🚣 May-June 2026 ☀️

Celebrate Marlow Canoe Club’s 50th Anniversary on September 12th–13th! We want every boat on the water for a weekend of paddling and nostalgia at the Marlow Sports Club.

🕰️ The Schedule

• Saturday: Grand flotilla at 2:00 PM, followed by a BBQ and camping.
• Sunday: Sunrise paddle or a club trip to Hurley.

🎟️ Tickets & Merch

Booking opens soon on Membermojo. Food is £5, and commemorative T-shirts and ’50 Paddle Challenge’ books will be available.

📣 Spread the Word!

Open to all members from 1975 to today! Please send contact details for former members to Tim at timwardcoach@gmail.com.

🛶 50 Paddle Challenge

Our 50 Paddle Challenge is WELL underway now, with some really beautifully written entries and photos. It’s just brilliant to see how many different crafts and areas you’ve all been paddling in throughout the year – could any other canoe club boast such variety?!

We’re looking for just five more entries from people. 👉 Make sure you get your submissions in – download a submission form here. 👈

🗓️ So, are you coming along?!

To give us an idea of how many of you will be there, please hit ‘Attending’ on the event Facebook page.

We have lots and lots of exciting opportunities for you to develop your paddling and leading skills. You’ll be able to book the Paddlesport and Rescue (PSRC) and Duty Officer (DO) training courses on Membermojo, whilst whitewater courses will be on Spond – hopefully by the end of this weekend!

Here are the upcoming courses and training opportunities:

• Poole Harbour Tour / Paddlesport Leader Award Practice: 9th May
• Paddlesport Safety and Rescue Course (PSRC): 30th May
• Duty Officer (DO) Training: 31th May
• Progressive Whitewater Award (with Tim): 12th, 23th, 25th & 26th July
• Discover Course: 8th & 9th August
• Introduction to Whitewater: 13th, 25th, 29th & 30th August
• Whitewater Award: 3th, 13th, 26th & 27th September
• Paddlesport Leader Award Assessment: September/October (TBC)

Pub in the Park is almost here! We remain fully open for paddling from May 11th–18th, though parking will look a little different.

The back car park is being reserved for the event’s production team and stallholders, but you can still park on-site in any of the other designated areas.

Maybe just leave a little bit of extra time to allow for a slightly longer walk to our site.

Thanks for your patience during the Marlow Bridgeworks. The council has formally proposed a permanent alternative location, and we’ll share a detailed report for your review in the coming weeks.

We plan to discuss this at an EGM in June; however, if conditions aren’t right or members vote against it, our default remains returning to our original spot under Marlow Bridge.

To keep everyone safe, we need your help staying on top of two key areas:

Medical Info: Please ensure your Membermojo and Spond profiles are up to date. Don’t wait for annual renewals – if you have new physical or mental health changes, update your profile and inform your Duty Officer or trip leader.

Faulty Kit: If you spot damaged gear, please make sure to report it. Use the labels and pens hanging in the main container; attach them to large items (like boats) or place labelled smaller items (like helmets) in the faulty equipment bin.

New to surfing? Get in touch if you’re keen to get started. Frequent paddlers, sign up on the Spond App and email our equipment officer to reserve a club boat.

New to whitewater? Get in touch if you’re keen to get started. Frequent paddlers, sign up on the Spond App and email our equipment officer to reserve a club boat.

Join us for a leisurely scenic paddle along the Thames from the village of Benson to Days Lock and back again, approximately 10 miles in total.

There are no facilities so a packed lunch is a good idea! Plenty of free parking and the portage to the launch point is about 10 metres. Chloe will be leading us! More details to follow nearer the time, but sign up on the Spond App and email our equipment officer to reserve a club boat.

Camping at the Dart Country park on Friday and Saturday night, the plan is a Saturday paddle out of the river Dart from Galmpton then head east along the rocky coastline to Brixham, then exit at Broadsands Beach. This is a glorious 15 mile paddle with plenty of small coves for lunch on the way.

Sunday will be a shorter paddle between Torquay and Oddicombe bay where we can seal hunt and explore the rocks before heading home.

Sign up on the Spond App and email our equipment officer to reserve a club boat.

[THIS TRIP IS NOW FULLY BOOKED]

We’ll be paddling beautiful rivers with deep blue skies providing a stunning backdrop to the snowcapped mountains mixed with fantastic white water. Paddling the classic Briacon whitewater area with rivers at grades, gradients, and action to suit every temperament.

[THIS TRIP IS NOW FULLY BOOKED]

We’ll be paddling beautiful rivers with deep blue skies providing a stunning backdrop to the snowcapped mountains mixed with fantastic white water. Paddling the classic Briacon whitewater area with rivers at grades, gradients, and action to suit every temperament.

New to whitewater? Get in touch if you’re keen to get started. Frequent paddlers, sign up on the Spond App and email our equipment officer to reserve a club boat.

New to whitewater? Get in touch if you’re keen to get started. Frequent paddlers, sign up on the Spond App and email our equipment officer to reserve a club boat.

To mark 50 years of Marlow Canoe Club, we’ll be hosting a weekend of celebrations – date to be confirmed! More details to come but expect lots of paddling and BBQ food!

Note from Simon, our Sea Officer:

“I have just spent a great weekend in Anglesey with Portsmouth Canoe Club that included rock hopping, big swell and tide races, all under the watchful eye of excellent advanced sea kayak leaders. If there is sufficient interest (between 8-16 paddlers) I will organise a trip for us. The trip would be open to paddlers from novice (some sea experience) to advanced on a 1:4 coaching ratio. The coaching would be provided by Sea Kayaking UK Adventures (www.skukadventures.com) at a cost £200pp. Accommodation would be at the Anglesey Outdoor Centre where we could camp or book out a bunkhouse to ourselves (not included in the above price).

I am looking at the weekend of 19/20th September 2026. This may seem like very advance planning but both accommodation and coaches will get booked up once we get into the New Year. It is at least a 5.5hr drive so we would travel up on the Friday.

I will create an event in Spond so please accept it if you want to go. We can then secure everything with a deposit in January.”

New to whitewater? Get in touch if you’re keen to get started. Frequent paddlers, sign up on the Spond App and email our equipment officer to reserve a club boat.