Peter's Waterways Blog

Paddleboards
This was first published in IWA West Riding's Milepost in September 2017, after a paddleboarding event in Sheffield organised by Canal and River Trust


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Sheffield Basin hosted a Stand-Up-Paddleboarding event in August (it's just a name: kneeling or sitting is just as good). This was part of the national #PlasticPatrol clean-up and awareness initiatives.

The excellent earlier work of C&RT and local volunteers had them finding meagre picking of floating plastic detritus that day, and it was a brilliant introduction to an excellent new way of experiencing the waterways.

Every Basin Should Have One!

paddleboards moored in basin approach

demonstrating paddling technique

inviting sign

showing safety anklestrap

standing is fine ...

sitting is fine...

kneeling is fine.