Bluebird K7 Festival – Safety Cover by Kevin C The Bluebird festival ran between 11th and 17th May. Swim Safety were contracted to provide the safety kayakers for this event. I was one of just 10 kayakers to be selected to work it, a great honour and a privilege,…

The Swellies.  Sunday 17 May 2026 by Sarah Gille A group of us got up early and waited for the tide to turn before setting off for one last paddle of the weekend. On the way home, most of us…

Stanley Embankment Saturday 16 May 2026 by Sarah Gille The little boat group parked at the old ATS car garage, ready to paddle across the water to Stanley embankment. When we got there, it was quite big. It’s normally better…

Moelfre to Red Wharf Bay and back.  Sunday 17 May 2026 by Andy Besant-Roberts Nikki Aldridge & Ian Bell were leading. Andy B-R, Andy Broddle, Catriona Hare, Dave Brown, Olwyn Ross, John Cooke, Martin Page. The nautical nine set off…

Ducks & Dancing by Jacki J and Sue L After weeks of pool practice and dock sessions rescuing each other, emptying various types of boats, towing and of course safety, our journey to completing the Paddlesport Instructor Course was held at the beautiful…

Sea Safety Skills & Sea Kayak Leading with Nick Cunliffe – Sunday 10th May 2026 The following morning, our group was joined by Nikki, James and Catriona as we convened at the excellent Summit to Sea for our briefing with…

Rhosneigr to Eglwys Cwyfan (Church in the Sea) – Saturday 9th May 2026 by Eamon Having met at the A55 Bangor services, two groups of paddlers decided on their destinations and headed for the west coast of Anglesey. Keith decided…

2026 05 11 Progression to Open Canoe The first of the regular Monday night Open Canoe Paddles in the Docks was well attended last night. We had a combination of new paddlers and the more experienced. It was good to…

Two new signs have been placed on the access roads for Liverpool Marina and Canal & Rivers Trust. These should make it clear to members of the public that they need to be members of an organised group to access…

2026 05 09 Progression to Sea by Anthony C We had a cracking introduction to Sea Kayaking at Anglesea this weekend.  The day started with a meeting at the cafe in the morning. We introduced ourselves, then split into our…

2026 05 04 Pembroke Bank Holiday Trip – Green Bridge from Stackpole Quay We saved the best trip for the last day. All 11 paddlers were on the water again today; nobody had bailed, stayed in bed or declared that…

Swim Safety Training Event – A Valuable Day of Learning The club hosted a highly successful Swim Safety training event this weekend, with 16 participants in total, including 6 members from Liverpool Canoe Club. The day began on our “beach”,…

2026 05 03 Pembroke Bank Holiday Trip – Caldey Island The plan was hatched, and we all left the hostel at 8:30 am bound for Tenby West Beach car park. £6 for the day, and we unloaded boats onto the…

2026 05 02 Pembroke Bank Holiday Trip – Pembroke St. Ann`s Head Day one of the annual Pembroke Bank Holiday Weekend saw the group head for West Angle Beach to paddle across the sound towards St Ann’s Head Lighthouse. Conditions…

2026 Menorca – Day 8 to 10 Sa Cudia Cremada We finished in Es Grau, then spent the rest of the day in cafes and restaurants, just chilling. Bar Es Moll was good for food before Ricardo drove us to…

2026 Menorca – Day 7 Illa d en Colin to Es Grau 11 04 2026 by Keith This was the last day before stronger winds were due to arrive, so we had timed our finish to perfection. When we were…