Purley Canoe Club is now a member of the Open Canoe Association (OCA), which is a national organisation for open canoeists. The OCA provides a wide range of activities throughout the year and across the country, to accommodate the wide range of abilities within the association. This includes taster sessions for complete beginners and people who are new to the sport right through to a few days camping trips, white water trips and sea trips.

As a member of the OCA, Purley Canoe Club members can participate in these events and benefit from the excellent coaching that the OCA provides to all its members. Purley Canoe Club hopes that our membership of the OCA will enable our club members to develop their interest in open boating as well as develop their skills in this exciting and challenging discipline of paddlesport.

As a member we have volunteered to act as the London and South East Regional representative for the OCA. This means that we can provide advice to new or existing members of the OCA about the activities of the OCA and how it can help you develop your interest in the sport. We also organise a few OCA/ Purley Canoe Club open canoe events for the OCA each year. These are aimed at developing regional interest in the OCA and providing opportunities for local members of the OCA to get together for a quick paddle.

If you are interested in finding more about the OCA and its programme, please visit its web site www.opencanoe.org

Adrian Barclay Purley Canoe Club