Forum: Introductions

I'm back:) Been away from canoeing for over 15years now but with the availability and construction of the inflatable I can get out there and paddle....

Hi all. Thought an introduction would be polite :D Some members may recognise me from BCUK, although not been able to get on there as much as I...

Greetings to all Paddlers from Song of the Paddle from Poland... ...Country of thousand Mazurian Lakes, beautifully wild and unregulated rivers...

Hi All, Just joined the site. I am seriously looking at buying my first canoe having tired of hiring and now living closer to water. ...

Hi new to canoe/kayak never been in one till mid july when i bought a SEA EAGLE SE330 and realised how much freedom it gives you around the coast .I...

Hi Guys and Girls. Just joined up on the forum as I have decided to get into open canoeing. I've been into bushcraft and fishing for years and a...

Well, I am a well seasoned Whitewater paddler, have paddle a spud for most of the time (great boat) of some 20 year and a level 4 coach with a very...

Hi I have been using SOTP as a research resource for a while and have finally plucked up the courage to join in. I have a stearns backcountry, and an...

Hi, my name is Alex I'm from Kiev, Ukraine, new to the site, but already red a lot of interesting stuff. Thanks) I'm just planing on buying a...

I just joined up. I live along the North Shore of Lake Superior. I'm 41, married almost 18 years now, no kids. I am hopin gto kleen som egood info...

Hi folks My name's David and I've recently moved close to the banks of the Stour in Christchurch (hence unimaginative user name!). I haven't...

Hello everyone. I am Chris. I live on a narrowboat, currently travelling up the Oxford canal, but I will be spending the winter in Derbyshire. I...

Hi, New to the forum, but had a busy 18 months with my Canoe, managed to complete in stages Bristol floating Harbour to Dundas Viaduct (K&A Canal...

Hi, Tony here, found out this month the wife really wants to get out in a canoe! We're a family of 4, my daughter had a go in my beat-up microbat and...

AKA Paul Warburton... been hanging around for quite some time and finally got round to registering.

I stopped paddling Kayaks and Open Boats around eight years ago when my job took over. I was a level three kayak coach and level 2 open boat. In the...

Hello all I've just order a Canoe today and really looking forward to getting on the water for the first time. So yeah, 45 is maybe a little...

ive been useing the site for a while just looking around and finally signed up to share my opinions and whatever else.:D

Hi everyone, - Long term reader, first time poster. I'm 21, living in Norwich (at least for the next few weeks until uni starts again). I got...

Hello canoodlers, just to make introductions have lurked your forums for a few months and thought I should register. I live in Norwich (nearest...

hi everybody, my name is stevo and i live in paisley in the west coast of scotland. i have only played around with open canoes twice but loved it and...

Hi there, I'm new to this forum, and having spent a few years hiring and wanting to have my own open/Canadian canoe, I can't go any further...

Just found this site while trying to decide whether or not to buy a Sevylor Canyon, (I already have a Sevylor Sea blade and am very impressed with...

Hi there, Been viewing the forum for a couple of months now since purchasing a Pelican Colorado which fitted the 'budget' not sure if we would take...

Hello :), i thought it was about time i joined in, i've been a member and regular visitor/reader of this wonderful forum for some time but so far...

Hi there everyone. As a child I grew up on the banks of the Athabasca River in NE Alberta Canada. I know live on the banks of the Peace River in...

Hi,everyone. I've been lurking here for sometime but as I have been without a canoe until recently haven't felt 'qualified' to contribute. Well...

Hi all, I've just found this web suite after making an open boat on a 4 day course in Borrowdale. My wife and I have had a phirana lake traveller for...

HI there I am looking to start canoeing with my young son, so I guess flat water for a while. I am hoping in the future to be able to put the boy...

First off i am a noob at canoeing and have treated myself to a Sevylor Colorado , been out a few times on Loch Lomond , Loch Lubnaig and off Staffin...

Hello one and all, I thought I would come by and say hi and hopefully ask some advice. My experience of canoeing was a long time ago...

been viewing the forum for a while and was persuaded to join as the information is good and lots of it! been doing canoesport for a while but...

