Liverpool Canoe Club Core Coaching Course January and February 2024 As part of LCC’s commitment to support the training and progression of its volunteers and club members, the club organised a British Canoeing ‘Core Coach Training’ course. This course is a prerequisite for all BC Coaching Qualifications. The course can be delivered either in person over 2 full days, or online with 4 x four-hour sessions. Our course was online,… Read More »Liverpool Canoe Club Core Coaching Course January and February 2024

LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS at Albert Dock Friday 9th – Sunday 11th February 2024 No paddling Thursday to Sunday evening (4:30pm onwards) this week into Salthouse Dock (Dragon Fire show) – see below: For a full listing of what’s on and when during the weekend please visit www.lcba.net or https://www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/liverpool-lunar-new-year/ ROAD CLOSURES This year marks the year of the Dragon. In order to compliment this event there will be a number of performances… Read More »LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS at Albert Dock Friday 9th – Sunday 11th February 2024

WINTER 2024 ISSUE 75 CONTENTS A chat with… David Bain By Peter Tranter How we became the first to kayak the Northwest Passage By Mark Agnew How to always have other paddlers to paddle with By Del Read Five of my favourite WW rivers in England By Del Read Canoeing the Rogen Nature Reserve – Sweden By John R. Dean The Guide Stroke By Rolf Kraiker Canoe Focus British Canoeing’s… Read More »The paddler Magazine Winter 2024

Liverpool Canoe Club Junior Club Trip – Bridgewater Canal On Sunday the 28th of January 2024, the Junior club kayaked the Bridgewater Canal. We were due to paddle the river Weaver but there was a rowing event which made it too busy, so we decided to go to the canal instead. There was 14 of us 7 adults and 7 juniors. We put on the canal in Runcorn near the… Read More »Liverpool Canoe Club Junior Club Trip – Bridgewater Canal

River Dee Introductory Paddle 27th January 2024 After all the rainfall we decided to head for the River Dee. Although the classic WW section was too high for most paddlers on the day there were at least 3 sections that would run at Grade 2(3) at medium levels (0.94 on the Corwen gauge). River Dee Corwen to Horseshoe Falls Grade 2 River Dee – Horseshoe Falls to Llangollen Town Weir… Read More »River Dee Introductory Paddle 27th January 2024

Dee Estuary Paddle 13th January 2024 Karl was looking at the weather and with high pressure predicted little surf was expected so he suggested a local sea trip to Hilbre Island. 16 of us turned up at West Kirby Slipway but a small front was due about midday and the Arctic NW wind was forecast to be force 4 gusting 5. This would produce lumpy conditions with wind against tide… Read More »Dee Estuary Paddle 13th January 2024

River Levern 7th January 2024 After a warm-up on the River Crake we headed for the River Levern stopping on the way to look at Backbarrow Bridge. The river was high and we talked about the best line down through the rapid. We put on at the top and paddled down to the brick chute. There was plenty of water and the next few drops and rapids all went very… Read More »River Levern 7th January 2024

River Crake 7th January 2024 Rivers were all high but as high pressure was now dominant, levels were dropping. We chose to head for lake-fed rivers to make sure we had plenty of water so we headed north for the Lakes. Meeting at the usual M58 Starbucks at Junction 3 we put all the boats on three cars and headed for Brown Howe Car Park on Coniston Water. A group… Read More »River Crake 7th January 2024

A Story about a Canoe Trip by Fiona Gentle We were out practising our canoe skills, a very good day out on a new section of river for us, from Tebay, down the river Lune. It was misty then sunny, 5 degrees C with a slight breeze, uncommon for early January. Dave P joined us and enjoyed it all, the scenery, Kingfisher, conditions and 0.9m river level. The trip was… Read More »A Story about a Canoe Trip by Fiona Gentle