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Yee-haa! Riding the Rhoscolyn rodeo

club: tynemouth

anglesey

course

F5 SW wind today, so we headed for the shelter of Rhoscolyn Bay and were lucky enough to find the tide race running too.

Slowly Getting Braver

club: tynemouth

anglesey

course

Yesterday brought big winds, but by this morning the wind had completely dropped off. Swell + no wind = perfect conditions for Penrhyn Mawr. TPC had 21 paddlers and with a…

Messing around in Trearddur Bay

peer

anglesey

F6 gusting F8 so not a day for paddling far!

Blowholes & bottlenoses

club: tynemouth

south-shields

Strong winds meant we ditched our Plan A (Coquet island) in favour of South Shields, seeking shelter underneath the cliffs

Glassy ripples and the last of summer light

peer

tynemouth

Short after work paddle with Paul and Kane to Browns Bay and back.

Grey skies, lush company

peer

tynemouth

It was grey and drizzly as we unloaded boats and paddled out on a rising tide.

Inchcolm & Inchgnome before heading home

peer

firth-of-forth

Bright blue skies and a warm sun for our last little paddle in the Forth. Spotted the RNLI doing some training at Inchcombe, did a loop of Oxcarr lighthouse and then back…

Isle of May

peer

fife

We headed to Cellardyke to meet up with Kirstie’s friend Crispin. With settled weather forecast it seemed a great opportunity to do the crossing to the Isle of May

Surf and snacks at St Andrews

peer

fife

Nice little paddle out of St Andrews. We headed South first towards Fifeness and then back towards the town to view the castle & cathedral. Had a little play in the surf at…

Bow Fiddle rock

peer

moray-firth

We set off from Portessie heading straight for Bow Fiddle Rock. The swell was up, so there wasn’t much opportunity for rock hopping, and it was a very different day from my…

Snoozing seals

peer

moray-firth

A windy start meant a slow morning of table tennis at the campsite. By midday the wind had dropped and we paddled from Sandhaven around Kinnaird Head lighthouse (the first…

A skyful of Gannets

peer

moray-firth

Kirstie’s van was finally fixed! We headed down the steep, windy road to Pennan (famous for Local Hero) and stopped at Coastal Cuppie for a coffee and cake before launching…

Bullers of Buchan

peer

aberdeenshire

This morning started with breaching dolphins at Stonehaven Harbour, followed by coffee and croissants at the pier café. 😋 Then a quick stop at Kwik Fit to get Kirstie’s oil…

Caves, Cliffs and Kittiwakes

peer

aberdeenshire

After the long drive up to Stonehaven (back again!), Kirstie and I launched just after high tide on one of the biggest spring tides of the year and headed south towards…

An apocalyptic paddle and a Mars bar

peer

aberdeenshire

After three lovely, but soggy days on the “Summer Isles” we followed the weather east to squeeze in one last paddle. I’m so glad we did because the coastline north of…

Reefs off Reiff

club: tynemouth

summer-isles

Last day at the Summer Isles with TPC.

Tea at Tanera Mòr

club: tynemouth

summer-isles

We headed straight to Eilean Mullagrach to get stuck in to the features. The West coast was a bit too spicy so we stayed between the islands. Kev did an impressive roll in a…

Caves, arches and pizza

club: tynemouth

summer-isles

First day of TPC Summer Isles trip. Lots of caves and arches. Particularly enjoyed returning to Am Fang cave which had a shag nesting in it. Had to skip a few potential…

Priest island from Mellon Udrigle

peer

summer-isles

Mellon Udrigle is a stunning beach. Kirstie suggested we paddle from there partly because it’s the most accessible way to get to priest island and partly because the name of…

To the yellow buoy

peer

tynemouth

Kirstie and I paddled out to the yellow mine buoy and back, my second visit. It’s good practice for those long crossings, and it’s always interesting being a little way…

Double dolphins

peer

south-shields

Friday night paddle with Kirstie. Jet skis were out buzzing the vessels in the Tyne, cutting infront of incoming traffic and generally just being radgies.

Lush paddle with Sarah

peer

tynemouth

After bailing on yesterday’s paddle due to the threat of lightening - Sarah and I were keen to get out (whilst everyone else watched the England match).

A Perfect Plan B Paddle

peer

beadnell

The CC Farnes trip was cancelled because of the wind, but I headed out with Cumbrian friends Chris, Clare and Dan anyway. We launched straight from the campsite into an F4…

Glassy seas and baby surf

peer

tynemouth

Lovely after-work paddle on a warm, still summer evening. Flat calm seas most of the way, with a bit of baby surf at Longsands to play in. Mark had me practising my roll…

Escorting the King of the Sea

club: tynemouth

coquet

race

Coquet “Around the island” race. Paddled around with the inspirational 93 year old Jack Henderson. Stunning conditions and a great turnout from Tynemouth Paddlesports club. 🏆

Taking out Gem & Ollie

peer

tynemouth

Took Gem & Ollie out for a paddle. It was forecast F3 offshore so I was hestiant about letting Ollie borrow the SUP - but when we arrived at Cullercoats early on Saturday…

When life feels too busy to go for a paddle, go paddling*

peer

tynemouth

It’s been a hectic week, and I almost skipped paddling, but with the sun shining I made it down to the Haven for a half-five launch on a spring high tide.

Choppy seas and ice-cream

peer

tynemouth

A short Sunday morning paddle with Paul, Sarah and Mark. As we rounded the end of the pier, Mark summed things up perfectly: “Well, there’s the wind!”

