River Derwent & Pocklington Canal

Mid May and more lovely weather. Another simple trip, this time on the River Derwent and onto the Pocklington Canal. SUP boards all around..

1st Wet & Wild SUP Demo Weekend

On the 7th of May we had a simple paddle on the Driffield Canal to celebrate the Canal Open Day. It seemed spring has finally arrived. Roger was paddling his open canoe, Anthony was in kayak and I paddled a SUP, we of course all swapped around a little too.

Flamborough & Bempton on a Fine Day

We never tire of this local trip. We are truly blessed in having some of the best coastal scenery in the country on our doorstep. I'll let the images do the talking..

SUP School

Mid April we had the pleasure of assisting Caroline Carr deliver a demo session at Cleethorpes. It was a little gust but everyone had great fun.

A Family Trip on the Ouse Paddling SUP Boards

A pleasant few hours heading up stream on a very spring like day. The Ouse was lovely, a little busy with boat traffic but we will be back..


ouse from Ken Oliver on Vimeo.

SUP Home on the Daily Commute

So I've paddled home a few times, this is the first time I actually got to SUP home :-)

A Gentle Plod Up the River Hull Valley

With a pleasant weather window we headed up to the middle reaches of the River Hull. Lazy paddles don't get better than this.

SUP in Venice

Another fantastic day through Venice, this time on Stand Up Paddle Boards

 
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Sea Kayak Venice

An amazing trip on these unique waterways.
Sea Kayak Venice from Ken Oliver on Vimeo.

A Brief Paddle in Filey Bay

Lovely to get back out in the Rockpool Taran for a brief trip around the bay and a little surfing on the beaches.

Filey Bay with Glenn & Dave from Ken Oliver on Vimeo.

Eyemouth with our Border Friends - January 2016

Both Fiona and myself shot up to Northumberland with a trailer load of boats to deliver to our friends at the Borders Canoe Club. It would be wrong to not squeeze a quick paddle in while up in this beautiful part of the world. Lumpy seas and blue skies, a perfect day.

A Wet & Windy Canoe Journey is Better Than No Canoe Journey at All - 21/2/16

A wet and windy Sunday in the middle of February, Sometimes finding the motivation to get out and paddle can be difficult but I don't think I've ever regretted making that decision to get on the water.

Today it was very windy and wet, the forecast was for the weather to deteriorate even further. A simple journey on our local river Hull was planned. Downstream to begin with taking shelter from the buildings and boats in the town and then back up to our launch spot for a push upstream.

A short trip but it felt good just getting out for a couple of hours.

Scarborough & District Canoe Club - Coached Session 13/2/16

I had the pleasure of being invited to coach SDCC on a recent lake session. We started by introducing open boating in an open and windy environment. Several technical and tactical methods where introduced to cross the open water both upwind and downwind.

Emphasis was given to group control and safety. With this in mind we had a great fun session culminating in some downwind improvised sailing methods.  Umbrellas, Pacific Sails and even paddles where brought into use.

Finally we made up the big rig using two canoes, two canoe poles and an Aiguille  4m x 3m expedition tarp. This is always great fun on a downwind run..

Stand Up Paddle Boarding on the Driffield Canal - 7/2/16

In a couple of weeks both Fiona and myself are heading off to Venice for a few days, while we are there we shall be participating in a little stand up paddle boarding. Its been a while so we thought we had better get a little practice in..

So not quite Venice but we headed up the Driffield Canal on a cold and blustery day.

A Couple of Simple Canoe Trips this Holiday Season

Between all of the usual celebrations that surround Christmas and New Year we managed to get out on a couple of simple, local trips.