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Category Archives: Open Canoeing

Paddles with a point

October 12, 2020by Andy M Coaching Leave a comment

Paddling is always great – anytime, anywhere. Whenever I’m on the water I feel that sense of freedom and release from the day-to-day. But paddling with a clear aim or […]

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Canoeing, Leadership, Open Canoeing, Open Water Canoeing, Touring

Teddington at last!

August 31, 2020by Andy M Coaching Leave a comment

Coronavirus gave an opportunity to complete a long-anticipated journey

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Canoeing, Club paddling, Open Canoeing, Rivers, Touring

The call of the wild

September 20, 2019by Andy M Coaching Leave a comment

The Yukon is an iconic river and one that’s lurked in a corner of my consciousness for years. At over 3,000 km it’s the third longest river in North America […]

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Canoeing, Open Canoeing, Rivers, Touring

A new high in paddlesport

May 30, 2019by Andy M Coaching Leave a comment

This month saw another hugely successful Canoefest organised by the Open Canoe Association over the late spring bank holiday weekend. This annual event brings together around 200 canoeists from across […]

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Canoeing, Open Canoeing, Rivers, Touring

To BA or not to BA?

August 30, 2018by Andy M Coaching 1 Comment

That is the question… posed by this year’s wonderful summer! I have to admit that historically I’ve definitely been in the ‘thou shalt wear a Buoyancy Aid’ camp; I’ve always […]

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Canoeing, Coaching, Open Canoeing, Paddleboarding, Safety, SUP

Instructor, Leader, Coach?

July 26, 2018by Andy M Coaching 2 Comments

Instructor, leader, coach? I’m often asked what these names mean in the world of paddlesport, particularly by those who remember the ‘old days’ when to do any of these things […]

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Canoeing, Coaching, Instruction, Kayaking, Leadership, Open Canoeing, Paddleboarding, SUP

It takes two

November 24, 2017by Andy M Coaching Leave a comment

I’ve found myself doing a lot of work with tandem crews on white water recently and have been struck by how underrated the art of paddling with a partner often […]

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Coaching, Open Canoeing, White Water

Adventure is for sharing

August 30, 2017by Andy M Coaching Leave a comment

I enjoyed a cracking tour on the Upper Thames earlier this month. We were a group of 11 plus a dog (six men, five women and Stella, not Montmorency!) and […]

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Club paddling, Kayaking, Open Canoeing, Rivers, Touring

So what makes a good Leader?

April 28, 2017by Andy M Coaching Leave a comment

The launch of the British Canoeing’s new Paddlesport Leader award earlier this month has focused attention on leadership skills but just what is it we are looking for in a […]

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Club paddling, Kayaking, Leadership, Open Canoeing, Paddleboarding, Touring

Getting on (the right) side

September 30, 2016by Andy M Coaching Leave a comment

Falling out of an open canoe is usually a simple matter. We allow our upper body to go too far outside the gunnel, lose our balance and find ourselves having an […]

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Open Canoeing, Rescues, Safety, Touring

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