France 2023 The Ardèche Day 7 The Ardèche, ‘Defiles’ section by Graham R Our 3rd Day on the river Ardèche and a section I had paddled before in lower conditions than we had on the day due to substantial thunderstorms over the upper catchment the afternoon and evening before. Bit of colour in the water, sadly not ripping, but plenty for a bash free decent. This section is upriver from… Read More »France 2023 The Ardèche Day 7 The Ardèche, ‘Defiles’ section by Graham R

Thank you to all the volunteers that helped with this session last Sunday and to club members who used the opportunity to try a selection of club boats not normally used during dock paddles. We also opened the session to young children from Knowsley in conjunction with Adapt (UK) Training Services Limited. Club member Paul Hennessey coordinated this for us. The morning proved a great success with lots of activity… Read More »Try a Boat Session on 25th June

France 2023 The Ardèche Day 6 – Bivouac la Gournier to St Martin (Grade 1-2) by Spongy After the thunderstorm overnight we awoke to get breakfast and drop the tents and pack up the camp. The two bivi shelters had provided good cover during the rather heavy downpour the night before. We quickly packed our gear down to the beach and our waiting boats and were the first on the… Read More »France 2023 The Ardèche Day 6 – Bivouac la Gournier to St Martin (Grade 1-2) by Spongy

France 2023 The Ardèche Day 5 – Vallon to Bivouac la Gournier (Grade 2(3)) by Andy Garland The day started with the car shuttle from our campsite at Vallon to the get-out at St Martin, where we would arrive after our two-day paddle. Access to the river from our campsite was straightforward, but it was mid-morning before we were on the water. The group were obviously in holiday mode, because… Read More »France 2023 The Ardèche Day 5 – Vallon to Bivouac la Gournier (Grade 2(3)) by Andy Garland

Saturday morning After a beautiful sunny week, the weather turned on Friday and it started to rain as we drove to Anglesey. Luckily it was dry when we arrived and were able to get our tents set up and chat about our plans for the following morning. As we went to sleep, it started to rain, and the downpour seemed to continue all night, but in the morning it was… Read More »Junior Club Weekend on Anglesey by Amy N

France 2023 Tarn Day 4 – Les Vignes to Le Rozier (10 km) Mike Disaster strikes again! Having spent three days tripping in boats that were carrying kit, today was a day for light boats as we were paddling a short section of river before driving over to the Ardèche. To that end we had broken camp and loaded the cars before doing the shuttle to Le Rozier. The Huttopia… Read More »France 2023 Tarn Day 4 – Les Vignes to Le Rozier (10 km) by Mike A

Anglesey Junior Club Weekend by Courtney

France 2023 Tarn Day 3- La Malène to Pas Du Souci (10km) grade 1 After eating out in La Malène the previous night we were up early to inspect the river which had risen a little following the thunderstorm the previous evening. We had carried the canoes down to the edge of the beach when some local guides started to prepare the punts (lightweight aluminium skiffs with a small petrol… Read More »France 2023 Tarn Day 3- La Malène to Pas Du Souci (10km) grade 1 by Keith

“With the continued great spell of weather we’ve been having – blue skies, sun and gentle breezes, three of us decided to try out some recently gained sea kayaking skills and planned our own trip off Ainsdale. Heavy down pours last week had resulted in sewage outflow off the coast, scuppering plans for a coached session. This week, we had been checking all the weather, tide and swell forecasts we’d… Read More »Ainsdale Paddle by Eamon Hanlon

Anglesey Junior Weekend – Marcus’ story… I really liked the Anglesey trip.  I enjoyed jumping off the bridge into water because there was lots of adults to help and make sure it was safe.  There was so much to do on this kayaking holiday for example, coastal steering and even BBQ’s on this holiday.  I would recommend this to other families because we go on many kayaking events and this… Read More »Anglesey Junior Weekend – Marcus’ story…