Anglesey Weekend 1 13th to 15th June 2025 This was the first of four Anglesey Club Camping Weekends this year. We use Tyn Rhos campsite in Trearddur Bay, which is an ideal location for access to a variety of paddling spots on Holy Island. We get discounted rates at the campsite, which has good showers and toilets, and there is a pub nearby. Activities include surfing, rock hopping, tidal flows… Read More »Anglesey Weekend 1 13th to 15th June 2025

Club Member Harvey Harwood wins Bronze Medal at ICF Canoe Freestyle Championships 2025 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships 2025 Gold Medal – Eoghan Kelly IRLSilver Medal – Jordan Poffenberger USABronze Medal – Harvey Harwood UK Harvey has won a Bronze medal at his first World Championships in Plattling, Germany. He paddled a Junglist OC1 Freestyle canoe that he made himself from scratch, which became the working prototype. The levels are… Read More »Club Member Harvey Harwood wins Bronze Medal at ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships

18km of the Menai Straits on a bit of a windy day by Sue L I’m no longer a girl who looks at the washing spinning in the wind and thinks “oh, that’s going to dry nicely”. I am now a Beaufort girl!  I’m now looking at the washing and think “oh, yes, Beaufort 5 easily!”  If yesterday’s paddle revealed nothing else to me, it was how to interpret the… Read More »18km of the Menai Straits on a bit of a windy day by Sue L

2025 05 28 Day 4 Les Vignes – La Cresse (20km) grade 2(3-) for the first 10km to Le Rozier then grade 1-2(2+) by Chris The plan was to paddle the section from Les Vines to La Rozier, a classic section that some consider the best on the Tarn, then follow on with the next section down to La Cresse. The second part was apparently less interesting, but none of… Read More »2025 05 28 Day 4 Les Vignes – La Cresse by Chris

2025 06 22 Progression to Sea Kayak – “Force 5 gusting 7” So the weather finally broke and in swept windy, gusty conditions with the heavy rain arriving just in time for loading kayaks back onto our cars. The forecast was consistently predicting SWly force 4 to 6.   This meant we needed to take plan B – Paddle the Menai Straits with the wind behind us from the small car… Read More »2025 06 22 Progression to Sea Kayak – “Force 5 gusting 7”

25 05 27 Day 3 La Malene – Pas du Souci (10km) grade 1 by Anthony After spending a relaxing night at camping “Le Gabitou”, a new campsite a mile or so upstream from La Malène, we packed up our canoes and headed off downstream to the first weir. Martin got out and acted as safety; some of the more adventurous slid down a steep rocky ramp on the river… Read More »25 05 27 Day 3 La Malene – Pas du Souci by Anthony

2025 05 26 Day 2, Castelbouc to La Malene (20km) grade 1-2 by Sue & Colin Up early and still looking forward to the day. With breakfast collected, we headed down to the river’s bank. We’d (well, Colin) had spent weeks planning and arranging kit to enable us to pack light and store it in our canoe, and so we were a little quicker at getting ourselves back on the… Read More »2025 Open Canoe Trip to Central Massif France – Day 2 by Sue and Colin

2025 Open Canoe Trip to Central Massif, France – Day 1 by Sue L Liverpool Canoe Club open boaters were going to France again to paddle in the sun and explore the Central Massif, a large lump of rock that has been uplifted to the West and South of the French Alps. We had a wide choice of rivers, most were multiday trips with excellent riverside campsites with good toilets… Read More »2025 Open Canoe Trip to Central Massif France – Day 1 by Sue L

2025 06 17 Monday night at the docks Monday nights have become the “progression to Open Canoe” session of choice. Each week, members paddle solo or tandem (double) to develop their paddling skills and progress to where they can hopefully undertake one of the upcoming Open Canoe Trips on the River Dee or other local slow-moving rivers. The next outing is fast approaching, and only a few places are left.… Read More »2025 06 17 Monday night at the docks

Anglesey Camping weekend – Sunday Adventure by Elena Bejenaru Today marked our last day in Anglesey, a perfect blend of adventure, stillness, and a deep reconnection with nature and the layered history of this windswept Welsh island. The morning greeted us with soft sunshine and a light breeze, though the temperature stayed below 15°C, a gentle reminder that summer here is often brisk and wild. We began packing our tents… Read More »Anglesey Camping weekend – Sunday Adventure