A Bouncy Trip to to The Crabtree on Sunday 5 July 2020

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Having finally waved the last of the fast(?) group off on their way to Putney and to decide whether to grace Wetherspoons with their custom, we launched a small, select group: Sarah, David, Louisa, Dee, Marissa and Julius. First challenge was to get past the lifeboat; we managed to launch just before low water at Chiswick Pier and getting past was an exercise in pulling past the lifeboat (in an appropriate safe fashion). There was … Read more

Social Distancing And Paddling

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The club is currently working on the basis of one coach to a comfortable number of pre-booked club members. We have had to change our ‘turn up and paddle policy’ so it is now invite only. Sarah D is scheduling departures, to minimise possible contact time on the pontoon. To reiterate it is ‘no longer turn up’ and join the club Sunday paddle. It is for club members to contact Sarah D to be allocated a paddling … Read more

CPCC And The Fifteenth Week Of The Lockdown

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We are now in our fifteenth 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 able to take even more club members out provided … Read more

Grand Union Canal adventure

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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

Kayak to Tower Bridge and beyond (Shadwell)

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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

CPCC And The Fourteenth Week Of The Lockdown

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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

CPCC And The Thirteenth Week Of The Lockdown

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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

A Sunday Paddle on the Mighty Thames Newsletter for 14 June 2020

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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

Kayak Chiswick Pier to Kingston

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(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

Paddling Opportunities Next Sunday

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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.