This summer it has been a pleasure to help Maddi from The Telegraph with the enviable task of trying out a range of paddle boards, including our excellent Hatha Paddle boards. Maddi has paddled with us on the tranquil Chichester Canal, West Sussex for our Chichester SUP club socials, our stunning River Arun tours and…
Another happy paddler: TJ Board Hire review
We could tell you for days how great our paddle board lessons are here in beautiful West Sussex, so hear it straight from recent customers mouth, Diary of a Detour with her latest blog on a summer time paddle boarding lesson along the beautiful Chichester Canal. Still not sure about picking up the paddle? Check out our…
Night time paddle Chichester Canal
Join us for a night time paddle to The Richmond pub and back. Please note you must have completed the two hour introduction to paddle boarding to attend. We meet at the Hunston pontoon jetty at 6:00pm to leave for 6:30pm. Waterproof head torches provided. £10 for all gear including canal license, if you have…
Best way to learn paddle boarding?
So whats the best way to learn paddle boarding ? You’ve seen some people paddling and it doesn’t look that difficult, buy a board and teach yourself. I taught myself how to snowboard twenty years ago and I’m still trying to unlearn the bad techniques that I adopted to get down the mountain. Bad habits…
Chichester Ship Canal history part 2
We found out in the previous blog that the stretch of the canal from Hunston pontoon to the canal basin in Chichester was built to a larger scale and equipped with iron swing bridges, to enable coastal ships weighing up to 100 tons to reach Chichester. The swing bridges history lives on and can still…