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Round Mousa

peer

sea

shetland

Last day on Shetland. After a no-paddle day yesterday (F8!) we were keen to get one last little paddle in.

Surfin’ Scalloway in Gaelforce

peer

sea

shetland

With F6 gusting F7 winds forecast, we planned a downwind run from Scalloway to Nesbister.

A grand day out round Muckle Roe

peer

sea

shetland

With the best conditions of the week forecast (F3 rather than F5), we set out to circumnavigate Muckle Roe.

Caves, planes and tysties

peer

sea

shetland

With a strong Northernly wind forecast all day we planned a down wind run from Levenwick to Grutness.

Headwinds at Scalloway

peer

sea

shetland

First day paddling on Shetland. The others only arrived off the boat this morning and the winds were F5+ so we just did a little recee from Scalloway handrailing along the…

Red kites playing in the wind

club: tynemouth

lake

loch-ken

Annual Loch Ken camping trip. Quite windy so we stayed around the estuary and did some skills.

Sandwich terns, surf and crab rescue 🦀

coquet

peer

sea

Launched a couple of hours before low tide, so we stuck to the ramp to avoid a muddy start. We had high hopes for puffins and dolphins… no dolphins this time, but we did…

South Shields before Storm Dave

peer

sea

south-shields

Storm Dave meant no big Easter adventures. However, we managed to get a little South Shields jolly in on Saturday morning before Storm Dave hit.

First TPC session of the year

club: tynemouth

sea

tynemouth

Calm seas and sunshine made for a perfect start to the year with Tynemouth’s first club paddle. With newly qualified leader Mark and Paul guiding the trip, we (Clare, Kev…

Sarah and Mark’s SKL assessment

course

sea

south-shields

Great day out. Big congratulations to two of my favourite people to paddle with for passing with flying colours ❤️ 🎉

Pier pressure at the pub

peer

sea

tynemouth

Sat in the Turks Head on Friday night, checking surfline I suggested a Saturday morning paddle. 12 hours later and Kev, Paul, Dave, Tim, Tony and I were ready to get on the…

Mulled wine on the Tyne 🍷🎄

christmas

night

peer

tyne

Festive girls paddle through the city centre.

Back at last for a winter solstice paddle

peer

sea

tynemouth

This was my first paddle in over two months so I was just really happy to be getting out. November was busy with work and then the weather has just been too big for us to go…

Playing at the Swellies

anglesey

club: tynemouth

course

sea

Day 2 of training with SKUK adventures. The SE wind was F6 gusting F8 today so out four groups all headed to the shelter of the Menai.

Rhoscolyn rock hopping

anglesey

club: tynemouth

course

sea

Day 1 of training with SKUK adventures. A totally different day from yesterday’s calm sea. Strong South Easterly had made some fairly spicy conditions. The novice group went…

Trearddur to Rhoscolyn and back

anglesey

peer

sea

A short peer paddle before our SKUK adventures course tomorrow. One of the calmest days I’ve ever seen on Anglesey. Almost no swell at all.

Shipwrecks, surfing and seagulls

peer

sea

tynemouth

A quick after-work paddle, catching the last of the evening light.

Will paddle for Whitella

peer

sea

tynemouth

A welcome slow start on Sunday morning, 11am OTW. My first paddle in a month after a busy few weeks. I felt sluggish paddling across Longsands Bay. There were some nice…

Seal pup and a sinking tractor

peer

sea

tynemouth

Nine paddlers out for a standard Saturday morning paddle. Very low tide getting on. There was a seal pup resting on the steps as we paddles around the pier. Big swell around…

Will paddle for Cullercoats Coffee

peer

sea

tynemouth

A relaxed paddle to Whitley Bay and back with Paul, Sarah, Cath, Claire & Kev. We stopped at Cullercoats for a coffee & breakfast rolls.

Two laps of Coquet

coquet

leadership

peer

sea

The seals were so good we had to go around twice.

Fatfield to Lambton Castle

leadership

peer

river-wear

Evening paddle with Keith to Lambton castle. We got on at the Fatfield slipway an hour before high tide. It was a spring tide so plenty of water.

Lovely evening down to Marsden and back

peer

sea

south-shields

Paul, Sarah, Cath, Claire, Josh and I set off from Haven. We met Kirstie and Gayle at the South pier.

Assisting at a Sea Kayak Award day

club: tynemouth

newbiggin

sea

Sarah and I helped Paul with a Sea Kayak Award day for 5 Tynemouth paddlers.

Big swell and waves down the pier

peer

sea

tynemouth

Although it looked calm from the beach we knew it would be big around the corner, and we could see waves splashing over the side of the pier. We kept wide around the North…

Rolling practice in the bay

peer

sea

tynemouth

Skills practice with Kev and Mark.

