Docks paddle – Saturday 16th August by John Fay So I arrived at the compound just after Julie Brookes to find Marty already there, the first of the 31 members who attended today’s leisurely docks paddle. Those 31 included 8…

Junior Whitewater Development and Holiday Week – France 2026 Arrive on Saturday, 25th July 2026, Depart on Saturday, 1st August 2026 This holiday and Whitewater coaching week is to be held at the fabulous Isle de Serre Whitewater Centre and…

John Lamb – An Inspiration To Everyone He Met I am terribly sad to let you know that Junior Club member John Lamb left us yesterday. John had faced many health issues in the last 2 or 3 years and…

2025 08 09 and 10 Sea Kayak Rescues Refresher Course This was based on Anglesey and was designed to go over a variety of rescues, tows and emergency situations that could happen while sea kayaking. There were 10 of us…

Day 5 Na Gurrabail Gamisdale to Tigh Na Mara, campsite 16 miles Emma We dropped our dry tents on the brow of the campsite at Eigg, ate breakfast on the beach, and prepped our kayaks for our final journey across…

Kinloch (Rum) to Na Gurrabail, Galmisdale (Eigg) – 28 km / 18.5 milesPaddlers: Catriona, Ian, Ella, Adya, Alan, Emma, and Andy The Isle of Rum is the correct name. While “Rhum” was historically used, it was a deliberate alteration by a…

Day 3 Guirdil Bothy to Kinloch (The weather forecasts have changed, all of them) north westerly 16mph gusting 25 by Andy The day began on a high as we gathered inside Guirdil bothy and passively inhaled the smoke from the…

Day 2 Camas Sgiotaig (Singing Sands) to Guirdil Bothy 18 miles We woke up to a beautiful, warm day, and we all decided to abandon cags and paddle in T-shirts. We headed over to the south side of Rum; no…

Docks Leader Training Course (Home waters) Last Tuesday, we held a Home Waters training course with 11 potential club leaders looking at: As a result, several new leaders were signed off to run sessions in our home waters at Liverpool…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 12: Wednesday, Rafting the Lower Durance by Terry S Today I really enjoyed an organised commercial raft trip that was filled with laughs and spills, along the Durance River. We enjoyed several grade three…

Worse Things Happen at Sea. This is difficult to write. I normally enjoy writing up expedition reports because they are an opportunity to reflect on how things went, review the photos, and re-live some of the highlights of the trip.…

The Unforgettable Journey by Jacki Jenkins From Widnes to Folkestone is where it all started, In Folkestone, we met, and the Alpine convoy departed.From Calais to Troyes, Dom, John, and Jacki rested,Then embarked on the journey, in which we were…

Day 14, Friday, Isere by Stuart T Having arrived at the Bourg St Maurice campsite the previous evening, we had unpacked and set up the LCC campsite. The campsite is fantastic, based next to the river.  Featuring its immaculate shower…

Day 13, Thursday, Veneon by Roy M The mighty Vénéon delivered a truly Alpine experience – glacier-fed, fast-flowing, and unmistakably cold! We put on just below the Via Ferrata, beneath towering cliffs and snow-dusted peaks, and paddled down to Le…

Day 12 Wednesday, Lower Durance After a week and a half of Alpine adventure, Day 12 brought the group to the Lower Durance for a second time – a refreshing change of pace after the steeper and splashier rivers of…

Day 11 Tuesday Middle Guil by Nikki A The second river of the day, and we were upping the ante. We drove up the Guil valley, stopping to inspect the get-out, the get-in and Tunnel Rapids. After much discussion and…