Canoeing Blog: Tales from the River & Workshop

Why You Should Paddle The Norfolk Broads.

Canoeing means different things to different people. For some it is the thrill of blasting down rapids on a fast moving river using your...

Terrapin On The Derwent.

Recently I went to visit a friend in Yorkshire in celebration of his birthday. The celebrations were to be spread over several days and...

My First Paddle Making Course

A while ago I had a request from some of my OCA friends to run a paddle making workshop. As I have never done any teaching or instruction...

A Super Sunny day on the Nene.

River Nene Stibbington to the Boathouse pub and back. The river was like a mill pond with just the occasional light breeze which was...

Paddle Revamp!

This paddle was one of the very first I made. I made it at a time when I was unsure if I would like canoeing as I hadn't done any for...

River Nene - Key Theatre to Ashline Lock

Information seems a bit thin on what this stretch of the Nene is called and ashline lock doesn't feature on paddle points or my EA map of...

Exploring The Grantham Canal

The Grantham Canal is a canal that runs for 33 miles from Grantham, falling through 18 locks to West Bridgford where it joins the River...

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A fabulous day on the Nene and my closest ever encounter with a Swan

Making a disrupted face paddle with a swan inlay on the grip.

My first Wood Canvas Canoe Build Part 10

My First Wood Canvas Canoe Build Part 9

My First Wood Canvas Canoe Build Part 8

My First Wood Canvas Canoe Build Part 7

A fabulous day on the Nene and my closest ever encounter with a Swan

Making a disrupted face paddle with a swan inlay on the grip.

My first Wood Canvas Canoe Build Part 10

My First Wood Canvas Canoe Build Part 9

My First Wood Canvas Canoe Build Part 8

My First Wood Canvas Canoe Build Part 7

My First Wood Canvas Canoe Build Part 6

My First Wood Canvas Canoe Build Part 5

My first Wood Canvas Canoe Build Part 4

My First Wood Canvas Canoe build Part 3

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