Bloodvein River, Canada Day 4 – Stonehouse Rapids – Goose Rapids (27km) by “Martin Aldridge” Well what a rollercoaster of a day. Three great successes, and then a near disaster. So, I’m going to start this report with restating one of the golden rules of expedition (especially wilderness expeditions), and that is, you MUST always take care of your boat. It is the one piece of equipment that is hard… Read More »2024 Bloodvein River, Canada Day 4 by “Martin Aldridge”

Agenda AGM / Paddler of the Year Awards and club presentations of major trips Monday 28th October 2024 Location – Liverpool Marina – Spinnaker Suite main conference room (Access from the bar) Apologies – 7:30 – 8:00 pm – Catch up with Members – Slideshow of the club`s activities over the year. Liverpool Canoe Club is open to all and aims “to provide the maximum canoeing and kayaking opportunities for… Read More »Agenda AGM / Paddler of the Year Awards and club presentations of major trips 2024

2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy WaterDay 16 Saturday 31st Aug – The Ferry to Uig and home It was time to pack the cars and leave our cottage, Tigh-na-Mara, which had been our home for a week while on Harris. We headed down to the port town of Tarbet. More tweed shops and coffee overlooking the harbour). At midday, we boarded the ferry to Uig on the Isle of Sky.… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 16 The Ferry to Uig and home

Bloodvein River, Canada Day 3 – Artery Lake to Stone house Rapids (28km) by Ruth E Today was the first day of multiple rapids, and multiple portages! After breaking camp, off we set for a day covering 28km and rapids 10 to 23. The weather was glorious and very warm! We came to the first rapid, number 10, which separates the upper part of Artery Lake from the lower part.… Read More »2024 Bloodvein River, Canada Day 3 by Ruth E

2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 15 Friday 30th Aug – Atlantic sun, sand, and swell by Christine Bond The last paddle of the Outer Hebrides trip…. The wind had been forecast to drop, the sun was forecast to shine and a good trip to the Atlantic West coast was the plan. Unfortunately, the wind had not quite read the weather forecast from the previous day so it was… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 15 Atlantic sun, sand, and swell by Christine Bond

Bloodvein River, Canada Day 2: Barclay Lake – Artery Lake (30km) by Ian Bell Having had a very comfy first night out in the wilderness on our island camp. We woke keen to get underway. Having breakfasted and repacked the kit, we were ready for the off. A quick check of the map and we started to paddle. The map check was more of a formality as Nikki had noted… Read More »2024 Bloodvein River, Canada Day 2 by Ian Bell

202410 08 Last Monday night open canoe session of the year.

Bloodvein River, Canada Getting there and Day 1 – Barclay Lake by Mike Alter I can’t speak for the rest of the team, but Ruth and I had been putting in the hard miles to prepare for this trip. We are both independent souls, with different boating styles, who enjoy paddling our own boats, so with thoughts turning to the hundreds of white water kilometres to be paddled as a… Read More »2024 Bloodvein River, Canada Day 1 “Getting there” by Mike Alter

2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 14 Thursday 29th Aug – Loch Siophort by Keith We opted for an early start at 8:00am to try and avoid the stronger winds forecast later that day. We drove over the top of the mountains of Haris heading for Loch Siophort. The first get-in at Lochedge Lodge was now fenced off as new building works were due to start. Plan B was… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 14 Loch Siophort by Keith

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