Getting Started
Y-Paddle’s weekly pool sessions are held in the Central YMCA pool every Monday from 8.30pm to 10pm (except Bank Holidays and other pool closures).
We use the pool for practice, coaching, and fun & games. Access may be limited during our beginners courses (usually February, May and October).
At the pool we have a selection of recently-bought […]
Y-Paddle runs three 5-week introductory courses a year, usually starting in February, May and October.
The course will take you from a complete beginner to BCU 1 or 2-Star level. It involves 5 pool sessions, voluntary (though recommended) outdoor sessions, and an outdoor examination.
In the weeks and months that follow we aim to reinforce these skills […]
Some of our members also paddle outdoors on the West Reservoir in Stoke
Newington/Hackney on Tuesday evenings (in the summer) and on Sunday
mornings.
We also join Chiswick Pier Canoe Club for Sunday morning paddles
on the Thames - these take place every week in the summer and on some
Sunday’s during the winter months.
We do like to venture beyond Central London at weekends, particularly to get onto moving water.
Many trips are to competitive events and several of us are
active slalom competitors. Slaloms give us a chance to paddle “white water”
on weirs and man-made courses as well as rivers. The club has a number of slalom K1 competition […]
Membership of the canoe club is free, however members also have to pay to join the YMCA itself: Full membership costs around £500 a year (most members will agree it is one of the best value gyms in London). Canoe club only membership costs approx £86 per year (or half that for six months), giving […]