Great Britain’s C1 Women won the bronze medal to wrap up the racing at the European Canoe Slalom Championships in Tacen, Slovenia. The reigning C1…
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European bronze for Mallory Franklin
Great Britain’s most successful female slalom paddler, Mallory Franklin (Windsor) picked up her 18th European Championships medal today, winning bronze in the K1 final in…
How to help tackle invasive non-native species
Paddlers can play a vital role in keeping our waters free of harmful species. Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) are plants and animals introduced into an…
Joe Clarke MBE became Kayak Cross European Champion as Nikita Setchell won her first senior medal on day two of the slalom European Championships in…
Paddle UK partners with Bio-Mate to tackle INNS
Paddle UK is partnering with Bio-Mate to raise awareness and help protect our blue spaces from Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS). As part of the partnership,…
Sport England has announced major investment to help the sport and physical activity sector respond to climate change. The £45m package of new National Lottery…
An impressive run from Jonny Dickson saw him win kayak cross individual silver at the European Championships in Tacen, Slovenia. Joe Clarke MBE and Nikita…
Matthew Johnson and sister Melissa Johnson both claimed National Championship titles on Sunday at the Marathon Short Course National Champs. A day of glorious sunshine…
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Day: 1 January 2023
Lessons to be learned by every instructor, coach, leader and deployer from the independent investigation into the most recent accident involving multiple fatalities within a paddlesport activity. The accident: At about 09:00 on 30 October 2021, a group of nine stand up paddleboarders, two leaders and seven clients, on a commercial Stand Up Paddleboard river tour from Haverfordwest to Burton Ferry, Wales, descended Haverfordwest Town Weir. Four of the group became trapped at the weir by the hydraulic towback and subsequently lost their lives. The investigation: Due to the nature of this case, a publicly available investigation has been carried…
Unregistered Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs)
Carrying a means of calling for help is critical when paddling in coastal waters. Personal Locator Beacons (PLB’s) have demonstrated their effectiveness leading to many successful rescues. However, Personal Locator Beacons (PLB’s) must be registered with the Coastguard. In the final months of 2022 British Canoeing was notified by the rescue services of two significant incidents where both RNLI lifeboats and Coastguard helicopters had responded to un-registered PLB’s. The outcome of both rescues was successful. In both incidents un-registered PLB’s were activated. All PLB’s must be registered By registering you will ensure a response and enable the coastguard to identify…