WOMBOURNE KAYAK CLUB -2014 – DIARY OF PADDLES (COURTESY of RICH D)

[Ricki]

SAT 4TH JAN. AFON SEIONT. 1.06 ON EA GAUGE AT PEBLIC MILL. GROUP OF 8 :- MARK, BARRY, PAUL, RICH D, DAVE Y, ROB, KEITH & COLIN.

WED 8TH JAN. AFON ALWEN. 0.89 ON EA GAUGE AT DRUID. 6 IN GROUP :- BARRY, JOHN, TIM, RICH D, RICKI & DAV. NIGEL CAME ALONG AS CAMERAMAN AND SAFETY OFFICER.

WED 8TH JAN. AFON CEIRW. NO GAUGE ON THIS RIVER. TIM, DAV & RICKI ALSO RAN A SECTION OF THIS RIVER.

SAT 11TH JAN. AFON CEIRIOG. 0.7 ON EA GAUGE AT BRYNKINALT. 9 IN GROUP :- GARY, DAVE Y, BARRY, RICH D, JOHN, KEE, GEOFF, NIGEL & SHANE.

SAT 18TH JAN. AFON RHIW. NO GAUGE ON THIS RIVER BUT THE BANWY WHICH IS NEARBY WAS ON 1.48. GENERALLY A SLOW GRADE 2 PADDLE THAT IMPROVED AFTER THE SECOND CARAVAN PARK AND FINISHES OFF WITH A GOOD GRADE 3+/4 DROP IN THE VILLAGE OF BERRIEW NEAR WELSHPOOL. *** BEWARE OF THE FORD / IRISH BRIDGE AT THE SECOND CARAVAN PARK WHICH AT THE LEVEL WE RAN IT HIDES A DANGEROUS SYPHON ***. 12 IN GROUP. RICKI, JOHN, RICH D, ANDY, DAVE Y, KEE, BARRY, ROB, NIGEL, GARY, GEOFF & DAVE B. ( FIRST SIX RAN THE DROP ).

SAT 25TH JAN. AFON VYRNWY. FROM PONT LOGEL TO PONT ROBERT. 1.36 ON EA GAUGE AT PONT ROBERT. 7 IN GROUP :- RICH D , JOHN, DAVE Y, GEOFF, KEE, MICK BLOOMER & ANDY GOUGH ( MICK & ANDY’S FIRST TRIP ON THE VYRNWY ).

WED 29TH JAN. AFON GLASLYN. 0.9 ON THE GAUGE AT BEDDGELERT. 3 PADDLERS. TIM, MARK & RICKI.

SAT 1ST FEB. UPPER BANWY. 1.47 ON LLANERFYLL GAUGE. FIRST TIME ON THIS SECTION. 9 IN THE GROUP. BARRY, JOHN, RICH D, DAVE Y, KEE, GARY, NIGEL, ROB & ELLIOT.

SAT 8TH FEB. AFON ALWEN. 0.92 ON EA GAUGE AT DRUID. GROUP OF 12. BARRY, JOHN, RICH D, DAVE Y, ROB, GARY, GEOFF, KEE, NIGEL, MICK BLOOMER, JAMES HARDING & TIM MASTERS. PUT ON AT 11.10 AND FINISHED AT 1.40PM ( 2.5 HOURS )

SUN 9TH FEB UPPER MAWDDACH TIM, MARK, BUSH

SAT 22ND FEB. UPPER TRYWERYN. ALL SECTIONS , GOOD TRAINING DAY. 9 CUMEC RELEASE. 11 IN GROUP :- DAVE Y, NIGEL, RICH D, ROB, ANDY, MICK, ADE, RICKI, KEE & SHANE. GEOFF DIDN’T FEEL WELL ENOUGH TO PADDLE SO TOOK PICTURES.

