blackbird Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) Just on BBC news the police are searching for a capsized canoeist along the river Taff in Cardiff, the UK is in the grips of Storm Francis & this brainless idiot decides to go canoeing unbelievable. Edited August 25, 2020 by blackbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 And now others will probably risk their lives looking for him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Can tell him off later, I just hope he's found safe and well at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted August 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, 12gauge82 said: Can tell him off later, I just hope he's found safe and well at the moment Tell him off & give him the bill for the helicopter 🚁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 When I was paddling the worse the weather the better the ride. We lost some boats out to sea off the Glaslyn and had to inform the coast guard. Some of the Welsh streams in spate are truly awesome. Lets hope this paddler is found safe and well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) Could be another one off to Asia on the quiet! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Darwin_disappearance_case Edited August 25, 2020 by TIGHTCHOKE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted August 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 He might be one of the migrants that’s been blown off course from France & has padded up the Taff 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 2 hours ago, oowee said: When I was paddling the worse the weather the better the ride. We lost some boats out to sea off the Glaslyn and had to inform the coast guard. Some of the Welsh streams in spate are truly awesome. Lets hope this paddler is found safe and well. This. If you’re an adrenaline junkie there isn’t much point going when it’s flat calm; a bit like riding your motorbike at 30mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted August 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) Not looking good he has been missing now for 6 hours, unless he has got out safe & has not bothered to notify the police he is ok, let’s pray that is the case. Edited August 25, 2020 by blackbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 4 hours ago, blackbird said: Tell him off & give him the bill for the helicopter 🚁 I don't know, we've all done silly things to varying degrees, top priority is surely he is safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) The Taff is not a big river. An empty canoe should be easy to spot Edited August 25, 2020 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 I despair, I really do. Please don't think that us kayakers (The article says canoe, but I'm guessing this was actually a kayak?) are all like that! Sadly, there are too many though. So many safety measures have been missed here. I just hope the rescuers find them alive - and then tear into them for it. The RNLI have a bit of a rep for being a bit soft in some cases, but I'm hoping whoever does the rescuing doesn't go easy this time! 5 hours ago, oowee said: When I was paddling the worse the weather the better the ride. We lost some boats out to sea off the Glaslyn and had to inform the coast guard. Some of the Welsh streams in spate are truly awesome. Lets hope this paddler is found safe and well. key word. This reads like it was a lone paddler, which isn't not a good plan. And you had the sense to inform the coastguard. Our holiday cottage is just upstream from the Pass on the Glaslyn in Beddgelert. I have to say, if I had the right yak, the right skills, the right kit and the right people around, that river does look a blast! We're up there in a few weeks, but if I yak, it'll be in the sea. I'm not sure a 15ft SOT is quite the right ride for the Glaslyn. Apparently it's up 1.97m, right now. Fun and games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Must admit done a wee bit kayaking and hoping to get back into it, But I never really see the point in having 2 or more folk together, if u get into difficulty in a fast stretch the chances off ur mate turning back up stream to save u is fairly slim. Very first time I went down local river in a kayak got stuck on a Weir with it bashing my head off concrete, thankfully shallow enough I was not underwater. Eventually managed to get out myself but my mate couldn't get back to me that quickly. Just got to be confident in being able to rescue urself althou I haven't done any true white water in this country. Done a bit off rafting abroad in some decent white water and even with the pro safety guys u still have to save urself most off the time. Some rivers u need the spate water to give u the depth throu some shallows. But u just got to be sensible know ur own limitations for ur skill level. Just like hill walkers if u have the right knowledge gear u can go out in almost any weather, but if ur a numpty with no gear/idea even the simplest of walks could be dangerous in wrong weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) The canoeist was supposedly missing at Taff's Well, thats a good twenty miles inland and though it will be up because of the rain its not normally any thing more than a big stream at that point. Tom Jones commented on it saying that when he was a boy growing up in Treforest the river Taff ran black but its cleaned up now and salmon have "allegedly" been seen but not by me The search appears to have been stood down now Edited August 26, 2020 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, scotslad said: Must admit done a wee bit kayaking and hoping to get back into it, But I never really see the point in having 2 or more folk together, if u get into difficulty in a fast stretch the chances off ur mate turning back up stream to save u is fairly slim. Very first time I went down local river in a kayak got stuck on a Weir with it bashing my head off concrete, thankfully shallow enough I was not underwater. Eventually managed to get out myself but my mate couldn't get back to me that quickly. Just got to be confident in being able to rescue urself althou I haven't done any true white water in this country. Done a bit off rafting abroad in some decent white water and even with the pro safety guys u still have to save urself most off the time. Some rivers u need the spate water to give u the depth throu some shallows. But u just got to be sensible know ur own limitations for ur skill level. Just like hill walkers if u have the right knowledge gear u can go out in almost any weather, but if ur a numpty with no gear/idea even the simplest of walks could be dangerous in wrong weather You buddy up and always have a throwline available. With the right skill, you don't need to get to get to them, you just need to get to a point where you can pull them out. And you break the run up as much as you can, so you're never far from each other. You could run the whole river...or you could hit each rapid section, then peal off into slack water to allow your buddy to run. You're always close then and a throw line can be a life saver. If you're stuck under water, if your mate knows it, they'll find a way; desperation will kick in. On thing I can guarantee is that if you're on your own, no one's coming. The Glaslyn, mentioned by Oowee, is like that. Markers with ticks and crosses are all along the run through the Pass. If you can see the X, it's too shallow. It fluctuates in a matter of hours. Normal: Last night... Next morning Edited August 26, 2020 by chrisjpainter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted August 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 Any more news on this clown🤡 Nothing on the news last few days 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 17 hours ago, blackbird said: Any more news on this clown🤡 Nothing on the news last few days 🤔 Its not entirely clear whether there ever was a clown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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