Idaho the white water state 17-27 May 2002 Paddlers profiles Harvey Lyons: Recent paddling experience – Four days this season of which three days were over one weekend on the Dart. Fred Willerup: New father, now living in Denmark therefore sod all in the last two years. Back ground Fred Read more…
In June 2002, seven of us went off to France to do some paddling, cycling, and/or lazing around. The group consisted of Dominic Morgan (chief organiser and fire starter), Justin Sims (chief drinker and back-marker), Mandy Wood (chief photographer and cross-stitcher), Tony Barrass (chief probe). John Leopold (chief caravanner), Lisa Read more…
As you probably know, ten of us spent a week paddling in Scotland. In summary – it was an excellent trip, with lots of paddling, even if the rivers were a bit low. The people were: Conor, Lisa, Jenny, Jim, Clive, Pete, Tony, Rich, Kim, Mark. The rivers paddled were: Read more…
In April 2001, some of the club paddled the Grand Canyon in America. A brief write-up is available here [scanned from the 2001 club magazine]. Some (very grainy, [scanned]) photos here.
Preview from Episode 1: Star Wars Long, long ago in a Galaxy far, far away, a Yobbo Alliance of Trainee Jedi Knight sprang up to fight the mighty River Etive, but it was to be a long and arduous battle with the Dark Side of the Force i.e. Nathan who Read more…
A Personal View Quentin Nichols As I slipped away from Lees Ferry to the first few riffles of white water in the Grand Canyon, I thought “225 miles to go – what’s that going to be like? The boat’s 2 metres too long, I haven’t put enough padding in, I’m Read more…
Bristol Canoe Club – Sort Canoeing Festival Trip 1998 Sort Canoeing Festival July 5th – 11th 1998 XXXV International Rally of the Noguera Pallaresa River This year, Bristol Canoe Club decided to go to the Canoe Festival held in Sort, Northern Spain. Some of the club went in 1993, and Read more…
See our Club Magazine (Autumn 1996) for another write-up of the trip, with some pictures! Introduction 15 members of Bristol Canoe Club, plus two ‘hangers on’, ventured to Norway in July 1996 for a bit of white water paddling. Standards varied from a few who hadn’t done much grade 3, Read more…