River Tees with our Northern Friends

Leaving our holiday cottage we headed north to meet friends for a fun paddle on the Tees. Levels where good and the sun was shining, the makings of a great day with lovely company.

Oughtershaw Beck, Upper Wharfedale

We where fortunate enough to be staying in a beautiful cottage in Upper Wharfedale for a week this January. Running right beside the cottage is the Oughtershaw Beck, one of two tributaries that make up the beginning of the River Wharfe.

Mostly it was just a trickle but on the Tuesday and after a full day of heavy rain up at the head of the valley it became quite a torrent. I had to jump on for the last half hour of daylight.

River Hull - The Ultimate River Clean Up

Totally humbled to be a small part of this amazing effort today. It wasn't fun, it wasn't pleasant but every single member of this amazing team mucked in giving their everything. It was damn hard work.

We've undertaken water based clean ups before, in fact this was our fifth. But this one was far the hardest, the most back breaking and the grimiest we've done. The biggest of thanks have to go to all the volunteers.

A combination of paddlers coming from East Yorkshire Canoe Club, Hull University Canoe Club and Kingston Kayak club all with one aim, to remove all this plastic, polystyrene and a combination of all sorts of disgusting rubbish from the river.

 As you can see these amazing paddlers have literally prevented a wagon load of rubbish from going further down the waterway, into the Humber and then ultimately into the North Sea - adding to the global problem.

Paddle Home From Work, The Last Trip of 2019

A nice high pressure system and an ebbing tide makes for a pleasant paddle home from work. The last day of the year and what a beautiful day.

Flamborough & Bempton, first Outing for the Rockpool Bach Eto

A little weather window on a Sunday, who would believe it?!?.. We were quite undecided if to go for it last night but glad we did, I mean who needs a turkey at this time of year anyway? .... Once at North Landing we unloaded the boats near the old lifeboat station (big thanks to the Emmersons for being so accommodating as usual) then for the next 20 minutes we were transfixed with a pair of Peregrines hunting the pigeons, an amazing sight to see. We pushed north-west into the last couple of hours of flood towards Staple Nook, a bit of a fool around in the arches playing chicken and then an easy run back with the westerly breeze and the very last of the flood in our favour. A real pleasure to be out there, very few holiday makers, easy access and a perfect day to boot....

River Hull

A quick blast up the river to blow away the cobwebs

Open Water SUP Coach Assessment

Just home from assessment day, big thanks to Richard of Mon Active for all of your guidance and instruction. Also a very big well done to my mate and partner in crime Amy who also successfully passed today, she delivered an incredible coached session. Another string to the bow and great fun to boot.

 A bright but cold day on Windermere, the air temperature never raised above freezing in the shadows but we all had great fun. A big thank you to our students who gave up a day to be coached by us, thank you so much Fi, Danny, Pip and Ant.

SUP Log Book

A General and un-comprehensive log book of SUP sessions lead and delivered as well as a list of personal paddling achievements.

Coached Sessions - Static or Journey,  Leading and delivering Students Needs

River Esk
Flamborough by SUP
Cleethorpes Open Evening
Eliza's First Journey
Dacre Lake
KKC Flamborough
River Hull
Thursday Evening Sessions
River Hull SUP
Introductory Session
Canal Introductory SUP
SUP Introductory Session
SUP Demo Day
SUP School

Personal Paddling - Trips with Family and Friends, home and abroad.

Porth-Dafarch
Loch Crinan
Menorca 1
Menorca 2
Menorca 3
Menorca 4
Menorca 5
Menorca 6
Erraid - Mull
Balamory Mull
Flamborough Head
River Hull
Corsica 1
Corsica 2 - Remote Girolata
Corsica 3
Corsica 4
Flamborough Head 2
Italy by SUP
Semerwater
Filey Bay
Venice

River Esk, Whitby

A last minute decision to sort a trip and a pleasure to be accompanied by Miles and Tom. A really useful day delivering SUP skills to Miles who is already an accomplished paddler but also great fun introducing Tom to the world of SUP paddling. We never tire from journeying this unique little tidal waterway.

River Ure

Mickley to Slenningford with just the best bunch of paddlers possible. Everyone giving it 100%, pushing comfort zones, we coached, we guided but most importantly we had great fun, a few swims but all sorted and plenty of piss taking in the pub afterwards, a truly top day...

Tees

Cotherston to Barnard. I lovely chilled day with friends new and old. I managed a proper pinning of my boat but recovered with little drama. Low levels kept our attention high, even the sun shined for a while. Apologies for blurry photos all down to low light..

BC Canoe Open/Moderate Water Coach Assessment

A day on Ullswater yesterday, amazing people who gave up their time for us so they could be lead and coached in bloody cold conditions, cannot thank each and every one of them enough. Both Darren and myself went on to pass the award. Thank you so much John Dean for all of your assistance and continuing support and guidance.

BC Discipline Specific Coach Training - Sup Open Water

Two most excellent days of coach training, a big thank you to Richard for delivering the course in a relaxed but thorough manner. A real pleasure to paddle with Amy who is an amazing SUP coach, and then to be joined by Fi today on the Straits. After the official learning we even got to fool around in the dynamic waters of the Swellies too, great fun and the perfect way to end the perfect weekend... now onto our pathway to assessment...

Ripon Canal

A lovely few hours spent on the Ripon Canal while the rest where throwing themselves down the rapids at Slenningford. Thank you for the lovely company Hayley, Martin, Henry, Fi, Ant and of course not forgetting Maddy.

BC Canoe Coach Training on the Tyne

An excellent couple of days on the Tyne. Today we undertook a journey from Haydon Bridge to Hexham delivering coached sessions on the move... Photos of people being awesome...