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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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Bloodvein River, Canada 12-day White Water River Expedition by Open Canoe  Let’s be honest, this was largely a personal ambition. I mean, you can have all the qualifications out there, but can you really call yourself a serious canoeist if…

2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 13 Wednesday 28th Aug – Loch Eireasort from Crosbost by Gary Bunting After a storm-bound day we were eager to get out. As the forecast was for Southerlies strengthening in the afternoon/evening the…

Anglesey Weekend No.4 – Saturday Porth Diana by Cornelia Graebner Saturday was a sunny and windy day. We had to change our plans in the morning to avoid strong winds. Instead of paddling from Rhosneigr to Aberffraw, we set off from Porth…

2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 11 27 August – Stormbound at Harris Tweed Paddlers Keith S, Frankie A, Debbie H (Team Mercedes) Catriona H and Gary B Another day when the weather was just too much weather to…

2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 11 Monday 26th Aug – Scalpay by Alistair Ball The weather wasn’t as miserable as it had been and was different from most days as it didn’t require a long drive to get…

Last Stand Up Paddleboard SUP session on a Thursday at the Docks Photos from Zoe

2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 10 Sunday 25th Aug – Eye Peninsula by Chris Bolton We arrived and settled into the house called Tighnamara the evening before. Being established on Harris, Keith asked for ideas about where to…

Causeway Coast – A “Giant’s Trip” by Tim Haines The coast of Northern Ireland is spectacularly beautiful. There are immense sea caves and towering stacks, great open sandy beaches and picturesque castles at frequent intervals. To keep kayakers entertained there are…

2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy WaterDay 09 Saturday 24th Aug – Meavaig South – “Otterly” Fabulous by Debbie Hughes Time to move on from the campsite and take the 9.30 ferry across the Sound of Harris from Berneray to Leverburgh…