WED 26TH FEB. RIVER TEES. TEESDALE. 3 PADDLERS. TIM, DAV & BUSH

SAT 1ST MARCH. AFON LLUGWY. RAINCHASERS SITE WAS SHOWING 0.99 ( EMPTY ). THE LEVEL MADE IT A REAL SCRAPE BUT WE STILL HAD A GOOD DAY. 13 IN GROUP :- ANDY, BARRY, DAVE Y, RICH D, JOHN, GEOFF, KEE, LAURENCE, PAUL, RICH P, ROB, SHANE & WILL.

WED 5TH MARCH. RIVER LEVEN. 1.14 ON GAUGE. 3 PADDLERS, TIM, MARK & RICKI.

SAT 8TH MARCH. AFON TRYWERYN. 9 CUMECS. THE TRYWERYN INTRODUCE A CHARGING POLICY OF £7. 8 OF US PADDLED THE LOWER FOR FREE. MARK, ROB, RICH D, GARY, ANDY, KEE, & DAVE B.

SAT 15TH MARCH. AFON DEE. HORSESHOE WEIR TO TOWN FALLS. 0.5 ON EA GAUGE AT CORWEN (APPROX 2.5 ON GAUGE AT MEM ). 10 OF US IN THE GROUP. JOHN, DAVE Y, RICKI, RICH D, ROB, NIGEL, SHANE , KEE, & RICH P. 7 OF US RAN TOWN FALLS. UNFORTUNATELY ROB PUT A HOLE IN HIS BOAT JUST BEFORE THE GET OUT !!

SAT 22ND MARCH AFON DEE. LLANGOLLEN. 0.6 ON EA GAUGE AT CORWEN (4.5 ON MEM GAUGE). 14 IN TOTAL SPLIT INTO 2 GROUPS.

SAT 29TH MARCH. AFON DEE. HORSESHOE WEIR TO TOWN FALLS. 0.58 ON EA GAUGE AT CORWEN ( 4 ON MEM GAUGE ). 5 IN THE GROUP:- DAVE Y, GEOFF, KEE, RICH D & SCOTT.

SAT 5TH APRIL. UPPER TRYWERYN. 9 CUMEC RELEASE. 16 IN THE GROUP. TIM, DAVE Y, RICKI, PAUL & LOZ ( THE EARLY BIRDS ). JOHN RICH D , ANDY, GEOFF, KEE, GARY, ELLIOT, NIGEL, ROB, SHANE & SCOTT. 10 MEMBERS RAN SKI SLOPE AND 5 IN LATER GROUP RAN THE WHOLE OF THE UPPER; JOHN, ANDY & SCOTT FOR THE FIRST TIME !

SAT 12TH APRIL. LOWER TRYWERYN. 9 CUMECS. 8 IN GROUP. STEVE MASONS’S FIRST CLUB TRIP, DAVE Y, RICH D, GEOFF, KEE, ROB, PAUL & DAVE B IN HIS OPEN CANOE. DAVE Y, RICH D, KEE, & PAUL RAN BALA MILL FALLS, PAUL HAVING HIS FIRST ATTEMPT THERE.

SAT 19TH APRIL. RIVER SEVERN, JACKFIELD 0.71 ON BRIDGNORTH GAUGE. COUPLE OF HOURS COACHING SESSION WITH TIM, JOHN, ROB, GEOFF, RICH D, KEE, SHANE & DAVE Y.

SAT 26TH APRIL. TRYWERYN. CHIPPER TO BALA CAR PARK. 9 CUMEC RELEASE. 12 IN GROUP.
MARK, ROB, NIGEL, RICH D, STEVE, SIMON, DAVE Y, ANDY, GEOFF, KEE, RICKI & LAURENCE.

SAT 3RD MAY. AFON DEE. MILE END MILL. JUST UNDER 2 ON GAUGE.PLAYING IN THE STOPPER AND BOTTOM WAVE. 11 IN GROUP. TIM, MARK, RICH D, GEOFF, KEE, JOHN, NIGEL, DAVE Y, DAVE B, SHANE & ANDY.

SAT 10TH MAY. RIVER SEVERN, JACKFIELD. 0.62 ON BRIDGNORTH GAUGE. 8 IN THE GROUP. JOHN, STEVE, BARRY, RICH D, ANDY, ROB, KEE & LAURENCE.

