the highest average rainfalls in the country, with a wet season spanning November to March. During these months, the mountainous back drop, forces the rain to fall onto the hinterland just west of the area. Overnight down pours of 200 to 300mm are not uncommon. From here, some spectacular rivers form and carve their way to the sea through the Great Dividing Range.
Some of the larger rivers run all year round. The paddling around Cairns can vary from afternoon runs to 5 day camping trips, 1 in 10 grade V+ steep creeks to leisurely grade II river runs. There are still creeks and rivers here yet to be paddled.
Cairns Kayaking is now the offical website for the CAIRNS KAYAK AND CANOE CLUB. We are pleased to share our part of paddling parradise with the world, so whether you get your self here for some paddling or just visit the site for our photo galleries, video's, stories, and latest news, we hope you enjoy.
Always clean up and respect our delicate environment. Leave only a ripple, & take nothing but photos.
We hope to see you on a river soon.
The Barron River Crew |
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The club has recently purchased a Spot 2 - personal locating and tracking device to keeps us all a little safer and to help stop worried friends and family becoming concerned if we are running a little late on a river trip.
We have also purchased a near new Wavesport Habitat 80 creekboat
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Finally courtesy of Tane from Cairns Rope Access, the club now also has a Bliss-stick Skud which he has kindly donated.
Please contact the Club if you wish to hire any of this gear. Members will have priority use and will receive a much cheaper rates. Contact us to find out more. |
Training days
Club Training days are currently being planned for beginner and intermediate paddlers, along with regular swift water rescue
training days. Now the water levels have dropped we will begin to conduct these training days on a regular basis, if you wish
to come along and learn how to kayak, or you are just learing and want to improve then come along. Dates will be up very
soon or you can send us and email via the contact us link on this site. Prices will be set at $20 for non members, fully paid
members will be free.
Memberships
Membership renewals are due, full yearly memberships can be purches via the
club website on the membershipspage. |
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| MONSOON MADNESS WHITE WATER FESTIVAL PHOTOS |
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| Cairns kayaking would like to thank all of the below sponsors for their support which made the 2011 Monsoon Madness such a big success. |
| CKC |
The Cairns Kayak and Canoe club is now up and running. If you want to be a part of the club, membership forms, and prices can be located under the members tab. We invite all paddlers, including white water, canoe polo, flat water, sea kayaking, and anyone else who wants to be apart of this great club to join up and become involved. Whether you want to compete, or just enjoy a good social day out paddling with like minded people, our club aims to provide for your needs. Some Canoe Polo, and white water freestyle comps are just around the corner so keep an eye on the site for these dates. |
For kayak sales and hire.
Talk to Mark and the crew at Adventure Equipment Cairns. |
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133 Grafton Street Cairns City
Phone +61 7 40 312669 |
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