Kilchoan 2015: Planes, trains and automobiles. And a Frenchman in a van.

30 May – 6 June 2015: Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan

Not the title of a crappy sequel to the classic John Candy movie, but how a dozen CKC members got to this remote part of Scotland.

SATURDAY, 30 MAY 2015

Kilchoan is the most westerly village on the British mainland. It is so remote that you have […]

June 21st, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Club, Expeditions, Socials, Touring, Trips | Leave a comment

Paddler’s Poo Protocol

Whether you’re planning on ‘changing your shoes’ or ‘taking your trowel for a walk’ there’s no getting away from that call of nature when you’re out in the back of beyond on a paddling expedition – no matter what you call it. Admittedly those are two of the more polite terms we’ve had knocking around […]

October 2nd, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Equipment, Expeditions, Touring, Trips | 3 comments

Isle of Wight Symposium

August Bank Holiday Weekend, 2011

Six of us from the Club (Jac, Toons, Miranda, Debs, Ann and I) attended the inaugural Isle of Wight Symposium which took place over August Bank Holiday weekend. The Symposium, organised by Isle of Wight Sea Kayaking, was put on to to fill a bit of a gap […]

August 31st, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Club, Hot Topics, Safety, Socials, Symposiums, Training | One comment

We all ‘Go Canoeing’ for a day

To help celebrate the British Canoe Union being in its 75th year, the Club teamed up with Kayaking London and Friends of Cremorne Riverside to host an open day during ‘Go Canoeing Week’ on Sunday 8 May.

The day was a great success, lots of people rocked up to find […]

May 9th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Club, Cremorne | 4 comments