The summer heat wave brought a crowd to Rhosneigr for a weekend of camping at Bodfan Farm. A few came early on Friday and went for a paddle at the beach. Tony went for a 70 mile cycle round the island. The majority arrived in the evening after work as the sun set and a huge red moon shone. On Saturday the sea kayakers set off for a day’s paddling, the little boats went to Stanley wave and others went to do the Forest Coaster and Giant Swing at Zip World. In the afternoon some went out on their road bikes and others tested the club’s new stand-up paddle boards on the Swellies. The BBQ was lit in the evening and the group sat out in the evening warmth. On Sunday 3 groups of sea kayakers headed out on the water and the little boats went back to Stanley for a second go. On the way home Chris called in at Surf Snowdonia to ride the wave before finishing the weekend.

Great Anglesey Weekend Number 3.  Thanks to Jenny for organising and coordinating it all.   Lots of sea trips, sea caves, Skerries and stacks.  4 Mile Bridge and Stanley Embankment saw some epic paddling and firsts. Many thanks to Mike and Ruth for picking up the clubs new SUP`s from Pete Baars at Summit to Sea in Holyhead…   Some of us even got to use them at the beach and on the Straits.   If you fancy an introduction to Stand Up Paddle boarding why not check the courses on offer from our booking page………   “SUP it up while its hot”. If anyone has any pictures of the weekend or can offer short accounts of the trips or details, please forward to website@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk  

Anglesey #2 Junior Camping Weekend by Ellie Gavin I really enjoyed the 4-mile bridge!! It was sooooo cool!! I was the first to go down it, even if it was accidentally, and backwards…and occasionally flip over… and lose a shoe…that’s it. I went in the tunnel on a bodyboard, flipped over and almost got swept out!!! When we went coasteering, we found a cave with a minute gap that we all had to squeeze through, only to find a (terrifying) blue jellyfish! All in all, we all had a great time thanks to everyone’s hard work. I can’t wait to go there again! More Photographs………….  

River Weaver Weaver – Leigh Arms to Hunts Cross lock. By John Fay Phil Edwards and myself met at the Leigh Arms pub to paddle the main stretch of the Weaver heading towards Northwich. It was a mile to the first lock where we knew we had to portage. Actually, the canoe get out spot was quite a walk from the lock so we climbed out at the high docks wall. Good practice. We carried our kayaks past the lock to the canoe get in point which had obviously, due to it being so overgrown, not been used in a while. After fighting through the reeds to launch we continued on our journey. Eventually we arrived at the impressive Anderton Boat lift where people lined the edge of the river taking photos and waiting for their trip on the pleasure cruiser which was just returning. After it’s new set of passengers boarded the boat was off with us following it up the Weaver. After a few hours we travelled through Northwich and arrived at the Hunts Cross Lock. This was our destination and point for lunch. The lock is well tended to with mown grass and painted steps. A lovely spot for relaxing. Phil and I were joined by a red-haired chap carrying a bright red flower pot he has found during his walk. He chatted with us and shared our Cherry Bakewell cakes which he had spotted in Phil’s bag. After a nice break we headed back to the Leigh Arms where we enjoyed a nice cold drink. Unfortunately, this time we were too late for chips. Paddle faster next time Phil!! Report by John Fay More Photos…..  

Here a video link to our fun on the Tees Barrage. Special thanks to Sarah for sorting the trip. It was great fun and i’m already looking forward to re-running it. https://youtu.be/0SwTgyMQBDQ

Sunday, 8 July 16:00 – 18:00 I’m the regional rep for Surfers against Sewage (haha) and we intend to head around the waters of the dock and pick up whatever we find. All craft welcome. We had a few kayaks out with us last time, it’s great! The more the merrier 🙂 We can all go for a pint at the marina afterwards, Please come along if you can – bring a bin liner. Jayne Rigby  

Introduction to Stand Up paddle Boarding – SUP Instructor Jayne Rigby Thursday, 28 June 18:30 – 20:30 The introductory session is designed to show you the basic strokes and give you the confidence to take a club SUP during a club night and paddle with other club members to develop your skills further. The course is primarily for adult members of the club – juniors are encouraged to attend junior club (Tuesdays) where coaches are provided for free. Accompanying adults can also attend the session for free. Course is free but limited places.  If you have your own SUP you can attend without booking provided you use it. Members can book a place on this course Please go to our booking page and scroll down to the date and click on the event to find out more and reserve a place. Our booking page…….     Introductory Course for new members / Novice Paddlers 1 x six hour  session Coach Carl Leungs Saturday, 7 July 09:00 – 15:00 Members can book a place on this course Please go to our booking page and scroll down to the date and click on the event to find out more and reserve a place. Our booking page…….  

Thanks to you and everyone else who was involved in the brilliant organisation of the junior Anglesey weekend. Our whole family had a great time, especially the paddlers; Rich, Ella and Poppy. It was great to see them looking so confident in the water and trying new things for the first time! Thanks again, Amy More Photographs…………. I really liked going down the hole at Four Mile Bridge, especially when it was really wavy. It was fun, and I got really wet! It was a bit scary the first time, but the second time it was easier, and I really liked it, but I got more splashed as the tide was much higher. From Poppy aged 9 I really enjoyed going to the beach and going coasteering. When we jumped in the sea it was very exciting and very cold. We found the big cave and we had to squeeze through little holes inside it. We also saw a blue jelly fish (and I freaked out)! It was great because it was something new, something that I have never done before. From Ella aged 12 More Photographs………….

Early Bird Surf Session. Just Karl and me at the beach at 0550hrs. Great to see some waves again. Not the biggies I was expecting ting but really good to be on the water. Camera ran out of memory.