Canoefest 2022 Provisional Schedule
Please note our 2022 programme could change without notice
Our event relies on volunteer leaders, loaned equipment and best guesses of the weather and tides.
Changes and adaptions will happen
Festival Timetable
Thursday
- 09:00 General admission begins
- 11:30 Providers meeting
- 12:30 Lunch + Afternoon options sign up sheets out
- 14:00 Trips + Workshops
- 17:00 Ice cream bike
- 17:30 Bar open + Friday sign-up sheets out
- 18:00 Dinner
- 19:00 Talk: Studland Beaver Project
- 20.00 Low Light Photography Workshop
- 21:15 Bat walk
Friday
- 07:00 Wake-up Yoga
- 07:30 Breakfast (finish 08:30)
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08:00 Providers meeting
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08:45 Daily briefing
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09:30 Trips + Workshops
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12:30 Lunch
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14:00 Try-a-boat + Games + Trade stands
- 17:00 Ice cream bike
- 17:30 Bar open + Saturday sign up sheets out
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18:00 Dinner
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19:30 OCA AGM
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20:45 Talk: Fireside chat with Ray Goodwin
Saturday
- 07:00 Wake-up Yoga
- 07:30 Breakfast (finish 08:30)
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08:00 Providers meeting
- 08:45 Daily briefing
- 09:30 Trips and Workshops
- 12:30 Lunch
- 14:00 Trips and Workshops
- 16:30 Talk: National Coastwatch Institution
- 17:00 Ice cream bike
- 17:30 Bar Open + Sunday sign-up sheets out
- 18:00 Dinner
- 19:00 Discussion: How to put on a trip
- 19:30 Ceilidh followed by set with Celtic Confusion
Sunday
- 07:00 Wake-up Yoga
- 07:30 Breakfast (finish 08:30)
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08:00 Providers meeting
- 08:45 Daily briefing
- 09:30 Trips and Workshops
- 12:30 Lunch
- 14:00 Trips + Workshops + Try-a-boat
- 17:30 Bar Open
Trip and workshop programme
Thursday
Half-day trips
- Cleavel Point to Brownsea Island and return
- Brownsea Island circumnavigation
- Poole Quay / Poole Harbour
- Harbour Islands Circumnavigation
Half day workshops
- Solo open water paddle skills
- Tandem open water paddle skills
- Leadership styles and skills
- Improvised sailing
- Sheltered water SUP skills
- Safety and rescue update
- Nature paddle
- Paddling with children (Families)
- Just Add Water (Children)
- Expedition outfitting and planning
- Low impact camping
Friday
Full-day trips
- Cleavel Point to Brownsea Island and return
- Knoll Beach to Swanage Bay and return
- River Stour
Half-day trips
- Brownsea Island circumnavigation
- Studland to Old Harry Rocks
- Poole Quay / Poole Harbour
- Harbour Islands Circumnavigation
- Harbour entrance / return
Half day workshops
- Forward paddling workshop
- Open water rescues
- Improvised sailing
- Expedition paddling
- Expedition outfitting and planning
- Bank-based rescues (inc throwlines)
- Tarps and shelter
- Cast Iron Cooking
- Solo open water paddle skills
Saturday
Full-day trips
- Cleavel Point to Brownsea Island and return
- Wareham to Cleavel Point
- Christchurch loop
Half-day trips
- Studland to Old Harry Rocks
- Brownsea Island circumnavigation
- Poole Quay / Poole Harbour
Half day workshops
- Solo open water paddle skills
- Tandem open water paddle skills
- Leadership styles and skills
- Open water rescues
- Open water navigation
- Improvised sailing
- Canoe poling
- Adaptive paddling
- Sheltered water SUP skills
- Open water SUP skills
- Safety and rescue update
- Nature paddle
- Paddling with children (Families)
- Expedition outfitting and planning
- Tarps and shelter
- Low impact camping
- Cast Iron Cooking
Sunday
Half-day trips
- Studland to Old Harry Rocks
- Brownsea Island circumnavigation
- Poole Quay / Poole Harbour
- Circumnavigate Harbour islands
Half day workshops
- Solo open water paddle skills
- Forward paddling workshop
- Improvised sailing
- Journey planning and navigation
- Tarps and shelter
- Cast Iron Cooking
- Practical First Aid