Bristol Canoe Club is a club for paddlers in the Bristol area. With around 150 members our members participate in many canoe based activities as well as social events throughout the year. The Club is primarily focused on white-water paddling, Read more…
So you want to get into kayaking! Bristol Canoe Club will again be running beginners courses on Bristol Harbour in 2025. The course is run in four evening sessions from our base at Baltic Wharf on the Harbour. We provide Read more…
The dates for our next beginners courses are now available for booking: Course 2: MONDAYS 6.30pm Starts June 9th. Sessions on June 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th. Course 3: MONDAYS 6-30pm Starts July 14th. Sessions on July 14th, 21st, 28th and August Read more…
This page shows the minutes from the current year’s committee meetings.
The Bristol Pitbulls debuted their new kit at the Div 2 South West Regional in Cheltenham on January 11th. Seven players all in new purple rash vests took to the water to face Wellington, who were joined by some Avon Read more…
The current committee (2024-2025) are: Chairman: Mark GillettTreasurer: Tom BrockettSecretary & Membership: Anne Greenhalgh Welfare Officer: Genny Sargent Committee members: David Brain, Lewis Downward, Mark Heeley, Steven Pike, Jules Taylor, Ben Wetherill Brief biographies Mark Gillett (Chair) I built my Read more…
This lists the trophies that the club has awarded over the years. The information goes back to 1998 for complete information, and partial information back to 1989.
Bristol Canoe Club’s annual Dart weekend took place over 15-17 November 2024. We had over 29 paddlers having a great time despite the complete lack of rain, which came a couple of days too late for us. Nevertheless, a wide range Read more…
Bristol Canoe Club held a Sprint Regatta on Saturday Oct 19th, with a superb sunny day of racing enjoyed by a strong turnout. Thanks to all competitors and supporters for coming and entering this unique event, and all the volunteers Read more…
Lisa and I paddled a canoe down the river Spey (Scotland) in September 2024, in a group of seven people.