Ardmore point & Calve island

mull

peer

sea

We set off from the colourful houses of Balamory / Tobermory in warm sunshine. What was supposed to be a short 8km jaunt to the lighthouse and back ended up as a 3 hour…

Tràigh Gheal

mull

peer

sea

A slow start and an easy paddle around to this beautiful beach.

Staffa from Kintra

mull

peer

sea

Saw a minke whale, dolphins and porpoises on the paddle out. On the return we saw a pod of common dolphins doing some high breaches and watched the shearwaters skim over the…

Erraid

2025-tpc-mull

club: tynemouth

mull

sea

Last day of the TPC club trip. We planned to only paddle in the morning as the wind was due to pick up in the afternoon. We did a little paddle around Erraid to a huge…

Fidden to Bunessan

2025-tpc-mull

club: tynemouth

mull

The wind was forecast to be F4+ and gusting so we planned a downwind run along to Bunessan. A slow start OTW 13:30 to avoid stronger winds in the morning. There was quite a…

Around Iona

2025-tpc-mull

club: tynemouth

mull

sea

Blue skies, thick fog, calm water, spouting caves, swell and rock hopping. We had it all today.

Up Loch Sunart

ardnamurchan

exped

peer

sea

Saw a porpoise and lots of different types of starfish

Around Ardnamurchan point

ardnamurchan

exped

peer

sea

Most westerly point of mainland Britain. Saw a family of porpoises and lots of common seals, including a month old seal pup.

Ardtoe to Sanna

ardnamurchan

exped

peer

sea

Lots of manx shearwaters, gannets and two minke whales feeding off Ockle point

TPC novice session

club: tynemouth

sea

tynemouth

Pretty evening although I was exhausted and had to nap at Longsands whilst the novices got ready. Did some skills along the wall at Browns Bay. Had a beer on the wall…

Maiden voyage for the new boat

coquet

peer

sea

My first time out in my plastic SKUK Romany Sportive - which I’ve christened Guto. The boat handled really well and I couldn’t tell much difference between that and my…

SKA training

club: tynemouth

sea

tynemouth

Supporting the TPC SKA training.

Round the Island Race

coquet

race

sea

The seals were out spectating. 2nd woman.

Rolling practice

peer

sea

tynemouth

With mixed success. Paul, Sarah, Kev & Mark tried a few different rescues including playing with flooded hatches and rolling in a heavy boat.

The early paddler catches the DFDS

club: tynemouth

sea

tynemouth

Early morning start for a Saturday TPC improvers session. I was on the water early enough to catch the DFDS coming in, which is always exciting.

Surrounded by dolphins

peer

sea

south-shields

After a chaotic start (leaving my kit bucket back at home and having to drive back for it 🤦) had a lovely, chatty paddle with Kirstie. Rain showers and rainbows.

Rolling practice at Cullercoats

peer

sea

tynemouth

Quick after work paddle with Sarah, Kev & Mark. Quite choppy around the piers.

Back to Easedale via Belnahua

exped

jura

peer

sea

Distance: 12.5 km

Corryvreckan and grey dogs

exped

jura

peer

sea

Corryvrevken was at slack with no swell 😅

Back up West Jura to Glengarrisdale bothy

exped

jura

peer

sea

Very calm conditions and had a minke whale breach near us a few times 😮

Down to Ruantallain bothy

exped

jura

peer

sea

Stopping to explore the dry caves

Down the west coast of Jura to Shian bay

exped

jura

peer

sea

Distance: 23.9 km

Easedale to Bagh Gleann nam Muc

exped

jura

peer

sea

Avoiding the Corrievreckan

Rubha Hunish

2025-lcc-skye

club: lakeland

sea

skye

Amazing rocks hopping along the cliffs, mega caves and sea eagles.

Back to Skye via Skye bridge

2025-lcc-skye

club: lakeland

exped

sea

skye

The next day dawned sunny and ominously still. We were woken at about 04:30 by the local cuckoo but returned to snoozing until the inevitable could be delayed no longer, and…

To Uags Bothy

2025-lcc-skye

club: lakeland

exped

sea

skye

Finally joined by Sue, this was day 1 of a 2 day overnight trip to the mainland at Applecross bothy. Launching from Broadford after restocking and much boat handling down a…

Around Point of Sleat

2025-lcc-skye

club: lakeland

sea

skye

The fact that Sue couldn’t join us again due to ongoing van problems was the only spoiler of this perfect day; the first trip that involved a shuttle (with many thanks to…

Cuillin Magic

2025-lcc-skye

club: lakeland

sea

skye

Stunning views of the Cullins and a lovely swim in Loch Coruisk.

