Trip Reports
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North Berwick, Saturday 12 May.
My second attempt at this. Did one after the event but must have missed the submit button !! ANYWAY…. After a rather delayed confirmation of plans, 9 members met on the beach to discuss a trip, then 10 members….then an 11th arrived. It was the astonishing presence that is MA Harper. So after a bit…
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Belhaven Bay – Evening Paddle- Tues 22 May
What a fantastic opportunity to practise and play in the surf! 9 of us gathered and after a very short carry and an even briefer briefing- ie “don’t bump into each other” we headed into the waves. Technically wind blown and short frequency (is that correct) – in reality an absolute blast. Little more exciting…
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Milsey Bay Evening Paddle – Tuesday 8th May
After a hot sunny windless bank holiday weekend, the weather turned just in time for the evening paddle. Even with the cool temperature, windy, and damp forecast 12 people turned up. Being the organiser, and my first evening paddle in a while, I figured I should be there early, and I actually managed to get…
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Grade A paddle from N Berwick – Sunday 6 May 2018
Fourteen of us set out from a fairly quiet Milsey Bay in conditions unexpectedly superior to those forecast and entirely different from any of the forecasts that had been consulted: bright sunshine, no wind and virtually flat calm. Quickly adapting to these unusually testing conditions (hats, suncream and shades applied) we skimmed out the Bass on…
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Aberdour Evening Paddle Trip Report: Wednesday 2nd May
Launch: Sunny Aberdour. 1830 on the dot. Punters: Andrew, Jane, Charles, Me. Additional Punter: Like an apparition from the waves … see below. Direction Of Travel: West up to the terminal, then across to Inchcolm and back. Conditions: Windy … choppy … more choppy … then unpredicatable choppy … and then that kind of choppy…
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Lismore 20-22nd April 2018
Eight of us turned up to Camp on Eilean na Caorach on the Friday night. Tents up food consumed followed by the usual banter an ascent to the islands highest point rewarded us with clear views all around. On Saturday morning we meet up with the final two of our group at Port Appin from there…
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Bute Circumnavigation 7&8 Apr 18
Three of us joined this trip meeting at Wemyss Bay to share cars on the ferry to Rothesay from where we drove up to Rhubodach (opposite Colintraive). We caught the last of the ebb tide on a clear light wind day heading down the East side past the busy boat repair works and across Rothesay…
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Loch Sunart: Easter weekend 2018
Graham and I travelled up to, and camped at Resipole on Friday, meeting up with Anne Saturday morning. Launching from the slip, we crossed the loch and paddled down the southern shore in favourable conditions spotting an isolated seal pup, sans parent, lazing on a high rock on the way. Heading down towards Carna, we…
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Grade A Paddle, Seacliff in sunshine, Sunday 1st April.
No April fools were we! 12 of us picked Sunday for a paddle , dived through the narrow weather window and had a very pleasant time at Seacliff. Low water at 0945 meant a bit of a walk to the water’s edge – extended by the unexpected appearance of a metre high escarpment at…
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Rough Stuff 3- Seacliff Sat 10th March
Even worse weather than last week, but still 13 determined souls with a brilliant ‘have-a-go’ attitude . Easterly 5 + , smaller swell but stronger wind than 2 weeks ago- – awkward turning boats into wind and the buoy off St Baldred’s was getting a pasting. We played about in the various rough bits around the…