Anglesey Weekend #4 Sun 1st Oct – Bull Bay to Porth Eilian HW Liverpool 13:09, HW Amlwch 12:39Chris, Andy, Christine, Terry, Kirk and Ella The team assembled outside the Paddlers Bar at 8:30am on Sunday to organise lifts and transport…

Up (and Down) The Mersey by Tim Haines Having arrived at the car park in front of the Ferry pub in Egremont at around 0900 and prepared the boats, we spent some time idly chatting, waiting for the tide to…

Anglesey Weekend #4 Bull Bay to The Brickworks (Porth Wen) 30th September 2023 Anglesey Weekend #4Autumn. Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness… and tipping rain. A group of 8 -Paul, Keith, Andy Garland, Chris, Kevin, Gary, ably led by David…

Bwa Gwyn/Bwa Du and Trearddur Bay Saturday 30 September. The previous evening, LCC team leaders were asked where they wanted to paddle the following day. The weather forecast wasn’t looking brilliant for a west coast paddle. Constant SW swinging to…

2023 LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 11 Tuesday – Ardgroom Harbour to Coornagillagh by Andy Garland We had completed ten days of paddling amongst the wonderfully diverse coast and waterways of Ireland. However, I have to admit that my…

LCC Docks Fun Race – Sunday 24th of September. Race starts at 1:30pm 2km (Half circuit of the docks) [Coburg Race] 4km (one circuit of the docks) [West Kirby Race] 8km (two circuits of the docks) [Little Eye Race] 12km…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…