A fun canoe and kayaking club based at Chiswick Pier
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
(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
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
At last we have some news to tell you about. If you read last week’s newsletter you will know that last week the club was experimenting with one to one paddling and whether that would allow us to return as a club to the river. I have to confess that as a club it just isn’t viable at this time. The concept of only two people on the pontoon at anyone time, even getting to … Read more
