[caption id="attachment_2453" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Nomad A Team after their promotion at the playoffs[/caption] Congratulations to the A team who have been promoted to the National Canoe Polo League's first division!
On sunday seven Nomads and two friends enjoyed a beautiful sunny day on the Thames between Boulter's Lock and Cliveden led by Peter Scott. The river was flowing very fast making the upstream paddle a real workout. We stopped and explored a couple of backwaters on the way up before deciding to call it a day and have lunch opposite Cliveden house. The way back was much faster and we stopped by a raging Boulter's weir to have coffee on the island before finishing.
Seven Nomads including Cathy, Myles and Peter on their first club trip had a great time last sunday paddling the Ivel and playing in the weirs. It was even sunny. Check out Peter's video above. The next trip is 13th/14th February to the Dart with Nick. His contact details were included in the email about this trip and are also on the sign-up sheet in the clubhouse and you should contact him directly if you're interested in going.
Despite the forecast for rain all day, 4 nomads member and a friend braved the elements and set out from Laleham on the Thames this sunday. Paddling upstream to Penton Hook lock against a slow stream the sky slowly cleared and it became quite a decent mild day without a drop of rain. Above the lock we turned into the narrow Abbey Stream and passed the mobile home park into wooded countryside with kingfishers and herons keeping us company. The stream was largely clear of weed with only a couple of fallen trees to limbo and we continued under the M3 to the site of the old Abbey where we had a pleasant lunch on a handy picnic table. Continuing refreshed we passed a couple of farms and country houses…
Four Nomads led by their President made the long trip to Devon on the 6th of November to paddle the Dart. It was raining on the way down and continued to rain overnight, leaving the river dangerously high on the saturday morning. We somehow managed to contain Ian's enthusiasm to paddle and instead did some safe sightseeing around Totnes. Sunday morning saw the river down (by 1.6 metres!) at a perfect level as we paddled the loop from New Bridge down to the country park taking plenty of time to play in all the features.
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.
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…
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)
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…
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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