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Kayaking
At just two years old it’s fair to say
that Jojo has been paddling before
he could talk.
The only way we could get Jojo to sleep
was to put him in the bottom of our boat
says his mum Christina.
And now…
Did you know that the number
of households owning a
canoe or kayak in the UK
is at an all time high?
Open Canoeing
Looking for a new challenge and
intrigued by her neighbours love for
canoeing in his open boat, Pip Piper
decided to give it a try and hasn’t
looked back.
Turn to page 60 to read about what inspired
Pip to take up canoeing for the first time and
her latest challenge, paddling a stretch of the
Caledonian Canal.
White water rafting
Our Go Canoeing competition
winners were all trying white water
rafting for the first time so we
thought it would be the perfect
opportunity to grill them on their
experiences hitting the white water.
THE NUMBER
OF FEMALES
PARTICIPATING
IN CANOEING
HAS RISEN BY
75%
Turn to page 64 to read all about how they got
on, and how one winners fear of white water is
conquered!
IN THE LAST 10 YEARS AND NOW
REPRESENTS 42% OF ALL PARTICIPANTS
THERE HAS BEEN A
40%
INCREASE
IN PEOPLE
AGED 55+
TAKING PART
IN CANOEING
Head to our website or social media
channels over the coming weeks as we
will be covering more disciplines.
Will you be trying a new discipline this
National Go Canoeing Week? Let us know!
There are
over 10
different
paddlesport
disciplines!
I started canoeing in October 2016 and
the initial one hour paddles would leave me
exhausted. Now I’m regularly completing five
hour trips and proud to say I have become a
competent paddler
Turn to page 62 to find out more about Jojo’s
padding journey so far.
As part of National Go Canoeing Week we
are speaking to people who are new to a
paddlesport discipline or trying it for the
first time to demonstrate that there really
is something for everyone! No matter how
late (or early) you start.
More people are taking
to the water than ever
before with over 1.5
million of us taking part
in canoeing over the last
12 months in the UK.
(Find out more about the
exciting research here)
Jojo is one of British Canoeing’s youngest
members and regularly paddles alone in his
own kayak alongside his mum and dad, who
are both coaches at Holme Pierrepont Canoe
Club and Trent Lock Scout Activity Centre.