Walkham / Tavy - February 09

Darren, David, Nigel S, Simon, Barny, Rheanna from CSCC hooked up with some paddlers from Wiltshire to do the Lower Walkham river which feeds into the river Tavy. The first boating was done sliding down a small snowy hill at the get in. The Walkham started flowing gently through a scenic valley but soon dropped into some small technical rapids.





These continued for a while untill the the first real grade 3 rapid was reached, it was a 'slot' where the river ran thorugh a small gap the size of a kayak. Darren ran it first very smoothly follwed by everyone else, giving Nige a chance to showcase his rolling skils. Darren enjoyed it so much he did it again!







After the slot flat water continued for a small way down to the Tavy, the rapids increased in volume making bouncy fun until the wier was reached, the wier had a tricky right angle line over a double drop. This made for some comedy lines!

Next came a small wier which created a fun stopper, the hardest part of surfing the stopper was dodging other kayakers!

Thanks everyone, Barny