What? - River Dart winter 2023 Trip is combining with Gene17's Adventure Paddlers Weekend

When? - DEC 8 AT 8 PM – DEC 10 AT 6 PM

Where? – River Dart Country Park (RDCP)

How much & what's included? – £40 per night for 2 nights  bunkhouse B&B – breakfast in the onsite café all cooked for you.  Evening meals can be bought onsite in the café as well if you choose.   This also includes your entrance/parking at the country park which is normally £6 per person per day.

We have 2 bunkrooms sleeping 12 people in each with the club name on them.  We can book more if needed.   People welcome to book ensuite twins/smaller rooms directly if they prefer.  Also feel free to find yourself camping nearby if that’s more your bag too.  I’ll add a no accommodation option so we have an idea of numbers on the water.  Link to book direct or have a nose at accommodation here Welcome to River Dart Country Park - River Dart Country Park 

Current confirmed River Leaders: - Tom, Marc, Mary, Claire, Matt, Grant

We have a Shepaddles kayak (sorry we're not qualified for open canoes) trip set up for the Saturday paddle on the loop - Led by Claire and Mary.  On the Sunday will be mixed groups - coz the blokes in the club are actually alright 

Everyone else we can split into groups on the morning depending on what people would like to achieve for the day.

Details from Facebook Gene17’s Adventure Paddlers Weekend Page

The Adventure Paddlers Weekend, a meeting point for all kayakers near the end of the year celebrates Adventure Paddling! On Saturday Gene17kayaking hosts an evening of new films from recent expeditions. We'll also have a DJ to see the night through. We leave the daytime free for yourselves to go paddling with your friends, to catch up on old times and have your our adventure. The event is located at the highly popular River Dart, on Dartmoor, and is totally FREE as usual.

I must stress, when booking, payment will be expected, this will be non returnable, but you have the right to sell your spot to another member

General plan will be as other years.  

I will be travelling south Friday morning, to hopefully run the upper Dart.  This will be a peer paddle, it's grade 4.  If not running, surfing an option at Croyde Bay, again a peer paddle.

Saturday and Sunday I'll put club leaders cap on and lead down the loop and down to Buckfastleigh.  Grade 3, but with large stretches of flat water, after every event, to re unite paddlers with boats etc!!

Would like those attending to of done MEM a few times.  

Upper Dart

https://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/rivers/england/south-west/river-dart-dartmeet-to-new-bridge-the-upper-dart

The Loop

https://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/rivers/england/south-west/river-dart-new-bridge-to-holne-bridge-the-loop

Holne Bridge to Buckfastleigh

https://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/rivers/england/south-west/river-dart-holne-bridge-to-buckfastleigh