Marathon and sprint, racing and touring
Following Mark and Julie Hamilton’s epic trip on the Yukon 1000 race in 2025, here is a more in-depth film on their 8 day adventure on the river. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqeZ5224-2U
August 2023 Julie and I put our application in for 2024. So much more than a paddling CV is needed – details of wilderness experience and experience of stressful situations needed to be complemented by self-reflection on the multitude of deficiencies we had and how we would overcome them in Read more
Our Club’s Racing section, accompanied by Devizes CC, demonstrated sprint canoeing at the Bristol Harbour Festival which was held over the weekend of July 20-22, 2024. Two races were held; the first was a relay from the Arnolfini up to the Matthew and the second, was a 2 lap race 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
This article is an attempt to clarify what the rules are about paddling on Bristol Harbour, and under what circumstances club members, and non-members, are permitted to use the harbour.
The recent AGM announced the following awards: The following awards were ‘furloughed’ (not awarded this year_ due to lack of paddling because of the Covid-19 situation: Most improved white-water paddler; Best marathon paddler; Polo most improved player; River God
As of February 2020, the council have handed over control of parking at Baltic Wharf (i.e. “The Cottage Inn” car park), to the harbour master. We have seen that the harbour master has put up a sign saying that from 3rd March 2020 the car park will be closed overnight, Read more