Fatfield to Roker

solo

wear

I’ve been meaning to paddle the Wear for ages. I rescued 2 footballs whilst paddling the tree-lined Washington stretch. Then past many shipwrecks, under Northern Spire, past…

Wavy Wednesday

peer

tynemouth

Tynemouth to Whitley Bay with Sarah, Paul, Kev, Mark and Kane. The weather didn’t match the forecast and it was wavier than expected. When Paul suggested we turn around at…

Round Mousa

peer

shetland

Last day on Shetland. After a no-paddle day yesterday (F8!) we were keen to get one last little paddle in.

Surfin’ Scalloway in Gaelforce

peer

shetland

With F6 gusting F7 winds forecast, we planned a downwind run from Scalloway to Nesbister.

A grand day out round Muckle Roe

peer

shetland

With the best conditions of the week forecast (F3 rather than F5), we set out to circumnavigate Muckle Roe.

Caves, planes and tysties

peer

shetland

With a strong Northernly wind forecast all day we planned a down wind run from Levenwick to Grutness.

Headwinds at Scalloway

peer

shetland

First day paddling on Shetland. The others only arrived off the boat this morning and the winds were F5+ so we just did a little recee from Scalloway handrailing along the…

Red kites playing in the wind

club: tynemouth

loch-ken

Annual Loch Ken camping trip. Quite windy so we stayed around the estuary and did some skills.

Sandwich terns, surf and crab rescue 🦀

peer

coquet

Launched a couple of hours before low tide, so we stuck to the ramp to avoid a muddy start. We had high hopes for puffins and dolphins… no dolphins this time, but we did…

South Shields before Storm Dave

peer

south-shields

Storm Dave meant no big Easter adventures. However, we managed to get a little South Shields jolly in on Saturday morning before Storm Dave hit.

First TPC session of the year

club: tynemouth

tynemouth

Calm seas and sunshine made for a perfect start to the year with Tynemouth’s first club paddle. With newly qualified leader Mark and Paul guiding the trip, we (Clare, Kev…

Sarah and Mark’s SKL assessment

club: tynemouth

south-shields

Great day out. Big congratulations to two of my favourite people to paddle with for passing with flying colours ❤️ 🎉

Pier pressure at the pub

peer

tynemouth

Sat in the Turks Head on Friday night, checking surfline I suggested a Saturday morning paddle. 12 hours later and Kev, Paul, Dave, Tim, Tony and I were ready to get on the…

Mulled wine on the Tyne 🍷

peer

tyne

night

christmas

Festive girls paddle through the city centre.

Back at last for a winter solstice paddle

peer

tynemouth

This was my first paddle in over two months so I was just really happy to be getting out. November was busy with work and then the weather has just been too big for us to go…

Playing at the Swellies

club: tynemouth

anglesey

course

Day 2 of training with SKUK adventures. The SE wind was F6 gusting F8 today so out four groups all headed to the shelter of the Menai.

Rhoscolyn rock hopping

club: tynemouth

anglesey

course

Day 1 of training with SKUK adventures. A totally different day from yesterday’s calm sea. Strong South Easterly had made some fairly spicy conditions. The novice group went…

Trearddur to Rhoscolyn and back

peer

anglesey

A short peer paddle before our SKUK adventures course tomorrow. One of the calmest days I’ve ever seen on Anglesey. Almost no swell at all.

Shipwrecks, surfing and seagulls

peer

tynemouth

A quick after-work paddle, catching the last of the evening light.

Will paddle for Whitella

peer

tynemouth

A welcome slow start on Sunday morning, 11am OTW. My first paddle in a month after a busy few weeks. I felt sluggish paddling across Longsands Bay. There were some nice…

Seal pup and a sinking tractor

peer

tynemouth

Nine paddlers out for a standard Saturday morning paddle. Very low tide getting on. There was a seal pup resting on the steps as we paddles around the pier. Big swell around…

Will paddle for Cullercoats Coffee

peer

tynemouth

A relaxed paddle to Whitley Bay and back with Paul, Sarah, Cath, Claire & Kev. We stopped at Cullercoats for a coffee & breakfast rolls.

Two laps of Coquet

peer

coquet

The seals were so good we had to go around twice.

Fatfield to Lambton Castle

peer

wear

Evening paddle with Keith to Lambton castle. We got on at the Fatfield slipway an hour before high tide. It was a spring tide so plenty of water.

Lovely evening down to Marsden and back

peer

south-shields

Paul, Sarah, Cath, Claire, Josh and I set off from Haven. We met Kirstie and Gayle at the South pier.

Assisting at a Sea Kayak Award day

club: tynemouth

newbiggin

Sarah and I helped Paul with a Sea Kayak Award day for 5 Tynemouth paddlers.

Big swell and waves down the pier

peer

tynemouth

Although it looked calm from the beach we knew it would be big around the corner, and we could see waves splashing over the side of the pier. We kept wide around the North…

Rolling practice in the bay

peer

tynemouth

Skills practice with Kev and Mark.

Ardmore point & Calve island

peer

mull

We set off from the colourful houses of Balamory / Tobermory in warm sunshine. What was supposed to be a short 8km jaunt to the lighthouse and back ended up as a 3 hour…

Tràigh Gheal

peer

mull

A slow start and an easy paddle around to this beautiful beach.

Staffa from Kintra

peer

mull

Saw a minke whale, dolphins and porpoises on the paddle out. On the return we saw a pod of common dolphins doing some high breaches and watched the shearwaters skim over the…

Erraid

club: tynemouth

mull

Last day of the TPC club trip. We planned to only paddle in the morning as the wind was due to pick up in the afternoon. We did a little paddle around Erraid to a huge…

Fidden to Bunessan

club: tynemouth

mull

The wind was forecast to be F4+ and gusting so we planned a downwind run along to Bunessan. A slow start OTW 13:30 to avoid stronger winds in the morning. There was quite a…

Around Iona

club: tynemouth

mull

Blue skies, thick fog, calm water, spouting caves, swell and rock hopping. We had it all today.

