CAP’s 2020 PROGRAMME January to December 2020 Edition One
Activities shown in BLUE are our fun Flatwater activities (sometimes with Weirs and / or faster water)
Activities shown in RED are our challenging Whitewater activities
Activities shown in PINK are our fun Social activities, off the water !
NEW … Trips that are either new to CAP or are NEW to most of our current members …. ENJOY! (DATES OF POOL SESSIONS ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE)
Join us in this CAP’s 17th Year and enjoy the varied programme of activities we have lined up for you!
The frequency between trips is a bit variable this year to fit in with the availability of our trip Leaders! but hopefully you’ll agree that we’re once again offering a varied and action packed programme of events.
This is Edition number one but may be subject to some amendments as we progress through the year ! Some trips maybe subject to minimum or maximum numbers or need a certain level of ability to participate.
*** The Chelmer & Mole are very water dependent, if levels not right we’ll probably switch to the Medway
There will also be a programme of Social events added to the programme in due course.
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JANUARY 2020
Sun 12 - River Wey … Byfleet to Shepperton, with lunch stop opposite Brooklands aircraft Museum, eat your lunch overlooking Concorde, some moving water fun to start the year. BOOK HERE
Weekend Fri 31 Jan – Mon 03 February. Just announced ! CAP’s Intermediate Whitewater Weekend. Probably in Wales. If enough people are up for this then we’ll run two days (Sat & Sun) of Intermediate paddling Grade 3 – 4 and then on the Monday a smaller group hitting more advanced Grade 4 +
FEBRUARY 2020
Sat 8 - CAP’s afternoon private hire of The Nene Whitewater Course No 1 Take your first steps onto moving water on this ever so friendly man made. Whitewater Course near Northampton. Two hours to play, enjoy and improve your skills! Good preparation prior to our Beginner’s trip to Dartmoor in Mid March
MARCH 2020
Sun 1st - The Chelmer .***. Essex’s navigation, should be a timid Canal but roars like a Tiger. Five Weirs to shoot and play on, the nearest Essex gets to Whitewater. Very water dependent, GREAT FUN, needs a decent amount of rain in week prior !
Friday 13th to Sunday 15th March - CAP’s Dartmoor “Introduction to Whitewater Weekend. Join us as we invade Dartmoor, a chance for competent flat-water paddlers to move onto low grade Whitewater (maybe the Lower Dart) or for our more experienced paddlers to take on something a little more challenging, such as The Teign and Dart Loop. A mix of our own & professional Leaders.
Sat 21 - NEW Hurley Paddlefest … A classic FREESTYLE for us Spectators… Join us as we watch some of the best playboaters in the UK strutting their Freestyle stuff on those legendry waves at Hurley Weir. Loops, blunts, cartwheels etc, lets watch the fun during the afternoon then early evening slope off to a local Inn for a warming and sociable meal and drinks.
Sun 29 NEW The River Mole *** … A lovely moving water scenic paddle, from Brockham to Leatherhead paddling over the big weir & all around the foot of Boxhill. Water dependent !
APRIL 2020
Wed 15 CAP’s AGM, Video and social evening .. Please do join us ! Always a fun evening, some videos of CAP paddling, highlights and low lows 😊 all fun ! A short AGM and election of new officials, hot food, drinks and a great social evening. Old Walcountians Rugby Club, Bar opens 7.30pm, Evening commences 8.00pm
Sun 26 NEW … Burpham to Newark. A one way paddle, with the flowing current all the way, a Weir (maybe two) to play on and maybe shoot, ride the current as it meanders around the island then following the faster flowing River through Old Woking, past the Norman Church and out into the remote wilds of the surrey countryside. A beautiful trip!
MAY 2020
Sun 17 CAP Invade Lee Valley …. London’s Olympic Whitewater Course. Join us for some Whitewater Fun on the challenging Legacy Course. If your Legacy accessed then make your booking and paddle away. If you’re NOT yet legacy accessed we could arrange some Coaching and an assessment ?
Fri 29 May – Sun 31 May .. Summer Whitewater weekend no 1. Whitewater Paddling, but not as you know it. This is summer paddling, hopefully warmer Weather and waters in lovely North Wales, on and around The River Dee & maybe the Tryweryn (Not for Whitewater Novices). .
JUNE 2020
Sun 07 NEW “Cap’s waterborne Fun day” at the beautiful Bewl Water” Subject to confirmation !In the morning a “Try A boat Session” hosted by Kent Canoes. Our buddies at Kent Canoes will bring along a shed load of different boats for you to play around in on the Water, try them all out, have lots of fun ! In the afternoon join us on Bewl Water’s Giant waterborne Bouncy Castle assault course. Clamber up the wobbly castles, slide or jump down, wobble across the plank, when will you fall in ? 😊 Absolutely great fun, a bigger taller more challenging Course than most, Designed for Adults to get wet and have fun, in the beautiful setting that is Bewl Water !
Sun 28 River Thames, Sonning to Wargrave. A beautiful part of Berkshire, the majestic River Thames, and the smaller more intimate St Patrick’s Stream and River Loddon, finishing off paddling the tranquil Hennerton backwater! One of the nicest summer sunshine outings !
