Junior Whitewater Development and Holiday Week – France 2026 Arrive on Saturday, 25th July 2026, Depart on Saturday, 1st August 2026 This holiday and Whitewater coaching week is to be held at the fabulous Isle de Serre Whitewater Centre and is in addition to the usual Junior Anglesey Weekend. The 3-star campsite is on the banks of the natural-looking, but very friendly, artificial river. It has sections of grade 1,… Read More »Junior Whitewater Development and Holiday Week – France 2026

John Lamb – An Inspiration To Everyone He Met I am terribly sad to let you know that Junior Club member John Lamb left us yesterday. John had faced many health issues in the last 2 or 3 years and underwent treatment earlier this year to try to halt the tumour, but sadly, this didn’t work. John spent his last month at home in the care and comfort of his… Read More »John Lamb – An Inspiration To Everyone He Met

2025 08 09 and 10 Sea Kayak Rescues Refresher Course This was based on Anglesey and was designed to go over a variety of rescues, tows and emergency situations that could happen while sea kayaking. There were 10 of us on the course led by Nikki and Martin Aldridge, who were fantastic. We mainly worked in two groups, and all were willing to participate fully. There must have been 40… Read More »2025 08 09 and 10 Sea Kayak Rescues Refresher Course

Day 5 Na Gurrabail Gamisdale to Tigh Na Mara, campsite 16 miles Emma We dropped our dry tents on the brow of the campsite at Eigg, ate breakfast on the beach, and prepped our kayaks for our final journey across from Eigg to the mainland. Very grateful to “Shazzers Shit shak” (compost loo) and the campsite there!  The launch was a welcome, easy one, then we set off East towards the… Read More »2025 The Small Isles Sea Kayaking Trip Day 5

Kinloch (Rum) to Na Gurrabail, Galmisdale (Eigg) – 28 km / 18.5 milesPaddlers: Catriona, Ian, Ella, Adya, Alan, Emma, and Andy The Isle of Rum is the correct name. While “Rhum” was historically used, it was a deliberate alteration by a former owner, Sir George Bullough, to avoid the association with the alcoholic beverage. The island’s name is derived from the Gaelic word “Rùm”, and it was officially restored to “Rum” in 1991.  Day… Read More »2025 The Small Isles Sea Kayaking Trip Day 4

Day 3 Guirdil Bothy to Kinloch (The weather forecasts have changed, all of them) north westerly 16mph gusting 25 by Andy The day began on a high as we gathered inside Guirdil bothy and passively inhaled the smoke from the ‘herbal cigarettes’ being smoked by an in situ bothy resident, enjoying a peaceful rural retreat. Uncertainty hung in the air. Changing forecasts meant that last night’s decision to continue our… Read More »2025 The Small Isles Sea Kayaking Trip Day 3

Day 2 Camas Sgiotaig (Singing Sands) to Guirdil Bothy 18 miles We woke up to a beautiful, warm day, and we all decided to abandon cags and paddle in T-shirts. We headed over to the south side of Rum; no exciting wildlife today during the crossing, but stunning reflections of the mountains in the glassy water. We rounded the southern end of Rum and paddled up the west coast, eventually… Read More »2025 The Small Isles Sea Kayaking Trip Day 2

Docks Leader Training Course (Home waters) Last Tuesday, we held a Home Waters training course with 11 potential club leaders looking at: As a result, several new leaders were signed off to run sessions in our home waters at Liverpool South Docks If you are interested in volunteering for the club, contact website@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk with a brief outline of your paddling experience and how you want to help out – eg help with… Read More »Docks Leader Training Course (Home waters)

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 12: Wednesday, Rafting the Lower Durance by Terry S Today I really enjoyed an organised commercial raft trip that was filled with laughs and spills, along the Durance River. We enjoyed several grade three features from the safety of the raft and had amazing fun. Thank you, sue for organising this event. Terry Smith 🙂

Worse Things Happen at Sea. This is difficult to write. I normally enjoy writing up expedition reports because they are an opportunity to reflect on how things went, review the photos, and re-live some of the highlights of the trip. This time, however, I messed up badly,