Up Loch Sunart

peer

ardnamurchan

exped

Saw a porpoise and lots of different types of starfish including billions of brittle stars.

Around Ardnamurchan point

peer

ardnamurchan

exped

Most westerly point of mainland Britain. Saw a family of porpoises and lots of common seals, including a month old seal pup.

Ardtoe to Sanna

peer

ardnamurchan

exped

Lots of manx shearwaters, gannets and two minke whales feeding off Ockle point

TPC novice session

club: tynemouth

tynemouth

Pretty evening although I was exhausted and had to nap at Longsands whilst the novices got ready. Did some skills along the wall at Browns Bay. Had a beer on the wall…

Maiden voyage for the new boat

peer

coquet

My first time out in my plastic SKUK Romany Sportive - which I’ve christened Guto. The boat handled really well and I couldn’t tell much difference between that and my…

SKA training

club: tynemouth

tynemouth

Supporting the TPC SKA training.

Round the Island Race

club: tynemouth

coquet

race

The seals were out spectating. I set off near the back, planning a social paddle rather than a race. However, when I turned the corner and started paddling into the wind I…

Rolling practice

peer

tynemouth

With mixed success. Paul, Sarah, Kev & Mark tried a few different rescues including playing with flooded hatches and rolling in a heavy boat.

The early paddler catches the DFDS

club: tynemouth

tynemouth

Early morning start for a Saturday TPC improvers session. I was on the water early enough to catch the DFDS coming in, which is always exciting.

Surrounded by dolphins

peer

south-shields

After a chaotic start (leaving my kit bucket back at home and having to drive back for it 🤦) had a lovely, chatty paddle with Kirstie. Rain showers and rainbows.

Rolling practice at Cullercoats

peer

tynemouth

Quick after work paddle with Sarah, Kev & Mark. Quite choppy around the piers.

Back to Easedale via Belnahua

peer

jura

exped

Distance: 12.5 km

Corryvreckan and grey dogs

peer

jura

exped

Corryvrevken was at slack with no swell 😅

Back up West Jura to Glengarrisdale bothy

peer

jura

exped

Very calm conditions and had a minke whale breach near us a few times 😮

Down to Ruantallain bothy

peer

jura

exped

Stopping to explore the dry caves

Down the west coast of Jura to Shian bay

peer

jura

exped

Distance: 23.9 km

Easedale to Bagh Gleann nam Muc

peer

jura

exped

Avoiding the Corrievreckan

Rubha Hunish

club: lakeland

skye

Amazing rocks hopping along the cliffs, mega caves and sea eagles.

Back to Skye via Skye bridge

club: lakeland

skye

exped

The next day dawned sunny and ominously still. We were woken at about 04:30 by the local cuckoo but returned to snoozing until the inevitable could be delayed no longer, and…

To Uags Bothy

club: lakeland

skye

exped

Finally joined by Sue, this was day 1 of a 2 day overnight trip to the mainland at Applecross bothy. Launching from Broadford after restocking and much boat handling down a…

Around Point of Sleat

club: lakeland

skye

The fact that Sue couldn’t join us again due to ongoing van problems was the only spoiler of this perfect day; the first trip that involved a shuttle (with many thanks to…

Cuillin Magic

club: lakeland

skye

Stunning views of the Cullins and a lovely swim in Loch Coruisk.

Loch Bracadale

club: lakeland

skye

Oronsay, Wiay, Tarner and Harlosh islands.

TPC Novice session at high tide

club: tynemouth

tynemouth

Three novice paddlers joined us at Longsands. We took them to Cullercoats arch to practice draw strokes. It was a big springs (5.3m) at high tide so the arch was quite…

Round the island

peer

coquet

Standard loop around Coquet. We considered doing surf practice on the other side of the north pier but it was pretty big swell, so we left Andy and Tim to play whilst Sarah…

Solo around the piers to catch the club

club: tynemouth

tynemouth

Paddled solo from the Haven to Browns bay and then joined in with the TPC club session.

SK Leader training day 2

club: tynemouth

farnes

course

Distance: 11.8 km

SK Leader training day 1

club: tynemouth

coquet

course

Day 1 with Stu & Craig Leslie doing SKL training

First TPC mid-week of the season

club: tynemouth

tynemouth

Short session tonight to give our novices a chance to paddle from Longsands. We had two capsizes, one at the north end of Longsands, and one as we came in to the surf-landing.

Loch Ken

club: tynemouth

loch-ken

With Josh & Kev both who had physical niggles so we took it easy. F4 gusting F6 Easterlies so we hand-railed to get shelter. I practiced some nav along the way trying to pin…

Surrounded by seals

peer

coquet

First Coquet island trip of the year. The seals came out to play and we were surrounded whilst they played with our toggles. Ann & Pauline headed back after lap one whilst…

Novice session with TPC

club: tynemouth

tynemouth

Running a novice session for new paddlers. We met them at Longsands, and then paddled north to Cullercoats to practice skills in the bay.

Night paddle to the dome and back

peer

tynemouth

night

Evening paddle to Spanish city and back with Paul, Sarah, Will, Gordon and Geoff. It was cold but calm and the half moon lit the sky well enough to see without our torches.…

Will paddle for chips

peer

tynemouth

Just me, Paul and Sarah out for a short paddle before the swimming pool session. I had really bad cramps and it hurt to sit in an upright paddling position so I paddled very…

The fog cleared

peer

south-shields

Initially the fog was heavy, and we considered just paddling North, rather than cross the channel in the fog. However, by the time we were getting on the water, the fog…

Boxing Day paddle and a beach BBQ

peer

tynemouth

Short paddle on boxing day.

