Editorial A special thanks to all the contributors to this magazine – there’s a little something for everyone in this issue: an open-boating adventure on the Wye, marathon racing, write-ups from last season on Dartmoor and Wales, and some odd goings on in France with Lou Reed and a marmoset… Read more
France 2006 Nicknames Some people think kayaking trips abroad are all about the paddling – which rivers were done? What grade were they? What were the features? Now that’s all very well, but far more important is the gossip… Jon Kerswell Nickname Reason Mat “Marmoset” Jones ‘One of the club’s Read more
Editorial Apologies for the slight delay in this latest edition of the club magazine – no real excuses, just a slight change in ‘editorship’! Many thanks to Conor for the helpful advice in shaping this issue and for all his previous work on the magazine. Some good stuff in this Read more
But then the guide says Dry Meadow creek is grade V and how hard can 7 clean waterfalls be ? Besides the online guides are written by a guy paddling a blow-up boat, that’s got to add a grade surely ! Determined to go to California me and my friend Read more
Editorial A fine magazine here, with lots and lots of stuff. Please keep it coming! The deadline for the next issue will be around the end of January 2006. Thanks – Conor O’Neill Membership A reminder that your club membership is now up for renewal. The club’s membership year runs Read more
This is some information I’ve found out about the London 2012 Olympics, courtesy of Tony Barrass: Please note that it is an artist’s impression of what the course might look like, that it may not be an entirely accurate representation and that if any body has any further queries they Read more
The National Canoe Marathon Championships,27th –28th August 2005, River Severn, Worcester. Stephen Bennett and Tristram Turner win the men’s twelve mile K2 Div 3-4, the first gold medal at this level for Bristol Canoe Club. See some more photos here. This was a top class event with a very strong Read more
Golden National Championships 2005 It was a hard days night and I was sleeping like a log Which as it happened didn’t endear me much to my friend when he arrived early on the morning of the 27/08 en-rout to the National Championships. It didn’t help that the teenager who Read more
Editorial A late magazine, I’m afraid, with almost nothing in it! I’ve been waiting for some articles to appear, but to no avail. I thought I should issue this one anyway with a programme and membership list. The deadline for the next issue will be around the end of October Read more
Italy Piedmont / Val de Sesia region By John Leopold, photos: Martin McDermott and John Kerswell, video Nick Clendon, and another video from JK. [ JK’s write-up of the same trip is called Diary of an Alps Virgin. ] The following is a description of a trip by Bristol Canoe Read more