Trips Reports

Registered Company No 2612775

2009

Club Sunday - messing around in (and out of) boats (9th August 2009)

Insane on the Guisane - and other such treats in the French Alps! (June 2009)

Slalom Euros - pictures and a report from the European Championships at Nottingham (May 2009)

Stone slalom - an early season outing and success! (15th March 2009)

Scotland 2009 - another week of river tripping (Feb 2009)

New Year's Day - the regular first trip of the year down the Calder (January 2009)

2008

Fun on the Tees - a 'new' trip for the club from Middleton to Cotherstone on the Tees (December 2008)

Ice breaking on the canal - a very cold trip up the canal and back down the river (December 2008)

Snowy Eden - paradise if a bit parky! (November 2008)

Another wet weekend in Wales - not one but two reports from the White Water Safety & Rescue course at Bala (October 2008)

Ireland in Summer - the Stoppy's (and others) do Ireland (August 2008)

Washburn Swim-fest - an eventful day (August 2008)

NEW! What a scorcher! - the French Alps (July 2008)

A dry tour of Scotland - club trip with no rain but still managing to fit in seven rivers (February 2008)

New year's Day 2008 - traditional paddling and swimming on the Calder

2007

Long Weekend in the Lakes - Ullswater (August 2007)

Summer in Scotland - the Stoppys' do Scotland (July 2007)

Corbetts by Canadian - open boating and walking in Scotland (May 2007)

Getting Wet in Bala - on a White Water Safety and Rescue Course (May 2007)

The Joys of C2 - racing for fun?(June 2007)

Mile End Mill - playing in North Wales (February 2007)

Note: many of there reports have pictures included so may take a bit of time to download - but it's probably worth it!

Most recent reports:

NEW! Graveyard slalom - pics from the first race of the season

Too much rain! - four star training in North Wales (Oct/Nov 2009)

Burrs Trip - a fun outing to Bury (4th Oct 2009)

Club Sunday - Mass participation river trip (13th Sept 2009)

Grandtully - slalom training and racing in Scotland (August 2009)

2006

Slovenia - finally, details of the paddling and holidaying in Slovenia - there's lots of it (August 2006)

Arnside Bore - running a tidal bore (April 2006)

Austrian Alps - not a club trip, but some great river paddling to inspire you (June 2006)

HXCC Wavehopper Challenge Evening - results from the club's evening race - Tuesday 9th May 2006

Going wild on the Washburn - racing down the river (April 2006)

Anglesey Easter Trip 2006 - Stopford's Diary of a fun week - warning very long!

Scotland 2006 - not an official club trip, but several of us took off for a week in Scotland. Rain, snow, big water and flying boats! (Oh and we fitted in seven river trips) It might wet your appetite for something similar. In three parts, plus a picture gallery

River Greta - a great trip in the Northern Lakes (Jan 2006)

2005- still working on the backlog!

River Crake - a source to sea trip in the Southern Lakes (Dec 2005)

River Tees - Rising water gives an interesting trip on the Tees (Oct 2005) - with pictures

Kids trip - a short trip and a big weir at the Burrs (October 2005)

Slenningford Slalom - club paddlers doing well at Tanfield (Sept 2005)

Tryweryn Trip 2005 A big day out on big water in North Wales (August 2005).

Slalom pictures - from the event at the club in June 2005

Sowerby Wavehopper Race from the Wavehopper Challenge series (May 2005)

Anglesey Easter Trip 2005 Stopford's Diary of a fun weekend.

River Tees - big fun, big drops and big swims on the upper tees (March 2005)

Not the River Leven - three rivers, massive water and a dog! (Jan 2005)

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