Margaret Ranken 
Several Coquet Canoeists enjoyed a lovely weekend exploring the islands at Loch Lomond. Great weather, superb camping spots and a good mix of paddling conditions to help us consolidate the skills learned over the summer months. And a lovely group of people to spend time with. Sincere thanks to John Marshall for making this possible. … Read more
The club had a great day out at South Shields on Thursday with lots of rock hopping and a bit of surfing. Click/tap on the title to see more photos and a video.
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Sunday’s club paddle round Coquet Island included a rescue practice that became more exciting than expected. There were a few waves about and a bit of a breeze – wind against tide – making conditions more interesting than on recent visits to the island. When a rescue went wrong and led to an unplanned swim, … Read more
Last Sunday’s club sea paddle was on another gloriously calm day and allowed a (admittedly very experienced) canoeist to go to Coquet Island in an open canoe. Tap/click for more photos from Richard Booth.
A belated post about the club trip to the Inner Farne on June 4th, starting from Beadnell. Another lovely calm day. Tap/click for more pics from Richard Sill
Sunday’s club paddle was rockhopping from Sugar Sands to Craster – including an encounter with dolphins. The strange metal object in this photo is the boiler from the Managua wrecked in 1907. Click/tap for more photos And a spot the dolphin video by Frances Anderson:
Some club members celebrated the solstice on the water at Amble with a calm sea and some curious seals. Click/tap to see more pictures. Photos by Caroline Larkman
Wednesday’s club sea paddle was round Coquet Island on a gloriously calm evening and visitor Dave Whittingham took these great photos. He shared this video with us on the club Facebook page.
It was a Tuesday so only a small group went out to paddle in St Abbs. Mostly we had calm seas and light winds. The birds were nesting so we weren’t able to get into as many nooks and crannies as we would have liked but we still had a great time threading through the … Read more