A week before the four-day Easter weekend the weather reports were looking promising for a good weekend of boating. However, as the week progressed it turned out that the weather forecasters were just teasing us poor paddlers. By Maundy Thursday it was apparent there was not enough water anywhere to…
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Shaken, not stirred…
With a distinct lack of rain recently, Hurley has dropped down to one gate. While I love being in my boat kayaking, a one-gate Hurley session was not particularly enticing, so Saturday saw our first visit of the year to Hambledon weir. On Friday night, a plan for the weekend…
Axes and alcohol
Last weekend saw a small group head to North Wales to assist in Tim celebrating his birthday. The birthday boy pulling his best smile for the camera! The group consisted of Tim, Martyn, Steve, Amy, Emma P and myself. We had accommodation booked in Betws y Coed, Pen Y Clogwyn….
The summer is on its way…
Waking up to see the sun shining on Saturday morning I decided that it was time to shake the dust from my shortie cag. However, when I stepped outside I started to question my decision as the weather was playing that trick where it looks really warm but is, in…
Pay attention…
Towards the end of last week I started to become concerned that I was not going to be getting any paddling in that weekend – GB selection at Hurley meant that Hurley could well have been out of bounds to non-competitors all weekend. With this in mind, and some of…
Every man and his dog…
We have been very fortunate of late in being treated to some fantastic water levels on the River Thames and this weekend was no exception. Plans for a weir league event were organised by Scout last week and it started with a 10am meet in the Hurley car park. Whilst…
Back to the old skool…
Saturday afternoon saw Martyn, Ricky, Tim and I meet in the car park at Hurley. What I didn’t know at the time was that this was going to be one of the best Hurley sessions I had ever been treated to. The level was a fantastic four gates with the…
It’s not in my pocket…
Now that I was able to go paddling again, I spent most of last week organising a weekend of kayaking. The plan was to hit Hurley for a couple of sessions on Saturday, head to Birmingham on Saturday afternoon/evening to watch the rugby and enjoy a few drinks before heading…
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…
A plan was hatched late last year when Nick suggested that we head across to Geneva to visit him and go skiing for a weekend at one of his local resorts. Tim and myself travelled out together, meeting one of Nick’s friends from uni, Martin, and one of Martin’s friends,…
How not to do Hurley…
Following on from a great session yesterday, Martyn and I planned a visit for this morning. All was going well until my fourth ride of the day when I managed to catch an edge, flipping me over. As I went over my paddles caught the fast flowing water and made…