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. We paddle the Lake’s classics including the Kent (twice), the Read more…
Over the weekend of December 24-26th 2023, the Club’s whitewater team met for their annual trip to Dartmoor. Most of the 35+ members attending stayed in the Caving Barn near Ashburton, while a few opted for more luxury in some of the local pubs. The Friday early arrivers managed a Read more…
[ 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…
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…
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…
Here are some photos from the Tryweryn weekend: https://goo.gl/photos/yBjx5WGz24Nmt3w1A
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
In Summer 2015, a group of us went to Montenegro to paddle the Tara gorge, a beautiful three-day trip through a deep gorge. We found that the (limited) available information was sometimes misleading, so I created something to help future trips. This document isn’t really a trip write-up, instead it Read more…
So where do you go in August to kayak brilliant consistent Grade 3 water (its dam released), in the sun, avoid car shuttles, while being surrounded by beautiful green forests? Answer – take up Dave Hill’s invitation to the National White Water Centre on the River Tryweryn near Bala. Having Read more…
My photos from France are here; enjoy:https://goo.gl/photos/7GHoKsNrTaj8yuCV8 As always, the best rapids don’t have any photos. 🙁 Conor