A Day Trip to Blackpool Southerly Fifteen-knot-plus winds and a neap-ish high tide of under 7m restricted the possibility for a local paddle from West Kirby on Sunday. The one potentially viable option was to launch at high tide at 0600, and go North with the wind.  I offered up the possibility of a day trip to Blackpool to various friends, but there were no takers as everyone had pre-existing… Read More »A Day Trip to Blackpool by Tim Haines

Sea Kayak Leader Skills Day 1 of 6 by Dave Gentle We met at Rhos and had a group discussion on the beach about the detail of leading sea trips. Miles led the first section of the day well, to a co-ordinate, arriving at the beach by Victoria Pier after an interesting surf landing for a mini-break. We all swapped paddles and Eamon led the next section to a new… Read More »Sea Kayak Leader Skills Day 1 of 6 by Dave Gentle

Day 10 Monday – Kenmore River Surprise Cove with the swing to Rowing Club and then Ardgroom Harbour (spit) by Catriona Luckily, we didn’t have any rain overnight, as some of us had camped in a bog, indicated by the presence of the carnivorous plant, butterwort. We woke up to a still day which meant the midges were out in force and we packed quickly (not necessarily efficiently) to escape… Read More »2023 LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 10 Monday – Surprise Cove to Ardgroom Harbour by Catriona

Day 09 Sunday – Kenmore River Pine Trees at Castle d ChodenTeddi to Surprise Cove with the swing by Ian Bell Despite the wind during the night we all enjoyed a relatively sheltered night thanks to the pines which surrounded our overnight campsite at Castle d ChodenTeddi. We were early on the water just as it started to rain. We donned our sea touring hoods and set off heading West.… Read More »2023 LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 09 Sunday – Castle d ChodenTeddi to Surprise Cove by Ian Bell

Stand Up Paddleboard session Monday 18th September. We had 6 paddleboards out for this session but as we were getting on, a squall came over Coburg Dock. We had to hang onto our paddleboards as the gusts were flipping them over. On the upside, as it passed, we were blessed with a fantastic double rainbow. We jumped on board our SUPs (well we actually kneeled until we were in deep… Read More »Stand Up Paddleboard session Monday 18th September

2023 LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 08 Saturday – Kenmore River Coornagillagh Quay and Beach to Kenmore and Pine Trees at Castle d ChodenTeddi by Catriona We woke up to a beautiful morning for the first day of our next mini adventure, or wind avoidance strategy. Well, we had no headwind for some of the day. We left the quay at a respectable 9:00 and paddled with the tide and… Read More »2023 LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 08 Saturday – Kenmore River Coornagillagh Quay to Castle d ChodenTeddi by Catriona

Hilbre Island Trip, Sat 16th Sept by Andy Bond Eamon, Brian, Ian, Keith, Andy, Christine, Catriona, Roger and Tony The September weather continued fair and we were looking forward to a day out with the club paddling out to Hilbre Island, new territory for me and Christine although familiar to most of the others in the group. We met near the slipway at West Kirby around 10:00 am. The aim… Read More »Hilbre Island Trip, Sat 16th Sept by Andy Bond

Day 06 Thursday – Connemara Furnish Island to Coral Strand by Ian Bell We awoke with a wonderful sunrise and wished Debbie happy birthday. We had been watching the forecast for a few days and the winds were due to increase and the swell was due to build so the group took the safer option of paddling inside Furnace, Lettermullen and Gorumna Islands to return to Coral Strand and the cars.… Read More »LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 06 Thursday – Connemara Furnish Island to Coral Strand by Ian Bell

Anglesey Circumnavigation by Tim Haines Setting off at short notice, with minimal planning time, it was inevitable that I would forget something. Forty-five minutes into the drive to Anglesey, I realised what it was – my dry trousers. I briefly considered going on without them but thought better of it, and accepted the time penalty incurred. This meant I got on the water a little later than intended, leaving Bull… Read More »Anglesey Circumnavigation by Tim Haines

A night paddle around Hilbre by Tim Haines Sometimes work and family commitments, the weather and the tide all conspire against us to prevent paddling, and the onset of winter can exacerbate this, with reduced daylight hours to add into the mix as well.   One option is paddling in the dark – Liverpool Canoe Club do this quite a bit on the local docks, either on the long winter evenings… Read More »A night paddle around Hilbre by Tim Haines