AR Kayak and Surfing

31/08/2024

Only two boats remain in the grand selloff!
Dagger Mamba 8.6 Club Spec.
Dagger RPM Max White Water Spec.

£300 each - boat only
Or
£350 to include enough kit to get you on the water. Includes paddle, deck, and buoyancy aid.

Phone, WhatsApp 07763402427
or message.

30/08/2024

15/07/2024

For sale!

Piranha G3 (big boat)
Dagger Mamba (club spec) 8.6 & 7.6)
Dagger RPM
Palm 205 paddles
Palm c**t paddles
Assorted Ainsworth paddles
Palm UV BAs - new this year.
Assorted wetsuits and cages.

05/07/2024

After the events over the last few weeks, I've decided to give up coaching. I will still paddle, but have definitely now retired and intend to enjoy life without hassle.

I have boats, paddles, and BAs for sale. If anyone is after some kit in good condition, please get in touch before I start listening on eBay.

28/05/2024

Eleanor - our oldest ever paddler. 83 years, had a go in a boat and on a SUP board. Like everyone who SUPs with us, she paddled standing.

27/05/2024

After working a festival site for 5 days. This was the best sight ever!

24/05/2024

Weston Park come and try kayaking and SUP Day 1 @ ClubFest24. Lots of fun on the water.

23/05/2024

I think we might be paddling this weekend. Just don't open the door!

CAMC Caravan and Motorhome Chat

18/05/2024

May is . Perhaps you headed out for the first time, or looked at the hills and fancy being up there. Join one of our NNAS courses and learn the skills to find your way around our wild spaces. Places available on our July courses or as a private course for as little as £63 a day.

10/05/2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-68985998

The trek will be attempted by 2,400 teenagers, navigating routes of 35, 45 or 55-miles.

10/04/2024

NNAS Courses are back!
Want to get out on the hills? Come to us. Were starting with a gentle Ironbridge NNAS Bronze for anyone with little map reading experience, or just want to walk in the countryside.

We also have Silver Award courses running over the summer. See the NNAS website, or contact us direct for details.

https://nnas.org.uk/find-a-course/

06/04/2024

Pam Rudge is refusing to ever return to paddling on the Dee!

The carcass of a 2m python was found washed up on the banks of the River Dee.

05/04/2024

Buoyancy aid test day! Ones drying have passed and the rest cut up and binned. Mark and Gill Red Driving School the infant lifejacket lifted 50N and exceeded it's manufacturer standard.

Palm Equipment

30/03/2024

Only a third of the world's longest rivers are free from barriers, and in the UK only 1% of rivers are without many made barriers. We need to be fighting for the rivers we still have, and reconnecting those that are trapped by dams and weirs.

28/03/2024

Not looking good for the weekend!

Check the latest recorded river level and recent 5-day trend at Buildwas

13/03/2024

Palm Equipment have just announced their Palm Groms Mentorship Programme! A programme setup for Palm team paddlers to work alongside the juniors

09/03/2024

DEFRA consultation on bathing water at Ironbridge. Link if anyone wants to submit a response.

This site contains consultations that are run by Defra.

08/03/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/vJiARwgMCg4AbXeV/

27/02/2024

If anyone fancies two days on the stunning Shropshire Hills, I have places available on this weekend's NNAS course. You book either through the NNAS website, or by contacting me direct.

https://nnas.justgo.com/workbench/public/events?ref=5B1997B2CFA96E7ADD5EBDA5EF2FD587A0A9D28F

26/02/2024

Follow Freestyle & Whitewater paddler Abby Holcombe down the Green River Narrows, an infamous section known well for the Green River Race!

16/02/2024

Beverley Jones

https://www.facebook.com/share/6ujreSFHLhksq9AM/

🌷 Spring 2024 Special Release 🌊

We're thrilled to announce that for Spring 2024, the Zegul Arrow Play is available in a special pink colour (RAL 4003)! These beautiful pink kayaks are now in stock and we are still open for pre-orders.

Don't miss your chance to stand out on the water and make your paddling adventures unforgettable.
Pre-order yours today and be ready to hit the water in style this spring!

15/02/2024

Our NNAS Silver Award.
2nd & 3rd March 2024
Day 1 The Long Mynd
Day 2 Stiperstones

Learn to navigate and access the hills with skill and confidence.
£125

12/02/2024

Todays CPD from British Canoeing.
Would rather be on the water!

05/02/2024

Website back up and running after a weekend of outage. Some new pictures. Please let me know if you like it or want your picture removing or modifying.
http://www.arkayaking.co.uk/

03/02/2024

Sat 10 Feb & Sun 11 Feb

AR Kayaking will be running our first National Navigation Award in Ironbridge!

The Bronze National Navigation Award is a practical hands-on award. It is aimed at people with no navigation experience whether you are new to the outdoors or have been relying on others, guidebooks or easy well-defined routes. For the full Bronze Navigator award syllabus please see the NNAS website.

Andrew will be running the course. He holds a Hill and Moorland Leader Award and is a Silver NNAS Course director. The course will take place in the countryside surrounding Ironbridge.

Maximum tutor to participant ratio is 1:6.

The course takes place over 2 days. It will be run in the area surrounding Ironbridge and will introduce you to the basic elements of successful navigation. As this is our first NNAS course, it will be run at the discount price of £100.

The NNAS Bronze Navigator award is accredited by the Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework (SCQF) at Level 4, and 2 SCQF credit points are awarded on completion.

https://nnas.justgo.com/Workbench/i/r/EventsAndBookings/details/7C698F3D834804D3BC8C8108E92FAB8D6305917B

02/02/2024

Trying to update the website to include hillwalking. The BT server has other ideas, now no-one is authorised to view it. It even locked me out for using the wrong password, despite using a password vault. How I hate technology.

31/01/2024

Navigation and walking coming soon. Learn how not to make these mistakes. Really good article from the US.

So you know exactly what pitfalls to avoid (and what to do instead) the next time you're considering a winter hike—which, to be clear, you should definitely take.

29/01/2024

Just to say we're doing it again!

Once more I shall be back on a bike.

The Big Bike Revival is back for Winter 2024.

Starting on Tuesday 6th February with two skills sessions - morning and afternoon.
Wednesday will be a maintain and fix session in the warmth of Dawley social club - bring your bikes if there are any small issues that you want to us to take a look at. Then Thursday will be a longer ride. The route will be decided on day and will depend on conditions - anything from a trip to the coffee shop to an excursion further afield.

Please get in touch if you need to know more.

26/01/2024

Now registered to deliver NNAS Awards out on the hills. AR Kayaking should appear on the awards website very soon.

Find the right Navigation award for you. The National Navigation Award Scheme administers National Navigation Awards for both the navigator and the Outdoor Discovery Awards. The NNAs also teaches instructors how to teach map and compass skills.

24/01/2024

Great session at the climbing wall with Mark and Gill Red Driving School this morning. Then the minefield that is liability insurance this afternoon.

Finally insured for hillwalking and the large event we're attending this summer!