The next summer evening club cruise will be held on Friday 3rd August at 6:30pm, on the River Calder.

Meet at Healey WF5 8NE and paddle down to the Bombardier at Horbury Junction Industrial Estate WF4 5ER.

This is a good, easy river for people who fancy trying moving water and ideal for practicing your skills such as ferry gliding etc.

If anyone requires equipment please email Andy Walker before Thursday 2nd Aug (or text/mobile 07748 111819). Please ensure that you wear suitable clothing and footwear for kayaking in – wellies are bad, barefoot or socks will not be permitted.

Spraydecks/Cags/BAs etc can be requested from Andy – let him know sizes (S/M/L etc).

It is IMPORTANT that people let us know if they plan to attend so we can ensure sufficient safety cover and also communicate any last minute changes due to water levels etc.

If you wish to come along, please confirm your attendance via email to:

Andy Walker

Next club summer session is Friday 27th July, 6:30pm, at Sowerby Bridge slalom course. Meet up point is here. For sat nav, HX6 2LN will get you very near.

Pictures from the last trip (Facebook)

Sowerby Bridge has some good grade 2 pool/drop rapids to practice on and good for surfing. Bring money as we will end up in the Toby Carvery pub/beer garden after paddling.

If anyone requires equipment please let Andy Walker know before Thursday 26th July by email or text/mobile 07748 111819. Please ensure that you wear suitable clothing and footwear for kayaking in – no wellies, no bike helmets etc. An old pair of trainers is good – barefoot or socks will not be permitted. If you are unsure, drop us an email.

It is IMPORTANT that people let us know if they plan to attend so we can ensure any last minute changes due to water levels etc are communicated.

If you wish to come along, please confirm your attendance via email to one of these club members:

Andy Walker
Tony Thompson

The next summer (?!) evening club cruise will be held on Friday 20th July at 6:30pm, on the River Calder.

The aim is to do the paddle we meant to do a few weeks ago, meeting at the start at Healey WF5 8NE and paddling down to the Bombardier at Horbury Junction Industrial Estate WF4 5ER.

Bring money as we will end up in the beer garden of the Navigation pub, if it is open after the floods.

This is a good, easy river for people who fancy trying moving water and ideal for practicing your skills such as ferry gliding etc.

If anyone requires equipment please email Andy Walker before Thursday 19th July (or text/mobile 07748 111819). Please ensure that you wear suitable clothing and footwear for kayaking in – wellies are bad, barefoot or socks will not be permitted.

Spraydecks/Cags/BAs etc can be requested from Andy – let him know sizes (S/M/L etc).

It is IMPORTANT that people let us know if they plan to attend so we can ensure sufficient safety cover and also communicate any last minute changes due to water levels etc.

If you wish to come along, please confirm your attendance via email to one of these club members:

Andy Walker
Tony Thompson

Pictures from the day are here (Facebook)

Video

Anyone fancy a kayak surf trip to Sands End this Sunday? Meet at 10am at the parking lay-by on the right, down the hill on the way into Sands End.

If so, drop me a mail:

tonythompson@pobox.com

Must have your own gear/boat/transport (or borrow the clubs) unfortunately as I don’t have room for more than our own.

High tide is mid afternoon, wave forecast looks good.

Cheers, Tony.

Pictures from the evening (Facebook)

Next club summer session is Friday 13th July, 6:30pm, at Sowerby Bridge slalom course. Meet up point is here. For sat nav, HX6 2LN will get you very near.

Here’s a couple of vids from our last trips there: Video Video

Sowerby Bridge has some good grade 2 pool/drop rapids to practice on, good for surfing waves etc. Bring money as we may end up in a pub/beer garden after paddling.

If anyone requires equipment please let Andy Walker know before Thursday 12th July by email or text/mobile 07748 111819. Please ensure that you wear suitable clothing and footwear for kayaking in – no wellies, no bike helmets etc. An old pair of trainers is good, wet suit shoes are on sale at the moment in Lidl and Aldi for a fiver a pair, these are ideal – barefoot or socks will not be permitted. If you are unsure, drop Andy or Tony an email.

Spraydecks/Cags/BAs etc can be requested from Andy – let him know sizes (S/M/L).

It is IMPORTANT that people let us know if they plan to attend so we can ensure any last minute changes due to water levels etc are communicated.

If you wish to come along, please confirm your attendance via email to one of these club members:

Andy Walker
Tony Thompson

More pictures on our Facebook page here

The first of the summer evening club cruises will be held on Friday 6th July at 6:30pm, on the River Calder.

The plan is to meet and start at Healey WF5 8NE and paddle down to the Bombardier at Horbury Junction Industrial Estate. WF4 5ER

Bring money as we will end up in the beer garden of the Navigation pub.

This is a good, easy river for people who fancy trying moving water and ideal for practicing your ferry gliding.

If anyone requires equipment please let Andy Walker know before Thursday 5th July by email or text/mobile 07748 111819. Please ensure that you wear suitable clothing and footwear for kayaking in – wellies are bad, as are football boots and clogs. An old pair of trainers is good, wet suit shoes are on sale at the moment in Lidl and Aldi for a fiver a pair, these are ideal – barefoot or socks will not be permitted.

Spraydecks/Cags/BAs etc can be requested from Andy – let him know sizes (S/M/L etc).

It is IMPORTANT that people let us know if they plan to attend so we can ensure sufficient safety cover and also communicate any last minute changes due to water levels etc.

If you wish to come along, please confirm your attendance via email to one of these club members:

Andy Walker
Tony Thompson