Sunday 27 April Sea Paddle Plymouth Sound

JaneEvans

There will be a sea paddle on Sunday from the Mountbatten Centre to Newton Ferrers. Distance is around 13 km. To come on the trip you need to have done some touring paddles but you do not need to have paddled on the sea before. It is important that you have paddled for one and a half hours in a long boat without a break, ie you can be comfortable for that amount of time. Spraydecks are essential.
The weather forecast indicates that the weather will not be great so the paddling conditions will not be calm. Please check this thread for updates as the week progresses.
Meet 8.30am at the club or 9.45am at the Mountbatten Centre. We will then do the shuttle to Newton Ferrers before setting off. Bring warm clothes, lunch etc. More information about sea trips is here:
http://www.exetercanoeclub.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Equipment-for-Sea-Kayak-Trips.pdf
If you would like to come on the trip please reply to this thread. Paid up club members only.
Maximum 12 paddlers
Booked so far
Jane
Nigel Sharpe
Adrian T
Mike B
Nigel H
Paul H
Kiernan
James G

MikeB

Mike

[Deleted User]

Add me too please. Nige

PaulH

I would like to join you.

Paul

[Deleted User]

Hi Jane, I would like to join on Sunday.

[Deleted User]

My name is on already, thanks Jane, and yes I'd like to come. See you there. XX

JaneEvans

Hi Adrian
There's no need to bring maps and charts but if you've got some bring them along. Plymouth Sound is a good place for comparing navigation features to the chart.

Nigel_Sharpe

"do we need to bring maps and/or charts for this?" - I think that Plymouth is quite well signposted so we should be able to get there without a map ;-)

David_Lewis

I'd like to join this paddle. I'll come to the club at 8.30 and I can take an extra boat on my roof.
David

[Deleted User]

I can meet at the club and take others down but I will be making my own way back after the paddle as I have something else in Plymouth in the afternoon, so wont be able to offer a lift back to Exeter.

GadjetUK

Nigel_Sharpe

I am keen that it goes ahead. Met office is giving 12 /13 mph (force 3/4-) winds from the NNW, which should be assisting us over most of the trip, and if it builds the swell beyond the breakwater, we have the option of staying inside the breakwater. However, the group have all paddled on the open sea before.

JaneEvans

Hi This trip is going ahead. The weather forecast isn't great so we may adapt the trip once we see the conditions when we get to Plymouth. However I do not anticipate that we will abandon the trip; if necessary it will be a there and back trip within Plymouth Sound. If you don't like rough water then you may wish to decide if you want to come on the trip.

MikeB

I'll see what the weathers like in the morning. Only just got in from work!

Nigel_Sharpe

Thanks all for a good paddle. 12 km in strongish winds. An interesting paddle. Jane and I then went on to paddle up the Plym as far as we could, and then explore some 8 foot wide ditch up towards Plympton. We found somewhere wide enough to Jane's boat around but I had a very undignified turn around by getting out of the boat, and lifting the boat over the bank. Total paddled distance - 29 km.

MikeB

Cheers to Jane/Nigel for leading the trip. Bit windy (but I don't think as strong as forecast) and everyone else for the good paddle (even if we did give give up and not do the plym)

[Deleted User]

Thanks Jane/Nigel for a great day out, and esp. David for sharing a towline with me on the way back. I won't say who was on which end; you can probably guess. Would have sent a message earlier, but have only just found the strength to open the laptop lid.