CANOEING AND KAYAKING
The modern interest in canoeing and kayaking as a recreation and sport was brought about by John Macgregor, who designed the Rob Roy in 1845; a canoe he based off sketching’s of Inuit canoes and kayaks. Macgregor later formed the Canoe Club in 1866 with other canoe and kayak enthusiasts, and they brought about competitive canoeing with their first regatta in 1873. Kayaking became a part of the Olympics in 1936, with the introduction of four events, the single and pairs 1,000 meter and 10,000 meter race. Later, the white-water race and slalom events were added to the Olympics also.
At Avon Rí we have a number of different types of kayaks such as polo boats, sea kayaks and river running boats. The polo boats we use for canoe polo games. The sea kayaks are great way of getting to tour the lake and see some of the history. These trips can last from one hour to two days.
River Trips can run from one to two days. The type of river will depend on the water level and your skill level.
Pool kayaking Sessions run for one hour on a Thursday night at 9pm on Friday at 8pm, on Saturday at 6pm and on Sundays 6pm and 7pm.
We run a number of Irish Canoe Union Approved courses from level 1 to level 3 Certs Please contact us about cost's.
Cost Per hour = €25
Half Day = € 60
Full Day = €100
Two Day €150
