Shetland Islands, Day Six, 16th June, Vementry and Papa Little by Andy Garland  he day began with a slightly more optimistic outlook to the weather than had been the case for the last few days.  We were promised a mere…

Shetland Islands, Day Eight, 18th June, by Catriona Last day and yes, yet more wind. The forecast was F5 gusting F8/9, so I was concerned about driving with boats on the car rather than paddling, and also increasingly concerned about…

Shetland Islands, Day Seven, 17th June, Wind and Rescue Practice by Catriona With another really rubbish day forecast, conditions of F4 gusting F6 and possibly higher later in the day, we decided to make the most of the onshore wind…

Just a reminder the annual Hilbre Island Sea Kayaking event run by Liverpool Canoe Club in partnership with Dee Sailing Club is at 2:00pm on Sunday 17th July 2022 This is a whole club event – All other paddles have…

Shetland Islands Day Five, 15th June North Roe by Sheena Davies On Wednesday 15th June, Phil, Roger, Ian, Andy, Julian, Becca, Catriona and I set off from the little pier at North Roe to explore the coast between that beach…

Anglesey Camping Weekend #2 by Chris Marsden Big thanks to Peter Massey for coordinating the trip to Anglesey this weekend. After a week of lovely weather, we were excited about the weekend trip. The forecast wasn’t good but plenty of club…

Shetland Islands Day Four, Tuesday 14th June 2022 by Roger Colman Unfortunately, another very windy day on the island of Shetland. The various weather forecast apps all had various, differing weather predictions, none of them good. With some of us…

Shetland Islands Day 3, 13th June, North Roe by Ian Bell.. Having considered the forecasts for the day, the west coast of the island was not an option. So, we decided that we would look to paddle somewhere on the…

Shetland Islands 12th June Ronas Voe by Phil Lloyd  On our first full day, and from the base at Voxter Voe hostel near the village of Brae, we had maps, guidebooks and weather forecast out with so many options for…

The Shetland Isles Day One 11th June and before by Catriona We all travelled to Shetland on different days. I travelled up on the 10th to Aberdeen to catch the overnight ferry with Ian and Andy. Trip planning for day…