Big annual trips
Dates Subject to Change!
Zero 2 hero
Learn to paddle white water! If you're a complete beginner, this is for you. We'll take you through the basics in a warm swimming pool before progressing to a lake and then finally spending a weekend at the Hurunui river - oh, and we'll also have a sick party on the Saturday night, camping beside the river. Check out some pics from 2017 trips here or a sick video here.
7th - 8th March!
Pool session on the 4th, lake session on the 5th!
14th - 15th of March!
Spoonfest
A joint trip by the Otago University Canoe Club & UCCC sees a weekend of action on at the Tekapo artificial white-water course (grade 2-3). This usually happens in term 1 and is suitable for nearly all paddlers. The campground is right next to the course and it’s a great progression trip if you’re hooked after Z2H!
3rd - 7th April!
An entire week spent at the kayaking mecca of Murchison. Builds on Z2H and provides an opportunity for rusty paddlers to get out again. Buller, Matakitaki and whatever else is flowing usually gets a bit of a paddle. Grade 2 to Grade 3+, the kayaking is always rad and the week long bender at the camp ground goes off every night. See what you're in for by having a look at this album of photos from 2017.
White Water Week
18th - 19th April!
Girls Trip
For all the lady boaters of UCCC! This trip is usually run in term 1 or 2, and is an awesome weekend for Wahine of all levels to come together and have a good time on the whitewater.
Hollyford
Typically run in the semester 2 mid-sem break, this week long trip explores the rivers around Queenstown, Mavora lakes and Fiordland. Distracting yourself from the scenery and focusing on the paddling will usually see you doing sections on the Kawarau, Mararoa and Hollyford rivers. Suited for G3 paddlers and up.