The Strategy will assist canoeing to fulfill its objectives in attracting more participants', especially young people, into the sport, keeping them in it and developing their full potential. Modern canoeing is a multifaceted sport, comprising, casual relaxing recreation to hard fought competitive Olympic disciplines with multiple gradations in between. The Canoe world wide is one of the oldest forms of transport known to man, and the Kayak is one of the oldest forms of hunting machine. Canoeing needs a spectrum of simple to complex resources. Bearing in mind that we share the water not only with other users, but also with the wildlife, flora and fauna.
None is too deep and none is too rough.
We have common interests with anglers, of amongst others, low river flows due to abstraction, and pollution. As crumbling weirs are rebuilt they can be made safe for all. Canoe slots and white water courses can help the passage of migratory fish and they aerate the water, which helps the quality of the fishing. As structures and other resources decay and are upgraded it is possible in most cases to cater for the canoeist at no or little additional cost. It is recognised that Canoeing lacks the basic fabric of quality club provision enjoyed by many other sports and that very few actual Canoe Club buildings exist.