Saturday October 18th saw our largest Canoe Sprint Regatta on the Bristol Harbour for some time Some 40 competitors came from outside the wider Bristol area and into Wales to join Bristol CC’s Racing discipline for Sprint Races. The races started from the iconic SS Great Britain and finished in Read more…
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A big thank you to the 15+ people who supported the club’s rubbish clearance in the City Docks last night (Especially Anne Greenhalgh, who got the clean-up kit from Paddle UK, and helped with the organisation.). We collected 5 large sacks of rubbish, working in three teams, covering Cumberland Basin Read more…
The Club organised its first Activity Day on Saturday June 14th, 2025 with over 50 members and their families attending. During the day we had demonstrations of play-boating, racing and canoe polo, as well as food and refreshments from an excellent BBQ. Many of the attendees had the opportunity to Read more…
So you want to get into kayaking! Bristol Canoe Club will again be running beginners courses on Bristol Harbour in 2025. The course is run in four evening sessions from our base at Baltic Wharf on the Harbour. We provide all the kit you need to learn to safely kayak Read more…
Bristol Canoe Club held a Sprint Regatta on Saturday Oct 19th, with a superb sunny day of racing enjoyed by a strong turnout. Thanks to all competitors and supporters for coming and entering this unique event, and all the volunteers for making it happen! Many thanks also go to All-Aboard Read more…
Bristol Sprint Regatta – Bristol Harbour, Sat 19th October 2024 In conjunction with Paddle UK (British Canoeing), Bristol Canoe Club is excited about hosting this local Canoe Sprint event for the south west region, and would like to invite you and your members to come along for a fun, competitive day of 250m, 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…
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 Canoe Polo pitch situated below the Cumberland Basin. We pulled 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…