Trips

River Tees, Cotherstone to Barnard Castle, 16th Dec

The trip this Sunday is on the River Tees between Cotherstone and Barnard Castle. This stretch is a classic grade 2 and is suitable for most club members. The trip is mainly flat water with two stretches of white water (no worse than Slenningford or Appletreewick Falls). The weather forecast is for 6 Deg C and fine. Meet at the Bacon Butty bar on the A66 at 9.00am as the shuttle will take about 20mins and the trip is about 3 hours without a stop.

For those who want to you can carry on down to Abbey Rapids which take about another hour or even do Abbey Rapids to Winston as a separate trip.

Please let me know you are coming (email or text) so that I can plan accordingly.

Regards

Mike Robson
E-Mail – mike.robson23@ntlworld.com

Trips

Reminder: Upper Tees, 2nd Dec

A paddle of the Upper Tees is planned for Sunday 2nd Dec.

This is a mainly grade 2 paddle with some more technically challenging sections and two major grade 3/4 features, the S-bend (or Dogleg) and Low Force (a 10-foot drop over a waterfall). The trip is definitely not for beginners however all the big features can be walked if you don’t fancy running a particular one.

The put in point is just off the B6277 outside Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The plan is to meet at the bacon butty bar at Scotch Corner at 9:30am.

It is IMPORTANT that people let me know that they plan to attend so I can collate names and organise enough competent people for safety and leadership on the river. Additionally, if the trip is cancelled or moved due to water levels, you’ll save yourself a lot of time and trouble. The paddle will only take place if there is sufficient numbers of competent paddlers which is why we need an indication of who’s going as soon as possible please.

Water level gauge should be around 0.5-0.7, lower and it’s scrapey, higher and it can become a tad more challenging – 0.6 is ideal.

You will need to take your own gear or transport club gear yourselves.

Please confirm your attendance via text or email asap to me at tonythompson@pobox.com or post a reply on this page on the website.

A few pics from the last trip

Cheers

Tony.

Announcements

Lower Wharfe and Calder this weekend

Tomorrows practice session on the Calder is still going to take place but we will make a call on river level once we can get there. Levels are falling so it should be ok – I will take a look at it tomorrow morning and post an update here on the site and Facebook.

The Wharfe is also planned to still be run but again, we will keep an eye on the levels throughout tomorrow and update accordingly. If levels are too high, which is looking unlikely, we will look to paddle another river e.g the Ure.

Please let me know (tonythompson@pobox.com) if you plan to come on either day so we can ensure any changes are communicated and sufficient safety is in place.

Cheers

Tony

Announcements

Upcoming club activities

A number of club activities are planned over the coming weeks:

Please note this Sat 17th Nov will be the last Pugneys session for this year.

A number of club members are planning to run the Calder from Healey to Pugneys instead of paddling around the lake this Saturday. If you wish to paddle the river, please ensure you meet at Pugneys as close to 12 o’clock as possible so we can arrange a shuttle and quickly be off. Note that this will be run at a fast pace due to the need to be off the water at Pugneys by 3.30pm. The paddle is a number of miles long with many flat stretches and is therefore unlikely to be suitable for some. The run is also subject to water levels being safe.

Next Saturday (24th), a white water practice session is planned on the Calder at Healey and is a good opportunity to get some moving water practice and learn new skills – see the calendar on the club website for further details.

On Sun 25th Nov, there will be a paddle of the Lower Wharfe, again see the website for info. Depending on river levels, this is a beginner/intermediate trip.

On Sun 2nd Dec an advanced trip is planned to the Upper Tees.

Additional scheduled trips over the coming months will shortly be added to the calendar.

For more info on the above, check out the website, club calendar and Facebook page.

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Announcements

Pugneys last session of the year this Saturday 17th / River Calder practice Sat 24th Nov

A quick note to say that the last Pugneys session of the year will be this coming Saturday (17th Nov) – start time of 12:30.

There is also a river run from Healey to Pugneys on Sat 17th Nov at 12:00, meet at Pugneys, for those who would prefer that to a lake paddle.

Saturday 24th Nov (next week), we are planning to go to the River Calder at Healey for a white water practice session – 12:30.

Hopefully we’ll see some of you there 🙂

Trips

Lower Wharfe paddle, 25th Nov

Following the success of the last Lower Wharfe paddle, the plan for Sunday 25th Nov is to once again paddle the lower section of the River Wharfe from Burnsall/Hebden to Barden Tower. This will give members who missed out on this great river another opportunity to paddle it.

The river is a mainly grade 2 section with a small stretch of 3 at Appletreewick (which can be walked around) and is suitable for most when the river is at reasonable levels. The plan is to meet at 9:30am at Barden Bridge in the lay-by on the far side of the river. Go past the Tower car park and take the next right down the hill and follow the road over the bridge.

It is IMPORTANT that people let me know that they plan on attending so we can collate names and organise enough competent people for safety and leadership on the river. Additionally, if the trip is cancelled or moved due to water levels, you’ll save yourself a lot of time and trouble.

Closest water level gauge (level should ideally be below 0.4m for a steady beginners paddle)

You can view a webcam of the river at Burnsall here: Webcam for river level at Burnsall

Note that this trip is only open to WYCC members. You will also need to take your own gear or transport club gear yourselves.

Please confirm your attendance via email to tonythompson@pobox.com or post a reply on this page.

Cheers

Tony.

Trips

Upper Tees, 2nd Dec

A paddle of the Upper Tees is planned for Sunday 2nd Dec.

This is a mainly grade 2 paddle with some more technically challenging sections and two major grade 3/4 features, the S-bend (or Dogleg) and Low Force (a 10-foot drop over a waterfall). The trip is definitely not for beginners however all the big features can be walked if you don’t fancy running a particular one.

The put in point is just off the B6277 outside Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The plan is to meet at the bacon butty bar at Scotch Corner at 9:30am.

It is IMPORTANT that people let me know that they plan to attend so I can collate names and organise enough competent people for safety and leadership on the river. Additionally, if the trip is cancelled or moved due to water levels, you’ll save yourself a lot of time and trouble. The paddle will only take place if there is sufficient numbers of competent paddlers which is why we need an indication of who’s going as soon as possible please.

Water level gauge should be around 0.5-0.7, lower and it’s scrapey, higher and it can become a tad more challenging – 0.6 is ideal.

You will need to take your own gear or transport club gear yourselves.

Please confirm your attendance via text or email asap to me at tonythompson@pobox.com or post a reply on this page on the website.

A few pics from the last trip

Cheers

Tony.