Paddle Explore Assessment – 17th September 2022 Windermere by Michael McCarthy We had arranged to meet at 9 o’clock at the National Trust car park located at Fell Foot (south end of Windermere) to undertake the Paddle Explore Assessment. Due to the roadworks not running due to the national period of mourning, Allan and myself were already there for 8:20 which give us enough time to review the venue, check… Read More »Paddle Explore Assessment – 17th September 2022 Windermere by Michael McCarthy

2022 Scottish Sea Kayaking Trip Day 05 Thursday Arran – Largybeg Point to Lochranza by Debbie Hughes Despite having camped on land evidently occupied by cattle, we got through the night without interference from large hoofy bovines. Yet another birthday morning for me with LCC, with card, rosette and birthday banner from the gang – special people and special places to remember the day, thanks for caring. It was quite… Read More »2022 Scottish Sea Kayaking Trip – Day 05 Thursday Arran – Largybeg Point to Lochranza by Debbie Hughes

2022 Scottish Sea Kayaking Trip Day 04 Wednesday Arran – Drumadoon Point (Golf Course) to Largybeg Point by Gary Edwards The initial instructions for Day Four involved an early 7 am on the water… gladfully, that was delayed an hour to allow the wind and rain to pass over. Although any extra sleep I was planning to get was rudely interrupted by the green keeper from the Shiskine Golf Club,… Read More »2022 Scottish Sea Kayaking Trip – Day 04 Wednesday Arran – Drumadoon Point (Golf Course) to Largybeg Point by Gary Edwards

2022 Scottish Sea Kayaking Trip Day 03 Tuesday Arran – Carradale to Drumadoon Point (Golf Course) by Frankie Annan Shopped and fed, the convoy set off to drive to Carradale to start the next part of the week and dodge the weather that was headed to Mull. This was the journey down the never-ending single-track road, or so it seemed. But eventually, we arrived at the car park by the… Read More »2022 Scottish Sea Kayaking Trip – Day 03 Tuesday Arran – Carradale to Drumadoon Point (Golf Course) by Frankie Annan

2022 Scottish Sea Kayaking Trip Day 03 Tuesday Loch Etive – Rubha Nan Cairn to Airds Bay by Frankie Annan Waking on the wonderful Alaska-style campsite, it was to be an early start on the water to get back to the cars. The first train passed at 6.27 am by which time, those of us who need more packing time, were up and getting sorted, and everyone else was still… Read More »2022 Scottish Sea Kayaking Trip – Day 03 Tuesday Loch Etive – Rubha Nan Cairn to Airds Bay by Frankie Annan

Day 02 Monday Loch Etive – The head of Loch Etive to Rubha Nan Cairn by Andy Garland We arose to only a light smattering of midges and made our usual preparations for departure. The previous night a wedding party had been holding a reception by the loch shore, a few hundred meters from our camp, so I checked and double-checked that no bottles of unused Champagne had been left… Read More »2022 Scottish Sea Kayaking Trip – Day 02 Monday Loch Etive – The head of Loch Etive to Rubha Nan Cairn by Andy Garland

2022 Scottish Sea Kayaking Trip to Arran and Mull The Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip This year’s trip was organised as two separate weeks but both starting from the same campsite at Oban Caravan & Camping Park. This would enable people to paddle for either one or both weeks and would allow for greater flexibility. Week 1 had some unsettled weather, so we opted to explore Loch Etive and then head… Read More »2022 Scottish Sea Kayaking Trip – Day 01 Sunday Loch Etive – Airds Bay (Taynuilt) to the head of Loch Etive by Ian Bell

Euxton Canoe Club – Save our club Euxton Canoe Club is based in Chorley, Lancashire – about 20 miles from Liverpool, as the crow flies. Last week, their storage facility was torched in an arson attack. They lost the vast majority of their boats along with a lot of other kit. Current estimate of damage is over £50,000. As a result of this, there is a real danger that the… Read More »Euxton Canoe Club – Save our club

Day 10 Monday: Wakeboarding by Noah Gavin This year we were looking to do some activities as a family, and came across l’ancre bleue, a watersports place with wakeboarding, rafting, canoeing and stand-up paddle boarding. Me, my dad and sister went wakeboarding twice during the trip and were completely stunned by the surrounding views the whole time. Although the water in the lake was low, the staff there did their… Read More »2022 LCC Alpine Holiday to Durance Region in France: Day 10 Monday: Wakeboarding by Noah Gavin

Moelfre to Bull Bay on the North Coast of Anglesey In my quest to circumnavigate Anglesey in what appears to be multiple day trips in every direction possible, whilst nothing is simultaneously linked…I identified that although I had been from Bull Bay and Point Lynas south, I had never managed to link it up with Moelfre…well today was the day. I found a fellow willing participant in Fiona G and… Read More »Moelfre to Bull Bay on the North Coast of Anglesey