Friday, February 21, 2014

New Pesda guide North & East Coasts of Scotland Sea Kayaking by Doug Cooper

This new Pesda Press sea kayaking guide book, North and East Coasts of Scotland will be published on 1st March 2014. It covers from Cape Wrath to Berwick upon Tweed. It is written by Doug Cooper who is Head of Paddlesports at Scotland’s National Outdoor Training Centre at Glenmore Lodge. I have not seen it yet but Doug's other two Pesda Books are classics: Scottish Sea Kayaking and  Sea Kayak Handling and Rough Water Handling.

I used to live in Dingwall and Edinburgh in the north and east of Scotland respectively and have done a fair bit of sailing and a little kayaking on this fabulous coast. Look out for Doug's book!



PS my own much delayed Pesda guide to the west and south west coasts of Scotland (from Mallaig to Gretna) is back on course. Unfortunately 5 major surgical and medical incidents since 2009 and subsequent ingestion of strong painkillers has rather blunted my creative writing but all the coastline has been paddled and all the photos have been taken and I am writing again..
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  1. Ian Johnston23/02/2014, 19:14

    Oh no! Once the north east guide is published, the secret will be out! :o) Good to hear that you're back writing again Douglas

    Kind regards

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  2. Unknown23/02/2014, 20:24

    I really enjoyed my paddle down the East Coast, looking forward to seeing this new book.

    *Really* looking forward to seeing your book, when it arrives. I have a feeling that it might be something special.

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    1. Douglas Wilcox25/02/2014, 09:48

      Thank you Mark. There are some real hidden gems in the NE coast.

      :o)

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  3. John Thomson24/08/2017, 07:50

    Hi

    Eagerly awaiting your book. Any forecasts re publication date?

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    1. Douglas Wilcox03/10/2017, 19:43

      Hi John, sorry for the delay in replying. I have not been well for some time now. It is a condition called haemochromatosis which causes "brain fog" that is not conducive to creative writing hence the lack of recent activity on the blog and the book. However after a long wait I finally started treatment 2 weeks ago so I hope to start writing again soon. :o)

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