Loch Bracadale

2025-lcc-skye

club: lakeland

sea

skye

Oronsay, Wiay, Tarner and Harlosh islands.

TPC Novice session at high tide

club: tynemouth

sea

tynemouth

Three novice paddlers joined us at Longsands. We took them to Cullercoats arch to practice draw strokes. It was a big springs (5.3m) at high tide so the arch was quite…

Round the island

coquet

peer

sea

Standard loop around Coquet. We considered doing surf practice on the other side of the north pier but it was pretty big swell, so we left Andy and Tim to play whilst Sarah…

Evening Kayaking

club: tynemouth

sea

solo

tynemouth

Paddled solo from the Haven to Browns bay and then joined in with the TPC club session.

SK Leader training day 2

course

farnes

sea

Distance: 11.8 km

SK Leader training day 1

coquet

course

sea

Day 1 with Stu & Craig Leslie doing SKL training

First TPC mid-week of the season

club: tynemouth

sea

tynemouth

Short session tonight to give our novices a chance to paddle from Longsands. We had two capsizes, one at the north end of Longsands, and one as we came in to the surf-landing.

Loch Ken

club: tynemouth

lake

loch-ken

With Josh & Kev both who had physical niggles so we took it easy. F4 gusting F6 Easterlies so we hand-railed to get shelter. I practiced some nav along the way trying to pin…

Surrounded by seals

coquet

peer

sea

First Coquet island trip of the year. The seals came out to play and we were surrounded whilst they played with our toggles. Ann & Pauline headed back after lap one whilst…

Novice session with TPC

club: tynemouth

sea

tynemouth

Running a novice session for new paddlers. We met them at Longsands, and then paddled north to Cullercoats to practice skills in the bay.

Night paddle to the dome and back

night

peer

sea

tynemouth

Evening paddle to Spanish city and back with Paul, Sarah, Will, Gordon and Geoff. It was cold but calm and the half moon lit the sky well enough to see without our torches.…

Will paddle for chips

peer

sea

tynemouth

Just me, Paul and Sarah out for a short paddle before the swimming pool session. I had really bad cramps and it hurt to sit in an upright paddling position so I paddled very…

The fog cleared

peer

sea

south-shields

Initially the fog was heavy, and we considered just paddling North, rather than cross the channel in the fog. However, by the time we were getting on the water, the fog…

Boxing Day paddle and a beach BBQ

peer

sea

tynemouth

Short paddle on boxing day.

Sunset paddle up the Coquet

amble

coquet

peer

sea

A very autumnal afternoon 🍂 Pootle up to the weir and back. Saw a sleepy heron. And lots of lapwings. Paddled up to the harbour to watch the big waves breaking. Got chips…

Night paddle

night

peer

sea

tynemouth

With Sarah and Paul. Nice level for paddling through the Cullercoats cave. Watched a fishing boat come in being followed by seagulls.

Bwa Du a Bwa Gwyn

anglesey

peer

sea

sea

The day after our tidal race course, Paul, Sarah and I did a short paddle from Porch Dafach.

Tide races on the west coast of Anglesey

anglesey

course

sea

tide-races

Led by Paul Williams North Stack, South Stack and Penrhyn mawr With Paul & Sarah

Rockhopping on the North coast

anglesey

course

sea

Porth Wen brickworks

Cumbria Canoeists visit Tynemouth Day 2

club: cumbria

leadership

sea

south-shields

A second day of practising leading with the Cumbria Canoeists trip.

Cumbria Canoeists visit Tynemouth Day 1

club: cumbria

leadership

sea

tynemouth

My first attempt at leading a group formally involved a number of swims (including my own!)

South to Marsden

peer

sea

south-shields

Making the most of evening light we headed South tonight (Paul, Sarah, Cath, Claire, Kev, Mark). Chased the DFDS out between the piers. Slight tide race off the North pier.

North to table rocks

peer

sea

tynemouth

Paul, Kev, Claire, Cath, Mark and Gordon Dave setting off a little late and meeting us on the water.

Bass rock

exped

north-berwick

peer

sea

Headwind to Bass Rock meant slow progress. Love the noise of the Gannets.

End of Summer escape

exped

north-berwick

peer

sea

A last minute getaway at the end of August with Pal, Sarah, Phil and Mark.

Surf practice

peer

sea

tynemouth

Quite a low tide. Did some surf practice at Longsands. Watched the MS Ambition leave port.

St. Abbs

peer

st-abbs

On a fairly low tide. Saw 15+ dolphins, some seals and plenty of jellies and sea urchins.

