Trip Reports
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Stonehaven -Arbroath 14-16th August
Lothian Sea Kayak Trip Report North East Coast Group Participants David Grieve, David Towsey Gordon McGeorge, Clare Eadie, Joanne Boyle, James Boyle. Inverbervie, Friday, 14/08/2020 The plan was for the group to wild camp in Inverbervie. David G and David T sallied ahead of the group to reconnoitre a suitable site. On our arrival at…
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Grade A Evening Paddle – Portobello. Thursday 20th August 2020
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Evening paddle from Hawes Pier 11 August
Evening paddle from Hawes Pier, Queensferry to Barnbougle Castle 11 August 2020. Participants: Richard B, Alan B, Jane S, Philip B, James M, Frances W, Michael W Briefing: Introductions – all competent paddlers with trip well within capabilities Weather, tide summary: Easterly breeze 7-8mph; generalised thunderstorm for whole of UK, but nothing in local forecast,…
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Jura circumnavigation 25 July – 1 August 2020
Rendezvousing at Ellenabeich Sat 25 July and suitably faffed, our nine intrepid adventurers left at 1100 (slightly later than intended) skirting Easdale island and its ferry and straight into a stiff F3 which, combined with the ebb tide, made for a rather bouncier paddle down to Fladda than expected. At Fladda all sorts of things…
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Seil and Luing Circumnavigation July 2020
The fickle forecast! It changed all week, jumping from OK to marginal to definitely not OK and back again. The fickle forecast! Checked another forecast and it predicted a lovely weekend. The fickle forecast! Checked a third forecast hoping for a majority vote and different yet again. The fickle forecast! Sunday was expected to…
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Lismore July 2020
The advance party left Eilean nan Caorach, where they had camped overnight on Thursday, to meet others who arrived on Friday morning. Leaving Port Appin at 0945 we paddled down the Lynn of Lorne in strengthening headwinds to enjoy a sunny lunch on Eilean na Cloiche, after having called in at Achnacroish to stretch…
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Islay / Jura Long Weekend
With so many of our club trips cancelled in the past two months, I thought it might be worth writing up one of the latest to be postponed with the intention of whetting appetites for some future visit to Islay / Jura. This is all of course fiction, or is it? Once upon a time…
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Stay at Home Paddling !
Hi All, and Happy Easter. I do hope you are all keeping well. This is unfortunately not a trip report but just a general chat to keep us all engaged with the page now that Covid -19 has set in and travel has stopped. The weather has decided to behave now and make it even…
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Sea Kayak Coach Training 14-15th March
Following on from the core coach training organised by the club in October, Alan, Chris M, Rob B and myself did the moderate water sea kayak coach discipline specific training on the 14-15th March. George Fell was the trainer for the course, and was excellent, keeping the jargon to a minimum and making it as…
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Sunday 14th March 2020
Home now recovering from my first paddle in 5 months following breaking my arm. Probably not my best ever idea to join Dave Simpson and the hardened sea dogs on a paddle cancelled for the students but going ahead for the leaders. Forecast was a Force 5-6 from SE. As is was we had a…