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Blue Chip SUPer Club

I-SUP Board Brands


 Since 2009 we have been setting the standard for others to follow

Click on the link below for more details on board storage at the Club


Current Water flow and level details at Kingston

  Please supply the following information:-  
  Name :-
Phone number :-
Attending date :-
Anticipated arrival time :-
Anticipated departure time :-		  

  SUPer Club Members Shop page

Click here for the current list of included waterways in the Blue Chip SUPer Club British Canoeing Affiliated Club waterways Licence

Wednesday paddles:
Difficulty
1-5
Terrain Rating
1-5
Exertion
1-5
Duration
1-2 hr
River Temperature

10ºc
Kick Off
19:00

Full details of Wednesday paddles are in the paddle email including meting up time and place.

 Click here if you want to be included in the paddle notification list

Let us know if you will be joining us so that we can all set off together..

-: River Temperatures:-

Don't get fooled by the air temperature
 The river temperatures are now down to 10ºc 
Club paddlers MUST now wear protective clothing

This is just in case a fall into water occurs during a paddle. 

Protective clothing includes:-

  1. Most importantly either a wetsuit (minimum of a “1.5mm wetsuit”) or a paddling “drysuit”. 
  2. Plus neoprene boots & possibly a hat and gloves. 
  3. All of these items are available in store.   

     

Remember - No Leash - No Paddle - No Excuse

ALL WEDNESDAY EVENING PADDLES ARE NOW FOR CLUB MEMBERS
However, you can come along with us on your first SUPer Club paddle as our
guest to see if you would like to join the Club but you must pre-book by sending a
request to join the paddle at
Sup@BlueChipSUPerClub.co.uk

Difficulty:

The difficulty rating lets you know what the paddle is going to be like.
NOTE: A night paddle will automatically have a minimum difficulty rating of 3

  1. Easy – A straight forward paddle from start to finish.
  2. Average – There may be a slight on-coming current occasionally with twists and turns.
  3. Challenging – Experience will help on this paddle as there will be low bridges lots of twists and turns and several areas of oncoming currents and shallows.
  4. Difficult – A real challenge for the experienced only, lots of strong oncoming currents, shallows with lots of twists and turns. You must have your own board.
    NOTE: Check in 15 minutes early for a safety briefing and equipment check
  5.  Extreme – A serious mental and physical challenge. Requires experience and stamina. There may be a combination of cross country portage, weirs, strong currents, shallows and rapids. You must have your own board and leash
    NOTE: Check in 15 minutes early for a safety briefing and equipment check

Terrain:

The terrain rating lets you know what to expect on the paddle in terms of cross country, locks, weirs and portage.

  1. Easy - No potage, weirs or off road – A straight forward paddle from start to finish
  2. Average - There will be some portage around locks and / or weirs.
  3. Challenging – There will be a number of locks and / or weirs to contend with and
    may also include an element of night paddling
  4. Difficult – There will be some visible and invisible obstacles such as fallen trees and the like to navigate over / under or around, with no viable exit from the paddle rout except for the start / beginning and may also include night paddling.
    NOTE: Check in 15 minutes early for a safety briefing and equipment check  
  5. Extreme – There will be many visible and invisible obstacles such as fallen trees and the like to navigate over / under or around, low bridges, there will also be a number of portage points with no viable exit from the paddle rout except for the start / beginning and may also include night paddling.
    NOTE: Check in 15 minutes early for a safety briefing and equipment check
  Exertion:  
 
  1. Light – A straight forward paddle, probably on still water and less than 2 hours.
  2. Average – Probably about 3 hours to complete.
  3. Challenging – A reasonably long paddle of say 4 hours