Introduction to River Paddling

Myself and a few other new members of Glam Boaters
went for a gentle introductory paddle down the River Taff.
Having ever only paddled in my 15ft sea boat the hardest
thing was to paddle in a straight line!

We launched near the Pottery pub in Trefforest.

One of the coaches Nik showing us how it's done

We paddled back to the cars at Radyr Weir. Only a short

trip but really enjoyed myself.

Cardiff Bay 28/11/09

I was hoping the forecast of a force 7 to 8 may

be wrong as the sky's were blue and there didn't

seem to be any wind. So I packed up my boat

and drove on down to my local bay. No chance!

So I opted for a very calm and settled paddle down

at Cardiff Bay.

I went down to my usual launch site on the River Taff

but was sent away. Due to the high river levels lately

the river was full of rubbish and was in the process of

being cleaned, however I think this might have had

something to do with the body that was found further

up river. So I went over the bridge to the River

Ely.

It was a case of dodge the log!

Cardiff Marina

The lock gates

The Barrage, supposed to look like sails of a boat from a

distance.

The remains of the old docks with the pierhead building in the back.

Pierhead building, The Senedd Assembly building and Millennium Center

The Norwegian Saylors Church and Cardiff Bay Waterbus