Paddler of the Year Award(s) 2024 Nominations for our next Paddler of the Year Awards are now open. If you would like to nominate a fellow paddler, please send an email to: website@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk with paddler, young paddler or volunteer of the year and 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 have.)… Read More »Paddler of the Year Award(s) 2024

2024 Members Survey We really need help to fill out a short survey enquiring about our members’ aspirations and needs to progress in paddlesport. Please click or tap on the link below and answer the very short survey (should take less than 2 minutes) Many thanks for supporting your club and helping it to improve.

Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) ONLY paddle at the docks Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) ONLY paddle at the docks every Thursday during the Summer at the Docks. 6 x Club SUP`s are available or you can bring your own. It is a great way to get out on the water, chat about all things SUP, and explore the Dock Systems for the safety of others. Below are some of the photos… Read More »Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) ONLY paddle at the docks

Write-up coming soon, but we have discovered the best way to shuttle to the get-in! I was however rather surprised that we had to disembark the canoe and two weeks’ supplies in the middle of the lake rather than on a beach. And in case you are wondering, for the flight, the canoe was just tied onto the strut I am holding.

River Severn Mountford Bridge to Shrewsbury on Sunday 18th August by Sue Lowndes Not quite Three men in a Boat but three SUPs, three sea kayaks, one kayak, one double kayak and one open canoe put in at Montford Bridge to paddle the gentle stretch of the River Severn to Shrewsbury.  From the Wingfield Arms pub car park, it was a short portage to the river bank where we could… Read More »River Severn Mountford Bridge to Shrewsbury by Sue Lowndes

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 15 Friday 3rd August: The Journey Home Many of us had wandered home at various stages. Some chose to explore little villages staying overnight at hotels and hostels to break up the journey. Others drove home overnight, sharing the driving and grabbing sleep where they could. The French motorway laybys allow overnight stays and have facilities, unlike UK service stations that often only allow… Read More »2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 15 Friday 3rd August: The Journey Home

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 14 Friday 2nd August: The Isere by Mike Fletcher Well, there was water in the river and it was supposed to be 30 Cumecs. After shuttling the car and van to the bottom, 3 of us put in near the barrage for a run of the top section where would meet up with the other 3 paddlers at raft get-on at the bottom of… Read More »2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 14 Friday 2nd August: The Isere by Mike Fletcher

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 13 Thursday 1st August: The Gyronde and the campsite move to the Isere by Nick C Five intrepid LCC paddlers decided to have a final run of the Gyronde before we left Argentiere. We had a relatively early start and there was still a trace of mist rising off the river. This part of the Gyronde is fairly narrow and fast flowing so we… Read More »2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 13 Thursday 1st August: The Gyronde and the campsite move to the Isere by Nick C

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 12 Wednesday afternoon 31st July: Lower Durance During the lunch break at the rafting centre, two vehicles were dropped at the municipal raft get-out at Embrun. Our 4th section of river today was to be a big one. 19 km of grade 3, “big and bouncy” water. One or two paddlers opted to go to the lake at La Roche-de-Rame and play on the… Read More »2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday – Day 12 Wednesday afternoon 31st July: Lower Durance

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 12 Wednesday morning 31st July: Lower Guil to St Clement`s by Clara Clews