Kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding for all ages
Can you help out with the running of the Maidstone Marathon 19th May at the club
This Thursday marks 22 years since the death of Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian adventurer & ethnographer. His book “Voyage of the Kon-Tiki” was probably the first real-life adventure book I read, and his sheer lunacy and bloody-minded perseverance was an inspiration to an impressionable schoolboy. For those not familiar, he built himself a raft of balsa wood and sailed solo across the Pacific to prove his fringe academic theory - that ancient South Americans populated remote Pacific islands - was possible. Not content with that, he then sailed from Africa to Barbados in a boat made from papyrus.
In case anyone else is inspired by the magnificent Thor Heyerdahl, we’ll be running a special session on “rescues” at the pool session this Thursday. You’ll need it.
#ShePaddles Ambassador Charlotte Fife has been an avid paddler for six years now, but her love of white water started when she joined her university canoe club. She shares her journey into white water kayaking and tips for how you can give it a try.
https://paddleuk.org.uk/shepaddles-ambassador-charlotte-fifes-journey-into-white-water-kayaking/