Novice Experiences

A collection of diaries from the novices who volunteered to describe their first-year experiences. Read their stories…

2023

Bonnie Bauden
Paddlers with Team Fortitude in Fort Langley

2022

Laura Ke 
Paddler with Abreast with FORT-itude

2019

Laura Ball
Paddler with Abreast Deas Divas

2018

Dolly Devi
Paddler with Abreast At Alder Bay

 

2017

Dianne Price
Paddler with Abreast At Rocky Point

 

2014

Zuri Scrivens
Paddler with Abreast With FORT-itude, Fort Langley Crew

2013

Noella Travas
Paddler with the 2013 Abreast In Richmond crew

2012

Shari Laine
Paddler with the 2012 Abreast Up the Creek crew

 

2011

Christina Sestan
Paddler with the 2011 Deas Divas crew

2010

Lynn Sparling
Paddler with the 2010 Deas Divas crew

2009

Bonnie Rossander
Paddler with the 2009 Deas Divas crew

 

2008

Judi Clark
Paddler with the 2008 Barnet crew

2007

Carol Thorbes
Paddler with the Novice Crew “Staying Abreast”

2006

Colleen Wong
Paddler with the Novice Crew “Abreast Oar Knot”

 

2005

Diana Wort
Captain of the Tuesday False Creek Novice Crew “Abreast and Beyond”

2004

Donna Bell
Paddler with Amazons Abreast, the Wednesday False Creek crew

2004

Debbie Giroux
Paddler with the Tuesday False Creek crew