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Regents Canoe
Club Based at the Regents canal, Graham Street, London N1 |
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Friends of IBC Islington Boat Club is a registered charity set up to provide water activities for young people, as well as certified training in different activities such as kayaking or power boating. IBC run the 'Friends of Islington Boat Club', a scheme enabling people to support the club and its work by making regular or one -off donations to the Club. For more information,
or to make a donation, visit their the IBC
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Links
to other websites and useful info Magazines
Magazines Canoeist
Magazine (latest issue is free to download) Manufacturers Ainsworth Paddles
(Paddles) Retailers Avoncraft (Prijon) Organisations / centres / courses / rivers British Canoe Union (BCU) (Set up in 1936 to send a team to the Berlin Olympics, the BCU is the lead body for canoeing and kayaking in the UK. Lots of useful books are available under the 'Coaching Supplies' link) Clearwater Paddling (Guided sea kayaking tours based on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides - worth a look if you fancy sea kayaking and camping on remote, deserted islands. If you want to fly there check the tides first, as this is the only place in the UK where the airport is actually a beach) Four Seasons, Teeside (Artificial course of 350 metres which hosts national and international events. Not suitable for those without any whitewater experience. Full changing facilities, parking, a retail shop and canoeist friendly café. Tel: 01642 678000) Gene 17 (Recommended kayak training for all levels, in many locations) Glenmoor Lodge (Kayak courses and guided tours in the heart of Scotland's Cairngorm National Park. A long way to go, but it's worth it!) Holme Pierrepont (International standard artificial course near Nottingham. Extensively used for high-level competition and training. Not suitable for those without any whitewater experience) Kayakojacko (Recommended
coaching, training and holidays for all levels, specialising in
freestyle playboating and surf) Port of London (Useful information
relating to leisure facilities and events on the tidal River Thames
for recreational users. Includes tide tables) Westminster Boating Base - charitable trust teaching young people and adults to sail, canoe and kayak on the River Thames. New:
Wild
River (a small, independent and recommended provider of kayak
coaching or guiding for both the experienced and the novice paddler,
based in the Lake District) Local clubs Battersea canoe club Websites A1 Surf (Daily surf forecasts for the UK) Canoe
Slalom UK (Information
packed slalom site) Go Paddle (New paddlesport directory) Magic Seaweed (The latest surf forecasts, surf reports, surf webcams and other surfing resources for the UK and beyond)
New
River Rats
(a loose collection of London based paddlers with
a love of river-running. The New River Rats
are currently hosting monthly talks/lectures at the West Reservoir
Centre where you can be entertained, educated
and even lubricated at the licensed bar) Soulboater (European kayaking website with a strong German / Austrian slant, demonstrated by the fact that it is currently all in German) Superspud (Regents member Edwin Datschefski's unique take on producing the world's shortest play boat, as trialed at Regents). Thames Weir Levels (Useful guide to local Thames weirs - white water within easy reach! Hosted on the Kayakjacko website) Thames
Valley Freestylers (Regularly updated forum
- a good place to check on Thames weir levels) Weather (Five day weather forecast from the BBC) Lee Valley Canoe Cycle - boat hire on the River Lee, N London Lee Valley Boats - boat hire at Broxbourne on the River Lee, Hertfordshire General interest Future of the Regents Canal (The proposed development plans for City Road Basin) A Guide to Angling for Canoeists… and a Guide to Canoeing for Anglers (Good advice in PDF format by a chap called Mike Redding. First published on ukrivergsuidebook (see link above) this guide explains how both anglers and canoeists can share a river without upsetting each other) History of the Regents Canal (London Canal Museum) Historic tour of Regents Canal (Martin's notes from the June 2005 tour. This is a Word document) Hypothermia (If you think you know about hypothermia think again. Notes from an excellent talk by Cat. This is a Word document) Weil's Disease (A site you shouldn't need as Weil's Disease is extremely rare in the UK. But if you've been in contact with questionable water and now feel really, really ill - this might be worth a look) New:
Hostels
in Wales Bunkhouse and Hostel Accommodation
in the Brecon Beacons National Park and other areas of Wales. Suggest a link / report
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Regents Canoe Club, based at Regents canal, 16-34 Graham Street, London N1 8JX
Published 01/07/08