Winter paddling
Don’t you just love it? I certainly do! I’ve been out on the river a lot since the New Year, trying to keep fit and clocking up miles for the […]
Category Archives: Rivers
Looking backwards – and forwards
No this isn’t my latest coaching tip – although being aware of what is going on all around you is certainly a paddling plus – but thinking back over the […]
Whitewater Wonderland
With memories of summer touring and racing safely stashed away, my thoughts have started turning to the winter wonderland that our whitewater rivers bring us. Whether it’s in a kayak […]
History all around us
This summer seems to have been full of touring opportunities and, continuing the theme of last month’s blog, August has seen me out on another river that I’d only previously […]
Filling in the gaps
I have lived within easy reach of the river Thames for much of my life and have paddled and come to know most of it almost intimately. But there had been […]
Epilepsy no barrier
The Ardèche gorge is a magnificent place and one that will be familiar to many paddlers. I first visited this part of southern France in the 1980s and was privileged to […]
Inspiring places, inspiring people, inspiring paddling
I was invited earlier this month to give a talk to members of a new local canoe club. It was an unusual occasion in that the average age of the […]
