Kayaking & Canoeing thread

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HappyG(rrr) 6 Aug 3:14pm, 6 Aug 2024 50,624 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Beautiful. I never thought of rivers for paddling but very doable if not too fast flowing. G
Mandymoo 6 Aug 3:20pm, 6 Aug 2024 19,485 posts	0 Mandymoo It's actually used by a canoe hire company. Can paddle into Canterbury but it's a lot further. First time we have been this year but was fabulous
HappyG(rrr) 6 Aug 3:24pm, 6 Aug 2024 50,625 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Double paddle kayak would get you further faster than SUP to be sure. SUP is lovely, but gets you nowhere! G
LindsD 6 Aug 3:26pm, 6 Aug 2024 69,186 posts	0 LindsD Looks lovely.
Mandymoo 6 Aug 3:30pm, 6 Aug 2024 19,486 posts	0 Mandymoo It's also a tidal river which makes it fun if going in the wrong direction.
Elsie Too 7 Aug 2:16pm, 7 Aug 2024 5,283 posts	0 Elsie Too I'm after location advise again I'm afraid. My son and I are heading to Portsmouth for a couple of days next week so will be looking for somewhere to paddleboard. Google tells me Stokes Bay is the place to go. Does anyone know the area to confirm or deny that?
HappyG(rrr) 14 Aug 2:17pm, 14 Aug 2024 50,695 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Sorry, I didn't know anything about Portsmouth - except my dad used to keep a boat in Gosport and it's tidal and don't get stuck out in the channel when the tide is out? Not much use? Fantastic new kayak experience yesterday - sprint or racing kayak. Examples: datawookie.dev Omgosh, so ooo wobbly! But good fun and so fast, once you get going! As you can see from the training log it's quite a bit of swimming, not just paddling! G
HappyG(rrr) 14 Aug 2:40pm, 14 Aug 2024 50,696 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) This was the location. Didn't take any pics during the session though. G
Mandymoo 14 Aug 5:18pm, 14 Aug 2024 19,556 posts	0 Mandymoo Looks and sounds amazing
LouiseRuns 🌹🇬🇧 🇪🇺 14 Aug 6:02pm, 14 Aug 2024 636 posts	0 LouiseRuns 🌹🇬🇧 🇪🇺 HappyG(rrr) wrote:Beautiful. I never thought of rivers for paddling but very doable if not too fast flowing. G Most of my paddling is on rivers.