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Saturday, October 01, 2011

An Islay retrospective.

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Partly due to my deteriorating knees and partly due to the recent weather, I have been doing less sea kayaking recently and as a result my ...
Friday, September 30, 2011

Sea kayaking round Little Cumbrae.

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A 22km half day trip from the public slipway at Largs Marina round Little Cumbrae, September 2011. Rounding Farland Head, Great Cum...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

Glorious sun, wind and waves at Gull Point.

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We set off from Little Cumbrae castle into 14 knots of wind from the south which was blowing against the south going tide. We knew it woul...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Luncheon with the Little Cumbrae terriers.

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There was a decent weather forecast and Tony and I felt like a short local paddle. So we nipped down to Largs on the Clyde coast and enj...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Fitting a Flat Earth Kayak Sail to a P&H Delphin

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When I first tried the P&H Delphin I was impressed by all the usual things: its comfortable ergonomics, its stability in rough water,...
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Monday, September 26, 2011

Is it worth tacking upwind with a Flat Earth Kayak Sail?

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 There was a 12 knot headwind blowing directly from our destination the Heads of Ayr . I decided to try and tack upwind to see if it wo...
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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Sea kayaking The Sound of Arisaig and Loch Moidart.

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A 64km two day trip from north of Arisaig exploring Loch nan Ceall, the Sound of Arisaig and Loch Moidart, August 2011.  The Cuillin o...