JULY 2020
Sun 12 The Basingstoke Canal . from Winchfield Hurst in Hampshire to Odiham Castle. A really tranquil, easy, scenic paddle through lovely tree covered countryside. The last mile or so the water is almost translucent as you glide over the water lilies. Finaly we wander around the remains of the historic Odiham Castle prior to moving on to a lovely local Inn, where we can enjoy post trip drinks, in the Sun, beside the Lake.
Sat 25 July – Sun 26 Jul NEW CAP’s weekend retreat to the beautiful March Wood in Kent. This is the lovely wooded site that Ian manages, acres of trees and copses and it’s own lake. on Saturday a paddle of The Kent Stour then back to the woods for an evening of chilling, Drinks and a BBQ, overnight camping then Sunday’s for chilling and maybe fun on the Lake.
AUGUST 2020
Fri 31 July – Sun 02 Aug .. Summer Whitewater Weekend no 2. More Summer Whitewater paddling in North Wales, maybe the River Dee, maybe the Tryweryn but with the sun hopefully shining. (Not for Whitewater Novices).
Sun 16 The River Thames, Abbey River and Chertsey Weir. An initial paddle along the majestic Thames then head down the narrower twisting Jungle like water, that is the Abbey River. Watch out for hippos and crocodiles as we bash our way thru this foliage covered Jungle backwater. After about two hours, we’ll pop out above Chertsey Weir where those that dare can spend some time looping & blunting on the Weir’s pour-over, whilst others look on!
Fri 28 Aug – Mon 31 Aug .. Summer Whitewater Weekend no 3. Even more Summer Whitewater paddling in North Wales, twinkling flowing Rivers in this Sunny Welsh haven ! Heaven ! (Not for Whitewater Novices). Three of these Summer Whitewater weekends this year, added due to the popularity of last years “Whitewater in the Sunshine”
SEPTEMBER 2020
Sun 13 The River Loddon … A fun and sometimes challenging paddle thru the undergrowth, Shoot the water flume, weave along the twisty river and then pass by lots of riverside Millionaire’s houses, en route from Winnersh to Wargrave, in sunny Berkshire.
OCTOBER 2020
Sat 03 . CAP’s afternoon private hire of The Nene Whitewater Course, no 2 . Take your first steps onto moving water on this ever so friendly man made Whitewater Course near Northampton. Two hours to play, enjoy and improve your skills! Good preparation prior to our Beginner’s trip to The Brecon Beacon’s in late October!
Fri 23 – Mon 26 … CAP’s Introduction to Whitewater Weekend to the Beautiful Brecon Beacon’s. We’ll probably drive down Friday and then enjoy 2 – 3 days of Whitewater paddling on Brecon’s classic rivers. Saturday and Sunday on a couple of great intro Whitewater Rivers, such as the Ogmore and the Tywi. On Monday we hike up the action with a trip for Intermediate paddlers only but others welcome to stay on and just explore the majestic Brecon Beacons. The CAP family all hitting the Whitewater together !
NOVEMBER 2020
Sun 15 The River Wandle .. Explore this favourite River, flowing through urban Merton. Rocks, Shopping trolleys, bicycles, limbo pipe, play-waves, a unique River to enjoy ! Some faster moving water, a few obstacles to avoid and maybe portage around. Finish off paddling under a complete shopping centre, thru a 700 m long pitch black tunnel.
DECEMBER 2020
Sat 12 CAP’s Xmas Dinner … Join us for an evening of eating , drinking and CAP Merriment!
TBA A Day trip in December will probably be added in due course.
NEW CAP’s Pool Sessions are moving to SOUTH NORWOOD LEISURE CENTRE in 2020 ….
164 Portland Road, South Norwood SE25 4PT (The Pool’s FREE Car Park is at rear of Pool in Denmark Road)
Similar in size to New Addington Pool but a much cleaner, nicer, warmer setting, heated changing rooms, and with our dedicated Kayak fleet stored Pool-side, ready for you to lift your boat from the rack and start paddling. Selected Friday evenings, NEW longer 75 minute sessions running from 8.30pm till 9.45pm.
2020 Friday evenings 8.30pm till 9.45pm
January 17 24 (Two successive weeks)
February 07 21
March 06 20
April 03 24 (A longer Gap due Easter)
May 01 15
NO Pool sessions between mid May and early September, but let’s get out on the Rivers !.
September 04 18
October 02 16 30
November 13 27
December 11 --
The longer Pool sessions will cost us more money but initially we will maintain the current costings and see how things go, what support we get before reviewing costings.
Let’s make this 17th Year of our lovely happy CAP family one that we will remember for years to come !
Please do support the programme, a lot of effort is put into making this work, so please do join us!
Events are subject to change and as always water levels will often dictate which Rivers can be paddled!
Generally trips will only run if there is sufficient support from club members!
On some trips we will need to set minimum criteria for paddler’s abilities and numbers may need to be limited!
Some of the flat water trips may not have a qualified coach in attendance and on others the Leaders may be
acting above their official coaching remit. Safety will however always remain our number one priority but followed by motivation, encouragement, progression and generally having fun!
I look forward to meeting up with you all on during our 2020 CAP Year of activity! Mike
