A year ago Ian and I made a trip from Purton, on the Gloucester – Sharpness canal, via Sharpness Docks down the Severn Estuary to Uphill, near Weston Super Mare and back again. After making this successful trip we decided … Continue reading
Category Archives: Canoeing
Canoe Sailing to Gloucester or (Playing in the Waves video)
80 Miles in an Outrigger Sailing Canoe
It had been a while since Ian and I had ventured out in the canoe together, family commitments and the bustle of daily life had seen to that. So once we had finally secured a date in our diaries to … Continue reading
Canoe Sailing in Wellhouse Bay
Canoe Sailing in Wellhouse Bay, River Severn Saturday was a beautiful day, a February gem, made for boating and perfect for exploring Wellhouse Bay on the Severn. Two sailing canoes and three canoe sailors arrived at Lydney harbour ready to … Continue reading
Beachley to Gloucester (and a bit more)
After having undertaken many canoe trips on the tidal Severn, I felt that the time had come to try something a little different on this river and I thought it would be interesting to see just how much use of … Continue reading