A fun canoe and kayaking club based at Chiswick Pier
Went on a kayak paddle from Chiswick Pier to Richmond and back via a detour to Grand Union Canal (River Brent) with Kiki, Julius and Harvey. PS: I wore my surgical gloves on the paddle.. We set off at a leisurely 10.30. We used Ventures and Fusion boats. The weather was overcast with low predictions of rain. Our journey with the incoming tide was smooth, we saw ample heron and it was nice to catch … Read more
Went on a kayak paddle from Chiswick Pier to Shadwell Basin (1.5 miles past Tower Bridge) and back with Kiki and Harvey (22-24 mile round trip). We started very early due to the heat, tides and distance to be covered. 7.30 am we were on the water by 8. Needless to say Kiki was semi-traumatised and late (it was meant to be 7.00). Did the usual sprays and cataloguing boats taken. There was already a … Read more
Greetings Fellow CPCC club members and guests. We are now in out fourteenth week of lock down and we are still trying to find ways of getting back out on the water to paddle. This is more to let you know we are still experimenting with coach and a couple club member’s paddles. These have thrown up various issues, but we are coming to terms with how to we can over come them and still operate. We are now … Read more
Greetings Fellow CPCC club members and guests. This week’s newsletter follows quickly on from the previous week’s newsletter – sent 24 June 2020. We are now in out thirteenth week of lock down and we are still trying to find ways of getting back out on the water to paddle. As you already know we have been experimenting with coach and a club member paddles. These have thrown up various issues, but we are coming to terms with … Read more
Greetings Fellow CPCC club members and guests. This is a repeat of the Weekly Mailchimp newsletter. We are now in out twelveth week of lock down and we are still trying to find ways of getting back out on the water to paddle.As you already know we have been experimenting with coach and a club member paddles. These have thrown up various issues, but we are coming to terms with how to we can over come them … Read more
(Lockdown muses to keep the club folks entertained) Went on a kayak paddle from Chiswick Pier to Kingston Bridge and back with Kiki and Harvey on Wednesday. Did the usual sprays and cataloguing boats taken. Noted that yet another pair of pigeons were building a nest in the Yellow Scorpio. So they are now on the second rack, there was a new pair on one of the other kayaks. So think netting quite important as … Read more
Last Sunday went well so emails (not comments please) to the Enquiries email to book onto a paddle this week, preference will be given to those who did not paddle last week if we cannot take everyone out, but last week we had spare places. I will do an email out Friday night to confirm places.
Following on from changes in Government and British Canoeing advice the coaches have agreed revisions to our new risk assessment policy so that we can take a few more members out on the river. So if you have not renewed your membership now is the time to do so. From this Sunday we will start a pre-booking system for experienced current club members to come out for a paddle, taking groups out on a staggered … Read more
Watch Out Watch Out Seal About On our Tandem return Kayak paddle from Chiswick Pier to Albert Bridge we had quite a lot of wildlife encounters. Myself and Andrea tried to get hold of a tandem kayak (it was an incentive to divert her from her other sports of climbing and horse riding). Covid-19 and the inactivity of these kayaks has resulted in the wildlife taking advantage. So the kayaks have had a new lease … Read more
Do you have any spare bed linen? They are being made into scrubs for the NHS. Liz Dodgson ( ex club coach and now returning new member) is looking for spare bedding. There is a fabulous project of over 60 people ( mainly around Barnes and Putney) sewing scrubs at home for the local hospitals. The scrubs have been well received with Surgeons seemingly being delighted to operate with Thomas the Tank Engine or flowers … Read more
