During the week commencing 19th may the Cherwell trip went into planning, the weather forecast looked bleak with heavy rain and strong winds. Dave had done the planning anyway and decided to have a meeting on the sat amongst the leaders to discuss any issues, the wind being the main cause of concern, the forecast […]
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Wallingford To Pangbourne – Thames Trip – 18th May 2025 Early start to head to Wallingford, a fifty-mile journey, where Dave and Chris met up with Brendan. After the shuttle led by the trusty Graham, we were on the water by 1100, two kayaks and a paddleboard. It was a lovely day to tackle this
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Another warm and sunny day greeted us as we arrived to set the event up at the Grove lock pub in Leighton Buzzard. With what was 9 paddlers at 7am soon changed to 6, and 5 marshals, that also changed to 7 paddlers at 9am with a first timer singing up. Welcome aboard Mike to
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On a bright and warm day of Sat 3rd, Dave ventured down to East Grinstead to collect another craft for the club, this time a Dagger GT Max 8.10, a boat for a taller paddler. another great addition to our ever growing club fleet. On the way back a stop of at Apps court once
Hampton Molesey Aquapaddle 4th May 2025 Read More »
After a pool session on Sat 26th Dave stayed at Apps Court again, a nice big campsite that you can book a single night and is just 10 mins drive from our pool and AquaPaddle Hampton Molesey. So an early start for Bewl water was not necessary as we were already half way there. 05.45am
Bewl Water 27th Apr 2025 Read More »
Liz, Clare G, and Dave attended a pool session for a bit of playful education and fun along with the emphasis of Safety and Rescue. Clare G completed her spray deck training and safely exiting her craft whilst upside down, as well as the basics of connectivity within her craft, using her contact points within
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On Saturday morning the 19th April 15 paddlers gathered at the George and Dragon pub in Wargrave, this trip organised by Dave and Clare was a multi craft trip with SUP’s, a Kayak and an Inflatable Canoe, As Dave has a lot of experience and knowledge of this figure of eight trip he took the
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As I have never mentioned it before, the weather looked perfect for this months Tring AquaPaddle, The lower carpark was open to us and Peter P arrived early and coordinated the parking. (thanks Pete) Kit sorted , flags up as everyone arrived and set about getting ready. We had a presentation just before the safety
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Some days are excellent for a paddle and this was one of them. A sunny day with a cloudless sky, little wind and a warm temperature. Great conditions to tackle this beautiful stretch. Originally planned as a Friday club Thames trip, in the end there were only two of us, so it became a peer
River Thames, Bablock Hythe to Oxford 11th April 2025 Read More »
It was a Dave Paddles weather day as we returned to the Thames River for another section. The weather and strong flows in the winter had restricted our opportunities to safely do trips on the Thames so it was nice to get back on this beautiful river. An early start from Hemel/Watford should have been
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