A typically-named Scottish ‘hurricane’ named Bawbag – in other words, fairly strong winds which the media, as ever, have over-hyped - has brought lots of rain and combined with a load of snow melt. Where’s the Water shows all the main rivers in Scotland to be running, many pumping…once I’ve got my neck seal gaffer taped, [...]
Well, today I attended Inverness Canoe Club’s first annual coaches development day. I didn’t know quite what to expect from the event, but it was well worth braving the snow for and I was pleasantly surprised! There was a good mix of river, sea and open boat coaches present and some really encouraging discussion for improving [...]
As some of you eagle-eyed Scottish paddlers may have noticed, a new bilingual logo has appeared on the Scottish Canoe Association website this week: www.canoescotland.org The SCA, like many organisations, has now adopted a bilingual logo in order to reflect the increasing use and visibility of Gaelic in Scotland and the fact that the language [...]
