News
Pussycats beat pitbulls
Stop Press! The Bristol Pussycats polo team has beaten the Bristol Pitbulls team at the Div 2 SW polo tournament at Cheltenham today. Congratulations!
Flat water
Bristol Kayak Regatta Cancelled
Unfortunately, the club has not managed to get the organisation in place to run the proposed Kayak Regatta on Sun 18th Sep 2011, so regrettably it is cancelled.
Historical
Old photos
Here is a link to a lot of photos from Bristol Canoe Club trips up to 2006. http://www.bristolcanoeclub.org.uk/static/photos/photos.htm
Information
Lee Valley Whitewater Centre
The new Lee Valley Whitewater Centre (the Olympic venue for canoe slalom in 2012) is now open for recreational paddling: http://www.leevalleypark.org.uk/en/content/news/white_water_thrills_/white_water_thrills_.aspx For info about what you can do there, see here: http://www.leevalleypark.org.uk/en/content/cms/White_Water_Canoe_Ce/Activities/Activities.aspx
News
Morocco photos
Yes, we went to Morocco, and we paddled (and rode camels!). See RJ’s summary here. Some photos to give you all a taste of what it was like: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HJMh5WytRzhsrebM7 RJ’s photos are here (I’m not sure whether you need a facebook account): http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2458447&id=61211227&l=cd1e5fe328
Calendar
Severn bores 2011
I’ve just discovered that we have missed some Severn Bore dates in 2011. See http://www.severn-bore.co.uk/ for full details. There are 4-star dates in March and September this year. See dates on our calendar here: http://www.bristolcanoeclub.org.uk/club-calendar/
White water
Morocco information
UK Rivers threads: http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=66212&p=488554&hilit=morocco#p488554 – Sobou River – slightly different location – 25km Gd IV! http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=60289&p=468134&hilit=morocco#p468134 – Generic Morocco thread. http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=56654&p=447241&hilit=morocco#p447241 – Contains a few links to trip reports. Dave Mamby’s 1986 trip (Three days to paddle 8 kilometres): http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=43446&p=334502 Mark Rainsley’s 2007 trip: http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=21109&p=189598#p189598 Morocco surf camp: http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=67612&p=496255&hilit=Morocco#p496255 Morocco Read more
Flat water
Inter-club training postponed
Message from Mark Heeley: Inter-club training scheduled for Sat 18th Sept. POSTPONED Unfortunately, we will have to move this date also because the Bristol Harbourmaster has now reopened the docks to business as usual as a result of postponing the race. We’ll let all clubs know confirmed dates next year. Read more
Flat water
Bristol Kayak Regatta 2010 – Race Postponed
This year’s official race has been postponed, but we are planning an unofficial regional ‘Inter-Club K2 Training Day’ and encourage all local and regional clubs to come along to have a 10 mile training paddle, stopping back at The Cottage pub for some lunch. The Bristol Kayak Regatta has been Read more