You’ve Been Swanned

Dear Mr Swan, First let me congratulate you and your wife on your fine brood of cygnets; those five balls of feathery fluff are just adorable. I cannot, however, congratulate you in anyway for your choice of nest location. There was a whole canal to choose from and I have to admit you have chosen […]

Dirty D is not get any younger nor anymore PC.

Just received an interesting communication from Dirty D- “having a blonde moment, cannot remember password for blog”. Now this is interesting. 1) D is not blonde, I know many blondes who would be outraged at such an expression. 2) D has managed to lock herself out of the Blog page. Interesting, indeed and actually quite […]

Dirty D avoids a confrontation

Received a communication from Dirty D. She is not prepared to take on Beaujolais in a K1 any time soon. As it happens it looks as if both Beaujolais and Dirty D will have to take time out of paddling both individually and as a K2 over the next 6 weeks. There was a plan […]

A gauntlet is gently placed against Dirty D’s rosy cheek

Dear Dirty D, It was not just sanctimonious hypocrisy I whiffed in your last blog, there was also a sniff of sarcasm. It is with regret that I inform you I am unable to attend Castle Senile on Sunday. Sadly affairs of state mean my presence is required elsewhere. However before you get your sporty […]

The excuses start early….

A cheeky exchange of messages with Beaujolais this morning….. following his previous blog regarding his weekend antics, and subsequent belt loosening, it seems he has a lot of cheek! The first crew bonding exercise of DW2016 campaign is scheduled for this coming Sunday;  a 10km sprint round Castle Semple in K1s. But the excuses have […]

Raided… All that is a bloated wreck.

Beaujolais was enjoying his normal calm monastic lifestyle on Friday afternoon when out of the mist a Viking Longship (well a rather snazzy Skoda with a Danish numberplate) beached on the drive. Out lept Soren and Dorthe, two crazy Danes, and suddenly the Skies darkened and Evensong was off the agenda.     Soren is friend […]

Paddling has come to a total halt.

Work/ Life commitments are really hitting home hard. No paddling over the last week, and worse no paddling likely in the near future. More worrying, there has been no time for other types of training. The belt is having to be loosened- not good. On a positive note- there has been catch up on other […]

Mastering a K1 or Masters K1?

In my last blog I indicated that I was selling my K1 – SOLD! There was no hanging about, a minimum of haggling and the pretty floral display sealed the deal in the end (plus the offer of a high back seat). So thoughts turn to replacing the boat rather sooner than I was expecting… Finding […]

There’s a lot happening but not much involves paddling…

This Weekend Tenacious D (?DW16), Mad Morgan (DW’s 13,14&15)along with Ben (DW14) took part in the Scottish Island Three Peaks Race in conditions that if one used the term “Character Building” one would be rather under valuing the situation. Three reefs in the main sail around the Mull of Kintyre is at best exciting stuff, […]

Introducing the new Boat Mobile. The Astra is dead. Long Live the Skoda

Sadly the Astra popped its Engine Managemeny system recently. My friendly/ rogue Mechanic informing me of its demise with the following voicemail: “Your Astra is *****d. You owe me 800 quid. You now have a Skoda Fabia. It’s got under 100000 miles on the clock and has a few scrapes and scratches- it will do […]