White water
Bristol Canoe Club trip to the Massif Central
In July 2026, a dozen Bristol Canoe Club members travelled to the Massif Central in France, for a week’s mellow kayaking on the River Tarn.
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Briançon White Water 2026
The annual alps trip was to Briançon this year as per the normal every other year schedule. It was a small team of 8 paddlers plus little Paddy which made certain members of the trip very gooey-eyed. In addition to the usual rivers near Briançon, we did a trip over Read more
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Greece white-water, April 2026
A bunch of paddlers went to Greece in April 2026, to paddle some white-water.
Polo
Bristol in Bruges!
Friday:As Radio 6 music announced our departure, eight Bristolians and their coach travelled to take on the Belgians in an international canoe polo showdown! The early arrivals staked their claim to some primo campsite real estate before heading into the historic city of Ypres. Dinner was devoured, ice cream was Read more
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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, though the condition of the gear can’t be spoken for! Read more
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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 many times in the past, and we go there because Read more
General
2023 Club Sea Kayaking trip to Croatia – Holiday or Adventure?
[ Link to the photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/NoqWM9HAt6jEhNQn8 ] Each year Bristol Canoe Club organizes a foreign trip, but with private trips to France and America the only overseas destination for members this year was Croatia. Our old sea dog – Dave Brain very kindly proposed sea kayaking, which would repeat a Read more
Historical
Ancient canoeing videos (from VHS)
For your entertainment: I’ve sorted through some old videos of Bristol Canoe Club trips, which I originally got from Quentin Nichols on VHS tape. Variously from 1993 to 2003. I’ve (eventually) uploaded them to the web so that we can all have a laugh (aka enjoy the demonstration of skills Read more
Historical
Neil Cox Iceland Cost-to-Coast May 2017
Neil Cox, and Leanne Dyke, both members of Bristol Canoe Club, crossed Iceland with a Packraft (a type of inflatable kayak) in May 2017. Here is Neil’s write-up, including video, and a river description. https://www.neilcoxmisadventures.com/packrafting/2017iceland-report Neil comments: “We believe this is the first recorded source-to-sea descent of the Þjórsá, with Read more
Photos
Idaho trip 2017 – “Above recommended level”
A bunch of us travelled to Idaho in the USA in June 2017, for a multi-day trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon. Here is a write-up, and some links to photos included at the end: https://www.bristolcanoeclub.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Idaho2017Writeup.odt