2025 05 30 Day 6 Chaperoux – Alleyras (18km) grade 2(3) by Ruth and Mike A Special Day on a Special River Last time we visited the area, this section of river had been the best run of the trip. Indeed, the guidebook refers to this run as the “The Jewel in the Crown” for open boating in the Massif Central. With 18 km from put in to get out,… Read More »2025 05 30 Day 6 Chaperoux – Alleyras
2025 07 05 Progression to Sea Kayak – Great Orme A sunny and eventful day saw the progression to sea kayak group (Adya, Keith, Dan, Roger and Christine) launching for a scenic paddle along the Great Orme cliffs. Spirits were high as we explored the stunning coastline, with playful seals making an appearance and even giving a few of our kayaks a curious nibble! We stopped at the stony beach… Read More »2025 07 05 Progression to Sea Kayak – Great Orme
Junior Anglesey Weekend 27th – 29th June 2025 The Junior club has arrived at Tyn Rhos. People are just settling in for a windy night. The campsite and location are ideal for our Junior club, which has had this camping and paddling weekend for 11 years now. Before 2014, families and juniors just attended the full club weekends. This is still a possibility with the two remaining Anglesey weekends this… Read More »Junior Anglesey Weekend 27th – 29th June 2025
2025 05 29 Day 5 Prades – Langeac (15km) grade 2+ by Nikki We were up and out early to head over to the River Allier, leaving the stunning Gorges du Tarn behind us. We enjoyed the scenery on the 2-hour drive, but were wary of the grey clouds overhead. Our previous experience from two years ago was that the Allier gorge was colder and wetter than the Allier. However,… Read More »2025 05 29 Day 5 Prades – Langeac (15km) grade 2+ by Nikki
LCC A wins Division 2 in the National Leagues and gets automatic promotion to Division 1 Open next season. Congratulations to our Canoe Polo A team, who won Division 2 North at the weekend. They were unbeaten all season, which is a fabulous result over the four tournaments. Good luck in the Division 1 Open League next year. If you are interested in developing your paddling skills and getting into… Read More »LCC A wins Division 2 in the National Leagues and gets automatic promotion to Division 1 Open
Anglesey Weekend 1 13th to 15th June 2025 This was the first of four Anglesey Club Camping Weekends this year. We use Tyn Rhos campsite in Trearddur Bay, which is an ideal location for access to a variety of paddling spots on Holy Island. We get discounted rates at the campsite, which has good showers and toilets, and there is a pub nearby. Activities include surfing, rock hopping, tidal flows… Read More »Anglesey Weekend 1 13th to 15th June 2025
Club Member Harvey Harwood wins Bronze Medal at ICF Canoe Freestyle Championships 2025 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships 2025 Gold Medal – Eoghan Kelly IRLSilver Medal – Jordan Poffenberger USABronze Medal – Harvey Harwood UK Harvey has won a Bronze medal at his first World Championships in Plattling, Germany. He paddled a Junglist OC1 Freestyle canoe that he made himself from scratch, which became the working prototype. The levels are… Read More »Club Member Harvey Harwood wins Bronze Medal at ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships
18km of the Menai Straits on a bit of a windy day by Sue L I’m no longer a girl who looks at the washing spinning in the wind and thinks “oh, that’s going to dry nicely”. I am now a Beaufort girl! I’m now looking at the washing and think “oh, yes, Beaufort 5 easily!” If yesterday’s paddle revealed nothing else to me, it was how to interpret the… Read More »18km of the Menai Straits on a bit of a windy day by Sue L
2025 05 28 Day 4 Les Vignes – La Cresse (20km) grade 2(3-) for the first 10km to Le Rozier then grade 1-2(2+) by Chris The plan was to paddle the section from Les Vines to La Rozier, a classic section that some consider the best on the Tarn, then follow on with the next section down to La Cresse. The second part was apparently less interesting, but none of… Read More »2025 05 28 Day 4 Les Vignes – La Cresse by Chris
2025 06 22 Progression to Sea Kayak – “Force 5 gusting 7” So the weather finally broke and in swept windy, gusty conditions with the heavy rain arriving just in time for loading kayaks back onto our cars. The forecast was consistently predicting SWly force 4 to 6. This meant we needed to take plan B – Paddle the Menai Straits with the wind behind us from the small car… Read More »2025 06 22 Progression to Sea Kayak – “Force 5 gusting 7”
