21st of April 2025. By Daniel Cros After meeting at Horseshoe Falls Car Park, our starting point, we brought the cars to the Pavilion, our exit point. We were six paddlers: Sarah Gille, Ian Gornall, Oscar Kelly, Anthony, Nick Price and I. The weather was wet and cloudy, and the rain hadn’t stopped falling since early in the morning, but it stopped as soon as we got into the river… Read More »River Dee, Horseshoe Weir to TNR
Anglesey Easter Weekend Day 1, Sandy Beach to Church Bay by Andy Bond Six keen LCC paddlers assembled at Bangor Services at 9am for an early morning coffee: Ian B, Andy and Christine B, Eamon, Ella and Catriona. We reviewed paddling options as the wind and rain swept across the car park, and decided that a location on the west coast would offer the best protection from the prevailing F4/5… Read More »2025 04 18 Anglesey Sea Kayak Day 1
2025 04 20 Anglesey Sea Kayak Day 3 Easter Sunday on the sea by Frankie A Saturday evening, The Paddlers Return, picture the scene. Maps and tidal information on the table, forecasts checked. Trip planning practice for an Easter Sunday paddle. With a wind forecast of F1-2 initially southerly changing direction to northly, and HW Liverpool at 16.31, a trip was planned under the supervision of Ian Bell. After which,… Read More »2025 04 20 Anglesey Sea Kayak Day 3
White Water Easter Day 3, Sunday 20th by Stuart Toulson After some very mixed, wet and cold weather. Popping our heads outside the tents this morning, brought a pleasing surprise. The sun was out!! After a leisurely breakfast and checking the water levels, we decided to run the Spean Gorge. This worked well for us as the get in was only 15 minutes away, also James was leaving for home… Read More »White Water Easter Day 3, Sunday 20th
Devizes-Westminster Canoe Race 2025 by Tim and Laura The race had been a long time coming. We first discussed the idea of entering in August and started training in earnest in September ’24 after we managed to get hold of a suitable boat. Since then, we’ve generally been on the water around three times a week, paddling varying rivers and canals to give us the best possible chance of gaining acceptance… Read More »Devizes-Westminster Canoe Race 2025
2025 04 22 Anglesey Sea Kayak Day 4 A fine crew of paddlers—Andrew B, Martin P, Kevin C, Andrew B, Christine B, Ian B, and Keith S set off from Cemlyn Bay for a classic north Anglesey paddle to Bull Bay. With both wind and tide on our side, conditions made for a relaxed and enjoyable journey along this dramatic stretch of coastline. The disused Wylfa Nuclear Power Station loomed… Read More »2025 04 22 Anglesey Sea Kayak Day 4
The trip to Scotland over the Easter holidays had finally arrived. Group members travelled from various parts of the country to attend. We all met at the agreed car park at the get in for the river Leny. I had scouted the main section and talked to people who had just paddled it, whilst I was driving to the get-in. Once we had launched, we paddled to the start of… Read More »White Water Easter, Friday 18th
Youth Freestyle Series, Dee, Saturday 10th May Hi I am sending out a general email to all clubs within the vicinity of Mile End Mill on the Dee. The Youth Freestyle Series is returning on the 10th May and if it is anything like last year it will be a lot of fun for all your junior paddlers. Last year’s event was spread over the easy moving water and the larger main… Read More »Youth Freestyle Series, Dee, Saturday 10th May
Sunday 27th April 2025 Club Paddlefest Club Paddlefest aims to get Club members on the water, and there are many different sessions to book. If you would like to attend one of the coaching and skills sessions or register, please pre-book using the links below. We also need many willing helpers to check, service and sort the fleet and compound ready for the season ahead. If you could spare a… Read More »Club Paddlefest 2025
Today, 5 keen kayakers with one kayak support and 2 kayak support dogs met for a peer paddle and confidence-building session on the mighty Upper Tryweryn. I call it the “T” because I can neither spell or pronounce the correct name. Sorry Wales. With sunny intervals but with more sun than intervals, we all had a great time catching eddies, surfing and rescuing other groups’ boats. It was good to… Read More »Independant Paddling on the River “T”
