Check out Harveys latest video from Stanley Embankment. Probably his weirdest to date!

River Dee on Wednesday Evening A handful of us (7) turned up at Horseshoe car park for a lap of the Dee. We surfed a couple of waves below the weir and then had an uneventful paddle down to Serpents Tail where we did a couple of runs of the tail. We then headed down… Read More »River Dee on Wednesday Evening by Graham Devaney

French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 1 The Durance from the campsite to St Clement by Sarah Gille After the usual long journey to get to the alps for our yearly Liverpool canoe club whitewater paddling trip. We decided to start off with an easy grade ½ paddle from the campsite down to St Clement.… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 1 The Durance from the campsite to St Clement by Sarah Gille

Nominations for our 2018 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 have.)… Read More »Nominations for our 2018 Paddler of the Year Awards are now requested

Hilbre Island Sea Kayak Race 2018 This was the eighth year that Liverpool Canoe Club has run the Hilbre Island Sea Kayak Race based at Dee Sailing Club in Thurstaston. With the tide rolling in at a fast rate of knots it was decided to go for an on-the-water start this year. Precisely at 1pm… Read More »Hilbre Island Sea Kayak Race 2018

A team of nine kayakers from Liverpool Canoe Club were part of the safety support for the Bolton Ironman at Pennington Flash, Lowton on Sunday 15th July starting at 5.00am! Some 2,600 competitors took part in this gruelling event which was won by Britain’s Joe Skipper. Lucy Gossage won the women’s event. Her domination of… Read More »Safety Kayaking at the Iron Man – Bolton by James Duffy

Brilliant day at the Tees yesterday, thanks to those that came along. Check out the video:  

Thanks to Carl, Richie and Colin for the time and expertise given. I doubt that many would willingly capsize, but the experience is invaluable and having others to assist is a big bonus. Practice is essential. I feel that the small whitewater type kayaks and their use come into quite a different category to the… Read More »Capsize and Rescue Practice on Saturday 14th July by Bob Hamilton

Photo of the Month Please send any photos to website@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk July 2018 Click here to see the photos and to vote for your favourite. June 2018 # 1 Stanley Embankment by Keith Steer 15 votes (31%) # 2 Ladies Polo team win Div 2 by Hannah Bellamy 10 votes (21%) # 3 Jack Hopper Playboating on… Read More »Photo of the Month winners for June 2018