Sunset paddle up the Coquet

peer

coquet

A very autumnal afternoon 🍂 Pootle up to the weir and back. Saw a sleepy heron. And lots of lapwings. Paddled up to the harbour to watch the big waves breaking. Got chips…

Night paddle

peer

tynemouth

night

With Sarah and Paul. Nice level for paddling through the Cullercoats cave. Watched a fishing boat come in being followed by seagulls.

Bwa Du a Bwa Gwyn

peer

anglesey

The day after our tidal race course, Paul, Sarah and I did a short paddle from Porch Dafach.

Tide races on the west coast of Anglesey

anglesey

course

Led by Paul Williams North Stack, South Stack and Penrhyn mawr With Paul & Sarah

Rockhopping on the North coast

anglesey

course

Porth Wen brickworks

Cumbria Canoeists visit Tynemouth Day 2

club: cumbria

south-shields

A second day of practising leading with the Cumbria Canoeists trip.

Cumbria Canoeists visit Tynemouth Day 1

club: cumbria

tynemouth

My first attempt at leading a group formally involved a number of swims (including my own!)

South to Marsden

peer

south-shields

Making the most of evening light we headed South tonight (Paul, Sarah, Cath, Claire, Kev, Mark). Chased the DFDS out between the piers. Slight tide race off the North pier.

North to table rocks

peer

tynemouth

Paul, Kev, Claire, Cath, Mark and Gordon Dave setting off a little late and meeting us on the water.

Bass rock

peer

firth-of-forth

exped

Headwind to Bass Rock meant slow progress. Love the noise of the Gannets.

End of Summer escape

peer

firth-of-forth

exped

A last minute getaway at the end of August with Pal, Sarah, Phil and Mark.

Surf practice

peer

tynemouth

Quite a low tide. Did some surf practice at Longsands. Watched the MS Ambition leave port.

St. Abbs

peer

st-abbs

On a fairly low tide. Saw 15+ dolphins, some seals and plenty of jellies and sea urchins.

Dave’s SKA group

club: tynemouth

south-shields

Bow rudders and rescues

Paul’s SKA group

club: tynemouth

tynemouth

Towing and rescues

WSKF day 3 Playing at Penmon

anglesey

course

The final day of our course. I was in Anita’s group with Kirstie and two other sea kayak leaders. I practised leading the group around Puffin Island (Ynys Seiriol). We…

WSKF day 2 Attempting to lead the crossing to Middle Mouse 😬

anglesey

course

Anita asked me to lead the crossing to Middle Mouse. I was aware that there would be fast flows as I remember seeing maps of the areas in my CNTP course. I wasn’t really…

Essential WSKF day 1 Rescues in the wind

anglesey

course

I was in a group with Anita and Matt hung around too. It was pretty windy so we practised turning in the wind at Trearddur Bay, and then practised some rescues in the wind.

Great & Little Orme, escorted by seals

peer

conwy

I’ve wanted to paddle the Great Orme for ages, so I was chuffed when Kirstie suggested paddling it enroute to Anglesey for the a course.

Dolphin spotting 🐬

peer

tynemouth

A quick after work paddle. We popped out of the piers, but the conditions were quite big. We sat and watched some dolphins and then headed back into the safety of the piers…

To the yellow buoy

peer

tynemouth

Good dose of Vitamin Sea. Dolphins on the way back 🐬

Morning Kayaking

solo

tynemouth

A solo paddle before breakfast. Calm.

Escorting the King of the Sea 👑

club: tynemouth

coquet

race

Coquet Canoe Club Around the Island race

Fabulous day for Farnes

peer

farnes

With Kirstie, Josh & Felix

Paddle UK #BigPaddleCleanup with TCC

club: tynemouth

tyne

litter-pick

Distance: NA km

Summer Isles Day 3

club: tynemouth

summer-isles

Distance: 23.4 km

Summer Isles Day 2

club: tynemouth

summer-isles

Caves and bioluminescence

Summer Isles Day 1

club: tynemouth

summer-isles

Exploring islands in the sunshine, a chorus of happy birthday in a cave, cake around a bonfire and lovely company. Fabulous way to spend a birthday 💙🚣🏻‍♀️🍰

Moray Firth to Eathie bothy

peer

moray-firth

Distance: 28.5 km

Arbroath cliffs

peer

arbroath

Distance: 14.3 km

Evening paddle to Marsden

peer

south-shields

With Kirstie, Dave and Penny

First dolphins of the season

peer

coquet

Practicing rescues in the sea fog

peer

south-shields

Distance: 10.9 km

Gigha day 3

peer

gigha

exped

Distance: NA km

Gigha day 2

peer

gigha

exped

Down the west coast to Cara

Great Cumbrae day 2

peer

firth-of-clyde

exped

Distance: 11.8 km

Gigha day 1

peer

gigha

exped

Distance: 11.4 km

Great Cumbrae day 1

peer

firth-of-clyde

exped

Distance: 7.5 km

Little evening paddle to Coquet

peer

coquet

After a fabulous two day boat repair course. Surfing in between the piers in an unfamiliar boat 😀

