Last Sunday was a lovely day with no wind at all but the 1.8m swell outside Amble harbour made going out to sea impossible. Members of Coquet and Tynemouth clubs got together to practice rescues in the wave basin so that the potential leaders going in for an assessment could sharpen their skills. There aren’t … Read more
The first weekend of November is traditionally when the Hexham club organises its Tyne Tour to celebrate the start of the river running season. The Coquet club organises the car parking at Wark sports club and then does a river run from Wark to Barrasford. It was a good session for novice and out-of-practice river … Read more
Sunday’s sea kayak outing was to Coquet Island on a fairly calm day with an offshore wind. The seals were being as friendly as they always are at Coquet Island – even though we gave them plenty of room because they are pupping now. Conditions were pretty flat outside the harbour but got more interesting … Read more
There are regular club trips with open canoes although not many of them get a mention on here. This was a small group on the Teviot ‘the perfect beginner river’ according to John Marshall. Photos Steve Cooper.
The club doesn’t have any leaders qualified to take a group to Longstone – the outer Farne Island -because it’s too far offshore. But sometimes unofficial groups arrange a visit. It has to be approached with caution because the lighthouse is 5 miles off shore and there are strong tide races between the islands. This … Read more
The club’s September camping weekend in Scotland was only a short drive away in North Berwick. Conditions weren’t ideal with a Force 4 wind from the North East and a bit of a swell and the weather generally a bit damp and murky. Nine members went out on the Saturday, launched in Milsey Bay and … Read more
Last Thursday a group from the club had a session with the RNLI from Amble practising rescues with both the big lifeboat and the inshore RIB. A very worthwhile session. Bjoern summarised a few key lessons learned: Photos by Richard Sill
The club’s annual camping trip to Berwick was a grand weekend courtesy of Berwick Sailing Club who very kindly allowed us to use their facilities. The weather gods were kind to us , everyone managed a paddle on Saturday, and some of us on Sunday. Sea kayakers paddled north from Berwick on Saturday exploring caves … Read more
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This week there were two choices for club sea paddlers. One group launched at Beadnell and went for a gentle ten mile padde to Low Newton by the Sea and Dunstanburgh castle. The other group went out from Shorebase and they saw dolphins. Photos in slider below and above Richard Sill. For once the Shorebase … Read more