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…
In addition to the circumnavigation of Hayling Island, last weekend the Club also organized a 2 Star Training / Assessment Weekend at Thames Ditton Reach for seven of its members – Paul, Marina, Geoff, Stu, Kate, Rob, and Manda. Coaching was provided by Alan Pearson and Phil. Paul Sardar and Marina de Stacpoole Read more…
Saturday 11th September 2010 After a few weeks back from an amazing trip to Sweden we thought it’s about time we got back onto salt water. We got in touch with Seapoint and as luck would have it their boats and kit were available for a journey on Saturday. After checking the Read more…
I was chatting with a member of the club last night, discussing rolling. “I can’t roll” “Well next time we’re in the pool, we can start learning the pawlata” “Oh I can do a pawlata” It’s a very misunderstood roll as it’s often the first roll anyone learns. There is Read more…
On a perfect summers day in London, Phil and Jacqui took a group of 6 (mostly beginner) girls out on Wimbledon Park Lake to teach us how to paddle! We had all listened to Jacqui tell us how much fun it was for so long that we thought we’d better Read more…
6th June 2010 Some people would say that the VHF radio is perhaps the most important piece of safety equipment to have aboard a boat. VHF radios can be used to check the weather, communicate with other boats and land stations, and to hail people when you get into a jam Read more…
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…
Sunday 11th April 2010 I was part of a small group that headed over to Shepperton Lock today for a paddle of the single bladed variety. Not to be confused with kayaking (its closed deck relative), canoeing (or open boating as it is often called) is a rapidly developing discipline of Read more…