River Leven Improvers Trip – Saturday 15th December River levels had been dropping all week along with the temperatures. With the threat of storm force winds, cold and freezing rain we decided to head to the River Leven. Windermere would provide decent water levels (just under medium flow) and some shelter from the biting winds.… Read More »River Leven Improvers Trip – Saturday 15th December
Registration for Swim Event Safety Kayak Supervision for Triathlons, Swim-Runs etc. by Jim Duffy Registration for Swim Event Safety Kayak Supervision for Triathlons, Swim-Runs etc. Swim Safety, one of the biggest swim event companies in the country, have published a calendar of provisional event dates for 2019 available to view below. These provisional dates are… Read More »Registration for Swim Event Safety Kayak Supervision for Triathlons, Swim-Runs etc. by Jim Duffy
Winter Rolling Challenge For those of you who are new to the club, each winter we have a rolling challenge. The Aim is to see how many full roll’s (360 degrees) you can make in 30 secs. Be they paddle, hand, stick, bar or tandem (pairs in the duo) rolls. This quick test gives you a reference… Read More »Winter Rolling Challenge
For Sale Various kit I have a few items for sale. I live in Liverpool so could meet up or you could pop by. Matt Giblin info@kayakessentials.co.uk Palm Bora in a Large. The Cag is in excellent condition. £100 Palm Aegean, Large again good condition £45 Palm Kaikoura, large. One of the main pockets is… Read More »For Sale Various kit – Cags, BAs and spraydecks
Paddling Film Festival 21st November 2018 at the Liverpool Marina Last chance to buy a ticket online and join us for tomorrows film festival. The Alaska Sea Kayaking and Indus WW films are especially good. Films start at 7:30pm – online tickets will be at the door. See you all there. Click here to reserve… Read More »Paddling Film Festival 21st November 2018 at the Liverpool Marina
Photo of the Month Congratulations to Michael O’Rourke for his winning photograph for November Photo of the Month – Please vote for your favourite for December Please send any photos to website@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk December 2018 Click here to see the photos and to vote for your favourite. November 2018 # 1 Sarah Gille swimming Château-Queyras gorge… Read More »December 2018 Photo of the Month
Wigan Top Lock to Chorley by – John Fay Haigh Hall, Fredericks Ice Cream parlour and the Boatyard (double decker) Bus Cafe were a couple of the sites we enjoyed on our 15.5 mile return journey from the Wigan top lock to Chorley. This part of the Leeds/Liverpool canal was one section… Read More »Wigan Top Lock to Chorley by – John Fay
OC1/C1 Canoeing – The Lune 24 OC1 and C1 canoes with just 2 kayaks. Some good water levels provided some good fun amongst a mass paddle of canoes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2WZeJLhFdA Paul Harwood