Dave’s SKA group

club: tynemouth

sea

south-shields

Bow rudders and rescues

Paul’s SKA group

club: tynemouth

sea

tynemouth

Towing and rescues

WSKF day 3 Playing at Penmon

anglesey

course

sea

The final day of our course. I was in Anita’s group with Kirstie and two other sea kayak leaders. I practised leading the group around Puffin Island (Ynys Seiriol). We…

WSKF day 2 Attempting to lead the crossing to Middle Mouse 😬

anglesey

course

sea

Anita asked me to lead the crossing to Middle Mouse. I was aware that there would be fast flows as I remember seeing maps of the areas in my CNTP course. I wasn’t really…

Essential WSKF day 1 Rescues in the wind

anglesey

course

sea

I was in a group with Anita and Matt hung around too. It was pretty windy so we practised turning in the wind at Trearddur Bay, and then practised some rescues in the wind.

Great & Little Orme, escorted by seals

llandudno

peer

sea

I’ve wanted to paddle the Great Orme for ages, so I was chuffed when Kirstie suggested paddling it enroute to Anglesey for the a course.

Dolphin spotting 🐬

peer

sea

tynemouth

A quick after work paddle. We popped out of the piers, but the conditions were quite big. We sat and watched some dolphins and then headed back into the safety of the piers…

To the yellow buoy

Good dose of Vitamin Sea. Dolphins on the way back 🐬

Morning Kayaking

Distance: 6.1 km

Escorting the King of the Sea 👑

Coquet Canoe Club Around the Island race

Fabulous day for Farnes

With Kirstie, Josh & Felix

Paddle UK #BigPaddleCleanup with TCC

Distance: 8.2 km

Summer Isles Day 3

Distance: 23.4 km

Summer Isles Day 2

Caves and bioluminescence

Summer Isles Day 1

Exploring islands in the sunshine, a chorus of happy birthday in a cave, cake around a bonfire and lovely company. Fabulous way to spend a birthday 💙🚣🏻‍♀️🍰

Moray Firth to Eathie bothy

Distance: 15.2 km

Arbroath cliffs

Distance: 14.3 km

Evening paddle to Marsden

With Kirstie, Dave and Penny

First dolphins of the season

Practicing rescues in the sea fog

Distance: 10.9 km

Gigha day 3

Distance: 6.2 km

Gigha day 2

Down the west coast to Cara

Great Cumbrae day 2

Distance: 11.8 km

Gigha day 1

Distance: 11.4 km

Great Cumbrae day 1

Distance: 7.5 km

Little evening paddle to Coquet

After a fabulous two day boat repair course. Surfing in between the piers in an unfamiliar boat 😀

Puffins & seals

Short trip around Coquet Island

Morning Kayaking

Distance: 11.8 km

Spanish City & back

Distance: 12.7 km

Lunch Kayaking

Distance: 5.7 km

Morning Kayaking

Morning Kayaking

Distance: 12.5 km

To the dome and back

High tide fun with Kirstie and Mick

Distance: 11.9 km

Fret, dolphins and the red arrows

Distance: 14.3 km

Paddle to Scotland

Distance: 25.5 km

Will paddle for icecream

Dolphins, ice cream, and messing around in boats

TCC Novice session at Wansbeck

Distance: 3.5 km

Paddleability

Taking Tyler out on the SUP

And a bit of play in the surf. Nice to play in my lil whitewater boat for a change

Rockhopping and rescues from Trow Point

Distance: 12.2 km

Souter and back

Distance: 15.8 km

TCC novice session

Distance: 5.2 km

Day 9 Callanish stones

A lovely gentle paddle with Chris to round off the trip

Day 8 Pabaigh Mòr

The owner of Pabaigh Mòr gave us a tour of the blackhouses she lives in during the summer months

Day 7 Scarp & Loch Rèasort

Distance: 18.6 km

Day 6 Scalpay

Distance: 14 km

Day 5 Ronay

Distance: 14.1 km

Day 4 Around Eriskay

Everything from a classic sea kayak day out

Day 3 The Blue Lagoon

Distance: 21.8 km

Day 2 Windy Northbay

Force 6+ so only four of us ventured out. Seal colonies and some fun swell. Excellent nap in the sunshine afterwards.

Day 1 Vatersay and Mordor

The “warm up” paddle involving a completely unnecessary crossing to “Mordor” in force 5 winds, and 12ft CalMac ferry wake 😂

Sea Kayak Trail Day 7

Distance: 13.3 km

Sea Kayak Trail Day 6

Distance: 21.4 km

Sea Kayak Trail Day 5

Distance: 20.7 km

Sea Kayak Trail Day 4

Distance: 25.8 km

Sea Kayak Trail Day 3

Distance: 23.7 km

Sea Kayak Trail Day 2

Distance: 30.3 km

Sea Kayak Trail Day 1

Distance: 21.7 km

Evening Marsden

Distance: 16.2 km

After work St Marys’s with Kirstie

Eider ducks, rainbows and a wreck.

