This Friday. Shilpa has made excellent progress and will probably have to delay her arrival for us to assemble and welcome her home. Let’s all make it worth it. Please sign up on Band. Nice to see all club boats out.
Evening party to welcome Shilpa home after her epic SUP challenge, London to SBC. 6pm Flotilla meet at Bishop Meadow Lock, Loughborough. 7-7.30pm Shilpa escorted by flotilla arrives at SBC 7.30pm picnic and bar open. Camping available. Hopefully, we can get as many and varied craft as possible to meet Shilpa and escort her back to SBC. For those unable to get on the water please join us at the club. Please bring your family and a picnic
Gorgeous breakfast paddle today – we had fabulous sunshine! It was a good opportunity to discuss kit – one of my favourite topics at the moment – footwear, car key holders, gloves/ poggies. Stopped at the island and cooked breakfast before speeding back with the flow – the river levels were high but it was absolutely fabulous.#shepaddles
Gorgeous early morning paddle and freshly prepared breakfast for the non vegetarians! Felt like a holiday – tried to capture Rob falling in – but he didn’t oblige!
I joined the Soar Boating Club as a complete beginner some five years ago – nervous to get into a kayak! Key members of the club (Shane, Dave, Graeme, Dan Rob Gee) have supported and encouraged me to build my confidence and try different crafts. During the past five years or so they took me on some fabulous weekend adventures exploring various British rivers. Recently the club acquired SUP boards and wow – I just absolutely loved it . I loved the feeling of standing up tall on the water, being offered drinks by the barge boaters who were moored on the banks, the tranquility and beauty of the riverside. I loved the independence I got from SUP – the boards were light enough for me to carry. I wanted to take this new found love to a new level but didn’t know how. A very supportive paddling friend of mine – Carys encouraged me to become a #shepaddles ambassador – I was unsure as I don’t have any special skills or training! – but I do absolutely love being on the water, am keen to develop myself and have some exciting new adventures and I’d love to encourage other women to be empowered to experience the joys and delights of the waterways. So I am super humbled to have been selected by British Canoeing as one of their ambassadors – It’s a privilege to be working alongside such awesome experienced ambassadors- they will be a fantastic group of ladies to call on and share ideas with and seek advice from. I will share my journey of the ups and downs via Instagram and hopefully encourage others along the way. If you wish to follow Shilpa on instagram @sup.loving.shilpa
This is a tributary of the River Wye. I parked and launched at Lucksall Camp Site and paddled up the Wye for about 1 mile. Here the river Lugg enters from the right bank. This is a much narrower river rather like the Soar where it runs around Loughborough. I canoed upstream for a 1/4 of a mile to just below Mordiford. Here the river splits in 2 with the fast flowing weir stream ahead (too fast to paddle against, I tried!). Entering from the right is the old lock cut with only a trickle of water entering through the remains of the old lock chamber. Therefore my only option to continue on was to portage my canoe up the lock cut until it deepened out just above the old weir (rapids). You can then paddle under the ancient stone Mordiford Bridge and on the left is a grassed area suitable for launching. It links to the main road B4224 via a permissive access path. There is a long lay-by on this road just west of the bridge so parking and launching from Mordiford is possible. I then returned via the weir stream which is now a long series of fast flowing rapids. Best to remove any skegs here, and keep away from many “sweepers” (low hanging branches) on the right hand bank. After the rapids its a leisurely paddle back downstream to Lucksall.
( Lucksall camping and caravan site is ideal for a club canoe trip as its very large and has all facilities)
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First club session of the Season…it’s been a long time since we have been able to get out on the water!. A covid secure and safe session and perfect paddling weather! Great to see everyone again. Laura Brooks
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