Puffins & seals

peer

coquet

Short trip around Coquet Island

Morning Kayaking

peer

tynemouth

Distance: 11.8 km

Spanish City & back

peer

tynemouth

Distance: 12.7 km

Lunch Kayaking

peer

tynemouth

Distance: 5.7 km

Morning Kayaking

peer

tynemouth

Morning Kayaking

peer

tynemouth

Distance: 12.5 km

To the dome and back

peer

tynemouth

High tide fun with Kirstie and Mick

peer

south-shields

Distance: 11.9 km

Fret, dolphins and the red arrows

peer

tynemouth

Distance: 14.3 km

Paddle to Scotland

peer

berwick

Distance: 25.5 km

Will paddle for icecream

peer

tynemouth

Dolphins, ice cream, and messing around in boats

TCC Novice session at Wansbeck

club: tynemouth

wansbeck

Distance: 3.5 km

Paddleability

club: wansbeck

wansbeck

Taking Tyler out on the SUP

peer

tynemouth

And a bit of play in the surf. Nice to play in my lil whitewater boat for a change

Rockhopping and rescues from Trow Point

club: tynemouth

south-shields

Distance: 12.2 km

Souter and back

peer

south-shields

Distance: 15.8 km

TCC novice session

club: tynemouth

tynemouth

Distance: 5.2 km

Day 9 Callanish stones

peer

outer-hebrides

A lovely gentle paddle with Chris to round off the trip

Day 8 Pabaigh

club: cumbria

outer-hebrides

The owner of Pabaigh gave us a tour of the blackhouses she lives in during the summer months

Day 7 Scarp & Loch Reasort

club: cumbria

outer-hebrides

Distance: 18.6 km

Day 6 Scalpay

club: cumbria

outer-hebrides

Distance: 14 km

Day 5 Ronay

club: cumbria

outer-hebrides

Distance: 14.1 km

Day 4 Around Eriskay

club: cumbria

outer-hebrides

Everything from a classic sea kayak day out

Day 3 The Blue Lagoon

club: cumbria

outer-hebrides

Distance: 21.8 km

Day 2 Windy Northbay

club: cumbria

outer-hebrides

Force 6+ so only four of us ventured out. Seal colonies and some fun swell. Excellent nap in the sunshine afterwards.

Day 1 Vatersay and Mordor

club: cumbria

outer-hebrides

The “warm up” paddle involving a completely unnecessary crossing to “Mordor” in force 5 winds, and 12ft CalMac ferry wake 😂

Sea Kayak Trail Day 7

club: cumbria

argyll

exped

Distance: 13.3 km

Sea Kayak Trail Day 6

club: cumbria

argyll

exped

Distance: 21.4 km

Sea Kayak Trail Day 5

club: cumbria

argyll

exped

Distance: NA km

Sea Kayak Trail Day 4

club: cumbria

argyll

exped

Distance: 25.8 km

Sea Kayak Trail Day 3

club: cumbria

argyll

exped

Distance: 23.7 km

Sea Kayak Trail Day 2

club: cumbria

argyll

exped

Distance: 30.3 km

Sea Kayak Trail Day 1

club: cumbria

argyll

exped

Distance: 21.7 km

Evening Marsden

peer

south-shields

Distance: 16.2 km

After work St Marys’s with Kirstie

peer

tynemouth

Eider ducks, rainbows and a wreck.

Unplanned towing practice with TCC

club: tynemouth

tynemouth

SK Leader training day 2

anglesey

course

Distance: 11.9 km

SK Leader training day 1

anglesey

course

Distance: 5.6 km

Grey skies, rolling swell and a sleepy seal

peer

tynemouth

Distance: 8.9 km

Coquet with TCC

club: tynemouth

coquet

A seal followed us up and down river. First terns of the year

Evening Kayaking

peer

tyne

First peer paddle with Kirstie. I got on at the Fish Quay

Short paddle from Cullercoats

solo

tynemouth

Distance: 4.6 km

Loch Ken with TCC

club: tynemouth

loch-ken

Distance: 15.4 km

Evening paddle with Sarah and Josh

club: tynemouth

loch-ken

Distance: 3.7 km

Cullercoats and back

peer

tynemouth

Distance: 9.1 km

Tyne with Lakeland Canoe Club

club: lakeland

tyne

Tidal flow, a tailwind and good chat made the kms fly by.

Haven to Souter point

peer

south-shields

Chatting through the chop. Dolphin 🐬

The Haven to Spanish City

peer

tynemouth

Distance: 13.4 km

Santa Paddle with TCC

peer

tyne

christmas

Distance: 20.4 km

Autumn sunshine on Windermere

club: lancaster

windermere

Distance: 9.6 km

Intro to moving water on Halton

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Distance: 4.4 km

Night paddle through the channel

club: ulverston

barrow

exped

Views of Blackpool Tower, a seal in the dark and a barn owl

Nice to be back at Halton with LDCC

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Distance: 5.4 km

Night paddle

club: lancaster

lune

night

Distance: 5.7 km

Bow Fiddle rock

solo

moray-firth

Distance: 8.2 km

North Sutors, South Sutors and Nigg Oil Rigg

solo

moray-firth

Cliffs, sea birds and decommissioned oil riggs. Also ice cream.

Evening Paddle

solo

moray-firth

Distance: 3.5 km

Isay and Coral beach

peer

skye

Distance: 15.6 km

Raasay Exped Day 3 Sea caves and arches

club: cumbria

skye

exped

Distance: 28.4 km

Raasay Exped Day 2 Exploring Rona

club: cumbria

skye

exped

Distance: 13.2 km

Raasay Exped Day 1 Sea Eagles galore

club: cumbria

skye

exped

Distance: 28.7 km

Try paddling night with the Scouts

killington

Distance: NA km

Chilled paddle up to Halton

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 5.3 km

LDCC to the M6 bridge

club: lancaster

lune

Dodgy GPS under the bridge

LDCC Sea kayakers

club: lancaster

lune

Up to Halton rapids and back.

