Results of the 2023 September Photo of the Month Competition – Congratulations to Sarah Gille for her winning September photograph. Please send any photo for next month`s competition to website@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk
Anglesey Weekend #4 Sun 1st Oct – Bull Bay to Porth Eilian HW Liverpool 13:09, HW Amlwch 12:39Chris, Andy, Christine, Terry, Kirk and Ella The team assembled outside the Paddlers Bar at 8:30am on Sunday to organise lifts and transport arrangements, and then set off for Bull Bay. On arrival we sorted kit, unloaded the kayaks and prepared for launching. Chris gave us a short briefing, explaining the route and… Read More »Anglesey Weekend #4 Bull Bay to Porth Eilian by Christine Bond
Up (and Down) The Mersey by Tim Haines Having arrived at the car park in front of the Ferry pub in Egremont at around 0900 and prepared the boats, we spent some time idly chatting, waiting for the tide to come in over what looked like deep Mersey sludge on the shoreline. By 1000, the tide hadn’t come much further in, so we tentatively walked out over the sludge, only… Read More »Up (and Down) The Mersey by Tim Haines
Anglesey Weekend #4 Bull Bay to The Brickworks (Porth Wen) 30th September 2023 Anglesey Weekend #4Autumn. Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness… and tipping rain. A group of 8 -Paul, Keith, Andy Garland, Chris, Kevin, Gary, ably led by David and Fiona Gentle- set off in warm, calm, but decidedly damp conditions. The plan was to rock-hop our way round the coast from Bull Bay to the brickworks on Porth… Read More »Anglesey Weekend #4 Bull Bay to The Brickworks (Porth Wen) by Paul Goetzee
Bwa Gwyn/Bwa Du and Trearddur Bay Saturday 30 September. The previous evening, LCC team leaders were asked where they wanted to paddle the following day. The weather forecast wasn’t looking brilliant for a west coast paddle. Constant SW swinging to SE during the day with wind strengths f4 gusting to f6 and strong f7 with rain for mid-afternoon meant the probability of large seas out of the protection of the… Read More »Anglesey Weekend #4 – Trearddur Bay Saturday 30 September by Neil Mack
2023 LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 11 Tuesday – Ardgroom Harbour to Coornagillagh by Andy Garland We had completed ten days of paddling amongst the wonderfully diverse coast and waterways of Ireland. However, I have to admit that my memory is not as good as it used to be, and each day started to merge into another. The following description might therefore contain some inaccurate recollections. It might also… Read More »2023 LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 11 Tuesday – Ardgroom Harbour to Coornagillagh by Andy Garland
LCC Docks Fun Race – Sunday 24th of September. Race starts at 1:30pm 2km (Half circuit of the docks) [Coburg Race] 4km (one circuit of the docks) [West Kirby Race] 8km (two circuits of the docks) [Little Eye Race] 12km (three circuits of the docks) [Hilbre Island Race] Many thanks to the helpers and kayak safety team of Amy Newnham, Miles Griffiths, Carol Atkinson, Dominic Fahey, Angelo Urzua-Milla James Duffy… Read More »2023 Docks Fun Race
A Day Trip to Blackpool Southerly Fifteen-knot-plus winds and a neap-ish high tide of under 7m restricted the possibility for a local paddle from West Kirby on Sunday. The one potentially viable option was to launch at high tide at 0600, and go North with the wind. I offered up the possibility of a day trip to Blackpool to various friends, but there were no takers as everyone had pre-existing… Read More »A Day Trip to Blackpool by Tim Haines
Sea Kayak Leader Skills Day 1 of 6 by Dave Gentle We met at Rhos and had a group discussion on the beach about the detail of leading sea trips. Miles led the first section of the day well, to a co-ordinate, arriving at the beach by Victoria Pier after an interesting surf landing for a mini-break. We all swapped paddles and Eamon led the next section to a new… Read More »Sea Kayak Leader Skills Day 1 of 6 by Dave Gentle
Day 10 Monday – Kenmore River Surprise Cove with the swing to Rowing Club and then Ardgroom Harbour (spit) by Catriona Luckily, we didn’t have any rain overnight, as some of us had camped in a bog, indicated by the presence of the carnivorous plant, butterwort. We woke up to a still day which meant the midges were out in force and we packed quickly (not necessarily efficiently) to escape… Read More »2023 LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 10 Monday – Surprise Cove to Ardgroom Harbour by Catriona