SMopencanoeHi all, Just got into open canoeing this summer and I'm absolutely hooked. I managed to get a great deal on a Pelican Colorado 15.6ft...

Just registered on here! From Coventry in the midlands and i paddle a Mad River Reflector 15.

:) Hi, my name is Steve after a few years sailing I have now had an introduction to the sport, I'd like some advice as to the best canoe to take my...

We have just bought a Sevylor Hudson so we can have some fun days out with our whippet, Scooby. We tried swimming with him, but he was not impressed...

Hi All, We four (two parents, two children) have just bought our first canoe and tried it out on a quiet backwater of the Cleddau river. It's a...

Hi and Merry Christmas one and all.SMopencanoe Completely new to the forum and paddling in general. I have a 'small' OC, 5m bright orange...

Hi friends. I am happy to have found such a great gathering of paddlers. I am a born again canoeist ( i think. had an accident years ago that wiped...

I've just registered after (gulp - years) of lurking. Mostly I paddle on the Thames and Cherwell with one or other of the mates with whom I co-own...

Hello to everybody just joined last week. was looking at cedar strip canoes (because I fancy making one) and came across this site......excellent...

Hello All, I've actually been a member for a while now, but have mostly been lurking quietly. It occurred to me that having spent so much time...

From sunny south shields -nuggets here :D:rolleyes:

Hi Folks As Per Title Im Rob, How are yous all this fine sunday nite ?? I mostly do kSMcensoreding... but also partake in a bit of...

Hi used to have a kayak when I was a teen and loved it. Just bought an Old Town 174 off e-bay which I am liking very much. Took it on holiday with my...

Hi All Ive been watching this site for a couple of years know and have been really impressed. It helped me with my choice of canoe and lots of...

Hello All, Been lurking on here for a while, while I decided what canoe to get! Thanks to all who have posted advice/reviews. I am now the proud...

Hello from Preston in Berwickshire. Complete canoe novice here, I don't even own one! My wife is Canadian and we visit her family a couple of...

Hello, I’m new here so I thought I’d say hello so erm....hello! I convinced my girlfriend (not sure how) to do the BCU 1* and 2* paddlesport...

Hi. I've been accidentally sucked into the world of One Bladed Paddling after using a canoe for the first time a couple of months ago as part of my...

A warm hello from newbes in Gosport,SMopencanoe

Hello all Just bough a Sevylor Hudson today and keen to get out and give it a try. Had our first go last week in a hire canoe on lake Anncey...

Hi all, been reading this site for a bit now, so after buying a second hand old town canoe this Saturday, I thought I better join :-) This is the...

Hairyhippy here. I've come from British blades, I'm a very novice knife maker, cyclist, amateur welder, surfer, allotment holder, balding hippy, and...

Hi guys, I've been a forum member - lurker for a long time now, I've picked up loads of good info and tips from some of you guys and as such had...

Hello fellow outdoor enthusiasts we have recently bought our ottersport canoe, and aim to have loads of fun in it before the kids reach an age where...

Hi everyone My name is Gordon and I live in Bath, Somerset, I have just picked up my first open canoe , Pelican Colorado , secondhand but in...

Hi, Only just found this forum, it was kind of by accident as I wasn't really looking but it seems like an interesting place so here I am. ...

Hey Been reading the forum for a couple of weeks now, thought i best join up so i can ask some questions. Got a fiberglass canoe, needs some...

I've been lurking in the background for a while but not got round to posting. Have been kayaking for a while but have recently got more and more...

Hi all, I'm Dan, I was advised to this forum by a member of the bcuk forum when I mentioned I was intending to build my own stripper sometime next...

Hello, My name is Dan, My wife (Becca) and I just bought a 17' Areocraft aluminum canoe. So far we have just been on a small inland lake but very...

Hi everyone from Pilotlight, up in Northumberland. I'm a relative novice, using a canoe only occassionally on hols or with young people through...

Hello, I just thought I'd drop a line to say hello and with the hope I can find the answers to the meaning of life!!!!.... Other that that...

