Sea kayak trip, Sat 3 Feb.

[Clive A]

Well this is a bit of a surprise; I’m down to lead the sea kayak trip this Saturday, 3 February. I don’t know how that happened.

I’ve looked at the forecast. Cold, wet and windy. Hmmmm, lovely jubley. I haven’t paddled on the salty stuff since 9 December last year so I have just remembered that I need to be aware of what the tide is doing. Salty readers, Saturday sees spring tides with a low of 0.3 meters at 14.05. Ah, it’s getting better all the time.

The best thing is that I can tell you is that the wind direction is predicted to be NW, so we can probably find some shelter under the Hoe.

So the plan at present is to paddle from Mount Batten, on the water at 10:00. I will check the forecast again on Friday and post here to confirm details. If it looks really horrible we may just do a short trip to experience some testing conditions, but whatever happens this trip will go ahead in some form or another.

Club sea kayaks are available, please book then via equipment officer Pete Anderson, equipment@ppca-canoe-club.org.uk or 07958 694434

Look out for my post on Friday.

The rivers are nice this time of year.

Clive A.

Tel 01752 344425
Mob 07854 648584
E-mail cliveandjoy01@gmail.com

[Clive A]

The forecast isn’t so bad for tomorrow so we’ll go for a paddle. On the water at Mount Batten at 10:00.

Where we actually paddle depends on what is falling out of the sky but we will go west, young man and woman.

See you tomorrow.

Clive A.

Tel 01752 344425
Mob 07854 648584
E-mail cliveandjoy01@gmail.com

[Adam Coulson]

Well there will at least be two of us now!

[Anonymous]

Three! (and counting…)

[Anonymous]

Thanks for a very enjoyable outing, Clive. The chart shows a max flow of 2.8 knots ebbing on the north side of the Narrows. I reckon it was doing a bit more that in mid stream, pushed by wind and maybe high river levels, and it was certainly at least a little over 3 knots where it was accelerated at Devil’s Point. I estimated we ferry-glided at 60 degrees to our course when crossing the Narrows, to counter both current and wind — just like on a river. It was fun doing WW-like break-ins at the point, too.

More please!

Thanks also to Joy, Jane and Adam for contributing to the fun.

Bob

[Clive A]

It was all a bit interesting wasn’t it? I don’t think I have ever seen the tide running so fast in the Narrows and I was also surprised to find it still running out at a fair rate just one hour before low tide.

I paddled with three committee members and the club president, don’t I move in exulted and expert circles? I can hardly claim that I was looking after anybody, which made my life very easy but does ask the question, “Where were all our sea kayakers?”

Thanks to my companions for their company and expertise.

Clive A.

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