LDCC a taste of moving water

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 2.6 km

Edging, rescues, and more ice cream

club: cumbria

anglesey

Marie leading the session

Rhoscolyn to Trearddur Bay for Icecream

club: cumbria

anglesey

Distance: NA km

Porth Wen brickworks

club: cumbria

anglesey

Distance: 19 km

LDCC

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 1.8 km

Chatty paddle up to Halton and back

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 6.9 km

Paddle in the Bay with LDCC

club: lancaster

morecambe

Cumbria Canoeists Piel and seals

club: cumbria

barrow

exped

Distance: 8.7 km

Cumbria Canoiests Piel Island Camp

club: cumbria

barrow

exped

The pub was open. Met the new King 👑

Denny Beck and back with the sea kayak crew

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: NA km

Trip down the Lune

club: lancaster

lune

Rowing club were out racing

LDCC Club Night

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 2.3 km

LDCC #BigPaddleCleanup

club: lancaster

lune

litter-pick

Day 6 Wild Camp at Kilchattan

club: cumbria

colonsay

exped

Distance: 17.6 km

Day 5 Wild camp at Seal Cottage

club: cumbria

colonsay

exped

Distance: NA km

Day 4 Bird watching along the cliffs

club: cumbria

colonsay

Distance: 10.6 km

Day 3 Kiloran Bay to the Golf Course

club: cumbria

colonsay

Distance: 12.3 km

Day 2 Around Oronsay and up the Strand

club: cumbria

colonsay

Distance: 21.8 km

Day 1 Scalasaig to Balnahard Beach

club: cumbria

colonsay

Distance: 18.6 km

Very short paddle!

club: lancaster

lune

Lovely night out with the beginners

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 2.1 km

Back to Barrow

club: ulverston

barrow

exped

Distance: NA km

Costa del Piel

club: ulverston

barrow

exped

Distance: NA km

Windy!

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 2.2 km

First night on the water with the new paddlers

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 2.8 km

Seals and standing waves

club: ulverston

barrow

https://youtu.be/ajD0XbKXF_M

LDCC nights are back 😊

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Distance: 1.7 km

Heron Spotting

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Distance: 3.9 km

Halton Rapids

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Distance: 4.9 km

Tidied the store then went for a paddle

club: cumbria

killington

Distance: 10.5 km

Kingfisher and an otter

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 9.7 km

Halton Rapids with LDCC

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Distance: 5.4 km

Han & Eleanor’s first paddle at Halton

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Two of our summer paddlers, Han and Eleanor came along for a first taste of moving water. Myself and Paul B spent the day with them helping them refresh their flat water…

Mystical fog

club: ulverston

leven

HT Barrow 11:30am - “12k” - “Heavy fog, settled, cold”

Festive Paddle 🍷🎄

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

christmas

Our last paddle before Christmas was on a cold, foggy day at Halton.

Shooting the Baffle

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Another great day on my local playground. It was nice level, especially with some newer paddlers in the group. Plenty to play on around the islands, with ferry gliding and…

Snow on the Howgills

club: lancaster

tebay

The upper upper Lune is one of my favourite paddles. A nice mix of small rapids, and long wider stretches to enjoy. There is a weird tranquillity of paddling nestled in the…

Sunny day for a park and play

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

I wasn’t feeling 100% on Saturday, so skipped the river trip to the Brathay and instead did a day of park and play at Halton (0.84m). The playground at Halton is such a…

Halton Rapids Round 2

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Higher level than yesterday (1m) On Sunday level was a little more challenging (1m). I didn’t feel I was paddling as well, maybe tiredness but it was sloppy.Not using sweep…

Great to be back at Halton Rapids )

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

I went out both days. Saturday (0.7m) was a good confidence builder for me. Chose a line for Amy to follow through the rapids.

Windermere Jetty Museum and plenty of cake

club: lakeland

windermere

LCC midweek paddle

LDCC Wenning

club: lancaster

wenning

With flooding in the lakes, and lots of rivers on huge the choices were limited. We decided on the Wenning which was due to be on a scrape (0.6m). However, it was actually…

LDCC exploring Newby Bridge

club: lancaster

leven

River Leven level at Newby Bridge 0.8m (Low)

In the waves at Workington

club: lakeland

workington

A challenging start paddling out through the surf. Enjoyed exploring the estuary. Force 4, westerly. Paddling north toward Maryport started to feel a little uncomfortable…

Night Paddle

club: lancaster

lune

night

Distance: 3.9 km

Confluence of the Brathay and the Rothay

club: lancaster

rothay

Sunday 3rd October. Looking out the window this morning I wasn’t feeling too optimistic about today’s paddle. The Lune had doubled overnight, meaning Kirkby Lonsdale was…

Playing around Piel

club: cumbria

barrow

Supporting Cumbria Canoeists Introduction to Sea weekend

Seal Spotting

club: cumbria

barrow

Supporting Cumbria Canoeists Introduction to Sea weekend

Coniston with LDCC

club: lancaster

coniston

An LDCC club trip on Coniston Water was attended by 17 paddlers. We eventually ended up parking on the east side on a LDNP field car park with the world’s worst smelling…

LDCC games night

club: lancaster

lune

Got a bit soggy.

LDCC Evening paddle

club: lancaster

lune

Forgot to start watch, went up to just below Weir.

Supporting Windermere One Way

peer

windermere

Supporting the swim event. My swimmer Keith decided to call the support boat to collect him half way.

