Norwich Canoe Club’s is recognised by British Canoeing as a Centre of Excellence for training and racing in the flat water kayaking disciplines of Sprint and Marathon. It is a National Talent Club Partner for both racing canoeing and paddle-ability, and British Canoeing’s 2018 Club of the Year.
Our Mission is to encourage and support all paddlers from complete beginners to international athletes to be the best that they can be.
We are non-for-profit organisation using funding and club income to reinvest in our community and club.
The Club provides all members of the community the opportunity to learn and develop flat water racing skills
Norwich Canoe Club is proud to be a British Canoeing Talent Club Partner and a centre of excellence for flat water kayak racing in both the Sprint and Marathon disciplines.
The Club is based at the modern Whitlingham Boathouse in Trowse Norwich on the River Wensum and Yare with access to the Great Broad and Little Broad in Whittlingham Country Park. The club also has access to the modern gym in the boathouse.
We have two hundred members from beginners to International Athletes as well as thirty qualified coaches. Technical coaching and friendly advice is always available. We have training sessions everyday of the week from early morning to evening. Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings are times when the whole club comes together to train.
Meet the Committee of Norwich Canoe Club. Find out who you need to speak to.
Junior Rep
Please note that committee meeting minutes may have content summarised or removed in some cases. This is in order to protect the clubs volunteers and those that are self employed and is done in the best interest of the club.
The club holds in stock a selection of racing kit. It is mandatory for members to race in club colours in both sprint and marathon disciplines. Ali Pendle looks after this stock and can be contacted either by email at [email protected] or by using Facebook messenger.
The kit is manufactured in Northern Spain and is specialist canoe/kayak wear.
The brand is Mazcatu and they supply many of the canoe clubs in Spain.
A range of garments are available.
These include:
🛶 Save the Date: July 26–27, 2025 Norwich Canoe Club is delighted to announce that we will be hosting the British Canoeing National Marathon Championships once again on Saturday 26th
Last weekend 23 Norwich paddlers came home with an impressive haul of 16 National Championship medals. We didn’t have to wait long for our first medal, Kamila Sklenarova winning Silver
On Father’s Day Norwich Canoe Club went into the last Hasler race knowing a top 4 finish would be enough for qualification for the Hasler Final. We were blessed with
