With only 24 hours to go, our ‘easier’ paddlers started dropping like flies, until only one was left standing for our trip on the Usk at a perfect level today! Supported by two coaches and an experienced white-water kayaker, our newest paddler tackled everything the river threw at him (including a lot of rain!), with only a couple of wobbles; a lucky escape from a broadside stopper encounter; and an unfortunate capsize on a boily eddyline – while the others made the most of all the play features on this classic local section. Well done Mike! Let’s hope a few more of our ‘easier’ paddlers make this season’s final white water paddle on 23 March…
- 23 Feb 2025, Usk Aberbran to Brecon, low-medium level (0.65m rising to 0.78m on Trallong gauge while we were on the water – it had risen to 1.8m 2 hours later!)
- 4 kayakers: Mike M, Phil, Simon, Steve
- 1 swim
2024/5 statistics (participation data since 22 Dec only – Steve will add data from other 2024 trips when he gets a chance):
| Paddler | No of trips / days | No of swims | No of rolls |
| Chris | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Duncan | 1 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Huw | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike M | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nat | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam C | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Simon | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Stef | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve R | 5 | 0 | 0 |