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Windsor to Chertsey

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Distance: 13 miles downstream Date: Friday 31st March 2023 Start: Windsor Leisure Centre Slipway, Stovell Road, Windsor SL4 5BZEnd: The Kingfisher Pub, Chertsey Bridge Rd, Chertsey KT16 8LF Paddlers:Dave Hillier (organiser)Chris HarperSue LeonConrad Chambers (trip report) Non-paddlers:Pierre Leon (researcher)Graham (shuttle driver) Dave, as usual, issued a completed risk assessment in advance of the scheduled date for the paddle.Pierre, also […]

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Basingstoke Canal Mixed Craft

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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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Marlow to Windsor

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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

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River Dart Dartmoor

SUP with Ana Windsor Castle

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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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River Stort (Canalized) – Sawbridgeworth to Harlow – or Visa Versa!

St Patrick’s Stream and Hennerton Backwater

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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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Aston to Marlow

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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

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Castle Eaton to Lechlade

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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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Cricklade to Castle Eaton Thames

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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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