Trips
New Year Paddle, Jan 2020
A new year, a new decade, and what better way to start it than with a paddle on the Thames. Seven CKC paddlers set off from Kew Bridge on 4th January, led by Fiona, with the objective of paddling down Read more…
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Good Times, Bad Times: we had them all in Seaford, Dec 2019
The weather looked reasonably good over the Christmas holiday period, so it was suggested that a paddle from Newhaven to Brighton on the Sunday after Christmas might be possible. Unfortunately Newhaven beach access was closed, and the tides didn’t really Read more…
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Christmassy paddle 2019
I arrived at Kew on a bright crisp afternoon to a very warm glass-of-mulled-wine welcome and the buzz of activity which always suggests impending fun. As everyone “decked the decks” with festive flair and I met new and familiar faces Read more…
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Remembrance Sunday, Teddington Lock, Nov 2019
On Remembrance Sunday the CKC team were joined by members of the Meridian Canoe Club (MCC) for a leisurely paddle from Kew Bridge to Teddington Lock, and back. With our new-found friends from Bexleyheath (home of Delia Smith, Roger Moore, Read more…
Touring
Industrial Beauty on the East Coast. Isle of Sheppey, Aug 2019
On Saturday 31st August a group of six (Rachel, Fiona, Charlie, Ronan, Liza and Tudor) headed to the Isle of Sheppey. I must confess to never having heard of the Isle of Sheppey, so this added an air of mystery Read more…
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Jurassic Gathering, Sep 2019
Sometimes sea kayaking can give important life lessons, unrelated to skill, ability or aptitude. One of these lessons was exposed on last weekend’s CKC trip to the Jurassic Coast: if you don’t wear underpants while paddling 14 nautical miles, the Read more…
Trips
Summer of Fun: Rock Hopping and Paddling, Dartmouth July 2019
A weekend of rock hopping and paddling in the summer sun, around the beautiful south coast of Devon near Salcombe and Dartmouth. Arriving on Thursday evening, we were the first campers to setup at the Slapton Sands camp site. Although Read more…
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Exploring the Jurassic Coast by Sea, May 2019
There was one thing on everyone’s mind as we set off from the Chelsea Kayaking Club on the May Bank Holiday weekend: Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove. The weather was looking a bit uncertain, but we weren’t! When we arrived Read more…
Expeditions
A Tale of Two Harbours: Circumnavigation of Portsmouth Harbour, May 2019
A clockwise circumnavigation of the Portsmouth Harbour, followed by a paddle through a creek to Langstone Harbour, then out to the open sea, covering a total of 32 km. The date is Saturday 18 May 2019 – FA Cup final Read more…
Expeditions
Powered by Easter Eggs: Isle of Wight circumnavigation, Easter 2019
An anti-clockwise circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight over the Easter holiday weekend covering 97.5km in 2.5 days, including crossing The Solent twice, some wild camping and a few Easter eggs. Leaving the Good Friday traffic behind, the CKC expedition Read more…