Sunday Paddle on the Vyrnwy 25th February 2024

Sunday Paddle on the Vyrnwy 25th February 2024 This is a dam-released river – the gauge was 0.44m. It was a little low for the upper, but this section of the river is also overhung by lots of trees. However,…

Saturday Improvers River Trip by Daniel Leather

Saturday Improvers River Trip by Daniel Leather Carrog to Eisteddfod Car Park The plan was to paddle the Grade 2 section of the Dee from Pont Carrog (B5437, Corwen LL21 9EH go past the Carrog railway station and campsite to…

2024 British Canoeing AGM

2024 British Canoeing AGM Registration is open to attend the virtual British Canoeing AGM (British Canoeing Members only). However, some club members might find the British Canoeing Annual Report 2023 or other AGM documents interesting, not least, as you may…

Docks Paddle – Sunday 18th February by John Fay

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

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…

The paddler Magazine Winter 2024

Winter Paddler issue 75

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,…