Penrhyn Mawr Tiderace – A Guide
By Aled Williams – Summary Penrhyn Mawr is arguably Anglesey’s best sea kayak play-spot. It is easily accessed, lying only a short distance off the coast of Anglesey. This is potentially a complex, weather and tide governed trip that includes kayaking in areas of strong tidal currents. Perfect for practicing rough water techniques and playing …
Video – Sandwich Surf
Taking ‘elevenses’ on the Swelly Cardinal wave.
Sandwich Surf – elevenses at the Cardinal (From a suggestion by David Horkan)
Posted by Performance Sea Kayak on Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Straits Sess Reminder
Ints Short 5 on 5 60 ons Arches Climbs Cardinal Ferries Cardinal Pyramid Church Islands Downstream Sprints GG Climbs GG Buoys MB Buoys Perch Ferries Perch WOT Sprints Snowdonia Diagonals Snowdonia 8’s Med 8′ on BB Loops BB Wind Ferries Benlas-Cardinal-Welltog 8’s Cardinal Ferries Farts Ferry to C Wave GG-Cardinal Efforts GG Laps GG Pyramid …
The P&H Irish Sea Crossing, 23/24 July 1972 – (St. George’s Channel)
By John Chamberlin A ‘First’ for Midland Canoe Club At 18.00 hrs on Sunday, 23rd July, George Bazeley, lan Tatam and myself set off from Whitesands Bay (near St David’s in Pembrokeshire, South Wales) to canoe, without escort, to Southern Ireland. 17 hours later at 11 .00 hours on Monday 24th, we landed safely at …
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Irish Sea Crossing – North Channel – 1986
By John Chamberlin On Tuesday, 19th August, 1986, Robin Rhodes and I canoed across from Larne in Northern Ireland, to Portpatrick in Galloway, Scotland, in just over 61/2 hours. Although we had planned the crossing from east to west and hoped to complete it while on holiday in Galloway with our families, the weather over …
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The P&H Irish Sea Crossing – 14/15 June 1996
By John Chamberlin ‘Chance Favours The Prepared Mind’ (Louis Pasteur, 1822-95) ‘You Make Your Own Luck’ (John Chamberlin, b. 1946) At 22.30 on Friday, 14 June, 1996, Tim Oldrini and myself left Soldiers’ Point, Holyhead, Anglesey and headed out past North Stack to assume a compass bearing of 280 magnetic. Sixteen and a quarter …
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The Westhinder Challenge
By Dimitri Vandepoele – We are always looking for a good challenge, preferably one that takes us offshore. If you look at the Belgian part of the North Sea, there are no islands that you can paddle to (with the exception of the North Sea crossing to the UK). We have to do it with …
Video – Ebbing Around
Playing around in the Swellies on a 10m+ ebb tide.
I enjoy the 10m+ tides; it's more of the same in a way but they also bring conditions that you don't get to paddle so often. Here's 6 mins of your life you won't get back again!
Posted by Performance Sea Kayak on Thursday, 21 February 2019
Swellies Surf Guide – The Flood
A Swellies Surf Guide – Part 2: On The Flood Though this guide is based on extensive Menai Straits paddling experience, we are still learning and to that end this guide is a work in-progress, it will continue to evolve. Check for updates – JW The fast movement of water through the confines of the …