Venue TBA.

Open Canoe Association trip. Camp at Bridgetown, Exmoor and canoe the river Barle.

Club trip, instructor-led. Launch from Adderbury. Out at Somerton. About 4 hours paddling. Some portages and small weirs. Bring lunch. Min 2*, 1* can paddle tandem with instructor.

Camp at Bridgetown, Exmoor and canoe the river Barle. Organiser: Pete Seymour

Club trip, instructor-led. Launch from Thame near Aylesbury. Out at Wheatley. About 4 hours paddling. A portage or two, maybe the odd weir. Min 2*, 1* can paddle with instructor.

Meet 7.30pm. Venue TBA.

Day trip to Studland bay to explore Old Harry and the caves. Great for those with a little experience. For details see http://www.newforestactivities.co.uk.

Every year the OCA hold an annual rally over the May bank holiday weekend. This event is always popular and gives most of us an opportunity to get together. Throughout the weekend there are trips, workshops and opportunities for training. For more information visit the OCA website at www.opencanoe.org.

Details to come.

Day trip from Bucklers Hard to Lymington. Perfect for beginners with a good level of fitness. For details see http://www.newforestactivities.co.uk.

Part of Oxford Inspires Festival for 2007. Will be boat trips in open tandem boats or rafts round swimming pool island. Dawn will be giving out literature about club on river bank at Sea Scouts.
12.00 - 3pm.

Start at leamington Spa Finish Stratford. In aid of Guide Dogs for Bind. 19 miles. Some shootable weirs. Some portages. 2* or 1* with experienced paddler.

Kayaks only. Club trip. Contact Elwira.

Tug of War or similar and boat trips at George Pub Botley Rd. We are doing taster sessions on Bullstake Stream (like on 7 May).
12am - 3pm. To be confirmed.

Bucklers Hard to Lymington. For details see http://www.newforestactivities.co.uk.

Headington School DoE Expedition, open canoes.

Meet at 10.30 at the Sea Souts, to set off at 10.45 - 11.00. Lunch at Kings Arms at Sandford Lock. All abilities welcome. Return about 2 - 2.30 pm. Take snacks and water. Group up to 10, kayaks and open canoes. Contact Elwira.

Sea kayak or touring kayak trip. Sea boats for hire £8 a day. Minimum good 2* kayak. Club trip. Contact Daniel.

Volunteers required, 2-3* kayak and canoe. Great atmosphere ? lots of fun games.

Great atmosphere. Day paddles along coast. Instructor-led. Camping on field at Andy Proctor?s ? Club sea coach who operates down there. Good 2* or over. Sea kayaks can be hired - £16 for weekend.

Sea kayak or touring kayak trip. Camping. Sea boats for hire £8 a day. Minimum good 2* kayak. Club trip. Contact Daniel.

12 noon - 3pm Oxford Canal. Start at end of canal on Hythe Bridge St.

Cherwell/Weirs Stream/ Thames

River Lot, and if staying on to 22 July, River Loire. Base camping on Lot, dam?fed grade 2 or option of grade 3. This will be an active week ? we want to work the river and practise skills. River Loire will be canoe camping, flat water. Can camp on lots of islands ? a laid-back finish to holiday! Dead cheap holiday especially if sharing 3 or 4 to a (big) car. Can get very cheap ferry, then just fuel, tolls, cheap camp fees especially if you share a tent. Mostly group cooking ? salads, French bread, cheese, BBQ. The odd meal out. Better value and less rush if you go for 2 weeks. Instructor-led. Kayaks or canoes. Can hire club boats.

Day 1: Cricklade - Lechlade, camp at Trout. Day 2: Lechlade - Tadpole Bridge. Suitable 2 star min. Opens or kayaks. About 10 miles a day. Contact Elwira.

This is a great opportunity for those with little or no white water experience to start off on this man made course with instruction from the Isis coaches. You will learn how to safely enter and exit the white water without capsizing, basic white water theory and other useful moving water skills. Use of the centre fee is £10 and then £5 course fee. Pre-requisites 3*, if you are 2* please apply anyway subject to current skill level.
Contact Simon Terry.

A chance to show off your seamstress skills. We will be having a fancy dress paddle starting from the Scout Hut in open canoes or kayaks and hitting the local taverns. There will be a prize for the best fancy dress, if you have no fancy dress you are not welcome, grrrrr..... Cheap efforts will be punishable by mass round buying and dunking.
Meet 6pm Sea Scouts.

Weekend at the National Water Sports Centre in Nottingham. Camping next to the course. This will be a fantastic weekend for those that have just completed their 3* course, and for those that want to try playboating/surfing. Pre requisites 3*, if you are 2* please apply anyway subject to current skill level. Meet at Sea Scouts Friday approx 6pm-8pm, although people can turn up on Saturday/Sunday if they can't make Friday. Costs: £9 per day on the course and around £5 for camping plus course fee of £10 (plus other costs e.g. Petrol, food etc).
Contact Simon Terry.

Based at Rozel Camping Park. Cost £495.00 including standard car ferry crossing.
Contact Daniel Smith.

Min 2*. Peer-led trips with safety built in round Poole Harbour and Studland Bay. Cheap basic camping near Kimmeridge. Sea kayaks can be hired reasonable cost from Pangbourne. 4 kayaks booked already.
Contact Daniel Smith.

This annual event is aimed at anyone interested in sea kayaking and for all levels of ability. The event regularly attracts over 60 participants for a weekend of practical workshops, come and try it sessions with sea kayaks provided by the country's leading sea kayaking manufacturers, expedition lectures, and guided trips around the Lleyn peninsula.
Contact Penny.

An exciting afternoon of white water kayak coaching at the River Nene centre, near Northampton. The White Water Course has been hired for our exclusive use between 13:00 and 16:00. You need to be over 12 and hold at least BCU 1 star kayak. You don?t need to be able to roll. All BCU Coaches will be welcome. It?s an ideal venue for spectators. Student numbers will be restricted so book early to avoid disappointment.
Contact Roger Wiltshire @ BCU.

This is the rescheduled Thames trip (for the one which was cancelled in July during the floods). The trip will be taking place weekend 22nd, 23rd of September. Cricklade - Lechlade - Tadpole bridge. Camping in Lechlade at the Trout. Kayaks and Canoes 2* welcome.
Contact Elwira.

On Sat October 6th AS Watersports have end of season sale - sea kayaks included. Dagger regularly sell off their demo boats cheap. Sun 7th October Exeter Canoe Club have invited us to follow this visit with a sea paddle with them. AS Watersports is situated very near Exeter Canoe Club, in the old harbour area - has been done up - lots of shops. YUMMY ice cream- home made. Camping nearby.
Contact Daniel Smith.

White water weekend. This is a great opportunity for those with little or no white water experience to start off on this man made course with instruction from the Isis coaches. You will learn how to safely enter and exit the white water without capsizing, basic white water theory and other useful moving water skills. Use of the centre fee is £10 and then £5 course fee. Pre-requisites 3*, if you are 2* please apply anyway subject to current skill level.
Contact Simon Terry.