Unplanned towing practice with TCC

SK Leader training day 2

Distance: 11.9 km

SK Leader training day 1

Distance: 5.6 km

Grey skies, rolling swell and a sleepy seal

Distance: 8.9 km

Coquet with TCC

A seal followed us up and down river. First terns of the year

Evening Kayaking

Distance: 12.6 km

Short paddle from Cullercoats

Distance: 4.6 km

Loch Ken with TCC

Distance: 15.4 km

Evening paddle with Sarah and Josh

Distance: 3.7 km

Cullercoats and back

Distance: 9.1 km

Tyne with Lakeland Canoe Club

Tidal flow, a tailwind and good chat made the kms fly by

Haven to Souter point

Chatting through the chop. Dolphin 🐬

The Haven to Spanish City

Distance: 13.4 km

Santa Paddle with TCC

Distance: 20.4 km

Autumn sunshine on Windermere

Distance: 9.6 km

Intro to moving water on Halton

Distance: 4.4 km

Night paddle through the channel

Views of Blackpool Tower, a seal in the dark and a barn owl

Nice to be back at Halton with LDCC

Distance: 5.4 km

Night paddle

Distance: 5.7 km

Bow Fiddle rock

Distance: 8.2 km

North Sutors, South Sutors and Nigg Oil Rigg

Cliffs, sea birds and decommissioned oil riggs. Also ice cream.

Evening Paddle

Distance: 3.5 km

Isay and Coral beach

Distance: 15.6 km

Raasay Exped Day 3 Sea caves and arches

Distance: 28.4 km

Raasay Exped Day 2 Exploring Rona

Distance: 13.2 km

Raasay Exped Day 1 Sea Eagles galore

Distance: 28.7 km

Try paddling night with the Scouts

Distance: 3.8 km

Chilled paddle up to Halton

Distance: 5.3 km

LDCC to the M6 bridge

Dodgy GPS under the bridge

LDCC Sea kayakers

Up to Halton rapids and back.

LDCC a taste of moving water

Distance: 2.6 km

Edging, rescues, and more ice cream

Marie leading the session

Rhoscolyn to Trearddur Bay for Icecream

Distance: 18.6 km

Porth Wen brickworks

Distance: 19 km

LDCC

Distance: 1.8 km

Chatty paddle up to Halton and back

Distance: 6.9 km

Paddle in the Bay with LDCC

Cumbria Canoeists Piel and seals

Distance: 8.7 km

Cumbria Canoiests Piel Island Camp

The pub was open. Met the new King 👑

Denny Beck and back with the sea kayak crew

Distance: 5.3 km

Trip down the Lune

Rowing club were out racing

LDCC Club Night

Distance: 2.3 km

LDCC #BigPaddleCleanup

Day 6 Wild Camp at Kilchattan

Distance: 17.6 km

Day 5 Wild camp at Seal Cottage

Distance: 15.2 km

Day 4 Bird watching along the cliffs

Distance: 10.6 km

Day 3 Kiloran Bay to the Golf Course

Distance: 12.3 km

Day 2 Around Oronsay and up the Strand

Distance: 21.8 km

Day 1 Scalasaig to Balnahard Beach

Distance: 18.6 km

Very short paddle!

Lovely night out with the beginners

Distance: 2.1 km

Back to Barrow

Distance: 7.7 km

Costa del Piel

Distance: 11.3 km

Windy!

Distance: 2.2 km

First night on the water with the new paddlers

Distance: 2.8 km

Seals and standing waves

https://youtu.be/ajD0XbKXF_M

LDCC nights are back 😊

Heron Spotting

Distance: 3.9 km

Halton Rapids

Distance: 4.9 km

Tidied the store then went for a paddle

Kingfisher and an otter

Halton Rapids with LDCC

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Distance: 5.4 km

Han & Eleanor’s first paddle at Halton

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Two of our summer paddlers, Han and Eleanor came along for a first taste of moving water. Myself and Paul B spent the day with them helping them refresh their flat water…

Mystical fog

club: ulverston

leven

sea

HT Barrow 11:30am - 12k - Heavy fog, settled, cold

Festive Paddle 🍷🎄

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Our last paddle before Christmas was on a cold, foggy day at Halton.

