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North Cornwall - Camel Estuary to Port Issac Sunday 19th July
The weather Forecast is looking ok next weekend and so I am happy to lead a trip next Sunday out of the Camel Estuary for experienced paddlers. We can go East or West depending on the conditions nearer the time and more importantly the swell forecast. If you have not paddled it the Estuary is a great place to explore however high tide will be around 6 am/pm so not ideal for going up the river (bad weather option) so if we have a big swell we can still the explore the bottom of the estuary and practice skills. Plan A is to head round to Port Issac or Port Gavern. Plan B is to go west to Trevone and Mother Ivy’s bay. I will make a judgement call on the day based on conditions and wind direction
Jane I will need your guidance on this next part of my message because I am only an estuary leader under club rules. If another experienced leader signs up I am happy to take some novice paddlers provided that you have done a few trips at sea. I am still unclear on the rules when it comes to experienced cover for novice paddlers however I would like to open up the trip because it is the only way to get experience and this is how I learnt. If this cannot be a club trip under current rules we can downgrade to a friends trip.
I am going to suggest meeting and launching at Daymer Bay at 10.30 because it has a large car park and sandy beach for launching. It is also normally sheltered from the swell. I will already be down in Cornwall On Sunday so I cannot help with boat loading from the club. It is about a 1.5 hour drive from Exeter to Daymar bay (72 miles) so if you load at the club at 8.00 am you should easily make the meet with time to spare.
Car park PL27 6SA. Or grid SW 928 776
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I'd like to come, so very happy for the trip to be opened up to novice paddlers. I'll just be a member of the trip, Owen is the leader.
Pete. Big car park behind the beach. Just put Daymar bay into your sat NAV. I will try to see if I can find a post code PL27 6SA
I'm interested to join on the novice side.
Valerie, at the moment we are not car sharing though some cars can carry a couple of boats if the paddler can get there independently
I will put myself down as provisional, depending upon car repairs on Saturday. If I can come, I will see you there.
Yes please. Ill go straight there.
David
Hi all. On the basis that we have at least three experienced leaders/paddlers we have plenty of safety cover for the novice paddlers. As such we can stick to plan A and launch from Daymer Bay. We will need to review the conditions on Sunday morning because we have Northerly winds and a moderate swell and this may rule our a coastal trip round to Port Issac. The forecast keeps changing and local conditions can vary. If we think the swell and wind is too strong for the group we can still head out to the mouth of the estuary and then come back into the river for some skills practice. We can then follow the tide up the river and come back on the high tide. Subject to what time everyone needs to get home one option is to have an early fish and chip supper in Wadebridge and then to follow the tide back down. This will mean a late finish and we can plan the final trip around peoples travel deadlines. Plan A will have us back to the beach for 4.00pm and plan B might not have us back until 7.00pm. If the swell and wind moderate From the current forecast my plan will still be to head round to either Constantine Bay or Port Issac.
I will see you there
Pete. Fixed price all day. It used to be £5.00 but it might have gone up a bit.
Great trip today.
Track and trace: Owen, Liz, Jane, Nigel, Martin S, David L, Pete C