Saturday 28th June was the date of this years Flamborough to Fraisthorpe paddle. This now annual paddle always proves popular and consists of the following. Members with Sea kayaks or larger touring kayaks meet at Flambrough Head and paddle to Fraisthorpe picking up any other paddlers in general purpose craft at Bridlington. We then have a club BBQ on the beach at Fraisthorpe.

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Three members of HDCC (Colin Braithwaite, Karl Willis and Rob Helyard) joined by Ian Scott headed out to Briancon in the French Alps for a week of alpine and big volume paddling. Unseasonally high river levels due to recent heavy rain made for exciting and challenging paddling.

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We probably visit the Upper River Tees more than any other White Water River, this is due to the fact that this river has paddleable levels most of the year round. This run is grade 3-4 consisting of rapids and falls including Salmon Leap Falls (S-bends), Middle Force and Low Force. Photos from various trips.

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Lance Ostler, Karl Willis and Colin Braithwaite all HDCC members headed out to Turkey for some whitewater creeking during October. With the help of a local guide (Mustapha - a member of the Turkish White Water Racing Team) they tacked some testing water up to Grade 5 including several first known descents.

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Every other year the club run a trip over to Dublin to race in the Liffey Descent, Ireland’s premier paddling event. The event always attracts over 1000 paddlers in various craft to race over 17 miles of the River Liffey down into Dublin City. The race is spiced up by the 11 weirs that need to be overcome on the way to the finish.

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The Great Glen Paddle is the name commonly used for paddling the Caledonian Canal in Scotland from end to end. This August HDCC club members Nigel Wells, Kathy Mawson and Karl Willis embarked on the Great Glen Paddle in Open Canoes. Nigel’s son Chris and his friend Matt also cycled the whole route, meeting up with the canoeists at each nightly camp. The Caledonian Canal itself runs for 60 miles through Scotland’s Great Glen, linking the Atlantic at Fort William and the North Sea at Inverness. It includes Loch Lochy (12 miles long), Loch Oich (5 miles long) and Loch Ness (23 miles long). The rest is manmade canal, designed by Thomas Telford and constructed between 1803 and 1822. There are 29 locks, 4 aqueducts and 10 bridges. The paddle took 4 days to complete and the scenery was stunning as the photos show.

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Photos from the usually annual Sea Kayaking trip around the Western Isles of Scotland.

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General collection of photos showing what we get up to on a Saturday morning at club sessions on the pond in North Cave.

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Howsham Weir is the nearest playspot to the club's base in East Yorkshire. Howsham is situated near York on the River Derwent and is a popular venue for HDCC members and regular club trips to Howsham take place.

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1st February 2009. First in the series of beginners White Water trips. This trip was a river trip down the Ure running from Hack Falls to Slenningford Water-Mill Campsite. 17 people in total took part in a successful and enjoyable (if rather cold) trip.

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Photos from Tournaments and Training Sessions

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15th February 2009. Snow melt gave high water conditions on the Swale.

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Photos from a trip in February 2009.

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HDCC members Graeme (Jeff) Benson, Chris Wells, Rob Helyard, Col Braithwaite and Kate Croft. Headed out to the French Alps in June 09.

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Photos from this years trip to the Western Isles of Scotland. Nigel Wells and Peter Hart of HDCC joined by Geoff Davies hopped from island to island wild camping along the way.

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Photos from our annual trip to the caves at Flamborough on the East Coast. August 2009

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Photos from various play boating sessions.

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Photos from open canoeing trips.

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