Lac La Pêche Fathers Day BBQ - June 16, 2019
We all met at Lac La Pêche in Gatineau Parc, with some time to relax before lunch. After a picnic lunch three families went out for a nice paddle. Back at the beach we met up with a fourth family, where the kids had fun burying each other in the sand while the parents packed up. A really nice day together.
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Rideau River PP Family Trip - June 7-9, 2019
We originally had sites booked at Fitzroy Provincial Park but had to move to Rideau River Provincial Park due to flooding. We had five families camping for the weekend for a nice relaxing weekend, including baby Aislee, puppy Shadow and dog Brewster.
Four of the families arrived on Friday, and after setup, we took a nice walk (minus the bugs) down to the beach. The kids took water guns with them, and continued their battle in the water at the beach.
Saturday morning we relaxed, Malcolm, Skyla and Felix played some chess. In the afternoon the fifth family joined us and we did a short paddle to the beach for some fun. The kids built a cardboard box oven which was going to be used for the potluck. We all joined gathered at one campsite for a potluck dinner, with lots of yummy food! We finished off the day with s’mores around the campfire.
Sunday morning we all got on the water and paddled along Kemptville Creek. The weather was perfect and it was a nice paddle.
Family Program Trip Reports 2019
Family Trip - Constance Creek - May 5, 2019
Family Paddle on Rideau Canal - May 26, 2019
Forest Fire Risk 2019
2018 was a bad year for forest fires in Ontario. So far, except in western Ontario, things don't look as bad for 2019. Below are three links you might want to look at before your next camping trip.
Fire Danger Map
Active Fire Map Ontario
Active Fire Map Quebec
Posting a Trip to the Club Calendar
The club encourages trip leaders to post all club trips on the calendar. Using the calendar is easy (see attachment). This makes them readily available to all members and gets them included in the weekly Canoebytes.
A handy feature of the calendar is that you can use it to have people register for the trip.
Please Fill Out the Club Volunteer Form
The club is run exclusively by volunteers. No club activities would occur without the help of volunteers. Please click "Read More" to access a link and take a couple of minutes to indicate how you would like to volunteer:
Information on Canoe Club - 2019
Got questions on how the club operates? Check out the following sources of information.
2019 Discounts for RACCC Members
Club Handbook - Access Members Only
Rates for Car Pooling - Access Members Only
How Not To Get Email From The RACCC Website
How to Open/Close New First Aid Kits
Club Guidelines - Access Members Only
Club Bylaws - Access Members Only
2019 RACCC Training Program
for skills, fun, safety and friends to paddle with!
The RACCC has an amazing training program planned for 2019 for beginners to accomplished paddlers and camper - trippers. Whether you have little or a lot of experience, there are affordable courses to help you learn new skills or refine and update existing skills. Water safety and canoe/kayak rescues are included in the training.
It is also a great way to meet other RACCC members and to find paddling buddies.
Our Instructors are nationally certified through Paddle Canada. They are friendly, knowledgeable, experienced and love teaching so much that they volunteer their time for the benefit of their course participants. They are often assisted by RACCC members with extensive experience and expertise as paddlers or trippers, providing a great instructor to participant ratio.
All RACCC Training courses are available to RACCC Members. Some are available for non members.
Please check the individual courses for more information.
NOTE: NEW DISCOUNTS for NON Members: become an RACCC Member and sign up for training at the same time! New members will get a $25 discount on their course fee if they register for a training course costing $130 or more at the same time as joining the RA Canoe Camping Club.
RACCC offers Paddle Canada Certifications as well as skill development training (non certification) for beginner to advanced skill levels.
1. Flatwater Solo and Tandem Canoeing:
Paddle Canada Certification Courses: Introduction to Advanced
Non-certification Coaching sessions to help you learn new skills.
IF enough paddlers are interested, we will organize Paddle Canada Big Canoe (Voyageur Canoe) training!
2. Sea Kayaking:
Paddle Canada Certification Courses: Basic, Rolling and Level 1 for kayak enthusiasts.
3. Whitewater Solo and Tandem Canoeing:
Paddle Canada Introduction to Advanced certification courses (weekends at Palmers Rapids)
NEW! Intro to Whitewater in-town training option!
Skill training (non-certification) e.g. River Reading, Using the Power of the River ... etc
Successful candidates can earn Paddle Canada White Water Certifications and a place on the RACCC Whitewater List so they can join in club whitewater outings.
4. Camping-Tripping Training:
Evening Seminars include topics such as trip planning, menu and meal preparation, equipment, map and compass basics, risk management etc
Other camping-tripping training includes: Advanced Navigation
NEW Paddle Canada Camping Certifications: Basic, Wilderness, Leadership
Click here: For more information about RACCC Training Programs!
2019 Club Orientation Session Presentation
See attachment from the 2019 Club Orientation Session. It gives a useful overview on how the club operates.
 RACCC_Orientation_2019.pdf | [ ] | 1049 kB |
Safety Warning - Transporting Canoes with Foam Blocks
Changing automobile technology means that we have to be careful when running over straps inside the body of the car while putting canoes on cars with foam blocks
Some newer cars are coming with safety devices called curtain or canopy airbags. These are air bags that are installed over the doors in cars or in the side pillars of cars. These air bags protect passengers in the event of a side collision.
If a person passes over straps or rope through a car with curtain or canopy air bags, the straps or ropes will interfere with the deployment of the air bags and may cause injuries if there is an accident. Blocking or restraining an airbag during deployment could cause fire or explosion resulting in serious injury or worse.
Fortunately, it is easy to identify cars with curtain or canopy airbags. If you are not sure if your car has this type of air bag, check your owner’s manual. In many cases the airbags in cars is have labels like the ones on the steering wheels. If you are not sure if your car has this type of airbag – do not pass straps or ropes through the car.
Before passing over straps or ropes through a car, check to see if it has curtain or canopy air bags.
If a car has curtain or canopy airbags – do not pass straps or ropes through it.
At this point I do not know of an alternative way of attaching over straps on cars without racks.
Note: The warning doesn’t apply to cars with racks since the over straps or ropes are tied to the racks.
Mark Scott
2019 Open House
This year's open house was a big success. We had over 70 new club members and 28 people sign up for training courses.
Welcome to all of our new members and thank you to everyone who made the night go so well.
Mark - RACCC Chairperson
Trip and Training Reports 2018
Click on links to read reports on club activities.
Family Trip to Fitzroy Provincial Park
FW Instructors Inspired by Becky
Point Grondine Exploratory Trip
2019 Discounts for RACCC Members
A benefit of being a member of the RACCC is that some retailers and course providers give discounts to club members. Click "Read more" to see the list of discounts.
Also, the RA has a number of community partners that represent a wide range of sectors offering benefits to RA members. Click here for more information.