Trips reports from Whitewater trips. Mostly from kayakers, but there may be a few looneys in open canoes aswell.
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Trip Reports -
Whitewater Kayaking Trips
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Sunday, 03 January 2010 18:38 |
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Being of sound mind..... or something like that, I booked on the open canoe beginners course on the white water weekend.
After the compulsory purchase of a thermal rash vest and the borrowing of a decent kag from Steph (thanks!), I was as ready as I was ever going to be. With Nigel leading, Richard, Brian and I got in from a muddy (did I mention it had rained a lot?) Sennybridge field.
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Read more... [WW weekend - Open Canoeing - Nov 09]
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Trip Reports -
Whitewater Kayaking Trips
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Monday, 30 November 2009 20:56 |
Brecon White Water weekend
3 Star White Water Group
Instructor Ralph
Victims Kevin, Brendan, Tim, Stuart, Nick, & Ed who was with us, to keep an eye on us all.
Me (Kevin) and Brendan got there early on the Friday so our white water weekend started early with a beer at the pub to kill some time.
Back at the bunkhouse more people started to arrive, so after some coffee and tea we then got down to the business at hand.. Theory sessions which were very informative and helpful.
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Read more... [Brecon weekend, Ralph's 3 star group]
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Trip Reports -
Whitewater Kayaking Trips
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Friday, 10 July 2009 17:36 |
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On the weekend of the 20th and 21st June I decided to have a go at slalom. Where better to try it than at the Langham Farm Slalom run by Frome CC? The course is on the flat with a bit of flow, a great introduction to slalom. We turned up, playboats on the roof not knowing what to expect.
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Read more... [Langham Farm Slalom]
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Trip Reports -
Whitewater Kayaking Trips
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Saturday, 07 February 2009 17:17 |
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The alarm went off a 6am. Not a pleasant thought on a dismal Sunday morning. A peek outside the curtains. Still dark. Drip, drip... on the window. Good job I put the boats on the roof yesterday. "9am, the car park in Dulverton, dressed and ready to paddle..." that's what John Jardine had said - oh yes, and "...you can come in the back of my boat." So, an hour to get up and two to get there - bother... that is indeed 6am. Needless to say, Thomas and George were very fast out of the sack. Amanda made sure we got off with a good hearty breakfast and against the odds we were off at seven. Tom and George dozed... but not an option for me.
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Read more... [A first time day tripper on the Barle.]
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Trip Reports -
Whitewater Kayaking Trips
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Monday, 02 March 2009 21:07 |
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Who Pulled the Plug?
It is clear to me that we lurch from seriously scary flooded rivers one week to nothing but a trickle. Our planned white water weekend in North Wales was looking distinctly dry! Ralph was in charge and he always brings with him a huge smile and a certain ‘je ne sais quoi' so rather than cancel we decided to go and enjoy!
The group gathered at the Goat Inn on Friday evening. What a fantastic venue for a paddling trip...good accommodation and food together with a great bar! Some of us perhaps drank a little too much over the weekend, but that is another story.
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Read more... [North Wales Weekend 27th Feb - 1st March 09]
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Trip Reports -
Whitewater Kayaking Trips
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Friday, 06 February 2009 18:51 |
Happy Birthday Stuart
I really love the River Barle - it's always such a sociable trip. The steady grade 2 and beautiful scenery make this one of the most popular trips in the club's calendar. It was therefore rather worrying that we'd had no significant rain for weeks and it looked like I'd have to call the trip off and disappoint about 25 enthusiastic paddlers.
As Steve Rayner had signed up for the trip, I rang him in mild desperation. I'd already re-scheduled the trip from a Sunday to a Saturday to coincide with Stuart Williams' 50th Birthday and with so many looking forward to a paddle I was very relieved to hear that levels in the Usk were holding up, thanks to some rain earlier in the week.
Because many had paddled the Talybont stretch of the Usk just two weeks earlier (Club training weekend) we decided to risk the Sennibridge run.
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Read more... [Plan B - Because there was no water in Plan A]
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