Rannoch Moor to Perth by Chris Bolton Part 2 The entrance to the Garbh Ghaoir is well hidden and the first 800m is really still part of the loch. Lunch was taken before inspecting the first rapid – this was…

Preparation for our move to Pool Speke Ian and I spent the morning building a frame to help store the kayaks at our new pool session at Austin Rawlinson Pool Speke. Our first session is next Wednesday at the much…

Rannoch Moor to Perth by Chris Bolton Part 1 My friend Andy wanted a canoe trip to commemorate a significant birthday, so we settled on the Rannoch Moor crossing and descent of the Tummel system. This classic route starts at…

End of an era. The last ever pool session at the Kingsway Leisure Centre is tonight (Thursday 28th November 2024). As some of you may know, we are leaving the pool at Kingsway Leisure Centre in Widnes after tonight’s pool session.…

Sheltered Home Waters Course 16th & 21 Nov 24 We ran a sheltered or home waters training and assessment course last weekend. Four candidates practised rescues and towing in many different scenarios. It was generally felt that technique and not…

There had been nothing in the rivers for over three weeks and we wanted to get out and do something different. The only river running was the Dee and it was on a scrape, Tryweryn was not releasing and someone…

Bute Circumnavigation 8th – 11th Nov Gary, Roger, Eamon, Andy and Christine The Isle of Bute nestles comfortably in the Firth of Clyde, south of the Cowal peninsula and north of the Sound of Bute, divided into highland and lowland…

Llangollen Canal – Chirk to Pontcysyllte Aqueduct by Alan Peachment 13 go paddling on the Llangollen canal out and return from Chirk to Trevor Basin. Saturday 16th November 2024. The trip took in 2 aqueducts and 2 tunnels.The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct…

2024 11 10 River Dee paddle Following a last-minute Google group from an email from Chris for a paddle on a very low river Dee, A group of 9 club paddlers met at the top car park. A short shuttle…

Royal Dee Descent October 2024 by Graham Rowe Day 1 There’s a time to go to the river when it is right to do the river, not fix a date then complain it was either flooded or way too low.…