This past weekend saw a spectacular coming-together of the UK’s paddleboarding community as the Paddle UK Regatta joined forces with the GBSUP British Sprint Championships for a landmark event at Nottingham’s world-class venue.

New course dates are now available for the BCAB Core Coach Training taking place online over the autumn and winter months.

Sam Leaver was crowned the inaugural U23 men’s kayak cross time trial world champion on the penultimate day of competition in Foix, and the next day sister Lois won kayak cross silver.

Thursday was a fantastic evening for racing on Linlithgow Loch.

On Day 3 of the U23 and Junior Slalom World Champs, Lois Leaver claimed another U23 world championship medal in what has been a fantastic season so far for the Scot.

The Paddle Scotland Performance Squads in Sprint, Slalom and Para Canoeing are set up to support the best Scottish paddlers in these disciplines as they progress towards international representation and inclusion in the Paddle UK World Class Performance Programme squads.

Great Britain won two medals on the opening day of the U23 and Junior World Championships in Foix.