24Dec 2022 by Chris Harper No Comments

River Thames Section 9b – Wargrave to Aston – Trip Report & Video

Event, News, Trip, Trip Reports
Saturday 24th December 2022 5.9 miles/9.5 km downstream, Wargrave to Aston. The reduced daylight hours resulted in the Section 9 trip, Reading to Aston (Paddle the Thames, Mark Rainsley), into two and this is the second part. Paddlers: Dave Hillier (Trip Leader), Pierre Leon, Chris Harper, John Murray, Phill Gent (with doggie guests Fifi and Coco), Jai, Sue Leon (Report Writer) We gathered at the St George and Dragon pub which has a kayak-friendly platform onto the river. Dave had previously sent out the lock status report as shown below (we were to traverse Marsh and Hambledon locks) and so we were expecting a faster flow and this was immediately obvious on looking at the river. We were travelling downstream although a few tandem kayakers seemed to be coping easily with upstream…
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22Sep 2014 by Webmaster No Comments
Mid-Week Recreational Sessions

Mid-Week Recreational Sessions

News, Recreational
As of 1st October the Aquadrome car park closes daily at 6pm; this coupled with coach availability and ever decreasing daylight means that this Wednesday (24th September) will be the last mid-week recreational session of the year. Over the last 5 months, Wednesday evening recreational sessions have run continuously. Thanks to all members who attended the sessions particularly the coaches/experienced paddlers who ran/supervised the sessions. Mid-week sessions will restart again in April/May next year. Sunday recreational sessions (10am till 12pm) will continue as normal throughout the winter months.
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12Aug 2014 by Webmaster No Comments
August Bank Holiday Special

August Bank Holiday Special

Event
Fun in Boats/Club Social When - 3pm to Dusk on Bank Holiday Monday (25th August) Where - Meet at the Club House to collect a boat, all the fun will take place at the sheltered teaching facility. Who's Invited - All Club Members - Let us know if you can make it, the more the merrier! (If you don't fancy a paddle, come along for the Social). Water based activities include: - The Cross Stream Slalom Challenge - Novice Polo - Testing of the Prototype Launch Slide - Playboating - Open Canoeing - Rafting - 1 & 2 Star Assessments (Instructors required to supervise water based activities) Land based activities include: - Club Social - Bank and pathway works - Update on Club move Barbeque food and drinks will be…
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19Aug 2013 by Webmaster No Comments
August Bank Holiday Recreational Kayaking

August Bank Holiday Recreational Kayaking

News
Due to coach availability this weekend, there will not be a regular Sunday morning recreational session. However there may be the opportunity to run recreational sessions on Saturday or Monday if there is sufficient interest from club members. The options are either a Saturday afternoon session from 14:00 until 16:00 or a Monday morning session from 10:00 until 12:00 or maybe even both. So, if you are interested in paddling at either or both of these sessions please let me know asap by email coaching@nomadkayakclub.co.uk. I will confirm later in the week whether either of these sessions will run. Mike
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