SAT 17TH MAY, RIVER DEE. HORSESHOE WEIR TO TOWN FALLS. 5 ON THE GAUGE AT MILE END MILL. HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR SO FAR AND ONLY 5 OF US TO ENJOY IT ! ROB, RICH D, PAUL, GEOFF & KEE. PAUL RAN TOWN FALLS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SAT 24TH MAY. AFON VYRNWY. PONT LOGEL TO PONT ROBERT. 1.54 ON THE GAUGE AT PONT ROBERT. 10 IN THE GROUP. BARRY’S FIRST TRIP IN HIS NEW MAMBA, RICKI, RICH D, JOHN, ANDY, KEE, PAUL ALSO CARL BROWN, DAVE Mc G CLARKE & TAZ.

SAT 7TH & SUN 8TH JUNE, ANGLESEY TRIP. 15 ON THE WEEKEND TRIP.TIM, BARRY, NIGEL, ROB, PAUL, DARREN, KEVIN, SIMON, GEOFF, KEE, STEVE, WILL, SHANE, DAVE Y & RICH D. SATURDAY, SURFING AT RHOSNEIGR AND PADDLING THE MENAI STRAIT. SUNDAY, SURFING AT RHOSNEIGR.

SAT 21ST JUNE. LEE VALLEY WHITEWATER CENTRE. DAVE Y & CARL DO THEIR ASSESSMENTS ON THE LEGACY COURSE AND KEE DOES HIS ON THE OLYMPIC COURSE. RICH D, GARY, PAUL & ROB PADDLE THE LEGACY COURSE.

SAT 28TH JUNE. RIVER SEVERN, JACKFIELD. 0.57 ON BRIDGNORTH GAUGE. 6 IN GROUP. BARRY STEVE, RICH D, GARY, GEOFF & KEE.

SAT 5TH JULY. RIVER SEVERN ,JACKFIELD. 0.5 ON BRIDGNORTH GAUGE. 5 YOUNG PADDLERS HAD A VERY ENJOYABLE COUPLE OF HOURS. BARRY, JOHN, ROB, GEOFF & RICH D.

SAT 12TH JULY. LOWER TRYWERYN. 9 CUMECS. GROUP OF 5. BARRY, JOHN, RICH D, GARY & GEOFF.

SAT 19TH JULY. CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL WHITEWATER CENTRE. 8 CUMEC RELEASE. 7 OF US IN THE GROUP. GARY, ELLIOT, RICH D, PAUL, ANDY, RICKI & DAVE Y.

SAT26TH JULY. LOWER TRYWERYN. 9 CUMECS. GROUP OF 5 PADDLERS, BARRY, NIGEL, STEVE, DAVE Y & JAKE.

SUNDAY 27TH JULY. RIVER SEVERN. HAMPTON LOADE TO ARLEY. 0.47 ON BRIDGNORTH GAUGE. A PLEASANT PADDLE FOR A GROUP OF 6. DARREN, KEVIN, RICH, RICH D, ALVON & ROSS.

SAT 2ND AUG RIVER SEVERN JACKFIELD. 0.52 ON BRIDGNORTH GAUGE. A GROUP OF 9. JOHN STEVE , BARRY, RICH D, GEOFF, KEE, DARREN, ROB & AARON. A GOOD DAY WITH PLENTY OF ADVICE BY THE MORE EXPERIENCED PADDLERS TO DARREN & AARON.

SAT 16TH AUG. RIVER WASHBURN. 6 MADE THE JOURNEY NORTH FOR A VERY ENJOYANBLE DAY. MARK, RICH D, STEVE, GEOFF, KEE & ROB.

SAT 23RD AUG. RIVER SEVERN JACKFIELD. 6 IN GROUP. BARRY, RICH D, JOHN, DAVE B, ROB & AARON.

SAT 30TH AUG. TRYWERYN. 9 CUMECS. 5 IN GROUP. DAVE Y, NIGEL, ANDY, ROB & KEE.

