Basingstoke Canal Mixed Craft Trip (Dave, Nigel, Sue, Pierre, Jai, Nathan, Phillip, Hannah, Conrad, Andy.) (Ana + 6 Paddle boarding with Ana) On Sunday March 12th 2023, 10 Paddlers from Rickmansworth and 7 Paddle boarders from Stand up paddle boarding with Ana from Tonbridge met at the Mytchett centre for a 10 mile paddle along […]
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Thames Sections 10b and 11 Trip Report – Friday 3rd March, 2023 13 miles/21 km downstream, Marlow to Windsor. Lighter days meant we could finish off Section 10 and complete Section 11 (Paddle the Thames, Mark Rainsley), Paddlers: Dave Hillier (Trip Leader), Pierre Leon, Sue Leon, Phill Gent (with doggie guests Fifi and CoCo), We assembled
A few intrepid paddlers (Nigel, Nick, Dave and Graham) from Nomads met up on the Friday evening to plan the next days paddling, or maybe it was to check out the food and drink at the local hostelry. Either way the plan for Saturday was to meet at New Bridge and paddle down to Holne Bridge along
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On Saturday 18th Jan 2023 Ana led a trip with Views of Windsor Castle, Mistletoe, Parakeets, and Plaques. Assisted by Ian P and myself, 22 Craft on the water, 21 paddleboarders and a Kayak. After the normal safety briefing we all entered the Thames, Paddling downstream towards Romney lock with The Castle on our Right.
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This Trip is no 16 In the “Pub Paddles book – The best Short Canoe Trips in the South of England” by Peter Knowles We had to change the start. Fortunately, Dave had done his normal excellent checks the previous day and discovered that there was no available parking at the proposed Sawbridgeworth start. Therefore,
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Mixed Craft Paddle of the Thames, St Patricks Stream, the Loddon and Hennerton Backwater. Paddlers: Dave Hillier, Ana Tumbler, Jai, Anna, Vicky, Cathy, Julian, Claire, Sue, and Dee. 2 x Kayakers and 8 x Paddleboarders. This trip was a joint event between Davepaddles and Stand Up Paddle Boarding with Ana. On Sunday the 5th February
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30.01.2023 6 Paddlers: Dave (Trip leader), Nigel (Safety), Phillip, Sue, Pierre, Conrad, Phillip and two chihuahuas (CoCo and FiFi) paddled downstream on the River Thames from Aston (Henley on Thames) passing Magpie Island and the famous Hurley weir onto Marlow. This stretch of the river is described as “quintessentially Thames with attractive landscapes, appealing history
Thames Section 1b Trip Report 2nd January 2023 6.8 miles downstream paddle, starting where trip 1a ended (Castle Eaton Red Lion Pub) to Lechlade. Paddlers: Dave Hillier (Trip Leader), Phillip Gent (without doggies), Ian Walker (Safety and Report Writer) Just 3 of us set off sliding into the flooded Thames after Graham (Dave’s Friend) helping
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Thames Section 1a Trip Report – Saturday 31st January 2022 4.1 miles/6.6 km downstream, Cricklade to Castle Eaton. The reduced daylight hours resulted in the Section 1 trip (Paddle the Thames, Mark Rainsley) being split into two and this is the first part. Paddlers: Dave Hillier (Trip Leader), Andy (Assistant), Pierre Leon, John Murray, Phillip Gent
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On 27th December Jai A and myself (Dave) decided to brave the frost and go for a paddle to help with burning off the calories we may have acquired over the Xmas feast. We decided on the GUC and Wendover arm as it is local and we last paddled it in the summer, we were
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