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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. We paddle the Lake’s classics including the Kent (twice), the Read more…

By Mark Gillett, 2 yearsMarch 6, 2024 ago
Social

Annual Dart Weekend 2023

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…

By Mark Gillett, 2 yearsDecember 1, 2023 ago
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…

By Mark Gillett, 2 yearsJuly 11, 2023 ago
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…

By Conor O'Neill, 5 yearsJuly 19, 2020 ago
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…

By Webmaster, 8 yearsMarch 4, 2018 ago
Photos

Tryweryn weekend photos [Aug 2017]

Here are some photos from the Tryweryn weekend: https://goo.gl/photos/yBjx5WGz24Nmt3w1A

By Conor O'Neill, 8 yearsAugust 30, 2017 ago
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

By Conor O'Neill, 8 yearsJuly 31, 2017 ago
Historical

Montenegro, Tara gorge, Summer 2015

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…

By Conor O'Neill, 9 yearsOctober 8, 2016 ago
News

A perfect whitewater trip?

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…

By Mark Gillett, 9 yearsAugust 9, 2016 ago
Photos

Photos from France [2016]

My photos from France are here; enjoy:https://goo.gl/photos/7GHoKsNrTaj8yuCV8 As always, the best rapids don’t have any photos. 🙁 Conor

By Conor O'Neill, 9 yearsJuly 19, 2016 ago

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