SAT 6TH SEPT. RIVER SEVERN, JACKFIELD. RICH D, JOHN, ANDY & DYLAN.

SAT 13TH & SUN 14TH RIVER SEVERN . WEEKEND TRIP IRONBRIDGE TO ARLEY WITH CAMPING AT HAMPTON LOADE. SEVERAL PADDLERS IN BOTH KAYAK & CANOE. GEOFF, BARRY, PAUL, DARREN, RICH, ANDY, ROB & DAVE B.

SAT 27TH SEPT. TRYWERYN. 9 CUMEC RELEASE. TOP SIGHT TO BALA CAR PARK. 7 IN GROUP. JOHN, BARRY, PAUL, DAVE Y, RICH D, NIGEL & GARY.

SUN 28TH SEPT. LEE VALLEY. LEGACY COURSE ….TIM, SHANE,KEE,MARK
OLYMPIC COURSE ….KEE AND MARK

TUES 30TH SEPT. RIVER DEE. HORSESHOE WEIR TO TOWN FALLS. 0.51 ON EA GAUGE ( APPROX 2.5 ON MEM GAUGE ). 5 IN GROUP. RICH D, JOHN, OLIVER AND HIS TWO FRIENDS MARK & DAN.

SAT 4TH OCT. AFON LLUGWY. PONT CYFYNG TO FORESTRY FALLS. RAINCHASERS SITE SHOWING 1.33 (MEDIUM ). 6 IN THE GROUP. TIM, RICH D, LAURENCE, BARRY, DAVE Y & JOHN.

SAT 11TH OCT. AFON WNION. LOWER SECTION FROM BONTNEWYDD CAMPSITE DOWN TO A493 BRIDGE. 1.78 ON EA GAUGE ( NEEDS TO BE AROUND 1.9 TO MAKE THIS A BETTER RUN ). 6 IN THE GROUP. BARRY, JOHN, RICH D, ROB, GARY & KEVIN.

SAT 11TH OCT. RIVER LEVEN. 4 PADDLERS IN THE GROUP:- RICKI, DAVE Y, ANDY & KEE.

SAT 18TH OCT. UPPER WYE. LLANGURIG TO RHAYADER. 12 IN THE GROUP. BARRY, RICH D, JOHN, ROB, NIGEL, SHANE, DAVE Y, ANDY, PAUL, GEOFF, KEE & RICKI. THIS IS ALONG PADDLE THAT TAKES OVER 4 HOURS WITHOUT ALLOWING FOR ANY PLAYTIME !! RICKI, JOHN, ANDY DAVE Y & KEE RAN TOWN FALLS.

SAT 1ST NOV. AFON VYRNWY. PONT LOGEL TO PONT ROBERT. 1.36 ON EA GAUGE AT PONT ROBERT. 12 IN THE GROUP. BARRY, RICH D, JOHN, LAURENCE, ANDY, PAUL, GARY, ELLIOT, GEOFF, KEE, ROB & NIGEL. PADDLING TIME 3 HOURS 40 MINUTES.

SUN 2ND NOV. UPPER CONWY. YSBYTY IFAN TO BELOW BRYN BRAS. 3 PADDLERS. TIM, DAVE Y, LAURENCE, KARL.

SAT 8TH NOV. AFON GAM. NO GAUGE ON THIS RIVER BANWY GAUGE AT LLANERFYLL WAS ON 1.5. THIS WAS ONLY JUST ENOUGH FOR THE GAM TO BE RUNNABLE ON A SCRAPE. 7 OF US IN THE GROUP INCLUDING :- BARRY, JOHN, RICH D, OLIVER, COLIN ( GOOSE ) MICK BLOOMER & ADE.

SAT 15TH NOV. UPPER DART. 5 IN THE GROUP. TIM, ROB, DAVE Y, LAURENCE & KARL, KEE, ANDY, MIKE.

SAT 15TH NOV AFON VYRNWY. DOLLANOG TO PONT ROBERT. 1.4 ON EA GAUGE AT PONT ROBERT. A GROUP OF 6 INCLUDING :- RICH D, OLIVER, JOHN, RICKI, GEOFF & STEVE.

