Ash is the CEO of Canoe Trail and has 20 years of paddling experience.

Ash runs Canoe Trail with her husband Richard. Ash is a qualified Level 2 coach UKCC and is also a qualified SUP coach. She is a natural paddler and learned to roll in 10 minutes in the pool. She has a Masters in human and equine biology and is a keen horse rider and instructor used to train the Queen’s horses.

Ash loves wild swimming and previously surfing. Since learning to paddle Ash has paddled some iconic Rivers and Lochs including Loch Ness, River Wye, Norfolk Broads, and a number of Scottish Rivers. Ash has also led expeditions in Canada in Ontario. She has completed her canoe leader training.

Company founder, Richard is now Director and coach at Canoe Trail.

Rich is an experienced adventurer, kayak, and canoe coach. Richard has completed human powered adventures all over the world. Richard has over 30 years experience of paddling and you can see more about his adventures by visiting www.richadventure.com

Richard regularly writes for magazines including Outdoor Adventure Guide, Paddler Magazine and BAMLife.

Calum is a White Water Kayak Leader, Canoe Leader, Expedition Leader with 14 Years of Experience in the Outdoors.

Scottish born and bred! He has led many canoe and kayak expeditions across Scotland. He has paddled all over the world, BASI Level 3 Ski & Snowboard.

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Damian has been studying outdoor adventure at Shuttleworth college and is now a level 3 outdoor instructor.

Damian has been paddling as long as he can remember and most that has been spent upside down. He is also an experienced white-water paddler, having spent time in on Scottish lochs and on Canadian rivers. He has also lead expeditions across the UK and abroad.

Alex is currently Studying Level 5 Higher Education in Sport

Alex has been paddling since he was 14 and rarely ever finished a session dry, avid white water paddler with some SUP sprinkled in. His preferred trips have been trips to Scotland, North Wales, and now sea kayaking.

Arafat has worked in the business for as long as we can remember!

Alongside studying at university, he is a key member of the team and is a qualified Paddlesport Instructor. The SUP king!

Dano is a level 5 outdoor instructor and has been with us since 2021

Dano has 4 years experience of being an outdoor instructor and has led in the humid Rio Sucio River in Costa Rica and the not so humid Ross-on-Wye river in Wales and the River Derwent..

Paddling for around 12 years recreationally, Sib has spent the last 7 years coaching and encouraging the next generation of paddlesports enthusiasts through the Sea Cadets.

The need for adventure bought Sib to Canoe Trail originally as a customer. Now a whole new adventure has begun! Sib is a SUP, Canoe and kayak coach, as well as our resident first aid trainer and assessor. Sib has run expeditions on the Great Ouse, Derwent and Stour.

Henry is Canoe Trail's Operations Manager, having run event programmes for multiple event deliverers and charities across the country.

Henry had a misspent youth getting rained on in the more inhospitable parts of the world, before beginning to arrange for others to do so as well.

After falling in love with paddleboarding and canoeing, and developing a decidely more mixed relationship with Kayaking, Henry has qualified as a paddlesport coach, as well as a climbing wall instructor.