I appreciate that not everyone has encountered trouble on the rivers – but unfortunately it does happen. NOW is the time to advise the Welsh Assembly of why access to rivers should be formalised. PLEASE can all paddlers take the time to provide a response to the Welsh Assembly as per the email below. It… Read More »YOUR HELP NEEDED AGAIN before 30 Sep! Please reply to Welsh Government Consultation on Improving Paddlesport Access

Now Sold My son has outgrown this kayak but it is in good condition with the usual scratches but nothing serious and has plenty of life in it yet. This is the pro version with the thigh braces and would suit a junior paddler from 6 to 10 yrs. (some websites say 12 yrs but if that’s the… Read More »For Sale – Dagger Dynamo 7.4 Pro Junior Kayak & kit – £250

Club weekends and major events for the Club 2017 to 2018 – for more detail check the online Club Calendar….. 22 – 24th September 2017 Anglesey Weekend #4 Click for more and to book a place – based at Outdoor Alternative Rhoscolyn  – coordinator Peter Massey. 11th October 2017 Club AGM and paddler of the year Awards (Talk and DVD… Read More »Club weekends and major events for the Club 2017 to 2018 

  Nominations for our 2017 Awards are now requested – If you would like to nominate a fellow paddler please send an email to: website@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk with a brief (no more than 60 words) summary of why they are being nominated and ideally a photo of them.  (please include any video or other material you may… Read More »“Paddler of the Year” Nominations for our 2017 Awards are now requested

Tide & Time is an exhibition at the National Oceanography Centre Liverpool. It’s free to visit and you’ll find out about how tides are and were predicted around the UK,  http://www.tide-and-time.uk/               Come discover the role Tidal Science had in turning Liverpool into a major port and the city it… Read More »Tide & Time – Exhibition in Liverpool

A last minute arrangement to paddle took us to Dove Point on the Wirral with a plan to kayak to New Brighton and back. High tide was 12:20 so we met at 10am and waited for the channel to fill up. A small fishing boat and a sail boat were waiting also. After a brief… Read More »Dove Point – New Brighton by John Fay

Hi all, The good news is that flight prices have just dropped a little – currently £520. This means that to full trip will cost approximately £1150 Most would like to make use of Easter Bank holiday dates so I propose: Fly out at 21:30 from Birmingham on Thursday 29th March – arrive Kathmandu on… Read More »Sun Khosi 9 day trip Easter 2018 (Dates and details)

  Over the VHF, I have often heard marine traffic talking about Q1 and Q2, these being the outermost buoys of the Liverpool Approach.  But where exactly are these places, and what are they like? Given the huge amount of water that enters and leaves the Mersey Estuary,  it makes sense for any return trip into Liverpool… Read More »Crosby to Ainsdale via Q2, by Robin Emley

Ian Bell put out a suggestion for ‘sea Sunday’ for Sunday 13 August 2017, asking if any sea kayakers would like to find a sea trip. This was much welcomed by me and I was delighted to meet up with a group of eight paddlers on West Shore. We got on the water by 11am,… Read More »Sea kayaking – round the Great Orme by Sarah Horton