Saturday 17th February – River Lune (grade 2/3) – White Water Kayak Three of us met at services on the M6 and decided on the River Lune from Beck Foot down to Kirkby Lonsdale, taking in 2 sections from the guides.…

Docks Paddle – Sunday 18th February by John Fay Still in February and we had 20 members out on Sundays Dock paddle. There was a mixture of craft from Sea kayaks, crossovers, whitewater Kayaks and also four SUPs out. Like…

Liverpool Canoe Club Core Coaching Course January and February 2024 As part of LCC’s commitment to support the training and progression of its volunteers and club members, the club organised a British Canoeing ‘Core Coach Training’ course. This course is…

LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS at Albert Dock Friday 9th – Sunday 11th February 2024 No paddling Thursday to Sunday evening (4:30pm onwards) this week into Salthouse Dock (Dragon Fire show) – see below: For a full listing of what’s on…

WINTER 2024 ISSUE 75 CONTENTS A chat with… David Bain By Peter Tranter How we became the first to kayak the Northwest Passage By Mark Agnew How to always have other paddlers to paddle with By Del Read Five of…

Liverpool Canoe Club Junior Club Trip – Bridgewater Canal On Sunday the 28th of January 2024, the Junior club kayaked the Bridgewater Canal. We were due to paddle the river Weaver but there was a rowing event which made it…

River Dee Introductory Paddle 27th January 2024 After all the rainfall we decided to head for the River Dee. Although the classic WW section was too high for most paddlers on the day there were at least 3 sections that…

Dee Estuary Paddle 13th January 2024 Karl was looking at the weather and with high pressure predicted little surf was expected so he suggested a local sea trip to Hilbre Island. 16 of us turned up at West Kirby Slipway…

River Levern 7th January 2024 After a warm-up on the River Crake we headed for the River Levern stopping on the way to look at Backbarrow Bridge. The river was high and we talked about the best line down through…

River Crake 7th January 2024 Rivers were all high but as high pressure was now dominant, levels were dropping. We chose to head for lake-fed rivers to make sure we had plenty of water so we headed north for the…

A Story about a Canoe Trip by Fiona Gentle We were out practising our canoe skills, a very good day out on a new section of river for us, from Tebay, down the river Lune. It was misty then sunny,…

Friday, 3 May ’24   3 days  Dinas Island Campsite and Holiday Cottage, Dinas, Island Farm, Newport, SA42 0SE Details LCC Pembrokeshire Bank Holiday Weekend – Coordinator Elle Jackson and Steve Bond Friday 3 – Monday 6th June May Dinas…

To the Lennox by James G With the festive period out the way, it was time to get back out and blow away some cobwebs.  The Lennox Gas Platform lies just under 5 miles offshore of Ainsdale and is clearly…

2024 Improver WW river trips (x3) and Anglesey Weekends (x4) released for booking – Limited Availability so book now if you are interested. Introductory WW River Trip (Grade 2-3 River) – Coordinator Harry Ruggles Saturday, 27 January ’24   1…

Last docks paddle of 2023 by John Fay It was a cold day at the docks on 31st December 2023 but we paddled up to the Canning Half-tide Dock in our last Docks paddle of the year.

River Lune on New Year`s Day There had been a lot of rain about so we decided to head North and do a section on the River Lune. We all met on the M58 junction 3 Starbucks and sorted the…