The Dee Oh, the great Dee tour we have all heard so much about but where are all the canoeists, where are all the spectators? Oh I forgot, the fishermen put a stop to all the fun, all the money to be made by local innkeepers, shopkeepers, cafes bed and Read more
How to paddle a waterfall Make sure that your group consists of less than three paddlers. Choose a group of paddlers with a total combined paddling experience of less than four years. Pick a waterfall on a river you’ve never even seen before. Preferably choose a waterfall at a nice Read more
River Exe 24 Oct 2004 Whitewater excitement and the Exe aren’t usually mentioned in the same sentence. But for the latest up and coming paddlers it was perfect. The overhanging trees claimed quite a few victims, one only 10 foot from the get-in. But we had rescue rangers galore, fresh Read more
After the little adventure we had in the French Alps with Bristol Canoe Club back in June, I was invited to join them on a South Wales weekend to do the normal photograph showing sessions and Mickey taking etc along with the odd river. They had 2 places left in Read more
Upper Wye, October 31st [ Photos are here. ] Kiwi ‘Jungle Boy’ Nick’s determination to paddle every godforsaken ditch in the UK led us to ‘pop up’ to Rhayader in Wales to run the Upper Wye. Five of us met up at the docks and took the decision to use Read more
West Wales Paddling Trip Oct 2004 With the quality of the British weather of late, and following the highly successful white water safety course it was time for a paddling weekend abroad (Wales) to hone our skills. With keen interest from a dozen intrepid paddlers it appeared the weekend would Read more
‘Bristol Canoe Club’ and ‘river safety’ are not two phrases that you’d normally expect to appear together – at least not without the words ‘dangerous lack of’ being spoken by Michael Burke on 999 Rescue. However, on the weekend of the 2nd October, a hardy group of 20 BCC paddlers Read more
Myself & “friend” ran the River Ure Hack Falls to Slenningford Water Mill Section on the 10th August in the biggest water I’ve paddled this river in 20 years. The non stop torrential down pour, environment agency flood warnings & a balmy summer evening made for a very amusing/hairy run. Read more
There are some pictures here OK so it was a tough choice two weeks in the French alps with the club or go to Turkey with a bunch of complete strangers. OK so not really that tough as I’ve done France 6 times including last year. Before we committed ourselves Read more
If you are a paddler and into your white water and associated trips then at some point you undoubtedly end up in the French Alps. It just kinda happens that way! This was my third time there and I had a couple of virgins with me (at this destination). Sam Read more