Spooky SUP Club – CANCELLED!

Spooky SUP Club – CANCELLED! Sadly, having scouted this (Tuesday) morning there's just a touch too much flow on the rivers through town to conduct a fancy dress paddle in absolute safety. Not obviously dangerous so probably wouldn't be impossible or irresponsible to paddle in lower numbers during the day – but in the dark in...

SUP Club dusk Two Tree Island

SUP Club 2023 – And Finally…

Venue: Two Tree Island (SS9 2GB) Meeting: c.5pm Launch: after 5.20pm briefing Finish: c.7.10pm Level: Competent coastal paddlers For the last of this season's regular Wednesday evening SUP Clubs, we're going to hit Two Tree. Launching before sunset but coming back as dusk descends – therefore only up-for-it, competent coastal paddlers with night paddling experience (and suitable navigation lights) need apply...

Early season SUP Club near Mill House on the River Chelmer

SUP Club 2023 – On Repeat!

Venue: Mill House (CM3 4FL) Meeting: c.5.05pm, 11th Oct 2023 Briefing: 5.30pm at Little Baddow Mill Lock Launch: c.5.35pm at Little Baddow Mill Lock! Finish: c.7.10pm Level: Competent river paddlers So it's looking like the rainband won't have come far enough south to trouble us too much tonight (sorry, late edit, but the 2pm forecasts still seem doable – albeit with the...

SUP Club 2023 – Skiver’s Delight!

Venue: Mill House (CM3 4BG) Meeting: c.5.15pm, 4th Oct 2023 Briefing: 5.40pm at Little Baddow Mill Lock Launch: c.5.45pm at Little Baddow Mill Lock! Finish: c.7.15pm Level: Competent river paddlers After a fortnight's hiatus due to our Devon club trip, 2023 SUP Club season continues from Mill House this week. And as warned, it needs to be crazy early so we don't...

Water Wombles – Sunday 8th October 2023

Our next Water Wombles litterpick is confirmed for Sunday 8th October (unless the weather forecasts do something totally crazy in the meantime!) at Sandford Mill on the River Chelmer. Meeting from 11am ahead of a c.11.30 briefing. With many thanks again to Cllr Rich for organising access, we are able to park at Sandford Mill, CM2 6NY:...

SUP Club at Mill House on the River Chelmer

SUP Club – Grist to the Mill

Venue: Mill House (CM3 4BG) Meeting: c.5.50pm, 12th Sep 2023 Launch: before / after 6.10pm briefing Finish: c.7.45pm Level: Competent river paddlers With a borderline moderate easterly breeze on the forecasts (so not suitable for everyone at the coast, and with the Willow Set at Papermill otherwise engaged) we're back to Mill House on the River Chelmer for SUP Club this...