Sea Kayak Leader Sessions, Day 5 – Bull Bay by Eamon Hanlon Our penultimate sea kayak leader skills session with Dave and Fi took us to the north coast of Anglesey, with a planned trip from Bull Bay to Hells…

Woodchurch Pool

Lancaster Canal Paddle – Garstang to Lancaster We were sent directions and details of the paddle by email from Carl who was coordinating the paddle – his knowledge, fantastic planning and detail made the day a breeze for us all.…

White Water Leaders Paddle in North Wales (Afon Seiont and Afon Ogwen) by Harry Ruggles After a successful trip the week before, we decided to venture out again, this time for some North Wales treats. After looking at levels, it…

Sea Kayak Leader training session 4: Gallows Point to Puffin Island by Ian O’Connor Participants: Dave and Fiona Gentle, Andy, Christine, Eamon and Ian.  I suppose the story of this trip starts way back in 1980. It was quite a…

WW leaders paddle on the River Lune by Harry Ruggles We met up at Starbucks at junction 3 of the M58 and loaded all the boats into Chris`s van. We paddled from Beckfoot down to the Killington Bridge and then…

Sea Kayak Leader Skills Day 3 of 6 by Dave Gentle Fuelled on Greggs’ doughnuts, we met at the Anchorage Hotel, Holy Island to discuss leadership skills. We could see the Inland Sea through the hotel windows & the sun…

Day 15 Saturday – The trip home on the Norbay by Gary B The final day started with a 5:30 alarm call, a quick final pack up and off by 6:30 to a drive through Dublin, alongside the Liffey, to the ferry terminal.…

Sea Kayak Leader Skills Day 2 of 6 by Dave Gentle Such an enthusiastic group, sponging up all the information we can provide and eager to lead their sections of the trip. We met at Premier Inn to discuss leadership…

Day 14 Friday – Boulder beach camp on Bere Island to Castletownbere Harbour by Frankie A I was awake before the alarm I set to ensure I made it on the water by 8.30am. Camping mostly on the concrete of…