The paddler Magazine Winter 2024

Winter Paddler issue 75

WINTER 2024 ISSUE 75 CONTENTS A chat with… David Bain By Peter Tranter How we became the first to kayak the Northwest Passage By Mark Agnew How to always have other paddlers to paddle with By Del Read Five of…

River Dee Introductory Paddle 27th January 2024

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River Dee Introductory Paddle 27th January 2024 After all the rainfall we decided to head for the River Dee. Although the classic WW section was too high for most paddlers on the day there were at least 3 sections that…

Dee Estuary Paddle 13th January 2024

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Dee Estuary Paddle 13th January 2024 Karl was looking at the weather and with high pressure predicted little surf was expected so he suggested a local sea trip to Hilbre Island. 16 of us turned up at West Kirby Slipway…

River Levern 7th January 2024

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River Levern 7th January 2024 After a warm-up on the River Crake we headed for the River Levern stopping on the way to look at Backbarrow Bridge. The river was high and we talked about the best line down through…

River Crake 7th January 2024

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River Crake 7th January 2024 Rivers were all high but as high pressure was now dominant, levels were dropping. We chose to head for lake-fed rivers to make sure we had plenty of water so we headed north for the…

A Story about a Canoe Trip by Fiona Gentle

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A Story about a Canoe Trip by Fiona Gentle We were out practising our canoe skills, a very good day out on a new section of river for us, from Tebay, down the river Lune. It was misty then sunny,…

To the Lennox by James G

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To the Lennox by James G With the festive period out the way, it was time to get back out and blow away some cobwebs.  The Lennox Gas Platform lies just under 5 miles offshore of Ainsdale and is clearly…