Fun in open boats

club: cumbria

small-isles

Distance: 2.3 km

Windermere One Way support recce

windermere

Distance: 1.8 km

Day 6 Eiggcellent end to the week

club: cumbria

small-isles

exped

Distance: 15.7 km

Day 5 Across to Eigg

club: cumbria

small-isles

exped

Distance: 23.3 km

Day 4 Horsing around

club: cumbria

small-isles

Too windy to cross to Eigg today

Day 3 Mucking around

club: cumbria

small-isles

Rescue practice

Taking the kids of Muck for a paddle

club: cumbria

small-isles

Distance: 3.1 km

Day 2 More Muck

club: cumbria

small-isles

Distance: 16.1 km

Day 1 Around Muck

club: cumbria

small-isles

This was a bit of an experiment for Cumbria Canoeists, combining the usual improver paddler series into one intensive week rather than spreading them out over the summer.…

LDCC

club: lancaster

lune

LDCC a taste of moving water

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 1.8 km

LDCC

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 1.2 km

Inner Farne Isles

club: cumbria

farnes

A weekend of paddling on the North East based from the campsite at Budle Bay. We were hoping to make it out to the Farne Isles, but the weather was not looking promising.…

Seahouses and Beadnell Bay

club: cumbria

beadnell

Distance: 20.7 km

Paddle in the Bay

club: lancaster

morecambe

Today, Saturday 26/06 on Morecambe Bay. There were 14 of us with a mix of sea kayaks and river running kayaks. Various splits to accommodate for all paddling on general…

Evening Activity

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 2.2 km

Playing in Brighouse Bay

club: ulverston

kirkcudbright

Very, very hungover.

Kirkcudbright Bay and Little Ross

club: ulverston

kirkcudbright

Trip with Ulverston

Evening Activity

club: lancaster

lune

Icecream and fossils

club: cumbria

yorkshire

Cumbria Canoeists Day 2 Saltburn to Runswick Bay stopping at Staithes and Port Mulgrave

Birding at Bempton cliffs

club: cumbria

yorkshire

Kittiwakes, Razorbills, Guillemots, Gannets and Puffins.

LDCC

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 3.3 km

LDCC Beginner Induction

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 2.4 km

Tag, racing, jetty jumps and lots of splashing

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 4.2 km

Swallows, house martins & sand martins

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 5.4 km

White Water Award Practice at Halton

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Last one until the fishing season finishes.

LDCC club night

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 5.3 km

Paddlesport Instructor

liverpool

course

Trainers were Fi Corfe & Chris Brain

Evening Paddle

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 4.4 km

FSRT course

coniston

course

Foundation Safety and Rescue Training Course. With Fi Corfe at Lakeland Adventure Centre, Coniston.

LDCC

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: NA km

Evening Activity

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 2.9 km

Working towards the White Water Award

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

WW Award training led by Paul Simpson. We discussed water features (at a mini level), leadership, decision making and equipment. We ran the river twice, once re-grouping at…

Beautiful day for a paddle on the bay

club: lancaster

morecambe

Paddle on the beautiful Morecambe Bay from the Town Hall slipway. Blue sky, warm sun, gentle breeze and great views right round from Barrow, of the Lakeland hills to…

The Lancaster Round

club: ulverston

lancaster-canal

A 5am alarm, six degrees below freezing, not-quite dawn start from Glasson, the Coniston Fells and Ingleborough, portages up Skerton weir, 60-odd feet up from the Lune to…

Halton rapids at night

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

night

Dusk & night paddle. 13 paddlers in total. Halton on medium (0.85m). Ran the rapids once stopping at the islands to play. The others then did 2 more laps in the dark whilst…

Catching eddies

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Halton rapids on a low (0.7m)

Canal paddle with Anna

peer

lancaster-canal

Chatty paddle with Anna getting on at the Aquaduct. Turned around at Hesk Bank.

Halton on a low

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Very low level today (0.5m)

11 with Paul at the islands

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Halton on a medium (0.9m)

Playing on the island wave with Paul

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

1:1 with Paul, warmed up at the top, practicing sweeps, edge and turning. Did one run, focusing on driving over the eddy line rather than turning on it. One swim when I went…

Kayaking in the snow

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Halton on a low (0.6m) and snowing! Started below the islands with Darren and Richard. Worked up a sweat trying to paddle up to the play wave. Joined Colin, Ian and Arne for…

Will paddle for mince pies

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

christmas

Club paddlers were on the river yesterday at a slightly higher level than previous weeks (1.1m). Much enjoyed and nice to see our 2 youngest paddlers out bursting with…

Three runs on Halton

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Three good runs. Watch died mid paddle. Halton on a medium (0.9m)

Lots of paddlers at Halton

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

The level was huge (1.3m) on Saturday so we decided to paddle on Sunday instead (medium 0.8m). I went straight to the top with Richard, Colin, Ian and Alec. It was a busy…

Practicing bow rudders

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Much lower this week (0.63m). Got on at the top with Darren, Adam, Ian, Colin and Gibbi. Paul & Paul were also out. Practised S turns and bow rudders at the top. Ian gave me…

11 with Paul - confidence wobble

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Forgot to log the morning sessions. Halton on a huge (1.3m)

Lockdown paddling

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Distance: 5.8 km

Halton Lower Weir

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Something for everyone today at Halton lower weir, Saturday 24th October. The forecast looked grim on paper but we seemed sheltered from the wind and except for one very…

Halton Lower Weir

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Saturday, 17th October and another grand paddling session at Halton lower weir. Everyone very well organised again and away from the hut by 9.30. Some parking problems as it…

Exploring the Islands of Fleet

club: cumbria

kirkcudbright

exped

We packed up quickly the next morning and were on the water for 09:30. WIth the sun shining we were warm in our kayaking gear, but rounding the island the cold wind was…

Wild camp on Ardwall Isle

club: cumbria

kirkcudbright

exped

CC event led by Alan & Gina. Other paddles were Bob, Elspeth, MIke & Graham. We set off from the slipway at Auchenlarie. It took an hour of so to load the boats up as it was…

