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Events Calendar
Tuesday Night Paddles - Summer 2025
The PCC summer schedule runs from May to September (see locations below).
Tuesday night paddles will be at various locations in and around Torbay and
south Devon, meeting times will be at 7pm (unless stated
otherwise). There will be no changing facilities at these locations and the club
trailer will not be brought due to parking and security issues.
If you wish to hire a club boat and/or borrow PCC kit for any Tuesday club
session, please contact us at least 2 days before to organise.
New rules laid down by British Canoeing will mean the organisation of Tuesday
night summer trips have changed, the main differences are that the trips will
require risk assessments, grading (1 sheltered, 2 moderate, 3 experienced) and
will need to have officially designated supervisors. For the month of May the
supervisors will be committee members but we will be asking for (suitably
qualified and experienced) volunteers to help run these sessions. All paddlers
attending must have the equipment and skills needed for the trip, which as a
minimum includes knowing how to rescue and be rescued.
Reminder: All Paddle sport has a certain risk to it. It is not and never will be
100% safe. Anyone attending any and all Paignton canoe club activities does so
at their own risk. All paddling trips and events are entirely weather dependent
and because of this can be cancelled (and are often organized) at any time up to
the last minute.
Tuesday night summer paddles will be designated as supervised trips and will or
will not go ahead at the discretion of the trip supervisor and/or committee.
HT= Plymouth high tide times and heights. For HT Dartmouth, add 25 mins
(springs) or 15 mins (neaps). For HT Torquay add 45 mins (springs) or 25 mins
(neaps). For HT Exmouth, add 50 mins (springs) or 30 mins (neaps).
May
6th Preston sea front to Paddle around the
bay towards Brixham and return. (1 sheltered)
13th Preston sea front to Meadfoot via
London Bridge and return. (1 sheltered)
20th HT 1138 4.35 Orestone paddle. Meet
Meadfoot to paddle out and around the Orestone and/or Thatchers Rock and return.
(2 moderate, bring helmets)
27th HT 1854 5.48 Totnes Paddle. Meet at
the car park at the end of Steamer Quay road by the rowing club to paddle either
upstream or downstream and return (1 sheltered)
June
3rd HT 1159 4.35 Rescue Practice Session.
Meet Preston sea front to practice Rescues, towing and anything else. Dress to
get wet (1 sheltered bring helmets)
10th HT 1810 5.09 Explore Brixham. Meet at
Freshwater Quay, Brixham, Oxen Cove car park. Explore in and around Brixham
harbour and return. (1 sheltered)
17th HT 2249 4.93 Kingswear - paddle out to
the mew stone explore the caves and return to Kingswear. Meet Darthaven Marina
car park, Kingswear. Launch from Waterhead Creek. (2 moderate, bring helmets)
24th HT 1743 5.22 Preston to Institute
Beach BBQ. Meet Preston sea front to paddle to Institute beach for a BBQ and
return. Bring lights warm clothes and food and kit for BBQ. (1 sheltered)
July
1st HT 2247 4.9 Stoke Gabriel to Dittisham
Ferry Boat Inn and return. Meet at the River Shack, Stoke Gabriel. Bring money
for drinks & snacks at Ferry Boat Inn, plus lights and a warm top for the return
journey. (2 moderate)
8th HT 1702 4.84 River Teign Litter Pick.
Meet Newton Abbot Town Quay, Forde Road. Paddle up stream as far as we can and
return, picking up litter. Bring plastic bags and gloves. Will need at least one
open canoe (but preferably more) to use as a garbage barge and a few volunteers
to help dispose of the rubbish collected. (1 sheltered)
15th HT 2255 5.32 Teignmouth split trip:
Meet Teignmouth sea front Car park on the strand, by the lighthouse. Advanced
trip paddle rock hopping towards Babbacombe to practice rock hopping techniques
and return, crossing Teignmouth estuary mouth (3 experienced, bring helmets).
Intermediate trip towards Dawlish and return (2 moderate, bring helmets).
22nd HT 1631 4.9 BBQ at Silver Cove. Meet
Preston sea front, to Silver Cove for BBQ and Return. Bring lights, food and Kit
for a BBQ. (1 sheltered)
29th HT 2140 5.23 Kingswear to Brixham.
Meet at Brixham Breakwater car park at 6.30pm to organise shuttle to Kingswear,
paddle to Brixham. A long committing 9 mile paddle for longer boats only. Bring
lights for possible night finish (3 experienced, bring helmets)
August
5th HT 1535 4.5 AS Watersports demo
session: Meet AS Watersports Exeter Quay to try out demo boats and paddles. (1
sheltered)
12th HT 2059 5.65 Kingsbridge Estuary (new
experimental trip) meet at the end of ‘the Quay’ car park, Kingsbridge slipway,
off the A379 in Kingsbridge. Paddle and explore Kingsbridge estuary and return.
(2 moderate, bring helmets)
19th HT 1515 4.59 BBQ at Armchair rock. Meet Preston sea front, paddle
to Armchair cove for BBQ and Return. Bring lights, food and Kit for a BBQ. (1
sheltered)
26th HT 2039 5.45 Stoke Gabriel to Bow Creek. Meet at the River Shack,
Stoke Gabriel. Bring money for drinks & snacks at Bow Creek, plus lights and a
warm top for the return journey. (2 moderate)
September
2nd HT 1320 4.23 Paddle the Exe and Exeter
canal. Meet Bromhams farm car park, Capperbrook Lane, Marsh Barton by the swing
bridge on Exeter ship Canal to paddle the canal and/or Exe river. Bring money
for car park and pub which we will very likely visit. (1 sheltered)
9th HT 2000 5.83 Teign Estuary: Meet
Passage house Inn to paddle down-stream to Teignmouth and return for drinks in
the pub (2 moderate)
16th HT 1334 4.43 Preston sea front to
Paddle around the bay towards Brixham and return. (1 sheltered)
23rd : HT 1939 5.51 Kingswear To Dittisham.
Meet Darthaven Marina carpark, Kingswear. Paddle upstream to Dittisham for Drink
at Ferry Boat Inn (if its open) and return. Bring lights, warm clothes, money
for drinks and carpark. (2 moderate)
30th Annual General Meeting. (no paddling) location to be arranged.
October
6th (Monday) Kit Return and check. Paignton
Harbour. All PCC boats and kit to be returned to this, full kit clean and check.
Any and all help will be appreciated
7th Winter pool sessions start Torbay
Leisure Centre.
In addition to the events listed on this page, please keep an eye on the forum and our facebook page to see what's on week to week.
All paddling trips and events are entirely weather dependent. All
Paddle sport has a certain risk to it. It is not and never will be 100% safe.
Anyone attending any and all Paignton canoe club activities does so at their own
risk.
If you want to look back at our previous Summer schedules, here are a few:
- Summer 2024 Events Calendar
- Summer 2023 Events Calendar
- Summer 2022 Events Calendar
- Summer 2021 Events Calendar
- Summer 2020 Events Calendar
- Summer 2019 Events Calendar
- Summer 2018 Events Calendar
- Summer 2017 Events Calendar
- Summer 2016 Events Calendar
- Summer 2015 Events Calendar
- Summer 2014 Events Calendar
- Summer 2013 Events Calendar
- Summer 2012 Events Calendar
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