Our members paddle all styles of canoes: open and closed, canadian and kayak, recreational and competition.

Club Nights

Club Nights are on Thursdays at 18:30 at the boathouse by the canal.

From June we will structure club nights to require pre-booking for 4 week beginners courses for juniors and seniors.

Experienced paddlers are welcome at club nights. Children should be suitably supervised.

Bath Sessions

We hold bath sessions in the winter to practice skills including eskimo rolls in a swimming pool.

Summer Courses

There are summer courses for a week long introduction to canoeing for 8 to 12 year olds.

Social

Our monthly social is the first Wednesday of each month from 20:00 in the Golden Rule pub, Yeamen Place.

Recreation

We do frequent trips on rivers and the sea. Come to a club night and ask what's planned.

Competition

White Water Racing

Race down a river as fast as possible. Forth includes the Scottish Women's champion and former junior champions.

Slalom

Racing through a course of gates. Our boathouse in Edinburgh has a set of slalom gates for training on the canal. Forth Canoe Club has produced Olympian winning slalomists including David Florence who won silver in Beijing in 2008. Training sessions are held most weeks at the canal with several paddlers also going to Grandtully regularly.

Sprint and Marathon

Flat water racing for the speed demons. Regular training sessions are held at Forth by Kristina Medovcikova, a coach from the Scottish Canoe Association.

Surf

The thrill of the waves without the bother of having to stand up. Forth has been home to champion surf canoeists such as Neil Baxter.