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Sea Kayaking 12 Oct - Kingswear to Brixham

Nigel_SharpeNigel_Sharpe
edited October 2014 in Friends Trips
Are there any plans for a trip next weekend? The weather looks OK for an easy sea kayak paddle in the sun. If nobody has anything arranged by midweek, I will post a trip up fairly local.

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  • MikeBMikeB
    3* oojamie flip on Sunday!
  • Nigel_SharpeNigel_Sharpe
    Adrian - I have sent a Facbook message. I am keen on Sunday - I like the idea of Kingswear to Brixham - one of my favourite trips.
  • PaulHPaulH
    Hi Nigel

    I would like to paddle on Sunday and might camp at Bigbury Saturday night. If you do paddle from Kingswear could meet you there. Let me know what you decide.

    Paul
  • Nigel_SharpeNigel_Sharpe
    The other way around Adrian. The tide is running from Kingswear to Brixham so let's follow it. I have briefly called in at home at lunchtime so do not have time to plan the timings etc, but I will edit this post this evening. However, it would be good to leave one car at Brixham for the shuttle on the way there. I will update this post later.
  • Nigel_SharpeNigel_Sharpe
    edited October 2014
    The aim for Sunday is to paddle from Kingswear to Brixham. The last time I did this trip, we were accompanied by seals for a lot of the way. The wind will be from the East at Force 3, although the swell is quite small at 1 footish.

    The tide is slightly off springs but still quite big so plenty of assistance. High water at Dartmouth is 09.18am.

    My plan is to launch at Kingswear at 10.30ish and paddle up to Brixham pushed along by the tide. The tide will assist us until approx 2pm but I propose to be off the water at about 2-3pm.

    I plan to come to the Club at 08.30. (Adrian - do you want to meet me there and we will put out boats on one car and dry kit in the other?)
    Adrian and I will then travel to Brixham (Postcode TQ5 9AF) and drop off a car, to be used to shuttle drivers at the end of the day. I expect that we will arrive at 09.30ish.
    We will then travel to the get-in at Kingswear marina carpark (Postcode TQ6 0SG).
    Paul - I expect that you will meet us at Kingswesar unless I hear otherwise.

    If anyone wants to join us, I will limit this to 6 paddlers with some experience on sea kayaking. Sea kayaks only. Bring drink, food for lunch and warm paddling kit. As it is good rock hopping trip, bring a helmet. Please post here if you are coming.

    PLEASE NOTE - THIS WILL BE A FRIENDS TRIP.



  • Nigel_SharpeNigel_Sharpe
    edited October 2014
    The wind looks a bit stronger than originally forecast but the plan is still the same.

    Adrian, Paul and I meet at the Club at 08.30. We drop off a car with dry kit at Brixham on the way through. We meet Max and Abbi at Kingswear at about 10.00.
  • Nigel_SharpeNigel_Sharpe
    I know that it is a long time ago, but it was an interesting and challenging trip and there were lots of lessons to be learned. In particular, learn when to back off and get off the water before conditions get too difficult for the group. We didn't, and got split up during a rescue around Berry Head.

    If keen on sea kayaking, it would be worth doing the VHF Radio course, getting the licence and buying a radio.

    We also need to practice rescues in big water (when the problems are likely to occur!)



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