A nice little article about canoeing on the Thames in Central London has popped up in the Telegraph. In apparent response to a reader enquiry about whether it’s possible to go canoeing on the Thames, the paper gives the names…
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There’s nothing oar-some about kayak events
I’m going to declare a one-man war of pedantry against lazy headline writing. Admittedly this site did once use the execrable picture caption “Can-oe believe it” but that was because we were, um, short of ideas and long on space.…
Prepare for Olympic canoe gridlock…
Worrying noises from Denis Oswald, chairman of the International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission and president of the international rowing federation (FISA). In an interview with The Times, he predicted problems in getting around London during the Olympic Games. The public…
Tagged with: canoeing, Denis Oswald, eton dorney, FISA, London 2012, olympic canoeing, sprint canoe
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
Come and Try it Open Day this Sunday
Royal Canoe Club is throwing open its doors this Sunday afternoon for anyone who’d like to come along and see what we’re all about. The Open Day spans all parts of the club and includes canoeing/kayaking, dragonboating, rowing and skiffing.…
My Amazon canoe epic by Helen Skelton
Short but interesting piece in the Independent on Helen Skelton and her personal challenges. The BBC Blue Peter presenter has undertaken some major expeditions, one of which saw her canoe the length of the Amazon, a 2,000 mile odyssey over…
Tagged with: amazon, bbc, blue peter, canoeing, Don Starkell, helen skelton, sport relief, world record
Posted in Trips
Posted in Trips
