Well dispite a bit of an Indian summer, i thought Id stay inside a bit longer and pen a few thoughts. I hope it will induce others to pop things down here too. On a personal, group, national level, on meets, on kit on well whatever.
At an individual level well I wanna flip, but hey theres always 2011 for that and 201.... For the Jurassic Jumpers, I want it to get deeper and stronger. Id like to see the Portsmouth people 'do stuff for themselves'. I want to build the Bournemouth/Poole part of the group back up so that its atleast as big and lively as the Pompy crew. I want the JJ's to host a bigger weekend meet.
The last bit is something Id like to see replicated all over the country. With clubs generally becoming 'deeper and stronger'. We have CB sorted for mid August. But I think that should be seen as the centre of a plateau of events. More events,flagged indvance and well spaced will at the very least reduce the influence of the weather as atleast 1 event should be dry and fine.
We have 'Walk for life' and Hallowene pretty much set into a calander too. THe numbers may not be stellar, but that can be worked on over time. Abroad there will probably be Aubria in mid July and possibly Mallorca. Many years ago in my canoeing days, I seem to recall a number of small towns that clung to the sides of river vallys. Matlock Bath and the Hieghts of Abraham seem to ring a bell with me. Many of these places had wide riverside walks, town gardens and now most probably a skate park. Well used to not just canoeists but also walkers, climbers and mountain bikers these places are well served by camp and caravan sites. Wouldnt such a place serve as a good place for a weekend meet? With the added oppertunity of a cross country bock too. Some where in Derbyshire would probably be a draw for a fair few northern bockers, though the Welsh boarders offer oppertunities too.
At a kit level. Id like to see manufacturers stumping up some more royalty money to Herr Boeck so that we can have a desent, affordable, tilting footplate.
