31Oct 2015 by Michael Quinn No Comments
Ivel Trip Report

Ivel Trip Report

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On the cold and misty morning of October 31st Beth led four Nomads on an exciting trip down the river Ivel. The day soon brightened up and we enjoyed the fantastic, golden-brown autumn scenery as well as playing in several entertaining weirs. Probably the highlight of the trip was the 6 foot weir halfway down where Beth showed us an impromptu back flip while still landing upright.
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15May 2015 by Michael Quinn No Comments
Middle Wye Trip Report

Middle Wye Trip Report

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On the last weekend in February, braving the low temperatures, three members and an ex-member of Nomads set off to mid Wales to run the middle section of the Wye from Builth Wells down to Glasbury, including the infamous 'Hell Hole' rapid at Erwood. Arriving late friday afternoon we went straight to the Hell Hole to inspect river conditions, before checking into the luxury River Cafe B&B at Glasbury, which was also our get out. The river level was just about perfect  (an inch over the bases of the bridge piers at Glasbury) high enough to make the Hell Hole a grade 3 rapid and cover the slabs the whole width of the river, but not spate levels, which make a dangerous river wide stopper. Satisfied with the prospects for…
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01Aug 2013 by Webmaster No Comments
Polo Team Results 2012/2013

Polo Team Results 2012/2013

Polo, Polo Reports, Reports
The Nomad Polo teams did well this year, with the ladies team winning every game and the 'A' team only just missing out promotion to division 1. Final positions are listed below. The full league tables can be found here. Nomad A – National Division 2, (ranked 13th from 100 teams in 2013) Nomad B – National Division 3, (ranked 39th from 100 teams in 2013) Nomad C – National Division 3, (ranked 37th from 100 teams in 2013) Nomad D – National Division 3, (ranked 59th from 100 teams in 2013) Nomad Ladies – National Division 1 Ladies, (ranked 9th from 15 teams in 2013) Nomad Youth – National Division 2 Youth, (ranked 9th from 13 teams in 2013)
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09May 2013 by Webmaster No Comments
Canoe Polo Squads Review 2012-2013 Season

Canoe Polo Squads Review 2012-2013 Season

Polo, Polo Reports, Reports
Nomad A The clubs top players started the new season with renewed vigour, their aim to put last season’s missed opportunities behind them. They started well and created a platform from which to build – and build they did! Over the following six months they delivered a succession of mature performances that led them to the brink of success. Nomad A are now a force to be reckoned with, players at their peak who systematically destroy weaker opposition. The current team has been together for around five years; in that time everyone has progressed both in terms of fitness, agility, skills and guile. The 2012-2013 season needed to when everyone delivered, they did. April 28th saw Nomad A playing their last five games at the clubs home facility in the…
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03Sep 2012 by Webmaster No Comments
Summer Polo Tournament Results 2012

Summer Polo Tournament Results 2012

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Over the summer the polo squads played in four different weekend tournaments held in three different countries - Wales, England and Belgium. The full results are listed below:   The 22nd Joy Davis Hull International 2012 Division 1 1 Dragon 2 Meridian E 3 Kingston A 4 FOA Z 5 Tees Tigers A 6 Bedford Raiders 7 Nomad A 8 Kingston B Division 2 1 Derby Rammers 2 Cherwell 3 White Rose Stingrays 4 Trekvogels 5 Meridian Y 6 FOA W 7 Tees Tigers B 8 Nomad C 9 Manchester Wildcatz A 10 Stingrays   17th Welsh International Canoe Polo Challenge 2012 Division 1 1 Dragon 2 Kingston A 3 Cardiff A 4 Avon Y 5 Nomad A 6 Cherwell A 7 Avon X 8 Canada Cobras 9 FOA Z…
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16Jul 2012 by Webmaster No Comments
River Ivel Trip Report

River Ivel Trip Report

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On Saturday the 24th of June Nomads Kayak Club took a trip to Bedfordshire, at the River Ivel. The journey up there was a long and painful one as Jenny’s car only managed to reach 40 mph on the motorway. After about an hour and a half we did reach the drop off point where we dumped the stuff and I was left looking after the kids and boats, which was highly amusing with the ideas we were coming up with to lose the adults’ boats (one was to take their boats and leave ours so they couldn’t fit, then we realised they had Arthur…). Once we they came back and much to their dismay we were still there, we all jumped in our boats and seal launched* down the…
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