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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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to other websites and useful info Magazines Magazines Canoeist
Magazine (latest issue is free to download)
Manufacturers Ainsworth Paddles
(Paddles)
Retailers Berkshire
Canoes
Organisations / centres / courses / rivers Andy Turton (Coaching and guiding in UK and Europe) British Canoe Union (BCU) (The BCU is the lead body for canoeing and kayaking in the UK) Clearwater Paddling (Guided sea kayaking tours based on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides) Escape to Adventure (Training and trips with Andy Holt) Fluid Skills (UK and French Alp based coaching, guiding and first aid courses) FlowFree (Kayak coaching and river guiding, with bespoke and female specific courses) Four Seasons, Teeside (Currently closed for refurbishment. 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) Gene 17 (Kayak training for all levels, in many locations) Getafix.com (1st aid courses, kayak and canoe coaching) Glenmoor Lodge (Kayak courses and guided tours in the heart of Scotland's Cairngorm National Park) 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 (Coaching, training and holidays for all levels) Monster Activities (White water rafting and lots of other outdoor activities in the Highlands of Scotland) Port of London (Useful information
relating to leisure facilities and events on the tidal River Thames
for recreational users. Includes tide tables) Tom Parker Coaching (Coaching and guiding in UK and Europe) Westminster Boating Base - charitable trust teaching young people and adults to sail, canoe and kayak on the River Thames. 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
WebsitesA1 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) Rainchasers (Community based paddle sports site, providing the latest news on river levels for The North of England) 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
Valley Freestylers (Regularly updated forum
- a good place to check on Thames weir levels) Weather (Five day weather forecast from the BBC) Metcheck (another good source for weather forecasts)
Boat hire for casual paddlersLee Valley Canoe Cycle - boat hire on the River Lee, N London Lee Valley Boats - boat hire at Broxbourne on the River Lee, Hertfordshire Whitewater: The Canoe Centre - boat hire at Shepperton on the River Thames, on the western fringes of London.
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)
Hostels in Wales Bunkhouse and Hostel Accommodation in the Brecon Beacons National Park and other areas of Wales.
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Regents Canoe Club, based at Regents canal, 16-34 Graham Street, London N1 8JX
Published 25/05/2010