Festive Christmas Meal – Coordinator Kirk Williams & Brian Green Click here for more information and to book…. Sunday, 15 December ’19   4pm – 7pm St Georges Hotel, St George’s Pl, The Promenade, Llandudno, LL30 2LG, Phone: 01492 877544 Hi folks it’s THAT TIME of year again and the 11th Annual Liverpool Canoe Club Christmas… Read More »Festive Christmas Meal – Coordinator Kirk Williams & Brian Green

How not to break out of an eddy – by Craig Ford The theory of breaking out of an eddy is relatively easy to remember … When exiting the eddy, paddle upstream with good hard strokes and as the bow of the kayak begins to cross the eddy line, begin to shift your weight and… Read More »How not to break out of an eddy – by Craig Ford

LIFT & CARRY A CANOE (PICS & VIDS) Carrying / Lifting a canoe As we all know, open canoes can be quite heavy. Therefore, it is important to lift and carry them correctly. Low level carry 2 person An easy carry over shortish distances is for 2 people to go to either end, bend legs,… Read More »LIFT & CARRY A CANOE (PICS & VIDS)

River Tees Trip – by Sarah Gille After a foggy drive we arrived at Langdon Beck Youth Hostel in Teesdale and swiftly diverted to the local pub to book a table for 19 for the Saturday night. We then settled in at the hostel with a huge portion of homemade lasagna and a delicious brownie… Read More »River Tees Trip – by Sarah Gille

For Sale Valley Gemini ST Composite epoxy fibre glass construction. I have had it about 5 years. I have not used it much, perhaps once a month on day trips, all very carefully, mostly to Hilbre Island from West Kirby, and one two-day paddling/camping trip in Scotland. It is a composite boat (composite epoxy-fibre glass)… Read More »For Sale Valley Gemini ST Sea Kayak £1500

Having sorted a shuttle so that we could make the trip to Scotland in one car, Ruth and I loaded the canoes onto the trailer and headed north. It was time to go to the Spey again – one of the best multiday canoe trips in the UK. We had done this trip before, but… Read More »Spey 2019 – Multi day canoeing in sunny Scotland

After another wet week the Dee was full and flowing. Once a minimal faff car shuttle was complete everyone safely launched round the trees from the bottom of the car park and 4 groups paddled off down the river. There were not many eddies as the water levels seemed quite high on the banks, but… Read More »River Dee Llangollen to Ty Mawr Country Park – 20 October 2019

River Wye Trip – Saturday by Aleksander Ford Day one (Rhayader to Builth Wells) Today we paddled the River Wye.  As we rearranged boats ready for shuttling it was a nice sunny day and we were all excited for the journey ahead.  It was going to be a 24 km paddle, which we found took… Read More »River Wye Trip – Saturday by Aleksander Ford

Wye? Because it’s there…… by Chris Murphy Wye? Because it’s there…… Day two the Upper Wye (Llangurig to Rhayader) After Hannah and Craig left us on Sunday morning 15 paddlers got on the water at Llangurig to begin our second trip on the River Wye. This time we would be finishing our paddle at the… Read More »Wye? Because it’s there…… by Chris Murphy