Ray Goodwin’s the Scottish Dee – June 2026 issue
We had been chatting about trips, and I mentioned that I had never paddled the River Dee in Scotland.
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Canoeing the Scottish coastline – June 2026 issue
A much-needed reminder that the world is a beautiful place, amongst the chaos around us.
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Ray Goodwin’s Ynys Mon/Anglesey – October 2025 issue
It had been on my list, around Ynys Mon in a solo canoe. Over a cup of tea I shared the idea with Ollie
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A chat with… Ray Goodwin MBE
Ray has been a prolific contributor to the Paddler magazine with invaluable coaching advice
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Silverbirch Broadland kevlar canoe review
Whenever I have had the chance, I have hired or borrowed a Kevlar canoe for flat water trips
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Ray Goodwin’s Porcupine River (part 2)
The day started windy, and we were on the shores of one of the larger lakes, Grove Lake.
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Ray Goodwin’s Porcupine River (part one)
It was Paul Kirtley’s idea to paddle the Porcupine, recommended to him at the first Global Bushcraft Symposium.
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Ray Goodwin’s canoeing the Great Glen
I was checking the weather for Scotland. The conditions for a Great Glen trip were good.
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Ray Goodwin’s paddling the Ardeche
The paddle through Pont d’Arc and down the Gorge de l’Ardeche has got to be amongst my favourite paddles.
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Ray Goodwin’s crossing the eddyline
To get into and out of eddies, we need to concern ourselves with speed, angle and edge.
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Ray Goodwin’s – how to spot those pesky rocks
How to spot and miss those pesky rocks that don’t really show above the surface
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Ray Goodwin’s – it’s all in the timing
My first adventures in the outdoors started back in 1968 with an ascent of a snowy mountain in North Wales.
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The habits of high performing paddlers (part 1)
Just like pretty much every paddler out there – I’d like to be better! I want to feel better on the water,
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Ray Goodwin’s Poling part two
Poling upstream is a test of skill, river reading and, at times, a bit of brute force. It was a critical skill to the folk who travelled the waterways of Canada who needed to go in both directions on rivers.
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ray goodwin’s Poling (part 1)
Poling gives us a practical way to make progress, whether upstream or down when the water is shallow.
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ray goodwin’s self rescue for a Canoe
With the end of lockdowns, a lot of folks are going to be heading for the water. Some will be prepared; some unprepared, but worse of all, many will be unaware of the dangers.
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