Explore KanuHQ for your Irish paddling club
KanuHQ is live and connects the kit register, session list and coaching records. Trip leaders can keep assigned craft and the return record with the plan. Irish clubs can explore the product tour or request a walkthrough. The public launch focuses on UK clubs, so check local qualifications, conditions coverage and billing with the team.
- Free up to 20 active members
- Nothing to install
- One login for the whole club
What is canoe club management software?
Canoe and kayak club management software organises a paddling club's equipment, sessions, disciplines, coaches, trips and membership. It understands that paddlers take a set of kit, private boats share club racks, and water conditions decide who may join. For a Canoeing Ireland club, the same record can also keep subs and relevant safety details out of separate folders. KanuHQ is live and connects activity plans to equipment checks and trip returns. Its public launch focuses on UK clubs, so Irish committees should confirm local requirements with the team.
Safety control wherever the session starts
The phone shows safety control in the live KanuHQ product with sample club data. A club leader can open activity packs, risk assessments and emergency plans where the group meets. Desktop and phone show the same records. Current conditions provide advice; the responsible leader keeps the final launch decision.
- Risk assessments and activity packs remain available when the group is away from the clubhouse.
- Emergency plans appear in the same safety view instead of another document folder.
- Current conditions sit beside the records used to settle the launch decision on the day.
KanuHQ on a phone. Nothing to install. Shown with sample club data.
What canoe and kayak asks for that generic club software does not do
Any club platform will hold your members and take your subs. These are the parts clubs end up running in a spreadsheet alongside it.
Several disciplines need separate plans
Polo, sprint, touring, slalom and white water can sit within one club membership. Their coaches, kit and sessions are different. Members should not have to untangle one large calendar to find the programme meant for them.
The booking must cover the whole set
A boat alone does not get anyone on the water. Paddle, buoyancy aid and spraydeck availability matter too. Reserving the set together prevents the group discovering an incomplete kit pile beside the river.
Keep private boats in the storage picture
Member-owned craft often occupy club rack spaces. Those spaces have to be allocated and may be charged for. One register can separate private ownership from club equipment while showing everything stored in the building.
Connect river level to competence
The water grade and level change who can safely paddle. A session may proceed in one condition and be called off in another. That context belongs beside the sign-up list and leader's decision.
Put the correct coach on the water
The session requires an appropriate coaching award and suitable safety cover. Those details need checking while the programme is set. A separate qualifications sheet leaves the organiser to connect everything manually.
Give every trip a complete plan
Transport, kit, shuttle drivers and the plan left behind turn an away day into more than a calendar entry. KanuHQ keeps the plan, assigned craft and kit, and the return record with the trip.
What KanuHQ handles
The short version. KanuHQ has its own site with the full detail, demos and pricing.
Boat and kit records
List club boats, paddles and buoyancy aids together in one place.
Session sign-up
Members put themselves down for club sessions and trips.
Coaching groups
Organise groups, qualifications and paddler progression in one record.
Trip organisation
Manage river trips with sign-up, transport and full kit lists.
Member portal
Members use one login for sessions, notices and payments.
Safety records
Keep qualifications and safety checks recorded where they are easy to find.
KanuHQ, actually running
Screens from the live product, using sample club data. There are more of them, and a demo you can click through, on the KanuHQ site.
Select any screen to see it full size, with a note on what you are looking at.
Plan your move to KanuHQ
KanuHQ accepts member and fleet records as CSV files. You match the columns and review new, changed or skipped rows before saving. A Google Sheets file moves by CSV, not a live sync.
Check KanuHQ's import tools. These are published product details, not a test of your files.
What you may use now
- The store sign-out book
- Facebook session threads
- A coach awards spreadsheet
- Manual subs chasing
List who keeps each record and where the latest copy lives.
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Pick one job to start with
We suggest starting with one task the committee can check. List the records it needs and agree who will check them. Keep a safe copy of the original files.
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Agree a small test first
Ask which fields can move and how to share them safely. Agree a test space where real members will not get messages or charges.
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Check people, not just totals
Review a few records with the person who knows the list. Two members can share an email address. A matching row count does not prove the details are right.
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Choose which record to update
Once the test passes, agree where new changes will go. Avoid editing two live lists with no end point. Check what you can export later, in which format and at what cost.
Ask about your club's move. Describe the files first. Do not send member data with your enquiry.
Who is behind KanuHQ
There is no published canoe and kayak case study yet, and we are not going to invent one. What we can point at is the engine underneath. RowHQ runs Oundle Town Rowing Club day to day, with real members, real money and real race entries going through it.
KanuHQ is a different sport on the same foundation, built by the same people. It is live now, and early clubs get a direct line to the people writing it.
Questions about canoe club management software
What is canoe and kayak club management software in Ireland?
It is one system for club kit, private boats, sessions, trips, coaching records, members and subs. A Canoeing Ireland club can replace the store book, Facebook sign-ups and disconnected spreadsheets. KanuHQ is live with a UK-first public launch. Irish clubs should confirm their local requirements with the team.
What does KanuHQ cost for Irish clubs?
KanuHQ currently publishes prices in GBP. All features are free for clubs with up to 20 active members. The 21 to 30 member band is £15 a month excluding VAT. Ask the team to confirm billing for Irish clubs. KanuHQ adds no platform fee to member payments, but Stripe processing charges apply.
Can KanuHQ hold our Garda vetting records?
KanuHQ connects member roles, qualifications and dated checks. Ask the team to demonstrate how your club's Garda vetting records fit before moving personal information. The committee remains responsible for its screening process and controlling access to those records.
How does KanuHQ keep track of a trip?
The trip record holds the group, route, assigned craft and kit, and shore contact. Leaders mark people and assets back as they return, including partial and overdue returns. The same list follows the trip from planning until everyone is back.
Is KanuHQ available now?
Yes. KanuHQ is live, with a public product tour, gallery and free club registration. Its public launch focuses on UK clubs. Irish committees can request a walkthrough to confirm local requirements before choosing it. The screenshots show the working product using sample club data.
Is there funding an Irish paddling club could use for this?
Yes. Irish clubs lean on the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme for bigger purchases and on their Local Sports Partnership for smaller supports, and committees routinely fund running costs that way. The free band under 21 active members costs nothing, and annual billing is charged at ten months rather than twelve.
Rather ask a person first?
Not everyone wants to sign up to find out whether something fits. Tell us how your club runs and we will tell you straight whether KanuHQ suits you.
If it does not, we will say so.
The rest of the HQ family
One app per sport, sharing an engine underneath. Plenty of clubs run more than one.