Monday 2nd January – Sea Paddle – Little Orme and Great Orme by Ian Crook A great little sea trip to kick off the new year. I arrived early at Llandudno North Shore for a leisurely breakfast in the van. Soon other kayakers started to arrive and found myself surrounded by a large group from Snowdonia Canoe Club. They were a very friendly bunch, but confusion then reigned as LCC… Read More »Monday 2nd January – Sea Paddle – Little Orme and Great Orme by Ian Crook

River Lune in Canadian Canoes – 31st January 2022 by Andy Garland Four intrepid and skilled open-boat canoeists (Nikki, Martin, Keith and Ian), plus a nervous cack-handed sea kayaker (me) met at Devils Bridge on the River Lune with the aim of paddling an 11km grade 1-2 section of the river.  Keith had arrived before me and kindly wandered a few meters upstream to take photos of the hardest rapid… Read More »River Lune in Canadian Canoes – 31st January 2022 by Andy Garland

Please select your favourite photograph for this month`s competition and then click vote at the bottom. Please send any photos for next month`s competition to website@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.ukBe sure to include a short description.

River Goyt Loop on 30th December We met at Life Leisure Pool in Romiley and shuttled the cars down to Chadkirk Country Park car Park. We seal launched into the canal and headed out for the paddle to Marple Viaduct. We met two canal barges along the way and kept well over to the right to keep clear as they passed. The strong winds blew one of the old trees… Read More »River Goyt Loop on 30th December

Leasowe Bay Surfing on 28th December The winds were strong and the waves large but it was good to see the old guard out along with some of the new paddlers taking advantage of the opportunity to get out.

LCC Safety Kayakers support Liverpool Open Water Swim on Boxing Day by Jim Duffy Liverpool Open Water Swim on Boxing Day The air temperature was merely 5 Celsius and the water temperature was only 4.2 Celsius but that didn’t deter Liverpool Open Water Swimming Club taking part in their annual Boxing Day ‘dip’ in the Salthouse Dock. Just over 70 swimmers took part in front of several hundred spectators and supporters… Read More »LCC Safety Kayakers support Liverpool Open Water Swim on Boxing Day by Jim Duffy

The Third Club Christmas Paddle on Christmas Eve The third Christmas paddle finally got underway on Christmas Eve, 24th December. The previous week was postponed due to strong winds, freezing temperatures and a wind chill of minus 6 degrees Celsius. We turned up at the docks, selected a boat for the paddle and chatted in the morning sunshine. It was a bright day with little or no wind. We paddle… Read More »The Third Club Christmas Paddle on Christmas Eve

LCC Rolling Competition Round 7 Thursday 22nd December This was the final round of the annual rolling competition. Paddlers had 30 seconds to do as many full 360-degree rotations as possible either with the paddle, side of the pool or with their hands. Congratulations to Harvey for his incredible 14 paddle rolls especially as it was in a C1. Poppy manged a spectacular 12 bar rolls blowing away the opposition… Read More »LCC Rolling Competition Round 7 Thursday 22nd December

Just found some bits of footage from Scotland 2022 trip, not sure if posted these clips so here we go. Next trip is only like 16 weeks away, can’t wait ! We ran more rivers and more slides but I just found these clips on a SD card.