Sunday 22nd May 2011 It’s not often I get to coach open canoeing, so when a small group of CKC paddlers asked me to provide them with a day’s coaching I was more than happy to oblige. Feeling a little exhausted from the previous days paddling on the Solent I Read more…
Always keen to help fuel interest in the great sport of kayaking – Chelsea Kayak Club is working with Lucozade to offer free taster sessions as part of its SPORT FREE60 campaign that launched this month. People can try out any number of sports and activities for gratis, thanks to Read more…
18th to 20th March 2011 We finally made it over to Pembrokeshire after what seemed like an impossible trip to organise. Nobody could agree on dates before Christmas and once a date in January had been agreed could you believe it we had to postpone it because the weather was Read more…
Simon Willis posts an article on SMS safety procedures and registering your mobile with the emergency services. While you’re there have a look around the site, it’s great. http://simon-willis.blogspot.com/2010/11/emergency-text-procedure-for-kayakers.html. Toons
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd May 2010 Whilst I have maintained a full First Aid at Work qualification for well over a decade now given most of my free time is either spent up a mountain or on the water I figured I really should top up my skills with Read more…
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th May 2010 “What’s the weather usually like on the Isle of Wight in May?” I asked Mitch from Isle of Wight Sea Kayaking – “In May it’s usually pretty good”, she replied. And so it was that seven of us from the Club headed over to the Read more…
Sunday 18th April 2010 A cracking paddle on Sunday 18th April. Taking advantage of the Centre Manager’s generous offer to use Cremorne when there are no youth groups in, we assembled at 11:30. There had been some mention of towing a boat and throwing unexpected factors into the mix, but as Read more…
Tuesday 23rd March 2010 Some of us from CKC attended a get together of local clubs on Tuesday night to test and compare a number of lights/ torches that paddlers are using for after dark Tideway paddling. Representatives from the Port of London Authority (PLA) and BCU were there too. Read more…