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 memory is not as good as it used to be, and each day started to merge into another. The following description might therefore contain some inaccurate recollections. It might also… Read More »2023 LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 11 Tuesday – Ardgroom Harbour to Coornagillagh by Andy Garland

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 (three circuits of the docks) [Hilbre Island Race] Many thanks to the helpers and kayak safety team of Amy Newnham, Miles Griffiths, Carol Atkinson, Dominic Fahey, Angelo Urzua-Milla James Duffy… Read More »2023 Docks Fun Race

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