If you are a paddler and into your white water and associated trips then at some point you undoubtedly end up in the French Alps. It just kinda happens that way! This was my third time there and I had a couple of virgins with me (at this destination). Sam Read more…
[ Well, it seems that no-one else has volunteered to write-up our trip to France, so it looks like I’ll have to… Ed. Also, some photos from this trip are here.] Dom had arranged a trip to the Briancon area, and chosen to stay at the same campsite we have Read more…
BCC Scotland Trip27th March – 3rd April 2004 Some photos from this trip are here. The line up for this year’s jaunt was as follows: Alamo ‘Tortoise’ Spaargaren, Nick ‘Jungle Boy’ Clendon, Richard ‘Gollom’ Pinchin, Mat ‘Lord Snowdon’ Jones and Jim ‘the swim’ Ratcliffe. With a ratio of experienced paddlers Read more…
Tony Barrass News of good weather reached us early on Monday : The Environment Agency – has issued 64 flood watches and 25 flood warnings across Wales. We checked the Environment Agencies advice to see what we should do: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ADVICE Encouraged by this good advice we planned a Read more…
My Clydach Harvey Lyons Everyone has rivers that hold a special place in their mind. Special moments of pleasure, pain, fear or happiness that come flooding back just at the mention of the name. For me this is Clydach. Now there are several Clydach’s in South Wales but the one Read more…
Llandysul weekend – January 2004 My first weekend away with the club that is not the Dart and therefore scary, however thanks to Lisa F, I am assured it will involve rivers I can manage (even if I did have to check out that there would be ample rescuers, cheers Read more…
Dart Weekend 2003 Helen Harris I’d secured my place on the clubs 2003 Dart weekend. I’d listened carefully to Teresa’s instructions to take plate and cutlery and to Lisa G’s advise not to share a room with Conor or Pete Carter, they snore badly after beer. I’d even let my Read more…
The Exe Descent in a Playboat 3 Novice’s Tale! or That’s the Last Bloody time we do that! It was that time of year.. the Endeavour 50 Mile Challenge was finished, and all the hollow promises from the team to train through the winter this year had once again fallen Read more…
Nant Clydach, 29 November 2003 The sum total of my kayaking this season had included a swim down the “….nasty rocky shoot that you want to avoid….” at Cobdens (on the Llugwy) and a missed Dart weekend. I was keen to paddle something well within my (lack of) kayaking experience, Read more…
Trip Report – River Mellte Sunday Nov 2nd 2003 A brief break in the dry spell came just in time for an advanced club trip that was actually on the programme ! A large group of hopeful canoeists had gathered at the docks with a beginners trip to the Exe Read more…