Day 02 Monday Loch Etive – The head of Loch Etive to Rubha Nan Cairn by Andy Garland We arose to only a light smattering of midges and made our usual preparations for departure. The previous night a wedding party had been holding a reception by the loch shore, a few hundred meters from our camp, so I checked and double-checked that no bottles of unused Champagne had been left… Read More »2022 Scottish Sea Kayaking Trip – Day 02 Monday Loch Etive – The head of Loch Etive to Rubha Nan Cairn by Andy Garland

2022 Scottish Sea Kayaking Trip to Arran and Mull The Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip This year’s trip was organised as two separate weeks but both starting from the same campsite at Oban Caravan & Camping Park. This would enable people to paddle for either one or both weeks and would allow for greater flexibility. Week 1 had some unsettled weather, so we opted to explore Loch Etive and then head… Read More »2022 Scottish Sea Kayaking Trip – Day 01 Sunday Loch Etive – Airds Bay (Taynuilt) to the head of Loch Etive by Ian Bell

Euxton Canoe Club – Save our club Euxton Canoe Club is based in Chorley, Lancashire – about 20 miles from Liverpool, as the crow flies. Last week, their storage facility was torched in an arson attack. They lost the vast majority of their boats along with a lot of other kit. Current estimate of damage is over £50,000. As a result of this, there is a real danger that the… Read More »Euxton Canoe Club – Save our club

Day 10 Monday: Wakeboarding by Noah Gavin This year we were looking to do some activities as a family, and came across l’ancre bleue, a watersports place with wakeboarding, rafting, canoeing and stand-up paddle boarding. Me, my dad and sister went wakeboarding twice during the trip and were completely stunned by the surrounding views the whole time. Although the water in the lake was low, the staff there did their… Read More »2022 LCC Alpine Holiday to Durance Region in France: Day 10 Monday: Wakeboarding by Noah Gavin

Moelfre to Bull Bay on the North Coast of Anglesey In my quest to circumnavigate Anglesey in what appears to be multiple day trips in every direction possible, whilst nothing is simultaneously linked…I identified that although I had been from Bull Bay and Point Lynas south, I had never managed to link it up with Moelfre…well today was the day. I found a fellow willing participant in Fiona G and… Read More »Moelfre to Bull Bay on the North Coast of Anglesey

Rhosneigr to Ynys Llanddwyn Saturday 13/8 by Neil Mack We met for our pre-paddle briefing at the Paddlers Bar on a Friday evening. Once we sorted our priorities of where to sit, who’s round it was and what to eat (pop-up Pizza kitchen. Very good by all accounts), we then got round to thinking about the next day’s paddle. No one fancied Penrhyn Mawr or the Stacks on a spring,… Read More »Rhosneigr to Ynys Llanddwyn Saturday 13/8 by Neil Mack

Anglesey Weekend Day 3 Sunday by Martin Page Eight sea kayaks, plus Brian on a SUP set off from Rhosneigr for an easy Sunday paddle across Cymyran Bay, on sea like a sheet of glass. We passed Borthwen quickly to avoid boats and jet skis, continued to Rhoscoyln Head and the Beacon. As the tide was still running, we went out to the Beacon for some fun, rock hopping around… Read More »Anglesey Weekend Day 3 Sunday by Martin Page

The Epic Events Swim took place on Sunday 15th August in perfect swimming conditions. The Cumbrian Swim Safety water safety team of kayakers, lifeguards and RIB crews for the enthusiastic swimmers who took part in this superb event. Three members of Liverpool Canoe Club were part of the water safety team. The weather was brilliant with air temperature reaching 28 Celsius. Most swimmers had a tow float which improved their… Read More »Kayak Safety Cover at the Coniston Epic Event by Jim Duffy

The challenging Windermere One Way Swim took place on Saturday 13th August in perfect conditions. 87 swimmers took part in this iconic 10.5 mile event starting at Fell Foot at 6.45 am and passing Storrs Hall, Belle Island, Low Wood Bay and eventually finishing at Brathay Hall on the north shore. Six of the water safety came from Liverpool Canoe Club and five of them made the Achille Ratti Climbing… Read More »Kayak Safety Cover at the Windermere One Way Swim by Jim Duffy

London Triathlon This Weekend The London Triathlon took place on Sunday 7th August in London’s Royal Victoria Dock, the Excel Centre and the surrounding area. Now in its 23rd year, the London Triathlon has recently been voted for by participants, as the UK’s Best Multi-Sport Event. Carl Leungsangnam and Paul Handley were the only members of the Liverpool Canoe Club who travelled to London as part of the water safety… Read More »Kayak Safety Cover at the London Triathlon by Jim Duffy