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SNPA - Aubeterre Canoë-Kayak

Our association is born in 1965 on the banks of la Dronne, at Aubeterre. Since then, the club has constantly grown, especially in the sports' field. Group about fifty licence-holders, we practice downriver racing, slalom and sprint. From 7 to 77, we train on la Dronne all year round and discover the French rivers during competitions

DOWNRIVER RACING

"Downriver, also known as 'wildwater' is an exhilarating, highly-physical river descent over 3 to 4 miles of challenging whitewater.Everything is tested from tactical skill, technique, balance, timing to strength, power, stamina, breathing, mental prowess and fitness.Competitions are essentially divided into 2 formats; 'Classic' downriver – the longer 4-mile course through grade 3 or 4 rapids which can last up to 35 minutes and the 'Sprint' – 500 to 750 metres of whitewater speed-paddling.Boats are designed for speed but with that they are quite unstable and not that easy to turn." - WPA

SLALOM

"The Olympic discipline of canoe slalom is contested on a whitewater course with athletes navigating through a combination of 18-24 upstream(red) and downstream(green) gates.  Athletes have to navigate their canoe or kayak through 300m of whitewater rapids in the fastest time possible. A 2-second penalty is given for a touched gate, and if the gate is missed completely there is a 50-second penalty.Canoe Slalom, listed then on the Olympic program as "whitewater slalom", made its debut during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany and did not reappear until the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain." - ACA

SPRINT

"The Olympic discipline of canoe sprint is contested on flatwater over four distances – 200m, 500m, 1000m & 5000m. Introduced to the Games in 1924 it became a full medal sport by the 1936 Berlin Games. In Canoe Sprint events, athletes race on a straight course with each boat in a separate lane.  There are kayak events in single(K1), double(K2) and four(K4) boats, and canoe events in single(C1) and double(C2) boats. In a kayak, the paddler is seated and uses a two-blade paddle, while in a canoe, the paddler is kneeling on one knee, and uses a single-blade paddle." - ACA

INFORMATION

The club is open (TO LICENCE-HOLDERS) from September to June:

  • Adults session: Tuesday, from 6pm to 8pm

  • Beginners session: Wednesday and Saturday from 2pm to 4pm

  • Sports session: Wednesday and Saturday from 4pm to 6pm

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