Last time I bought Old Town canoes, a local canoe hire company was importing a container from the States, and we added ours to their order.
Jason

In North America they compete in poling competitions up stream in canoes. There is a world championships. If I remember correctly an aptly named Harry Rock was world champion several times. Poling is really hard work and if you get it wrong, instantly wet. Good laugh in the summer with a couple of l...

Every one again thanks for the comments. Would have been nice if some one from BC had given input? Playing devil's advocate, if really senior people at BC were asked their preference, whether they could have legally clear open access, or at least 2 golds guaranteed at every Olympics and World Champi...

Had my response back from my MP, basically his response is, blah blah blah blah blah, voluntary agreements, blah blah blah. Have you seen the signs the Wye and Usk Foundation have had up for ages on the Usk? These signs have EAW, and Welsh Assembly , Coutryside Council for Wales logo on them . NRW h...

Hi Pam, still being abused in 2020. This should have been resolved years ago. As long as BC get their medals then all is fine. With the advent of more artificial courses for slalom who needs river access? I know this is cynical, but that is how I feel. Fed up and let down. I know about the new campa...

Saturday 7 March I was kayaking the Usk from Sennibridge to Brecon with two friends, one happens to be 17, the other female. As we arrived at Aberbran I saw a car go over the bridge and stop. As we got closer the driver was in the field river left at the river's edge and aggressively started shoutin...

Ran it 0.45 after the big storm , still no portages apart from the weir. Pleasantly surprised.
Jas

Can you beat this?
Paddled the Usk today, oldest 78, youngest 3, on a bit of grade 2 mainly grade 1.
75 year age difference! Can anyone beat that?
Jason.

Sorry, am I being dull? Is CW asking us to not paddle this section? If I have a legal right to navigate all year round, which is CW policy, and a land owner's bridge falls on me, then surely the land owner is liable? If the owner takes 10 years to fix the bridge then this section is closed for 10 ye...

Don't know if the honesty box is new. A local told me about it.
Jason

John fancy ruining a conspiracy theory! Spoken to a mate who lives in Crickhowell, they do have a traffic warden at the weekend and he is enthusiastic in doing his job! Some good news, if you have a lot of cars, on the weekend you can park in the high school car park if you make a donation in an hon...

Sorry, did not read them .
Jason

Don't know who issued the tickets. There are no traffic wardens in Crickhowell, so has to be police?
Or the landowner's game warden is a special constable on a weekend???????
It will be interesting to see what happens to badly parked cars next time Green Man is on?

In my understanding that has always been the law. I live locally and you never see the police. The pavement goes nowhere as it finishes there. With my conspiracy hat on has an anti paddling land owner made a complaint? I know on busy days other outdoor users such as walkers/dog walkers park there. J...

Did Brecon to Crickhowell today in canoe, 4 and a half hours, not bad! At Crickhowell opposite the small layby, 3 cars were parked on the pavement, not in the way nor blocking the gate, and they all got parking tickets. I have parked there for 20 years and not had a problem. Don't understand it as t...

Trying to remember what I have paddled west of Sort. Rio Gallego, grade 2 to 3, dam release, did it once. Rio Ara, have done this several times. Great run. Two sections that can be run as one. 7km grade 4, really good, then 15 km of 2 to 3 with 1 grade 4, equally nice. Friends have done the section ...

At lower levels there are more surf waves Aberbran to Brecon than Sennibridge to Aberbran, in my opinion.
Both sections go well together. Aberbran down is a great intro to white water.
Jason

Quite a few brands do centre helmets and these often come in small, extra small sizes.
I would recommend trying helmets on to make sure it fits, is comfy, and for children looks good!
Jason

Ran it Saturday. The fishing boards are permanent but easily avoided.
The bridge was badly damaged last winter and is being fixed. I guess it could fall down on you the moment you pass under it, but looks solid enough.
Jason

As a club we use children's nylon and neoprene decks for the dynamo. To start with in the pool before going outside the choice was the child's, being supported by a coach.
When ready they very quickly used the neoprene deck.
Jason

I don't do Facebook!
Jason

Ran it low, 0.38 , no portages. Very nice woman let us put in through her garden! The normal get on had nettles and brambles and I was in shorts.
Jason

Ran it today 10.03.2019, level 0.35. No portages apart from the weir. Jason

I have had 2 different mates watch paddlers walk over the crops, and drag boats over the crops. When approached about it they didn't give a dam.
Jason.

Warning for Mill Falls. River left just after the eddy under the house noticed a rock just sticking up out of the water with a circular hole in it. The hole is wide enough for a foot and leg. Would be horrible if arm or leg got threaded in it. Never noticed this hole before. The level today was 0.9 ...

Back in the day, mainland Greece. The maps we had were shocking. Ran one river. Next river, next valley. You had a 3hr 200km drive to the next get on. As if by magic a brand new road appeared. 100 % brand new road funded by the good old EU. Looked to go in the right direction, up and over to the nex...

Two of us ran the Yscir today. Low, 0.4. A few trees to dodge, no portages. Great run.
Jason

This happened 25 years ago, before WCA changed their position on access. GCSE kayak group, LEA Outdoor Centre, 5 day course, last day. The prosecution was brought by the EA , on evidence from the water bailiff. Took place in a magistrate court. My mate was charged with WILLFULLY DISTURBING SPAWNING ...

I have a mate who was fined in a magistrate court 20 years ago for going over Brecon Weir.
Will find out precise details and get back to the forum.
Jason

Mill Falls section, I use NRW Llandetty gauge. It is 0.9 at the moment. Down to 0.75 I will run it in my canoe, down to 0.7 I will run it in my kayak but not any lower. Below 1.0 the rocks start to show and easy to leave plastic behind. At the moment none of the tribs of the Usk would probably go? H...