Social Paddling is at the heart of what we do at Dittons Paddle Boarding Club. It is fun and friendly. We never leave anyone behind and the faster paddlers tend to paddle around the slower ones – sort of interval training!
This years main evening paddles have started later than normal, due to the abysmal Spring weather. However, the sun is slowly showing its face and we are getting out on the water and exploring the watery world around us.
We have started the Tuesday Evening Social Paddles from The Boaters Inn, Kingston, in Canbury Gardens. There is free parking on the road from 6.30pm. From here we can go either up or down stream. Both routes have their interest and we add in some of the backwaters and side channels for fun. Going up to Ravens Ait is always fun as we get to see the large sailing boats – Thames A-class Raters – flying about. Sometimes they come very close but never touch. They are very skilled sailors.
The Thursday Evening Socials from our club’s home base at The Albany Pub, Thames Ditton have also started. Here we mainly head upstream to either the “Second Weir” behind Ash Island and then back down around Thames Ditton Island, or up over the rollers at Molesey lock onto the Molesey – Sunbury section and paddle up to Hampton. In the early Autumn, the sunsets are amazing.
The other route we occasionally use in high summer, is to head up The River Mole and onto The Ember. This is a totally different paddling experience.
We will be starting our Weybridge Wednesday Evening Social paddles in the next couple of weeks. At this location there are at least 3 distinct routes and the most fun one on high Summer evenings is to head up to The Abbey Stream at Chertsey.
We also paddle from our base at The Albany Pub, Thames Ditton on most Sunday afternoon’s.
If you haven’t been on one of our club social paddles yet, then why not come and join us on the next one? Everyone’s welcome – members go free but non-members can join us too for a small booking fee.
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