Shooting the Baffle

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Another great day on my local playground. It was nice level, especially with some newer paddlers in the group. Plenty to play on around the islands, with ferry gliding and…

Snow on the Howgills

club: lancaster

lune

tebay

whitewater

The upper upper Lune is one of my favourite paddles. A nice mix of small rapids, and long wider stretches to enjoy. There is a weird tranquillity of paddling nestled in the…

Sunny day for a park and play

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

I wasn’t feeling 100% on Saturday, so skipped the river trip to the Brathay and instead did a day of park and play at Halton (0.84m). The playground at Halton is such a…

Halton Rapids Round 2

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Higher level than yesterday (1m) On Sunday level was a little more challenging (1m). I didn’t feel I was paddling as well, maybe tiredness but it was sloppy.Not using sweep…

Great to be back at Halton Rapids )

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

I went out both days. Saturday (0.7m) was a good confidence builder for me. Chose a line for Amy to follow through the rapids.

Windermere Jetty Museum and plenty of cake

club: lakeland

lake

windermere

LCC midweek paddle

LDCC Wenning

club: lancaster

wenning

whitewater

With flooding in the lakes, and lots of rivers on huge the choices were limited. We decided on the Wenning which was due to be on a scrape (0.6m). However, it was actually…

LDCC exploring Newby Bridge

club: lancaster

leadership

leven

whitewater

windermere

River Leven level at Newby Bridge 0.8m (Low)

In the waves at Workington

club: lakeland

sea

workington

A challenging start paddling out through the surf. Enjoyed exploring the estuary. Force 4, westerly. Paddling north toward Maryport started to feel a little uncomfortable…

Night Paddle

Confluence of the Brathay and the Rothay

brathay

club: lancaster

rothay

whitewater

Sunday 3rd October. Looking out the window this morning I wasn’t feeling too optimistic about today’s paddle. The Lune had doubled overnight, meaning Kirkby Lonsdale was…

Playing around Piel

barrow

club: cumbria

leadership

sea

Supporting Cumbria Canoeists Introduction to Sea weekend

Seal Spotting

barrow

club: cumbria

leadership

sea

Supporting Cumbria Canoeists Introduction to Sea weekend

Coniston with LDCC

club: lancaster

coniston

lake

An LDCC club trip on Coniston Water was attended by 17 paddlers. We eventually ended up parking on the east side on a LDNP field car park with the world’s worst smelling…

LDCC games night

Got a bit soggy.

LDCC Evening paddle

Forgot to start watch, went up to just below Weir.

Supporting Windermere One Way

lake

windermere

Supporting the swim event. My swimmer Keith decided to call the support boat to collect him half way.

Fun in open boats

Windermere One Way support recce

Distance: 1.8 km

Day 6 Eiggcellent end to the week

club: cumbria

expedition

muck

sea

Distance: 15.7 km

Day 5 Across to Eigg

club: cumbria

expedition

muck

sea

Distance: 23.3 km

Day 4 Horsing around

club: cumbria

expedition

muck

sea

Too windy to cross to Eigg today

Taking the kids of Muck for a paddle

Day 3 Mucking around

club: cumbria

expedition

muck

sea

Rescue practice

Day 2 More Muck

club: cumbria

expedition

muck

sea

Distance: 16.1 km

Day 1 Around Muck

club: cumbria

expedition

muck

sea

This was a bit of an experiment for Cumbria Canoeists, combining the usual improver paddler series into one intensive week rather than spreading them out over the summer.…

LDCC

Distance: 1.7 km

LDCC a taste of moving water

Distance: 1.8 km

LDCC

Distance: 0.6 km

Inner Farne Isles

club: cumbria

farnes

sea

A weekend of paddling on the North East based from the campsite at Budle Bay. We were hoping to make it out to the Farne Isles, but the weather was not looking promising.…

Seahouses and Beadnell Bay

Distance: 20.7 km

Paddle in the Bay

club: lancaster

morecambe

sea

Today, Saturday 26/06 on Morecambe Bay. There were 14 of us with a mix of sea kayaks and river running kayaks. Various splits to accommodate for all paddling on general…

Evening Activity

Playing in Brighouse Bay

club: ulverston

kirkcudbright

leadership

sea

Very, very hungover.

Kirkcudbright Bay and Little Ross

club: ulverston

kirkcudbright

leadership

sea

Trip with Ulverston

Evening Activity

Icecream and fossils

club: cumbria

sea

staithes

yorkshire

Cumbria Canoeists Day 2 Saltburn to Runswick Bay stopping at Staithes and Port Mulgrave

Birding at Bempton cliffs

club: cumbria

flamborough-head

sea

yorkshire

Kittiwakes, Razorbills, Guillemots, Gannets and Puffins.

