River Dee Improvers Kayak Paddle – May 18, 2024 The River Dee Improvers Kayak Paddle on May 18, 2024, was a journey filled with adventure and discovery. The route provided a variety of experiences, from the initial put-in to the final arrival at the Boat Inn. The journey began with a short carry downhill from the Ty Mawr Country Park Visitor’s Centre. As the river passed under the second bridge,… Read More »River Dee Improvers Kayak Paddle – May 18, 2024

Open Canoe Trip – Farndon to Sandy Lane On a beautiful day last Saturday, five paddlers – Mike, Gary, Ben, Derek, and Keith embarked on an open canoe trip from Farndon to Sandy Lane, covering a distance of 18.5 km (12 miles). The team was equipped with four open boats, which were efficiently loaded onto Mike’s trailer at the compound. In an effort to minimise our carbon footprint, we managed to transport all equipment and personnel to the river using… Read More »Open Canoe Trip – Farndon to Sandy Lane

Sea Kayak Rescue practice session Saturday 22nd June – Porth Dafarch Rescue practice – words that possibly don’t inspire us all to sign up for the day, but such important skills. Having been put on the spot at the last Anglesey weekend and having failed to execute a practice rescue I realised I needed to do this session. Hence, at 9.30 am on Saturday morning, I met up with the… Read More »Sea Kayak Rescue practice session Saturday 22nd June – Porth Dafarch

Anglesey Weekend 10 -12th May 24 Sunday 12th Cemaes Bay to Porth Eilian (Point Lynas) The trip was arranged on the Saturday evening with a plan to meet at Cemaes Bay at 9.30 am. The trip was planned as a one-way trip, so car shuttling was the order of the day. Boats and gear were unpacked, and cars were driven up to the finish point (Porth Eilian). I proceeded to… Read More »Anglesey Weekend #1 Sunday 12th Paddle by Ian Bibby

Paddling tales from the south coast – always have a backup plan by Frankie A Late May bank holiday weekend was my 3rd planned weekend on the sea of the month, and the destination was the Isle of Wight. The plan was to paddle from Lee on Solent and circumnavigate the island over 3 days with 2 nights of wild camping. Plan A Plan A however became plan B, C… Read More »Paddling tales from the south coast – always have a backup plan by Frankie A

Part 2 of the LCC double weekender, Saturday 11 May 2024 Anglesey #1 48 hours at home baking and sorting out kit and it was time to head to Anglesey. A Thursday arrival at Anglesey Outdoors to facilitate a little project for work meant I had the opportunity to paddle on Friday. Happily, for me, Neil M also arrived on Thursday, so after trip planning in the Paddlers Return, it… Read More »Anglesey Weekend #1 Anglesey Outdoors by Frankie A

Day 1 (Saturday) 25th May – Peebles to Newstead The second May Bank holiday was fast approaching, and Nikki suggested a three-day trip down the river Tweed on the Scottish border. Club open canoes were available, but we ended up with 6 paddlers, all paddling their own craft: Nikki, Martin, Keith, Ian, Mike and Ruth. Most headed up on Friday evening/night and camped or bivvied in Peebles.  The plan was to… Read More »Open Canoes on the River Tweed 2024

Junior Anglesey Weekend June 2024. What a fabulous weekend of fun & activities! More photos…….. Saturday morning – Four Mile Bridge After setting up camp on Friday night we set off for Four-mile bridge on Saturday morning. We got on the water above the bridge so that we could paddle downstream through the tunnel. Just before we got to paddle through, we were treated with a fly past of the… Read More »Junior Anglesey Weekend June 2024.

2024 04 21 Junior Club Trip to River Dee The junior club ventured on to the river Dee in lowish water o paddle the Grade 2 section on the Dee below Serpent`s Tail and down to just below the Mile End Mill play spot.  This can be done by paddling along the canal from Eisteddfod Car Park and carrying back up to the Canal through a secret tunnel. The river… Read More »2024 04 21 Junior Club Trip to River Dee

The docks Sunday morning paddle was admirably led by Dom on a blustery morning.  Who needs to lift weights when you can dig deep and paddle hard into the wind!  7 kayakers took to the water, Dom, Dani, Gary, Dave, Diane, Colin and Sue in a mixture of sea and river kayaks.  It might not have been a distance paddle but it was most definitely a work-out one as we… Read More »Sunday 9th June Docks paddle by Sue L