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
Return To the Thames- Marlow To Cookham 6th April 2025 Read More »
On Sunday 30th April we ran a taster session for a new member, As davepaddles is not a bums on seat club we tailor all ore sessions and courses to the individual/s that want to take part, this time it was just 1. but Dave had to drop some kit back to the club after
30th March 2025 Taster Session Read More »
On the sat of 29th April Davepaddles ran a pool session attended by 5 club members, A safe and clean environment for safety and rescue skills as well as perfecting self rescue and eskimo rolling in a kayak. It was a great session and everyone improved and learned a few tips and new things to
29th March 2025 Pool Rescue Session Read More »
Hampton Molesey AquaPaddle has had a bad time with the weather and the Thames conditions for a while now, and having to move their backup location to a navigation channel (more info on the AP website) and Brett being absent on his whistlestop Wales tour, a little help was needed. Now for those who know,
Aquapaddle Hampton Molesey 23rd Mar 2025 Read More »
What a great day, it started with a temperature of -5 but as the sun came out, and 2 dropped out it warmed up considerably. We went from 11 paddlers signed up to 9 overnight with 5 marshals, we all scraped the ice of the vehicles and arrived in plenty of time. Zoe and I
AquaPaddle Leighton Buzzard 16th March 2025 Read More »
Its been a busy weekend at Davepaddles, with our pool session last evening and an AquaPaddle today, 9 paddlers went to 6 over night, and Dave set off early, only to be caught in yet another car fire traffic jam on the A41 bypass. None the less arrived in time and setup the event. Everyone
AquaPaddle Tring 23rd Feb 2025 Read More »
Its been really hard trying to book a pool that has what we need and that will allow us to practice multi craft rescues etc. Most pools want either a SUP only session, a Canoe only session or a Kayak only session. At davepaddles.co.uk we have been discussing these options for over a year and
Pool Session 22nd Feb 2025 Read More »
Our 1st event from our social side of the club was held on Thursday 6th Feb 2025 at the Hollywood Bowl in Watford, this event was organised by Clare who did a great job in encouraging 6 of us to attend. We had a great couple of hours, with many laughs and good conversation as
Tenpin Bowling 6th Feb 2025 Read More »
On Sunday 26th Jan 2025 with 7 people signed up for the new and the latest location for Aquapaddle, 5 paddlers were at the start line for 09.30, The Grove lock pub was our starting point. 2 paddlers seemed not to have turned up, but we will come to that a bit later. The wind
AquaPaddle Leighton Buzzard 26 Jan 2025 Read More »