LDCC

Distance: 3.3 km

LDCC Beginner Induction

Distance: 2.4 km

Tag, racing, jetty jumps and lots of splashing

Distance: 4.2 km

Swallows, house martins & sand martins

Distance: 5.4 km

White Water Award Practice at Halton

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Last one until the fishing season finishes.

LDCC club night

Distance: 5.3 km

Evening Paddle

Distance: 4.4 km

Evening Activity

Distance: 2.9 km

Working towards the White Water Award

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

WW Award training led by Paul Simpson. We discussed water features (at a mini level), leadership, decision making and equipment. We ran the river twice, once re-grouping at…

Beautiful day for a paddle on the bay

club: lancaster

morecambe

sea

Paddle on the beautiful Morecambe Bay from the Town Hall slipway. Blue sky, warm sun, gentle breeze and great views right round from Barrow, of the Lakeland hills to…

The Lancaster Round

canal

club: ulverston

lune

sea

A 5am alarm, six degrees below freezing, not-quite dawn start from Glasson, the Coniston Fells and Ingleborough, portages up Skerton weir, 60-odd feet up from the Lune to…

Halton rapids at night

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

night

whitewater

Dusk & night paddle. 13 paddlers in total. Halton on medium (0.85m). Ran the rapids once stopping at the islands to play. The others then did 2 more laps in the dark whilst…

Catching eddies

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Halton rapids on a low (0.7m)

Canal paddle with Anna

canal

lancaster

peer

Chatty paddle with Anna getting on at the Aquaduct. Turned around at Hesk Bank.

Halton on a low

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Very low level today (0.5m)

11 with Paul at the islands

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Halton on a medium (0.9m)

Playing on the island wave with Paul

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

1:1 with Paul, warmed up at the top, practicing sweeps, edge and turning. Did one run, focusing on driving over the eddy line rather than turning on it. One swim when I went…

Will paddle for mince pies

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Club paddlers were on the river yesterday at a slightly higher level than previous weeks (1.1m). Much enjoyed and nice to see our 2 youngest paddlers out bursting with…

Three runs on Halton

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Three good runs. Watch died mid paddle. Halton on a medium (0.9m)

Lots of paddlers at Halton

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

The level was huge (1.3m) on Saturday so we decided to paddle on Sunday instead (medium 0.8m). I went straight to the top with Richard, Colin, Ian and Alec. It was a busy…

Practicing bow rudders

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Much lower this week (0.63m). Got on at the top with Darren, Adam, Ian, Colin and Gibbi. Paul & Paul were also out. Practised S turns and bow rudders at the top. Ian gave me…

11 with Paul - confidence wobble

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Forgot to log the morning sessions. Halton on a huge (1.3m)

Lockdown paddling

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Distance: 5.8 km

Halton Lower Weir

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Something for everyone today at Halton lower weir, Saturday 24th October. The forecast looked grim on paper but we seemed sheltered from the wind and except for one very…

Halton Lower Weir

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Saturday, 17th October and another grand paddling session at Halton lower weir. Everyone very well organised again and away from the hut by 9.30. Some parking problems as it…

Exploring the Islands of Fleet

club: cumbria

expedition

kirkcudbright

sea

We packed up quickly the next morning and were on the water for 09:30. WIth the sun shining we were warm in our kayaking gear, but rounding the island the cold wind was…

Wild camp on Ardwall Isle

club: cumbria

expedition

kirkcudbright

sea

CC event led by Alan & Gina. Other paddles were Bob, Elspeth, MIke & Graham. We set off from the slipway at Auchenlarie. It took an hour of so to load the boats up as it was…

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

A great session out on the Lune yesterday,Saturday 3rd October. 18 of us out paddling,it was actually quite warm and not as windy as expected and the worst of the rain came…

Saltom Bay

club: cumbria

sea

st-bees

Thankfully, the wind was lighter on Sunday, and we headed North. We stopped at Fleswick Bay for a coffee & snack. I saw a seal (possibly the Fleswick bay seal). We started…

Force 5 winds

club: cumbria

sea

st-bees

Force 5 winds, meant limited paddling choices. Met at St Bess, drove to Whitehaven, then back to St Bees again! 2 groups of six, led by Alan and Mark. We practised paddling…

Ullswater (Glenridding to Howtown)

lake

solo

ullswater

First solo paddle. I parked at Ullswater Steamers, and James helped me carry down to the slipway, before heading up Helvellyn. Just as I set off, I spotted a ferry coming in…

Start of winter paddling

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

First Saturday trip of 2020. Due to covid we were in groups of 6. I was with Gibbi, Colin, Rich, Michelle & Alis. We paddled up to the lower weir at Halton, Gibbi telling us…

