Blue Chip SUPer Club has been
around for some time – what in your
thoughts should a club be about?
Saturdays. Our Wednesday evening
social/adventure paddles are the most popular
paddles, which have now been running for over 10
years in and around the Surrey rivers with away day
paddles through the Sussex countryside along with
our London paddles.
I have run many clubs throughout my career and I
have always run them on the principle that a club or
association is a group of like-minded individuals
coming together to appreciate a pastime they all
enjoy. Clubs should not be run for the benefit of its
officers or the owner of the club. Clubs should be
run explicitly for the benefit of the members and I
think we owe our club’s success to this principle.
What is your relationship with
TSC? How did you come to be
teaching at Surbiton? How many
instructors do you have at the club
and when do you teach SUP?
The Blue Chip SUPer Club paddles twice a week
throughout the year and once you join the club all
paddle outings are free, there is club equipment
available to rent on certain club
paddles for a small charge.
I first discovered the Thames Sailing Club when I
needed a new venue to base my second BOTT event
in 2012. TSC were very accommodating to us and
over the last eight years our relationship with them
has grown and grown and we have now become part
of their fabric. TSC is a very friendly club and a terrific
venue for our events and SUP school with full
clubhouse facilities so close to London and the home
counties. The water is none tidal, clean and safe,
coupled with a great shore-based facility makes this
the ideal location for our Blue Chip SUP School.
We paddle Wednesday
evening and Saturday
mornings. Our home
water is at the
TSC in
Surbiton
where we
paddle
most
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