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
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