Hi I've only open boated a few times but absolutely love it. I'm keen for more adventures and any advice would be great! Emma Cottell

Hi everyone I've just joined, having failed AGAIN to acquire a canoe on eBay. I'm hoping to find someone here who can point me in a better...

I install watering and pop up watering systems and after last years snow have decided to buy a new pair of wellington boots. I found the reviews on...

Greetings from a newby to this forum and the world of kayaking. Recently bought an inflatable after much pressure from he kids and looking...

Thought I'd say hi, as I've recently developed a great interest for paddling in the UK. I've been paddling for some time in Oz, though have longed...

Hello all. Been paddling in one form or another since joining the Cubs in the late 1960s and currently piloting an RTM Mambo sit-on-top (I know it's...

Hi, I'm very new to kayaking and therefore thought that I had better join this community so that I can make use of the wealth of experience many of...

Hello! Just wanted to pop by and say hello. The wife and I purchased a Sevylor Colorado yesterday and plan on doing a little paddling along the...

I currently have a sevylor rioinflatable canoe, I canoe with a friend who also has one. We have canoed langstone harbour, Portsmouth harbour, the...

Hi there Just had my first outing in my new canoe, a 50th birthday present from my wife, brilliant. Can't wait to get out there again. Having been...

hi all, just signed up today after being a keen reader of the site for a while. awesome site and plenty of storys to be inspired by. so just...

I've been surfing round the edges of this site for some time now and thought it right to finally sign up. I'm quite adept at leather work and...

Greetings from rain sodden South Cumbria. Never mind a canoe - we could do with Noah n his bloody ark!!!!!! Anyway, hello to all. Used...

Hi Everyone - I came across this website while doing a search on the book "Song of the Paddle". My wife and I do a fair amount of...

i have just started out . this is a fab wed site

Hi Been tinkering on with a Fisher Prospector for a while now and with the forums inspiration and guidance..... I will finish this project!!!! ...

Hi All, I'm not a canoeist at all really, but I've fancied having a go at making a canoe for a while now. A quick spin in a canoe on Windermere...

Finally got round to starting to use SOTP - just had 2 great weeks in the S of France paddling the warm waters of the Allier, Lot and Orb - fantastic...

HI, I'm from Abingdon in Oxfordshire. I'm relatively new to canoeing but I'm hooked on it, and am currently planning a trip along the Wye in two...

Hello people! a friend known as 'Drongo' on this site recommended that i should look up this site and im glad i did!:D Ive been paddling for years...

Hey everyone, brand new, no idea soul from the northern english riviera up here in Bideford. Just taken possession of my new inflatable and am...

Hi everyone. Stu and Kath from Yorkshire. We don't have a canoe, but we do have a boat. She's a 60 year old 'gentleman's motor yacht' built in 1950...

Hello all. Just to say hi. Seems like a big friendly group of like minded people. I am very new to this having decided at 56 that it is time to try...

Been paddlin approx 8 years, on lochs, sealochs, and rivers particularly our 'home river' Spey. Ive a mad river freedom solo, at least third hand but...

Wow, only just discovered the website. From Uk but living in Ireland the past ten years. Used to kayak alot when younger and have been rediscovering...

Hey! I stumbled across the website whilst looking for somewhere to hire a canoe for the day in Manchester. I'm a complete novice, but having...

Hi everyone, Referred to this forum by mickyfinn after meeting him yesterday. Never been in a canoe before but i'm keen to give it ago after...

....well Deeping St James actually but close enough. Hello all, my name's Dan and I can't believe I've only just started to enjoy a good paddle. ...

Hi all. My name is Tom (aka 'Carnheath') and I have just bought my very first Canoe - a Nova Craft Prospector 16 SP3. Tried it out today in...

I'm just building a stitch and tape for my daughter, a modified Cinderella. I used Hulls to slightly shorten it, reduce the number of chines and add...

Hi all, My name is Kris, I've been a member of the British Blades Forum for a while now and thought I'd drift over here as I'm interested in...

Good day to all, I'm Kelly and have been viewing this excellent forum for years. I have even posted a couple of blogs but under my partner's name,...

Once keen whitewater kayaker, now with the addition partner and a couple of kids, sees me heading back onto the water 20 years later in search of...