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 Force 3, gusting 4 wind from the southwest, and the westerly swell was meant to be a feeble ripple of 2m.  We had already earmarked a potential paddle on the… Read More »Shetland Islands, Day Six, 16th June, Vementry and Papa Little by Andy Garland

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 the ferry crossing home. Each driver and their passengers set off for a day of sightseeing, except for Becka who felt she needed another cycle into a headwind. Visits were… Read More »Shetland Islands, Day Eight, 18th June, by Catriona

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 onto the safe beach in Voxter Voe next to our accommodation and practice turning and rescuing in the wind. Well, this had seemed a great idea the night before during… Read More »Shetland Islands, Day Seven, 17th June, Wind and Rescue Practice by Catriona

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 been taken off the calendar on the 17th to allow all to take part/help or come along to watch. Juniors are welcome to take part in the short event, Sea… Read More »Hilbre Island Sea Kayaking event 2:00pm on Sunday 17th July 2022

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 and the Neap of Skea. There was a pleasant breeze, and we were able to do some rock hopping, cave exploring and bird watching. We had lunch on a beach… Read More »Shetland Islands Day Five, 15th June North Roe by Sheena Davies

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 members turned out in anticipation of a good weekend. Friday night was windy and wet, but the forecast looked more promising for Saturday. We spent the evening in the bar… Read More »Anglesey Camping Weekend #2 by Chris Marsden

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 still hopeful for a paddle it fell upon Ian Bell to pull the proverbial rabbit from the hat. Ian delved into his ‘Old Sea Dog Box of Tricks’ and opted… Read More »Shetland Islands Day Four, Tuesday 14th June 2022 by Roger Colman

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 east coast of the mainland island as that may offer some protection from the F4 gust 5 SW / Westly wind. We chose North Roe as the coast on either… Read More »Shetland Islands Day Three, 13th June, North Roe by Ian Bell.

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 paddles around the stunning weather-beaten coastline of Shetland. The wind forecast was 22 mph from SW and 2+ meter swell, so this ruled out anything on the more rugged west… Read More »Shetland Islands Day Two 12th June Ronas Voe by Phil Lloyd