It was a cloudy start over the serene waters of the River Dee, two groups of club paddlers gathered at the top car park at Horseshoe Falls. Most were experienced paddlers drawn by the allure of the river’s twists and…

Seals and Serenity: A Sea Kayak Trip Around the Great and Little Orme It was a crisp March morning, Andy and I set out for an exhilarating sea kayak paddle around the majestic Great and Little Orme in Wales. The…

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 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 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…

Sunday 18th February – River Seiont (grade 3(4)) – White Water Kayak We made an early start and met at Bangor Services on the A55 for coffee and breakfast before heading to the Seiont. The level was medium and had stopped…

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…