Bristol Sprint Regatta – Bristol Harbour, Sat 19th October 2024 In conjunction with Paddle UK (British Canoeing), Bristol Canoe Club is excited about hosting this local Canoe Sprint event for the south west region, and would like to invite you and your members to come along for a fun, competitive day of 250m, Read more…
Bristol Canoe Club have a regular marathon/sprint racing training session for 2024, every Saturday, starting 9.30-11am, and depending on attendance will hold another session midweek. “Racing in Bristol has been rather fragmented over the years with racing members getting on the water when they can, but it’s good to have Read more…
We have a Facebook Group for experienced Flatwater and Surfski paddlers looking to Train and/or Race with Bristol Canoe Club members, search ‘Bristol Kayak Racing’ in Facebook. Please note, this is only for Flatwater and Surfski training and racing and not for general paddling*. As well as throughout the week, the most regular Read more…
As you will have noticed (or gone unnoticed, most probably!!) I’ve been testing the value of reporting on training sessions as both a log and to bring to life this page. I’ve missed reporting on the past 3 sessions as I am looking at another way of preparing and logging Read more…
Total paddlers 6: 4 x K1, 1 x K2. Air Temp: 7ºC Getting Cold! Wind speed: 1 occasional breeze Conditions: Calm/River Traffic Bumpy Visibility: Clear / Dark. Session: Sets: 80 strokes @80%, 20 strokes @100% Highlights: Exceptional sprints Top paddlers: TT TT! Social: Club AGM in Nova Scotia Next Race: Read more…
Kayak racing is an athletic discipline also involving a high level of skill in boat stability. Whilst all kayaks could technically be termed as K1’s (single paddler), K2’s (double paddler) or K4’s (four paddlers), these terms are more officially used to describe racing kayak designs. Please note that we do Read more…
Total paddlers 7: 1 x K1, 3 x K2. Air Temp: 13ºC Wind speed: 2 light wind Conditions: Mild chop Visibility: Clear / Dark. Session: Wash hanging with sprints Highlights: Top paddlers: KS! Social: Pint at Cottage Next Race: 3/11 Avon Descent, Stratford Next training – Tues 29/10, 6.15pm + Read more…
Total paddlers 5: 3 x K1, 1 x K2. Air Temp: 14ºC Wind speed: 4 blustery Conditions: Choppy Visibility: Clear / Dark. Session: Highlights: Top paddlers: Social: Next Race: TBC Next training – Thurs 24/10, 6.15pm. NIGHT PADDLING SAFETY NOTICE White navigation lights needed for bow AND stern. Buoyancy aids Read more…
Total paddlers 8: 6 x K1, 1 x K2. Air Temp: 12ºC Wind speed: 0 still Conditions: Millpond Visibility: Clear / Dark – high reflection from ambient light. Session: Pyramid training 20/30/40/50. Highlights: Steve paddling into landing stage (!). Evangelos (aka Evo) standing starts. Top paddlers: Evo! SB! KS! Social: Read more…
I’ve now set up a Twitter and Facebook Group accounts to network the website online… it’s nothing official as far as the Bristol Canoe Club is concerned, just a way to get connected to other Bristol based marathon, sprint and surf ski racing (ocean) paddlers, BCC club members and visitors Read more…