Saturday morning After a beautiful sunny week, the weather turned on Friday and it started to rain as we drove to Anglesey. Luckily it was dry when we arrived and were able to get our tents set up and chat…

France 2023 Tarn Day 4 – Les Vignes to Le Rozier (10 km) Mike Disaster strikes again! Having spent three days tripping in boats that were carrying kit, today was a day for light boats as we were paddling a…

Anglesey Junior Club Weekend by Courtney

France 2023 Tarn Day 3- La Malène to Pas Du Souci (10km) grade 1 After eating out in La Malène the previous night we were up early to inspect the river which had risen a little following the thunderstorm the…

“With the continued great spell of weather we’ve been having – blue skies, sun and gentle breezes, three of us decided to try out some recently gained sea kayaking skills and planned our own trip off Ainsdale. Heavy down pours…

Anglesey Junior Weekend – Marcus’ story… I really liked the Anglesey trip.  I enjoyed jumping off the bridge into water because there was lots of adults to help and make sure it was safe.  There was so much to do…

France 2023 Tarn Day 2 – Castelbouc Montbrun to La Malène (24km) grade 1-2 by Ian After having explored the hilltop village of Castelbouc the night before we were then to paddle below the high walls and buildings as the…

My favourite activity was probably coasteering. On the last day, we went paddling on the sea. When we came back we went coasteering. We were at a sandy beach, so first we walked to the edge of the rocks. Courtney…

Multiday Open Canoe Trip to Massif Central – France 2023 Le LCC Grand Tour of the Gorges of France (AKA – Herg’s Adventures of Spongy) The plan was born, Liverpool Canoe Club open boaters were going to France to paddle…

On the 16th of June we went on a junior kayaking weekend. We went to a bridge and kayaked through a little gap in the bridge. I enjoyed it the most when I got to swim through it and paddleboard…

West Kirby to Hilbre Island and back by Anthony V Seven of us left the ramp at 9.30 two hours before high water for this none coach-led trip put together by Mike Alter. With the wind behind us we made…

Skerries Peer Paddle (non-club organised paddle) by Gary E Paddlers: JG, Kris, Shane, Thomas & Gary. On Sunday (11th June), five club paddlers met up for a peer paddle to the Skerries, a small island off the north-west coast of…

Multiday Open Canoe Trip to Massif Central – France 2023 Tarn Day 1 – Le Pont du Tarn down to Montbrun grade 2(3) Having all arrived at the Le Pont du Tarn campsite within an hour or so of each…

Inspired to paddle a canoe? Or just enjoy paddling videos? After reading the upcoming tales from the LCC Grand Tour of the Gorges of France, you may be interested in some great online instructional canoeing videos that also show all…

Multiday Open Canoe Trip to Massif Central – France 2023 Le LCC Grand Tour of the Gorges of France (AKA – Herg’s Adventures of Spongy) Well, we are all back after 1 or 2 weeks of fabulous canoeing in France…

British Canoeing (BC) performance, leadership and coaching system by James G I have been asked on numerous occasions about the British Canoeing (BC) performance, leadership and coaching system and heard many people say they don’t understand it. I have been…