9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0068
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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THE BTt-l/ tZTH Rny/tt LANcrns RFGlMENTAL JOURNAL Canoeing The bulk of canoetng thts year was conducted ttl France on a lake by the vtllage of Monestterv Port - Dteu Here the squadron groups were greeted by thetr friendly Instructors wtm gut them to work stratght away With the captze drill and the swtn’: testl When actual tnstructton began one ol the first thrngs they were shown was how In stay In the canoe when upside down and get tescued wtthout havtng to Sth. The last way they were shown how to do thts was by pushtng off the bottom, or by usntg the church steeple on the church that was below the surlace ot the water. Not everyone managed to fund It but, Sgt McIntyre nevertheless satd tt was there, and could always ttnd It to prove tt to them SSgt ‘Etg Eddte' Edwards, dld try several ttmes to ttnd the ‘steeple‘ along wtth lots at other thtngs to try and use Alas, he could not ttnd them, so always had to rely on someone betng on hand to help htm. Other forms of amusement were the Canoe polo games and tousttng matches Al the end of the exercise, Capt Wathen, Sgts Mclrttyre, Garrett and Cpl Connor went on a trtp to Augsberg to practtce on the ICE CANAL, a man » made slalom course. Unfortunately 66 on the day ol thetr arrtval half the Course was closed due to lack ml water, However they dtd manage to do some paddling Sgt Marlrn Gatrett even managed to Crack Capt Walhen's brand new slalom canoe whttst In the act ol posrng for cameras Sgt Garrett has now left us and wtll be mrssed by the Club tn the years to come, the Regiment betng so close to the Harz ntountatns, we artttcrpate spendtng qutte a few weekends on the Rlver Oker', a very good white water rtver We hope to enter more slalom campettttons next season. Cpl Screaton takes a dtpl |
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