A fun canoe and kayaking club based at Chiswick Pier
Date 15 May 2022 Lovely weather for a paddle and to start with a lovely tide and then the tide gods turned against me. I had cancelled the club session I normally run on the grounds it was too dangerous a tide. I wasn’t wrong and that was a mere 7.7 m one I guess not helped by the previous night’s rain and it felt like every other boat that could float was out on … Read more
We all know that coaches know everything about kayaking, right? Well,,,,, up to a point. We do know what’s needed to get you onto the water safely, how to paddle, sometimes in a straight line and get you back home again, but even those who think they know everything can learn from the best. So some of us coaches recently took a busman’s holiday to Southwater Park in the leafy Surrey Hills and got some … Read more
Canoe Session at Chiswick Pier Canoe Club Date 8 May 2022 Five open boats paddle the mighty Rover Thames at Chiswick with Coach Steve A great day on the water with all the club’s open canoes in operation. Now this wouldn’t have been possible without our club’s kit man (Julius):and his efforts to kit them each out with kneeling thwarts. We had two people completely new to paddle these canoes, one who hadn’t paddled one … Read more
Only a few members wanted to brave the rather chilly-looking conditions today, but it turned out to be sunny and no rain! The ebbing flow meant it only took us 40minutes to get to Putney, so we decided to carry on to explore the river farther than we normally get on an average Sunday paddle. We went past Wandsworth bridge to the Heliport. Everyone had brought a thermos with hot drinks so we stopped there … Read more
Thanks to Glen who has spotted this useful document created by the River Thames Society listing all access points on the river Thames. It has also been added to our useful documents list.
The first paddling session for 2022 run by Coach Steve These sessions are built around improving the level of club members paddling skills. This specific session, due to the almost ideal tide was run in whitewater boats. We started out by fitting each other into the club’s boats. This is probably the most important part of the session for without a good fit, it’s much harder to manoeuvre the boat around on the water. Next … Read more
Having run the last session of 2021, I thought it might be useful for some club members to know what we get up to. Although we don’t travel huge distances, we spend our time working on paddling technique. That might be turning and edging the boats or simply improving forward paddling, it really depends on what those that sign up for the session require. The last Sunday prior to the Christmas break was in fact … Read more
In early December we were lucky to once again hold our annual club Christmas meal, and the celebration was a great success. Starting with a paddle for the hardy members amongst us, a festive crew headed towards Hammersmith to spread a little cheer in their santa hats. It was then on to the George & Devonshire where the staff had decorated the room with Christmas decorations and crackers galore, and we tucked into seasonal food … Read more
We’ve had some great taster sessions over the last year and met some fantastic people. Thank you to all the coaches and helpers who got involved, and to the taster paddlers for putting 100% into trying out new skills, mucking in, and generally being lovely! We’re glad to welcome some of you as members and hope to see the rest of you by the river soon. Our taster sessions are nearly over for the season … Read more
Pyrana fusion 2 ( medium) for sale £600.Bought new from Whitewater the Canoe Centre, July 2020 for £850. Currently at Chiswick. Can deliver locally if needed. Contact Elizabeth 020 8994 9527/07762 085840 The Pyrahna website describes it as. follows: With the Fusion II, you can combine both whitewater and touring to create bigger adventures. You might just be getting started in the sport, and haven’t settled on which type of kayaking you prefer yet, or … Read more
