Last Junior Docks Session Sept 2024 Today saw a great turnout with 17 paddlers for the last planned junior docks session. We had many regular paddlers and some new faces. Whilst the newer paddlers got used to their kayaks, the more experienced started with a relay race. Then we headed along the next dock, practising 360 turns on the way and stopping our kayaks. There was a long run of… Read More »Last Junior Docks Session Sept 2024
2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 06 Wednesday 21st Aug – Day 05 Tuesday – Stormbound still! It was all going so well, we hunkered down in the storm-force winds, when a shout for help from Dave followed a tent pole snapping. With several pairs of hands helping out the tent was dropped and further damage avoided, and Dave prepared to spend the night in his van. Then snap… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 06 – Stormbound still!
Day 05 Tuesday 20th Aug – Stormbound Stone Circles and Museums Following a morning rendezvous in the kitchen, the word was that there was a plan to look for a paddle later. It was windy but not wet so some of us set off for a walk from the campsite to seek out some of the stone circles marked on the map. Catriona, Frankie, Debbie and Keith set off on… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 05 – Stone Circles and Museums
2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 04 Monday 19th Aug – Loch Baghasdail and Castle by Frankie Annan Day 4 began earlier for some than others. The ferry ride from Barra over to Eriskay was a short hop over water that maybe in different weather conditions we would have explored in our boats. On arrival Team Mercedes did a bit of early sightseeing and went to visit the beaches… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides – Day 04 Loch Baghasdail and Castle by Frankie Annan
Anglesey Weekend SUNDAY PADDLE 22/09/2024 – To the Swellies and Beyond. Today, as per yesterday, the club managed to put on three separate guided paddles, thanks to the volunteer coaches, Ian, Gary and Keith. Consequently, there was something for everyone. I was with the mixed ability group, 10 of us, heading to the Menai Strait under the direction of Keith. This required a slightly earlier start from the slip at… Read More »Anglesey Weekend No.4 – Sunday – To the Swellies and Beyond.
Anglesey Weekend No.4 Sandy Bay to Ynys Y Fydlyn by Catriona Hare As Ian could not arrive till Saturday morning, I was responsible for deciding which trip our group would run. Both the met office and XC weather had been forecasting ENE and NE winds of force 4 gusting 6 for several days so the planning group agreed the trips needed to be on the sheltered west of Anglesey. Several options… Read More »Anglesey Weekend No.4 Sandy Bay to Ynys Y Fydlyn by Catriona Hare
Standup Paddleboarding session Thursday 19th August The evening turned into a fantastic clear sky as the clouds melted away. Zoe had brought down three large rubber ducks for us to practise our step-back turns and spins. No ducks were harmed during this process and all returned in the dark (with head torches) as the sun set perfectly in the West.
So after many trips to the docks under Kevin’s wing from paddle start to paddle fit, then jumping on a few of Eamon’s and Roger’s slower fitness sessions and of course John Fay’s and Jim Duffy’s fun dock paddles I joined the Anglesey weekend paddle for my first sea trip and it was fantastic. On the Saturday trip we set off, buddying up to save car parking spaces. I was… Read More »Anglesey Weekend No.4 – overview by Dave Keig
River Dee The Boat Inn to Farndon by Allan Blanchard Due to the weather over the preceding week, I thought we may not be able to have a good day paddling from the Boat Inn, Irbistock to Farndon. I agreed with everyone to meet at the Farndon car park instead of the Boat Inn, the first thing to enable us to review the flow of the river. The river appeared… Read More »River Dee The Boat Inn to Farndon by Allan Blanchard
2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water ,Day 03 Sunday 18th Aug – North Bay by Andrew Bond – An Introduction to the Wind Paddlers: Dave, Chris, Frankie, Catriona, Debbie, Keith, Alistair, Gary, Christine and Andy Eschewing the comforts of our campsite at Balnabodach on the east coast of Barra, we headed en masse to North Bay to explore some of the coastline and islands on the northeast side of the… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides – Day 3 – An Introduction to the Wind
