Allow water sports in a controlled club environment eg rowing and kayaking
Allow reopening of rowing and kayaking clubs linked to policies on numbers at any one time, crew sizes, equipment and premises use. Travel time of up to one hour to be allowed for this given the dispersed nature of the sport and access to waterways.
Why the contribution is important
Contributes to health and wellbeing. Will ensure community clubs survive and can pay their bills
by Barbaram on May 05, 2020 at 02:28PM
Posted by topher May 06, 2020 at 09:21
Our rowing does not need changing rooms or any other indoors time in public spaces.
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Posted by Pathbrae May 07, 2020 at 14:12
Generally, paddlers own their own equipment, travel to a launch location singly or with their partners (same household) and, by the nature of the sport, will be forced to maintain a safe distance from each other.
With experienced club members in the group and a sensible choice of location based on tidal flows and weather forecasts, we would be extremely unlikely to need external assistance.
The benefits in terms of physical exercise and wellness are on par with running and cycling but with a much lower risk of injury and a greatly reduced risk of coming into close contact with other people taking their exercise.
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