CSCC Reports: 2009

New Year Paddle - Jan 09

New Year Paddle - Jan 09

The traditional New Year's Day Thames paddle took place with...

Dart - Jan 09

Dart - Jan 09

When we arrived, it was wet. Driving to Scorriton for a festival of village music (ask Tom) there was as much water gushing...

Wallingford To Mapledurham - Jan 09

Wallingford To Mapledurham - Jan 09

On Saturday 31st January 2009 Stephen led a trip on the Thames from Wallingford to Mapledurham. The other paddlers were...

Wandle - March 09

Wandle - March 09

On Sunday 1st March 2009 Alex organised a trip down the River Wandle in South London...

Mid Wales - March 09

Mid Wales - March 09

On 20-22nd March 2009 we returned to mid-Wales for a relaxing spot of white water/touring...

Thames - April 09

Thames - April 09

Bridget, Chris, Kirsten, Richard and Nick had a lovely sunny paddle on the...

Gravesend to Hole Haven - April 09

Gravesend to Hole Haven - April 09

Chris, Dan Jones, Bridget, Claire, Caroline, Marc, Hilary and Tim got on the water at Gravesend Rowing Club at high water...

Walton, Essex - Sea Kayaking - May 09

Walton, Essex - Sea Kayaking - May 09

Winds were light, the sea virtually flat and the tide seemed to be adding...

Open Canoeing - Upper Thames - May 200

Open Canoeing - Upper Thames - May 200

They immediately encountered a partial tree blockage...

Isle of Skye Sea Kayaking Symposium - May 2009

Isle of Skye Sea Kayaking Symposium - May 2009

The weather was awful (mainly windy, rainy and cold), but the symposium organisers worked incredibly...

Tryweryn - July 2009

Tryweryn - July 2009

The annual club pilgrimage to the River Tryweryn took place over...

Sea kayaking summer holiday - Pembrokeshire - July 2009

Sea kayaking summer holiday - Pembrokeshire - July 2009

The Club's summer holiday in Pembrokeshire was a big success with challenging paddles...

River Arun - August 2009

River Arun - August 2009

I must confess that I had not heard of the River Arun before...

Barton's Point to Hole Haven and back - August 2009

Barton's Point to Hole Haven and back - August 2009

The publicity for the latest leg in the Thames Source to Sea series may have put people off...

Chichester - August 2009

Chichester - August 2009

Sunday's paddle in glorious sunshine near Chichester had a sting in its tail...

Symonds Yat - September 2009

Symonds Yat - September 2009

The best wildlife spotted during the weekend was kingfishers flying low over the water...

Dee - September 2009

Dee - September 2009

I'd never paddled the river Dee. And I'd never paddled in Scotland. So an invitation to...

Medway - September 2009

Medway - September 2009

We took advantage of some unexpected "Barbeque summer" type weather on...

Basingstoke Canal - October 2009

Basingstoke Canal - October 2009

After an initial navigational error...

Eastbourne - November 2009

Eastbourne - November 2009

The coast line between New Haven and Eastbourne offers perhaps...

Dart - November 09

Dart - November 09

Just three of us went down to Dartmoor to take advantage of lots of rain...

River Mole - December 2009

River Mole - December 2009

After the wettest November on record, finally there was a forecast...