Over the weekend of December 24-26th 2023, the Club’s whitewater team met for their annual trip to Dartmoor. Most of the 35+ members attending stayed in the Caving Barn near Ashburton, while a few opted for more luxury in some of the local pubs. The Friday early arrivers managed a Read more
The Harbour festival Committee invited both our Club and Avon CC to put on a demonstration of Canoe Polo at the Bristol Harbour Festival over the weekend of July 15th and 16th 2023. The rain and Harbour Festivals seems to come along at the same time, however over 20 hardy Read more
Over the weekend of July 4 and 5th 2023, the Bristol Pitbulls played their final tournament in the National League Div 3. This year the league consisted of 10 teams across the South West and South East after a couple dropped out at the the beginning of the year. The Read more
[ Link to the photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/NoqWM9HAt6jEhNQn8 ] Each year Bristol Canoe Club organizes a foreign trip, but with private trips to France and America the only overseas destination for members this year was Croatia. Our old sea dog – Dave Brain very kindly proposed sea kayaking, which would repeat a Read more
Our Bristol Pitbulls entered into Division 3 of the National League and played their first tournament in a new venue at Blackwater Lake near Camberley on April 29th. Annoying, a tournament was simultaneously run in the Bristol Docks, but the League organisers at GB Canoeing somewhat understandably decided this location Read more
The Bristol Pitbulls played in their final tournament of the National League on Saturday July 9th 2022. The League consisted of 3 tournaments through May, June and July, the first at the Bristol Canoe Polo Pitch and the remaining two sessions on the Aberfan Canoe Pitch. In the final tournament Read more
Bristol Canoe Club was formed in the spring of 1962 to promote canoeing in the Bristol area and met at a barn with a loft in Keynsham. As this barn deteriorated, a new site was found in Saltford owed by Avery’s wine merchants. In December 1962, the first club newsletter Read more
Our canoe club’s polo sessions restart on Wednesday January 5 2022. • The sessions run after our general session from 8.45 until 10-00pm. All paddlers from novice to “hot shot” players are welcome.• The Club has a selection of plastic polo boats, paddles, spray decks, BAs and helmet for members Read more
This year we have two teams in National Div 4 – the Pitbulls and Polo Bears. Guess who won the crunch game between the two teams?????