Kid-Friendly Kayaking: 6 Expert Tips for Introducing Children to Paddling
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by Del
1M ago
A year ago I wrote an article sharing tips to support new paddlers and help them to fall in love with white water kayaking. Following this article, I had a number of people reach out to me to ask if I had any specific tips for helping to introduce children to kayaking. As I am not a parent myself, I reached out to the wonderful Chris Eastabrook and Dan Wilkinson who have kindly shared some of their expert tips with me. Both Chris and Dan are incredibly talented paddlers, coaches and also parents. This article will share their top tips for sharing the love of paddling with children. Enjoy! Intr ..read more
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5 awesome white water rivers to paddle in Ireland!
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by Del
1M ago
Following a trilogy of articles I recently wrote about my favourite white water rivers to paddle in England, Wales and Scotland, I was left thinking about what the best rivers to paddle in other countries would be. I recently took an Irish friend (the lovely Alex McClure) paddling for her first ever trip to the river Tees. Whilst paddling we got chatting about rivers in Ireland and I thought it would be lovely to do a following blog article on awesome white water rivers in Ireland. Alex kindly put me in touch with another friend of hers – Catherine Mahon. Catherine seems to be one of the most ..read more
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5 of my favourite white water rivers to paddle in Scotland
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by Del
2M ago
Welcome to the third article in my little series on my favourite UK white water rivers to paddle! In my previous articles, I discussed my favourite English and Welsh rivers and this article is going to focus on my favourite white water rivers in Scotland. I have nowhere near the same number of paddling days in Scotland as I do in England and Wales and consequently do not have the range of experience to draw from. I have however very much enjoyed every kayaking trip I’ve had to Scotland and there are a few rivers which I would strongly recommend paddling! As always, please do leave a ..read more
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5 of my favourite white water rivers to paddle in Wales!
Del Likes Kayaking
by Del
2M ago
Welcome to the second article in my little series on my favourite UK white water rivers to paddle! My last article was about my favourite English rivers and this article is going to focus on my favourite white water rivers in Wales. Enjoy! 1. The Tawe The Tawe is a river which not only makes it onto the list of my favourite rivers to paddle in Wales, but also the list of my favourite rivers to paddle EVER. The Tawe has everything that I love about kayaking and more. There are multiple sections of this south Wales classic but I usually get on at the Craig y Nos Country Park and paddle down to b ..read more
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5 of my favourite white water rivers to paddle in England
Del Likes Kayaking
by Del
2M ago
I often get asked the question – what are your favourite UK rivers to paddle? It is always a difficult one to answer! Partly because there are so many rivers well worth paddling across the UK and each have very different characteristics which make them enjoyable. I have put together a little series of articles looking at my favourite English, Welsh and Scottish rivers. As a Nottingham girl, I thought I would start with the English rivers! 1. River Dart The river Dart is the one river I wish I could paddle more! Dartmoor is a fair distance from Nottingham ruling it out as a regular day trip but ..read more
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Making New Year’s resolutions for kayaking you’ll actually stick to!
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by Del
3M ago
It’s that time of year again where the days of indulgence are dwindling and people look to celebrate the new year and the ‘new me’ that comes with it. Setting new years resolutions is a common habit that many of us follow but few of us follow through. Those first few weeks of January are full of optimism, determination and a desire to achieve those new year goals. So why is it that so many of those goals will remain unachieved and new habits forgotten by the end of the year? This article aims to summarise an effective way to set kayaking specific new year’s resolutions. If you read through to ..read more
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Meet the young Scottish paddlers making a splash in whitewater kayaking
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by Del
4M ago
How could you make the perfect paddling crew? If you asked most paddlers that question, they would probably list off answers such as ‘get a group where they are all really good friends’, ‘people who are all eager to get out on the water regularly’, ‘people who can have fun together’ or ‘paddlers who support and encourage each other to grow into better paddlers.’ Every paddler hopes and dreams for the perfect crew and there is one little group in Scotland that seem to have done a pretty good job in making theirs. Kyle Roger, Taylor Stevenson, Rowan Andrew and Niamh Shannon are four paddlers bas ..read more
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East Midlands ShePaddles weekend 2023
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by Del
7M ago
A few months ago, I was asked if I was keen to be involved in the East Midlands (EM) ShePaddles weekend that was happening at Broadway’s Meadow on the first weekend of September. I love paddling and sharing that love with others so of course I said yes! It turned into a brilliant weekend with amazing weather and lots of happy paddlers. I wanted to share that through an article so please do have a read. Before the weekend This whole weekend was organised by the East Midlands Regional Development Team who are run by an amazing group of volunteers, passionate about sharing their love of paddlespo ..read more
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Euro Open 2023 – Making freestyle fun!
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by Del
7M ago
You might have seen the videos of scores of paddlers floating down Holme Pierrepont on inflatables and wondered what was going on. The answer to that is the Dewerstone European Open! Euro Open is a freestyle focused event that happens at the end of August every summer in Nottingham. It is one of my favourite events and one that I highly encourage people to attend. Here is my recount of Euro Open 2023. Saturday – Freestyle Competition Euro Open is split into a freestyle competition on the Saturday and other fun paddling events on the Sunday. For the freestyle competition you are either entered ..read more
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GB Freestyle Academy Camp 2023
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by Del
7M ago
If you were in Nottingham at Holme Pierrepont white water course at the end of August, you might be wondering why every eddy and every feature seemed to be full of teenagers in playboats. The reason is because the GB Freestyle Academy Camp was happening! This was a camp aimed to improve and inspire young paddlers in freestyle kayaking and something I was lucky enough to be involved in. This article is here to tell you all about it – enjoy! What is the GB freestyle academy camp? As you might be able to tell from the name, this was a week long camp run by GB Freestyle which focused on developing ..read more
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