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"CaNews"

Canews is Ringwood Canoe Clubs 'quarterly magazine' - giving trip reports, event calendars, news, notices, etc. Next 'hard-copy' date: October 2008 

A copy of the latest few 'Canews' can be downloaded as a pdf file here. (If you want copies of earlier Canews, please ask Graham)

Canews July 2008   

Canews April 2008     Canews December 2007   Canews September 2007

 Canews June 2007    Canews March 2007        Canews December 2006 

It relies on contributions from ALL members! All material that might be of interest to club members is very gratefully received. Send to: Graham Bland, or Email to ringwood.canoe@btinternet.com

Caption Competition

Give me a caption for the next issue. Nothing to win but the glory.

Last Entries

“Paul’s feelings were obvious as it came up to a full minuet since Ross’s disappearance“

Mark Giddens

The farmer must enjoy anagrams; he’s changed Blackness Beach into A Backless Bench”.

Or: “I don’t care if everyone else is in shorts. I’m not rolling them up any further – and get your hand out!”

Barry.

“As usual RCC were like coiled springs waiting for the tide to turn”.

Mike

Poisonous gas outrage claims 7 victims - Ross denies farting but there is overwhelming circumstantial evidence

Or “RCC members grow bored waiting for results of knobbly knee competition

Nick

"The Immigration service deployed their sniffer dog, who immediately locked on to an illegal alien"  or

 "As his ears started to grow longer, Barry regretted calling Becky a witch!" 

 Mike

Ross laughed – the sight of Dave C swimming, his boat nowhere to be seen, was becoming all too familiar. (Paul B)

Ross expresses concern as hypothermic trip survivor reaches river bank (Nick L)

Nick L’s contribution: “Hanna deliberately chose to misinterpret Olly's request

And Mike F came up with two:- Pre paddle nerves ensured that Hannah rapidly depleted the on board gin supply, so another bottle of Bombay Saphire was rushed to the scene!

 Or:

By the time she had inhaled a complete tank full of Helium, Hannah's impression of Paul in animated discussion was nearly perfect.

But the winner is Barry D with

You’re a brave girl putting any of Paul’s kit in your mouth. Here, have a rinse.”

Emerson Lake and Palmer fan models the latest XXXL waterproof T shirt

 

Barry

Blimey - areithiai gwir!

Nick L

"Mike keeps abreast of Heimlich manoeuvre ….."

 

Nick L

"I can still remember the days when I didn't need any help to get her trousers off in the car park"   (Barry).

"Dot was anxiously trying to work out how she was going to fit the third leg she'd mysteriously grown into her two legged pair of trousers!" (Paul B)

"Call that an RCC member?!" (Nick L)

Elliot knew Debbie had an invisible friend, but could never have guessed he was a naked giant! (Mike F)

Barry’s entry (below) was disqualified - entrants are not permitted to modify the image before they caption it!!!

Ross tests out the new aqua-facial spa bath

"Up Periscope"

 

 

 

 

 

It's Hell I tell you!  We're doomed to sit in this eddy until somebody writes a caption!

From …. Bob (The Bear) Mackenzie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An ardent young boater named Chris

Went looking for kayaking bliss,

Said, "I'll endo and roll

through  the next monster hole."

The result of his effort was this

From ...... Bob (The Bear) Mackenzie

 

 

 

 

 

"Still dazed, Graham was trying to explain that the rock had jumped out in front of him and had nothing to do with the 10 pints of Speckled Hen he had consumed the night before" (Paul Beeston)

Or ..

"That'll teach you to keep your eyes to yourself" (Frances !!)

 

 

 

"Don't you know how cold it can get? I told you to put some gloves on!!" Paul Beeston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The instructions say we should have been putting the big end of the paddle in the water!" … Mike Farnden

"I see our investments are dropping as fast as the tide but, if you work a bit harder dear, I am sure we can hold our position in both senses" Barry Deakin