Last Thursday paddling until Spring

Distance: 1.6 km

Saturday night out in Barrow

barrow

club: ulverston

sea

Dusk paddle with UCC. Met Barry, Judith, Mark, Jemma and Will at Roe Island. On the water for 7:30. Paddled around Piel Island, up towards sheep island and then up along the…

St Bees Head

club: cumbria

sea

st-bees

Cumbrian Canoeists “Responsible Paddling” session led by Joe Stalker. Only myself and Rob Wilson so we had 1:2 coaching. First salty day for my new kayak! Joe did a gear…

Lovely Lune

Distance: 4.8 km

Last before lockdown

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Small group paddle with Paul & Darren. Halton was on a high-low a perfect playground. Practised ferry gliding at the top and bow rudders and S turns by the islands. Just one…

The Wenning

club: lancaster

wenning

whitewater

Saturday 29th Feb report. (Scary day for dedicated single blokes !) Storm Joge set arrive today aswell. At the hut we split into 2 groups but both doing the Wenning. Colin…

Kirkby Lonsdale

club: lancaster

kirkby-lonsdale

lune

whitewater

Strong winds and plenty of rain. Waters faster than I would choose! Swam after trying to follow Simon down a feature. Alec looked after me. Had another hairy moment later…

Long play on the rapids

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Paul, Gibbi and me. One long play and then a quick blast straight down.

SeaTrek Sea Kayaking

Distance: 8.3 km

Upper Upper Lune

club: lancaster

lune

tebay

whitewater

Paddle report 18th January. It was a clear, crisp morning when we met at the hut. The group split up, with Paul, Darren, Alan, Steve and myself heading to the upper, upper…

A swim on Halton

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Paddle Report for Sat 11th Jan There was a split trip again this week. I’ll let the Leven crack troups enter their story. Rhi and Paul went to train at Halton rapids which…

Winter Rothay

club: lancaster

rothay

whitewater

A sizable group made up of Paul, Colin, Alan, Steve-o, Steve, Darren, Rhi, Joe, Thomas, Alec, Simon & I plus John as a bank based addition headed up to the Rothay. After…

The Middle Kent

club: lancaster

kent

whitewater

I had one swim after accidentally side surfing, whilst paddling through the middle of Kendal. I got pretty cold on the last section paddling to Scroggs Weir.

The electric ferry glide

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Paddle report 30th November. It was a cold start when Mandy, Steve, Darren, Dexter, Paul and I met outside the hut. Halton was on a (high) low so we headed over to the Mill…

Choosing lines

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Paddle report for Saturday 23rd Nov. Club paddlers on the water :- Dave, Rhi, Anna,Tom, Darren, Alan, Steve and Paul. Again this Friday, there was some rain and made Halton…

Skills at Halton Rapids

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

Saturday,9th November with a 9am meet at the hut. Cold wind,cloudy and 4deg C.Gibbi,Alan,Steve,Rhi and Daniel were off to Halton Rapids and Thomas B came with us to give…

A little bit of the Leven

club: lancaster

leven

whitewater

Paddle report for 19th October. Paddlers included: Gibbi, Paul, Darren, Sam, Tom, Joe, Alan, Steve, Andy and me. We headed to the Leven which was on a low. As newbies…

Conwy Betws to Llanrwst

club: lancaster

conwy

whitewater

Well you are probably going to see lots of pics of the excellent Club trip this last weekend. Could write an essay on it but best to be brief and to the point. Most people…

The Upper Upper Lune

club: lancaster

lune

tebay

whitewater

Paddle from Tebay to Lowgill.

Playing below the weir

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

So the 2nd Saturday of white water season commenced at 9am sharp on 21/09/19, with no recent rainfall it was decided to head down to halton for abit of a play. Parking up at…

Start of winter paddling

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

whitewater

The inaugural session of the winter paddling season was on this bright autumnal morning. We met at the hut at 9am sharp as per instructions given at the talk on Thursday…

SKA Intromediate sea kayaking course day 2

anglesey

course

Porth Dafarch & Trearddur Bay

SKA Intromediate sea kayaking course day 1

anglesey

course

Practicing skills at Menai bridge. Coached by Phil Clegg from Sea Kayak Anglesey

I think I’ve caught the sea kayaking bug

anglesey

course

sea

Day 2 of Sea Kayak Anglesey Intromediate course with Stu Leslie.

My first time in a sea kayak

anglesey

course

sea

After years of thinking I’d quite like to try that sea kayaking thing, I decided to I book an Intromediate sea kayaking course with Sea Kayaking Anglesey. At the time it was…