France 2023 Tarn Day 3- La Malène to Pas Du Souci (10km) grade 1 After eating out in La Malène the previous night we were up early to inspect the river which had risen a little following the thunderstorm the previous evening. We had carried the canoes down to the edge of the beach when some local guides started to prepare the punts (lightweight aluminium skiffs with a small petrol… Read More »France 2023 Tarn Day 3- La Malène to Pas Du Souci (10km) grade 1 by Keith

“With the continued great spell of weather we’ve been having – blue skies, sun and gentle breezes, three of us decided to try out some recently gained sea kayaking skills and planned our own trip off Ainsdale. Heavy down pours last week had resulted in sewage outflow off the coast, scuppering plans for a coached session. This week, we had been checking all the weather, tide and swell forecasts we’d… Read More »Ainsdale Paddle by Eamon Hanlon

Anglesey Junior Weekend – Marcus’ story… I really liked the Anglesey trip.  I enjoyed jumping off the bridge into water because there was lots of adults to help and make sure it was safe.  There was so much to do on this kayaking holiday for example, coastal steering and even BBQ’s on this holiday.  I would recommend this to other families because we go on many kayaking events and this… Read More »Anglesey Junior Weekend – Marcus’ story…

France 2023 Tarn Day 2 – Castelbouc Montbrun to La Malène (24km) grade 1-2 by Ian After having explored the hilltop village of Castelbouc the night before we were then to paddle below the high walls and buildings as the river wound its way in the gorge below. It had rained a little overnight and the river was now a little brown with runoff compared to the day before but… Read More »France 2023 Tarn Day 2 – Castelbouc Montbrun to La Malène (24km) grade 1-2 by Ian

My favourite activity was probably coasteering. On the last day, we went paddling on the sea. When we came back we went coasteering. We were at a sandy beach, so first we walked to the edge of the rocks. Courtney gave me a piggyback out to the rocks where I couldn’t stand up. Then we clambered along the rocks. It was really fun. Then we jumped off a rock into… Read More »Junior Club Weekend on Anglesey – By Clara Clews

Multiday Open Canoe Trip to Massif Central – France 2023 Le LCC Grand Tour of the Gorges of France (AKA – Herg’s Adventures of Spongy) The plan was born, Liverpool Canoe Club open boaters were going to France to paddle the Grand Tour of French gorges – the Gorge du Tarn, the Ardèche Gorge and the Allier Gorge. These are all fantastic rivers in the Central Massif and are described… Read More »Multiday Open Canoe Trip to Massif Central – France 2023 – The trip out and Day 1 (again)

On the 16th of June we went on a junior kayaking weekend. We went to a bridge and kayaked through a little gap in the bridge. I enjoyed it the most when I got to swim through it and paddleboard at the other side where it had waves. At the very end I jumped off the bridge twice and Marcus jumped of three times. The next day we went to… Read More »Anglesey Junior Club Camping Weekend by Maddison

West Kirby to Hilbre Island and back by Anthony V Seven of us left the ramp at 9.30 two hours before high water for this none coach-led trip put together by Mike Alter. With the wind behind us we made good progress up to the top of and around Hilbre Island with no tide race this time to play in we landed on the beach for a quick lunch as… Read More »West Kirby to Hilbre Island and back by Anthony V

Skerries Peer Paddle (non-club organised paddle) by Gary E Paddlers: JG, Kris, Shane, Thomas & Gary. On Sunday (11th June), five club paddlers met up for a peer paddle to the Skerries, a small island off the north-west coast of Anglesey. The paddle was planned by JG, who was using it as an opportunity to build planning experience as he works towards his Advanced Sea Leader. You wouldn’t have believed… Read More »Skerries Peer Paddle (non-club organised paddle) by Gary E

Multiday Open Canoe Trip to Massif Central – France 2023 Tarn Day 1 – Le Pont du Tarn down to Montbrun grade 2(3) Having all arrived at the Le Pont du Tarn campsite within an hour or so of each other the day before and shuttled the cars to the get-out at Pas de Souci, we woke up Sunday morning refreshed and raring to go. After some discussion (while eating… Read More »France 2023 Tarn Day 1 – Le Pont du Tarn down to Montbrun grade 2(3)