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Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Friday, March 18, 2022

The Beaches of Scotland by Dr Stacey McGowan Holloway: Book Review

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This beautiful book is an illustrated  guide to over 150 beaches scattered round the 19,000 km coast line of the Scottish mainland, the Hebr...
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Oilean, 2nd edition, David Walsh, Pesda Press Review.

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I have been reading  David Walsh's  Oileán –The Irish Islands Guide  published by Pesda Press . It covers 574 Irish Islands that can b...
Sunday, March 02, 2014

New Pesda Guide: Oileán –The Irish Islands Guide 2nd edition by David Walsh

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This completely revised second edition of   Oileán –The Irish Islands Guide was published yesterday by Pesda Press . It covers 574 Irish ...
Friday, February 21, 2014

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

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This new Pesda Press sea kayaking guide book,  North and East Coasts of Scotland will be published on 1st March 2014. It covers from Ca...
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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Rough water Handling by Doug Cooper review.

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Doug Cooper is head of Paddlesport at Glenmore Lodge in Scotland and is a renowned BCU level 5 sea kayak coach. I bought and enjoyed his...
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Thursday, June 09, 2011

Northern England & IOM, Jim Krawiecki

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The latest in the Pesda sea kayaking guides to the UK coastline has just been published. Jim Krawiecki's Northern England & IOM has...
Thursday, July 08, 2010

The Outer Hebrides seakayaking around the isles & St Kilda

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The thud at the front door this morning could mean only one thing. The new Pesda Press volume "The Outer Hebrides, sea kayaking aroun...
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Monday, December 14, 2009

Sea kayaking the Mull of Galloway

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This map shows the Mull of Galloway tide race on the ebb. The race catches a number of kayakers out because the published information is n...
Monday, November 23, 2009

Calculating slack water in the Corryvreckan

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I am currently writing a sea kayaking guidebook book for Pesda Press "Argyll and the South West, Ardnamuchan to the Solway Firth by Sea...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Up to the elbows in it!

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Many sea kayakers, the world over, know Gordon Brown of Skyak either from attending one of his courses, like I have, or attending the Scotti...
Sunday, February 01, 2009

No 3, The Street and the silent poem of the people of St Kilda

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It was early June 2008. Leaving the burial ground, I walked slowly back down the village street of empty windows and doors. On the way, I he...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Ailsa Craig, Rev R Lawson,1888

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I found this little book recently. It is beautifully written and illustrated with line drawings. It describes the history, topography and na...
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Sea Kayak by Gordon Brown

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Pesda Press have announced a publication date of 7/12/2006 for a much awaited book. "Sea Kayak" is a modern guide to sea kayaking...
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Monday, November 13, 2006

Inshore Britain: first impression

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Inshore Britain provides nearly all the information you need to plan your paddle round the coast of mainland Britain but it is much more. It...
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Sunday, October 29, 2006

Paddle '06 exhibition, Perth

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It was great to see so many friends and drool over all the nice shiny new kit at the Scottish Canoe Association Paddle '06 exhibition i...
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