Social
Club BBQ in Henleaze
Very many thanks to Nick Wainwright for hosting a BBQ last weekend at his house. The weather cooperated nicely.
White water
Bristol Canoe Club: Italy, June 2024
Our recent trip to Italy was an extraordinary adventure, full of thrilling paddling, stunning scenery, and warm hospitality. A group of us went paddling in Val Sesia during the first week of June and miraculously returned with all our gear, Read more
News
Bristol Pitbulls latest canoe polo tournament
Bristol Pitbulls were in action over the weekend of June 29-30, 2024 at the Taff Bargoed polo pitch near Merthyr Tydfil, for the final Division 3 SW national canoe polo tournament. With 2 wins, a draw and 3 defeats we Read more
White water
France kayaking 2024 – High water
[Links to photo albums at the bottom of this article.] A large group of Bristol Canoe Club members (21 people) headed out to the Briançon area of France again, in June 2024. We have been to the same area very Read more
General
The Big Paddle Cleanup 2024
On Thursday May 30th, our weekly Club Session on the Docks participated in The Big Paddle Cleanup for 2024. We had 15+ members, including Dave Hill’s 5 year old son Toby helping clearing rubbish from the Arnolfini down to the Read more
General
Newsletter from the Chairman – March 2024
Since I last wrote to you, the Club has engaged in a fair bit of paddling. Our marathon paddlers are building a growing number of members training on Tuesday and Wednesday nights (depending on weather) as well as competing in Read more
Flat water
Regular Marathon and Sprint Canoeing sessions for 2024
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 Read more
White water
Club Trip to the Lake District Peninsula
On the 23rd to the 25th of February, 2024, 16 club members ventured up to the lakes in an assortment of cars. One club member decided to fly in from Switzerland, something about lack of snow for skiing or something. Read more
Calendar
Beginners kayak courses 2024
*** all these courses are now fully booked. We will be running courses again next year, check out the club website in April next year when we will post details of 2025 courses *** Bristol Canoe Club will again be Read more
General
South West Regional Polo Tournament Div 2 on 17th Feb 2024
Bristol Pitbulls played in their final Div 2 South West regional last night in Cheltenham. This was probably the toughest tournament I’ve every played in. We had two tough games against Swansea and Rhondda, both of which have strong players Read more