High tide is 8.10, so if we can meet about 8.30-8.45 to be on the water around 9ish?
Plan is to paddle to Blue Bridge, portage to the river and paddle down to Topsham with the outgoing tide, possibly having to pole a little bit (Roger, if you havent poled before, club has poles). Lunch at Topsham Quay, then paddle back over to the taxiway, portage over to the canal and back to the club.
weather - should be dry but cloudy, gettingup to about 15degs (feeling about 11) by 1pm. blowy! SSE wind all day, about 4-7mph head wind on the way out (but gusting) and upto 11 (and gusting) on the way back.
we should have the tide with us on the way out, but, will have a bit of a head wind.
on the way back, we may have an oportunity to try either a rigged or hand held sail, depending on time and conditions
Kit:
2 paddles (cos we like a spare just in case)
poles
sails
sailing rig
Lunch,
hot drink
Trolleys (I have a spare!)
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High tide is 8.10, so if we can meet about 8.30-8.45 to be on the water around 9ish?
Plan is to paddle to Blue Bridge, portage to the river and paddle down to Topsham with the outgoing tide, possibly having to pole a little bit (Roger, if you havent poled before, club has poles). Lunch at Topsham Quay, then paddle back over to the taxiway, portage over to the canal and back to the club.
weather - should be dry but cloudy, gettingup to about 15degs (feeling about 11) by 1pm. blowy! SSE wind all day, about 4-7mph head wind on the way out (but gusting) and upto 11 (and gusting) on the way back.
we should have the tide with us on the way out, but, will have a bit of a head wind.
on the way back, we may have an oportunity to try either a rigged or hand held sail, depending on time and conditions
Kit:
2 paddles (cos we like a spare just in case)
poles
sails
sailing rig
Lunch,
hot drink
Trolleys (I have a spare!)
Paddling
Mike
Susan
Will
Roger
Good hard paddle up to Topsham to find the pontoon i was heading for is missing, so lunch (well 11s !) at the portage then sail 95% of the way home.