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Sea Kayaking Sunday 19th March - Salcombe North Sands Explorers Trip
Despite my promises of lots of winter trips, the kind weather tended to coincide with me being away on various work and holiday related trips. Sorry about that folks. Normal service can now resume.
The 7 day forecast is currently looking ok for either an estuary trip or a more sheltered on the sea trip (or a bit if both)
Final destination to be confirmed later in the week when I can get a better feel for the sea conditions. Probably Kingswear, Salcombe or Brixham but might also look at Lyme Regis again which we did a few years back in late winter/early spring. At this stage please just indicate if you want to come along and let me know any location preferences.
Update to be provided on Wednesday evening. Numbers and final location will depend on whether any other leaders are available.
Update.
We will meet at Salcombe North Sands car park at 10.00 am with a view to being on the water for 10.30. Provisional plan is to head round to Hope Cove for lunch but we will be guided by the conditions. Off the water at about 3.30 so about a 4 hour paddle in total with lunch break. Not suitable for beginners but anyone who completed the SK training last year will be fine. It will be a gentle paddle recognising that people may not have been out for a while. The wind looks good but if the conditions freshen up we can follow the tide up to Kingsbridge Bring Trolleys for launching. High tide when we finish.
Booked
Owen
Jane
Nigel
Laura
Tom
Anna
Martin
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Yes please
I'm interested. I've been round the coast from Kingswear a little bit with Jane but other than that it's all new to me so any of those sound great. I've done SK award now.
Hi
I am interested but slow! I did the Teignmouth to N Abbot and back earlier in the year. However the advice was that my rack and car are not really suitable for sea kayaks so I would need space on a roof rack. Obviously, I understand if this is not possible, just let me know. Thanks.
Hi Laura
I can give you a lift from the club.
I would like to join you. I will see you at North Sands.
Welcome aboard Nigel. Looking at who we have signed up so far I suggest that we still meet at North Sands for 10.00 am and we can review the conditions. If the swell is still up we can go and have a short paddle in the mouth of the estuary before following the tide up to Kingsbridge and then coming back on the slack tide at high water and explore the creek on the way back. Jane and I are currently planning to drive so we can both take a third boat and passenger if anyone else wants to join us.
Thanks Jane. I will meet you at the club. What time suits you?
I will meet at the Club to see if anyone needs a lift
Anna - you will be fine. Tom - please remind me. Am I correct in thinking you live out in Newton Poppleford or Woodbury? If you do you could come to me in Ebford for 8.30. I have a spare boat paddle spray deck etc that would fit you. The boat is a plastic Capella. If you have a strong preference for a club boat no worries. I can meet you at the club.
Hi, I'll join and will meet at the club
What time are we meeting at the Club?
I suggest 8.30. Not heard from Tom so I will also come to the club and we can do some car sharing.
I'll head to the club then and we can shuffle cars/boats as needed. I've only got fixings for one boat on my roof at the moment. Preference is blue MV Scorpio.
For future reference, I'm just off the Woodbury Common side of Newton Pop
Thanks all. Excellent day. I will sleep tonight!
Thank you for a great day. Thanks too for your patience.
Great photos, thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed the day and have been in a good mood all week for being on the water (though also a bit tired
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