On Sunday some of the sea group went rock hopping at Sugar Sands and set up a fake incident to practise rescue skills among the rocks. Click on the photo above or the slider below to see more. (Photos Shaun Atherton) There were some largish waves rolling in so not everyone wanted to play among … Read more
Back in March the open canoe folks did a trip down the Tay camping from their canoes. Click on the photo or the title to see more pictures from John Marshall.
Back in May the open canoe folks organised a weekend camp at Ullswater – with both kayaks and canoes joining in. Click on the title or photo for more pictures from John Marshall.
It was wonderfully calm on Wednesday evening when 8 sea kayakers went round the island and the seals were very curious. Click on the picture or title above to see more photos by Richard Sill.
Last Sunday’s sea group session was at Newbiggin by the Sea where they paddled South to North Blyth and back before having a rescue session in the bay. Making the most of the warm sea. Click the photo above or the title to see more photos by Richard Sill.
This year’s round the island race had 27 entrants from as far afield as Edinburgh and Halifax, on an ideal day with calm conditions and 0.6m swell to the South of the island. Most of the contingent from the club is shown above. Of the group pictured, Richard Sill was the fastest at just under … Read more
A group of sea kayakers stayed at Kilmelford Yacht Haven and there were seven days of trips in glorious sunshine and calm seas. No-one stayed for the whole week – people came and went as they could fit it in. Often there was a choice between an easier paddle and a more challenging one and … Read more
On the last day of May, Geoff Potts ran an open canoe coaching session at Ladyburn Lake with seven participants learning the basics of canoe handling and rescues. Click on the image or title to see more photos from Geoff Potts.
Last Sunday the sea group had a day out at St Abbs which is always a magical place with the rocks and caves and wildlife. On this occasion the nesting seabirds meant keeping out of some of the nooks and crannies but it was still a great day. Click the title or picture to see … Read more
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