SUN 16TH NOV. UPPER TEIGN. 0.75 ON GAUGE. UPPER SECTION BELOW CASTLE DROGO TO FINGALL’S BRIDGE WAS OK AT THIS LEVEL BUT THE UPPER SECTION NEEDS TO BE AROUND 1 M ON THE GAUGE. 4 PADDLERS;-TIM, MIKE, DAVE & KARL.

SAT 22ND NOV. RIVER DEE. MILE END MILL 4 STAR LEADERS TRAINING. 6 ON THE COURSE. DAVE Y, RICH D, OLIVER, ROB, NIGEL & JOHN.

SUN 23RD NOV RIVER DEE. HORSESHOE WEIR TO THE CORN MILL. SECOND DAY OF 4 STAR RIVER LEADERSHIP COURSE.

SAT 29TH NOV. CARDIFF I W W C. 8 CUMEC RELEASE. DAVE Y, RICH D, PAUL & STEVE MASON FOR HIS FIRST VISIT TO CARDIFF.

SAT 6TH DEC. RIVER WYE, SYMONDS YAT. 0.57 ON ROSS ON WYE GAUGE. 5 IN GROUP. DAVE B, RICH D, JOHN, GEOFF & KEE.

SAT 13TH DEC. AFON DULAS (CORRIS). NO GAUGE ON THIS RIVER. ESTIMATE LEVEL FROM EA GAUGES ON THE DYFI ( DYFI BRIDGE, MACHYNLLETH ) & DULAS ( SEVERN, RHOS-Y-PENTREF ). AS A GUIDE THE DYFI BRIDGE GAUGE WILL PROBABLY NEED TO BE OVER 2 METRES WITH THE RHOS-Y-PENTREF GAUGE JUST ABOVE 1 METRE. 5 PADDLERS, RICKI, DAVE Y, ANDY, BILL MAISEY & KEITH TURNER.

SAT 20TH DEC. AFON CLYWEDOG. 0.7 ON EA GAUGE AT BRYNTAIL. A GROUP OF 7. CHUCKY JOHN, RICH D, DAVE Y , LAURENCE, GEOFF & KEE.

In total we paddled 57 times last year averaging just over 1 paddle per week.
We paddled between us the following rivers :- DEE, TRYWERYN, VYRNWY, LLUGWY, LEVEN, GAM, SEIONT, WASHBURN, CONWY, GLASLYN, BANWY, SEVERN, CEIRIOG, CLYWEDOG, DULAS, WYE, DART, WNION, TEES, ALWEN, RHIW, CEIRW, TEIGN
& ALSO SURFED AT RHOSNEIGR, PADDLED THE MENAI STRAIT & VISITED LEE VALLEY, HOLME PIERREPONT AND CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL WHITEWATER CENTRE.

LET’S HOPE FOR ANOTHER ADVENTUROUS YEAR IN 2015.

• This topic was modified 9 years, 10 months ago by Tim.
• This topic was modified 9 years, 10 months ago by Tim.
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[admin]

Absolutely Fantastic Rich! What a detailed list.I can use some of those towards the 4* assessment.

[admin]

Fantastic, Thanks Rich, forgot how many rivers were run..
And thanks all who have helped me in 2014, have learned so much over the year.

[Nigel]

Rich,
It is a pleasure to view your annual detailed diary. We certainly are a very active club who accommodate members at all levels. Let’s hope 2015 can be as active and successful. Thank you for keeping such detailed records.

[Geoff]

23 rivers plus man made courses makes on average a different venue every fortnight. I paddled 11 different rivers last year 7 for the 1st time.
Great year….!

[admin]

An admirable list! Hopefully I will get my name on it a few more times this year.

[Richard D]

Nice one Kev. You paddled the Lower Wnion admirably. I’m sure we all look forward to paddling with you more often.

[Mick Bloomer]

Thanks Rich I only managed 3 but all memorable.

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