Margaret Ranken

Wednesday evening’s group paddling round the island had the rare treat of watching a pod of dolphins in the harbour entrance. Sadly the photo above (by Margaret Ranken) doesn’t do justice to the experience. We sat outside the harbour watching them jumping passing and re-passing in front of us for quite a while. They disappeared … Read more

Last Sunday there were three club outings – some of the sea group went to South Shields and paddled down to Marsden see above and some more photos from Richard Sill below. Another group of mixed craft had a bimble round the estuary at Shorebase with lots of coffee breaks. And the Shorebase river group … Read more

With the light evenings, wednesday evening sessions have started again. These will usually alternate between Ladyburn Lake at Druridge Bay and Shorebase depending on the tides. This week a group went round Coquet Island in ‘lively’ conditions but not a breath of wind. Click on the photo or title to see more photos from Davy … Read more

It was a lovely calm day on Sunday and a group of sea kayakers circumnavigated Coquet Island. More photos from Richard Sill below.

This year’s race will take place on Sunday June 11th. You can find full details on the Shorebase Trust website here (click on the title or picture to get the link)

There was a pretty big swell at Amble on Sunday which meant going out of the harbour didn’t appeal for most. But it was a great opportunity to practice surfing in the wave basin and there were 19 people enjoying the spring sunshine and the chance to get some coaching. More photos from Davy Jackson … Read more

Last Sunday was the last day of the winter river paddling season and a small group did a favourite run from Haydon Bridge to Hexham on the Tyne. That’s it until the autumn unless the rivers are in spate.

The weather has been unkind to Northumbrian kayakers recently with no water in the rivers and big waves on the sea. However some of the sea group have been having an idyllic time in Catalonia on an adventure with members of the Wansbeck club. They’ve booked again for next year.

Last Sunday the club had three groups of paddlers taking advantage of the great weather. There are some pics and a video from two of them below – while there was also an afternoon outing up the Coquet estuary from Shorebase when the tide came over the weir. The sea group went round Coquet Island … Read more