Committee
To help put names to faces, here's some mugshots and short descriptions of various folk who are involved in running the club.
Alex Mason - Chair
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Age: 29 and a bit Gainful Employment: Software Engineer Distinguishing Characteristics: Big and heavy Paddling Penchant: Sea, surf and expedition General: Lives in Bristol but drawn inexorably to the sea. Current boat: LL remix XP10, Prijon Kodiak (grey sea kayak), Tarpon 120 Sit-On-Top. |
Alison Holland - Membership SecretaryChild Welfare Officer |
Age: Somewhere between 40 and 50 Gainful Employment: I spend most of my time in the company of small children Distinguishing Characteristics: Freckles Paddling Penchant : I like to try a bit of everything General: Mother of two, own a dog Coaching Qualifications: UKCC Level 1 Coach Current Boat: Have just retired my Dagger Redline, now paddling a granite and blue Dagger Axiom (but also own a Dagger Charleston 15 sea kayak) |
Annette Colbourn - SecretaryChild Welfare Officer |
General:Annette is the club secretary and responsible for keeping the rest of the committee organised. |
Martin Aspinall - Treasurer/Quartermaster-- |
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Julian Hellings - Vice Chair |
Age:43 Gainful Employment:Sandhurst Autoprint Number Plate Systems Distinguishing Characteristics:Tall with little hair and in shorts most of the year. Paddling Penchant: Touring(Open Canoe and Kayak), sea and surfing. General:Lives Burnham on Sea with family and dog. Current boat:Perception Carolina 14 |
Mike Perrott - Lead Coach
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Age: Old enough to know better. Gainful Employment: Fishing drowning kids out of the Marine Lake. Distinguishing Characteristics: Beard and glasses, wrinkles etc Paddling Penchant: Anywhere on the sea but especially The Bitches General: Been on committee since club was formed (and has coached a significant proportion of the membership -- websmaster) Coaching Qualifications:Level 2 Kayak, Level 3 Surf, Level 3 Sea Kayak Current boat: Dagger Axiom and Romany sea kayak, trusty RPM is now in garage. |
Paul Farmer - General Committee-- |
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Gary Neath - General Committee-- |
Age: Around the 50 mark Gainful Employment: Printer/machine Operator Distinguishing Characteristics: Over weight with gray hair Paddling Penchant : Sea / White water / Touring. General: Loves anything to do with the sea or rivers. Current Boat: P&H Scorpio & Pyranha Burn. |
Lindsey Bishop - General Committee-- |
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Phil Harris - General Committee |
Age: thirties Gainful Employment: not a lot really, anything stupid outdoors! Distinguishing Characteristics: Quite hairy (except for top of head!), Gills (need them with my paddling!) Paddling Penchant : up side down on water generally though sometimes end up on snow and sand! General: Dad and loving it. Coaching Qualifications: BCU Level 2 (I think!!) Current Boat: Pretty much whatever is going, own an RPM and alchemy though, love em both. |
Steve Holland - Quartermaster/General Committee
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Age: More upper than lower forties Gainful Employment: Self employed Distinguishing Characteristics: Big nose! Paddling Penchant: Most things General: Father of two, own a dog, club quarter master Coaching Qualifications: UKCC Level 1 Coach Current Boat: Have just retired my Jackson Super fun, now paddling a Blue Liquid Logic Remix (but also own a Dagger Charleston 15 sea kayak) |
Alex Aspinall - Newsletter Editor/General Committee-- |
Age: 16 Gainful Employment: Claims not to gainfully employed. Distinguishing Characteristics: Super massively tall Paddling Penchant: White Water and Surf General: Has a dog Current Boat: Dagger Juice 6.9 and various parts of a Robson TT C1 spread around the Garage |