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Saturday 14 April Sea kayak trip - Final

JaneEvansJaneEvans
edited April 2018 in Club Activity: Club Trips and Tours
Advance notice of sea kayak trip. This trip will have a faster pace.

Forecast is ideal for a longish trip: low winds, warm, no rain, little swell, experienced group. We will have another 4* leader with us (Al). It will be springs (coeff 84). HW Plymouth 05.33, LW 11.48. Avonmouth HW 07.01. With this combination we have a lot of choice.

Tides suggest a North Devon paddle, going West until 1pm and then coming back. Launch from Combe Martin.

Meet at the club at 8.30am, or Combe Martin at 10am. On the water for 10.30am. If you are going staright there please let us know.

Trolleys are needed.

Booked
Jane
Nigel
Richard
Kwinten
Owen Mi
Simon M
Tony W
Paul
Al

Comments

  • Nigel_SharpeNigel_Sharpe
    Sign me up.
  • Richard_KnottRichard_Knott
    Me too! Thank you.
  • OwenMichaelsonOwenMichaelson
    Sounds Good. Owen
  • Stuart_OgilvieStuart_Ogilvie
    I would like to come
    Stuart
  • PaulHPaulH
    I'm interested in this.
    Paul
  • David_LewisDavid_Lewis
    Regrettably I can't make this one (work reunion), or the 21st April paddle.
    David
  • Stuart_OgilvieStuart_Ogilvie
    I am going to have to pull out of this one. Have a good trip

    Stuart
  • PaulHPaulH
    I'll be at the club before 8.30. Is a good 1.5 hour drive to Coombe Martin so we will want to leave promptly. Happy to drive and can carry two other boats if needed
  • OwenMichaelsonOwenMichaelson
    I will come to the club for 8.15. Do we have enough roof rack spaces or should I bring my trailer?

    Owen
  • JaneEvansJaneEvans
    Plenty of cars and the roads are narrow so better without a trailer.
  • OwenMichaelsonOwenMichaelson
    Kwinten - Jane thinks that you might need a lift in. I believe you live in Cranbrook which is only about 10 minutes from me. Please give me a call or text me on 07917 658049 if you do need a lift. Owen
  • Richard_KnottRichard_Knott
    I will come to club for 8 15. Also happy to drive... we can draw straws tomorrow. Looking forward to it - new bit of coast for me as well.
  • Nigel_SharpeNigel_Sharpe
    I will go straight there.
  • Richard_KnottRichard_Knott
    A grand day out, thanks all. For interest, outbound took 2hrs to cover the 10.8km, with our average speed gradually declining from 6.2 to 4.1 km/h as we lost the flow. When Jane noted the direction had changed, just tucking in closer to shore boosted the average for thr final leg into Lee Bay to 5.5km/h.

    Despite the headwind, the return 11 km took 1 hr 26, with an average of 9.3km/h for the offshore leg as the flow picked up, but dropping to 4.4km/h as we plugged back into Combe Martin bay.
  • JaneEvansJaneEvans
    Credit for the flow change is for Owen. I just acted on it.
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