Paddling

The Welsh adventurer launched on the Sangha River on 8 October, bound for Mossaka in the Republic of Congo, posting daily to an audience of millions.

Paddling Magazine visited the Salus factory in Ontario to watch life jackets burned, soaked and loaded with 350lb — and found certification costs tens of thousands of dollars.

The club staged the 2026 World Tour Paddling Film Festival at Brewery Arts in Kendal on 14 October, its eighth year of hosting the touring programme.

A new Paddle UK information sheet says historic river flows and seasonal weather windows can no longer be the sole basis for safety planning, and sets out mitigations for heat, spates, blooms and ticks.

Paddle UK and partners ran a summer of community clean-ups on the River Lea, part of a project that has cleared 22.5km of waterway since 2025.

Forty-nine people facing mental health difficulties tried paddleboarding, canoeing and rowing at Sport in Mind's fourth Waterside Festival, hosted by Goring Gap Boat Club near Reading.