I will be moving to Zurich from Australia in September, and was wondering if I could get any contacts to WW paddling groups (playboating, river-running, creeking) in Zurich. Would love to keep up with paddling once there.
Souvlaki

Welcome to Zurich!

We have 4 kayak clubs in town. Two general, one academic, and one polo club (plus one nature club who do a lot of canoeing as well).

playak.com/links.php?l_op=search&query=z%FCrich

KCZ is the most general club I think, with a nice boats house downtown.
playak.com/map.php?om=129
100-odd members of all sorts (hardly any children though). Winter training starts late october and you don't have to be a member to participate (well you'd have to become a member if you keep participating):
playak.com/map.php?om=506

WVZ is slightly more focused on slalom I think (not sure, as I don't know them too well. I just know a couple of people from that club and they have a slalom background). They have one advantage in case you like 'bird' watching: their boats house is right next to one of Zurich's trendy swimming pools in the river
playak.com/map.php?om=400

Have a look around on the map and you'll also find some others living here and whom you can contact. Give us a call when you arrive and I'mm sure you'll find plenty of people willing to show you round.

Jeroen
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Thanks Jeroen,
I found those sites before, but htey did not seem to have an awfull lot of stuff going on there. I am not into slalom, and was also thinking whether to join a club or just make friends with a more relaxed and informal bunch.

Also, is there a site that would give me an idea about second-hand boats? I will be looking at getting something, probably...

thanks
Souvlaki

in that case, you can just hang out at the upper wave in bremgarten and you'll get to know everybody...

second hand stuff in switzerland:
www.kanuschule.ch/service/pinwand.php

Thanks Jeroen,
that helps.
I will get in touch in Sept./October, when I finally get to Zurich.
Thanks a lot!
Souvlaki

to meet people you best visit the indoor training of the kanuclub zürich. starts october 1st. check www.kanuclubzuerich.ch to get more infos when you arrived (german only, sorry)

cheers
roman

Thanks Roman!
I will be in Zuerich from the 1st of October, and will surely come one evening for the training. I will also have to get a boat (a secondhand playboat would be fine), so I will get in touch to get some local knowledge
thanks
Martin

hi it would be great to see another aussie in the kanu club zürich. i joined the club this year and think the people are great. its worth checking us out even if its just to make contacts. hope to see you in zürich.

Fantastic! Wow, more paddling ozzies in Zurich, cool (technicaly speaking, I am Slovakian, but that is no important ). Where about in Australia did you paddle? Is there a way to borrow/hire a boat in the club?

I will be in town in a month, will be in touch then.

martin

Hey guys,
finally arrived to Zurich. Would like to get back to paddling, the pool sessions sound great. I ws thinking about popping in this friday, on the website of kanuclub zurich I ofund that the sessions start this friday. WIll anyone be there?
M.

Oh, and I am not sure, but it seems that they are meeting at the boathouse... SO these are probably not pool sessions...? M.

yeah, the pool sessions are on mondays and haven't started yet. not sure when they will start, but you'll surely find out if you go to the regular training tonight.

the boat house is here:
playak.com/map.php?om=129

and pool training will be here:
playak.com/map.php?om=506

hi the pool sessions start at 8 in the bläsi hallenbad in höngg on monday. i will be there on monday.