The Ferry Wave by Paul Harwood Last night was the year’s first attempt at catching the Novelty Ferry Wave. Every day at 1915hrs, during the summer months, the Sea Cat sets off from Liverpool to the Isle of Man, creating…

A full release on the River Gary by Steve Hitchin On a beautiful sunny morning, 10 paddlers set off from our base at Kinlochleven and headed over to Invergarry, to the river Garry. It had been described to me as…

Eight paddlers met at the old bridge in Farndon for the paddle down to Chester, 1 sea kayak, 1 sit on top, 2 open boats and 4 crossover boats. Estimated river time 4 hours. After a smooth shuttle we were…

Kinlochleven to Blackwater Reservoir by Catriona Hare Kayaking is not the only activity from Kinlochleven.  I needed activity at my own speed on Sunday, so I decided to forgo the potentially windy sea kayak trip around Shuna and hike up…

Sea Kayak Session #1 Ainsdale – Physical Tonight, was the first session looking at the physical aspect of sea paddling. These mini write-ups are for all to see what the main points of the evening were about. Four participants joined me…

Junior Club Winter Pool Sessions By Amy Newnham We have had a really successful winter season of junior sessions at Dixons Broadgreen School swimming pool. The juniors have had loads of fun developing their kayaking skills and their confidence, both…

An Awesome Day on the River Awe The River Awe is a short river (6km) in the Southwest Highlands of Scotland by which the freshwater Loch Awe empties into Loch Etive, a sea loch. The river flows from a barrage…

The River Leven and Blackwater Hostel Kinlochleven is a village located in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands and lies at the eastern end of Loch Leven. To the north lie the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the mountains flanking…

Easter Trip to Scotland Salty Seadogs Day 1 – Sound of Arisaig (by Andy Garland) The weather forecast for our first day of paddle-faffing was good – a light southerly breeze and reasonable temperatures. The paddle-faff got off to a…

Expressions of interest in Nepal Easter 2024 trip Two weeks over Easter – 29th March to 14th April 2024 I am planning a trip to paddle the River Karnali in Nepal.   This is Nepal’s longest river and has big roller…

Loch Linnhe and Shuna Island by Adya Misra On Easter Sunday we woke up to dramatic views of swaying trees near our hostel. Strong winds were building all morning and the prospect of being out at sea wasn’t too appealing…

STREAM Gorge (Spean Gorge) by Sarah Gille With bellies full of morning chocolate from the Easter bunny delivery, we arrived at a very, very, very low Spean Gorge, for what only can be described as a team-building exercise. Of the…

Equipment repairs at the compound We are busy repairing and making good some of our canoes and kayaks. Please remember some of our fleet gets used 3 or 4 times a week and although basic are ideal for use by…

Camping Trip to Ullswater by Diane Rogan On the Sunday morning Most of us departed Before we even got there The fun had already started. John was not impressed As Diane sang so loud To lots of Joyful music He just…

River Dee paddle Saturday 1st April by John Allerton Ponsonby to TyMawr Level 0.9m Manley – Thanks all for gracing me with your presence. 13 unlucky for some people turned out for a mellow grade 2 run. Good to see…

Boat maintenance sessions at the docks Tuesday 4th April Many thanks to all the members who turned up to help check, repair and sort the kayaks, canoes and equipment. We managed a tremendous amount today – many hands make short…