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

A great session out on the Lune yesterday,Saturday 3rd October. 18 of us out paddling,it was actually quite warm and not as windy as expected and the worst of the rain came…

Saltom Bay

club: cumbria

st-bees

Thankfully, the wind was lighter on Sunday, and we headed North. We stopped at Fleswick Bay for a coffee & snack. I saw a seal (possibly the Fleswick bay seal). We started…

Force 5 winds

club: cumbria

st-bees

Force 5 winds, meant limited paddling choices. Met at St Bess, drove to Whitehaven, then back to St Bees again! 2 groups of six, led by Alan and Mark. We practised paddling…

Ullswater (Glenridding to Howtown)

solo

ullswater

First solo paddle. I parked at Ullswater Steamers, and James helped me carry down to the slipway, before heading up Helvellyn. Just as I set off, I spotted a ferry coming in…

Start of winter paddling

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

First Saturday trip of 2020. Due to covid we were in groups of 6. I was with Gibbi, Colin, Rich, Michelle & Alis. We paddled up to the lower weir at Halton, Gibbi telling us…

Last Thursday paddling until Spring

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 1.6 km

Saturday night out in Barrow

club: ulverston

barrow

Dusk paddle with UCC. Met Barry, Judith, Mark, Jemma and Will at Roe Island. On the water for 7:30. Paddled around Piel Island, up towards sheep island and then up along the…

St Bees Head

club: cumbria

st-bees

Cumbrian Canoeists “Responsible Paddling” session led by Joe Stalker. Only myself and Rob Wilson so we had 1:2 coaching. First salty day for my new kayak! Joe did a gear…

Lovely Lune

club: lancaster

lune

Distance: 4.8 km

Last before lockdown

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Small group paddle with Paul & Darren. Halton was on a high-low a perfect playground. Practised ferry gliding at the top and bow rudders and S turns by the islands. Just one…

The Wenning

club: lancaster

wenning

Saturday 29th Feb report. (Scary day for dedicated single blokes !) Storm Joge set arrive today aswell. At the hut we split into 2 groups but both doing the Wenning. Colin…

Kirkby Lonsdale

club: lancaster

kirkby-lonsdale

Strong winds and plenty of rain. Waters faster than I would choose! Swam after trying to follow Simon down a feature. Alec looked after me. Had another hairy moment later…

Long play on the rapids

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Paul, Gibbi and me. One long play and then a quick blast straight down.

SeaTrek Sea Kayaking

california

Distance: 8.3 km

Upper Upper Lune

club: lancaster

tebay

Paddle report 18th January. It was a clear, crisp morning when we met at the hut. The group split up, with Paul, Darren, Alan, Steve and myself heading to the upper, upper…

A swim on Halton

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Paddle Report for Sat 11th Jan There was a split trip again this week. I’ll let the Leven crack troups enter their story. Rhi and Paul went to train at Halton rapids which…

Winter Rothay

club: lancaster

rothay

A sizable group made up of Paul, Colin, Alan, Steve-o, Steve, Darren, Rhi, Joe, Thomas, Alec, Simon & I plus John as a bank based addition headed up to the Rothay. After…

The Middle Kent

club: lancaster

kent

I had one swim after accidentally side surfing, whilst paddling through the middle of Kendal. I got pretty cold on the last section paddling to Scroggs Weir.

The electric ferry glide

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Paddle report 30th November. It was a cold start when Mandy, Steve, Darren, Dexter, Paul and I met outside the hut. Halton was on a (high) low so we headed over to the Mill…

Choosing lines

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Paddle report for Saturday 23rd Nov. Club paddlers on the water :- Dave, Rhi, Anna,Tom, Darren, Alan, Steve and Paul. Again this Friday, there was some rain and made Halton…

Skills at Halton Rapids

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

Saturday,9th November with a 9am meet at the hut. Cold wind,cloudy and 4deg C.Gibbi,Alan,Steve,Rhi and Daniel were off to Halton Rapids and Thomas B came with us to give…

A little bit of the Leven

club: lancaster

leven

Paddle report for 19th October. Paddlers included: Gibbi, Paul, Darren, Sam, Tom, Joe, Alan, Steve, Andy and me. We headed to the Leven which was on a low. As newbies…

Conwy Betws to Llanrwst

club: lancaster

conwy

Well you are probably going to see lots of pics of the excellent Club trip this last weekend. Could write an essay on it but best to be brief and to the point. Most people…

The Upper Upper Lune

club: lancaster

tebay

Paddle from Tebay to Lowgill.

Playing below the weir

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

So the 2nd Saturday of white water season commenced at 9am sharp on 21/09/19, with no recent rainfall it was decided to head down to halton for abit of a play. Parking up at…

Start of winter paddling

club: lancaster

halton-rapids

The inaugural session of the winter paddling season was on this bright autumnal morning. We met at the hut at 9am sharp as per instructions given at the talk on Thursday…

SKA Intromediate sea kayaking course day 2

anglesey

course

Porth Dafarch & Trearddur Bay

SKA Intromediate sea kayaking course day 1

anglesey

course

Practicing skills at Menai bridge. Coached by Phil Clegg from Sea Kayak Anglesey

My first river trip

club: lancaster

wenning

Lune was too high for the usual Thursday night paddling. Dave took me, Mandy, Steve, Alan and some of the ninjas to run the Wenning, whilst the others paddled the canal. It…

I think I’ve caught the sea kayaking bug

anglesey

course

Day 2 of Sea Kayak Anglesey Intromediate course with Stu Leslie.

My first time in a sea kayak

anglesey

course

After years of thinking I’d quite like to try that sea kayaking thing, I decided to I book an Intromediate sea kayaking course with Sea Kayaking Anglesey. At the time it was…