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The route is a circumnavigation of the island of Kererra
I was the first woman to finish in a time of 2hrs 20mins. Previous women’s winning times have been in excess of 2hrs 30mins so I was pretty pleased with my time. Now of course I will have to go back next year and see if I can do better.
The event was very well run, and well supported locally. Local sponsors had covered the running costs so that race entry fees and raffle takings were donated to the Oban lifeboat, about £1500 I believe.
Part One – The first in a series of short films from a sea kayak expedition to East Greenland in July 2012.
Every year in Salt Lake City Utah the outdoor industry gathers to present their new offerings for the coming year, the designs, colours, innovations and ideas that will influence their product line up.
This year at OR we have a great cross section of offerings, first up, something many of you have been waiting for, our 2nd Generation skeg slider system, with a smoother more intuitive action, these have been in test over last season with Glenmore Lodge and Plas Y Brenin with excellent feedback from coaches and clients.
Also on the P&H stand we have the prototype of the Hammer…
this is the next generation in our Play the Sea category, influenced by the Delphin with some creative new design thinking, white water edges, creek style volume and touring length, there are certainly some refinements to be made but is going to be a really exciting addition to the line up.
Rich Taylor talking to Rapid Media about the new Hammer
For more new and exciting additions to the Pyranha Whitewater Range click HERE
On the 9th June this year P&H Team Paddler Doug Cooper got married to Lara Tipper. As you would expect from Doug, Head of Paddlesports at Glenmore Lodge, there was only one way to travel to his wedding… that was in his trusty P&H Cetus MV Sea Kayak.
He got married to Lara on Clashnessie beach in the NW Highlands of Scotland and along with a team of three best men he paddled the 6km to the beach. The weather was dry, but atmospheric – leading to a slightly bumpy paddle and a bit of small surf on landing.
Doug and his best men paddled to the beach fully dressed for the wedding ceremony in their kilts, so they could step out of their kayaks ready to go. In addition to this Doug had a custom made paddling wedding outfit by Peak UK, all matching his kilt and ensuring he was the best-dressed paddler on the day! Lara was of course the best-dressed person on the beach, looking stunning in her dress.
The ceremony on the beach went great, the party that followed was as you would expect and then the next day to clear the hangovers Lara, Doug and friends went paddling of course!
Congratulations from everyone here at P&H!
A paddling film set along the south west shores of Anglesey taking in the ancient history and geology of this wild coast by Jim Krawieck.
The latest trip inspiration from Jim Krawiecki – Paddling from Cemlyn Bay around Carmel Head and on to Church Bay on the north west coast of Anglesey.
Liscombe Lodge http://www.liscombelodge.ca/ is hidden gem located outside a small village about two and a half hours away from Halifax. It is one of only three resorts owned and operated by the Province of Nova Scotia.
On May 11 of this year 75 paddlers traveled from as far away as England and Seattle to gather for the 5th Annual Atlantic Paddle Symposium. www.atlanticpaddlesymposium.com . Light winds, warm dry weather, and easy swell made for three extremely pleasant days on the water.
The Atlantic Paddle Symposium is our region’s premier paddling event. The Atlantic Canada paddling community meets for a 4-day event focusing on skill development, outdoor, leadership, education and paddling safety. The Symposium facilitates relationship building, both within our regional paddling community and allows us to forge relationships with some of the best known paddlers and instructors in the world.
The schedule, as it has been in previous years, was packed with a variety of skills sessions for all levels, covering each of the four paddling styles supported by Paddle Canada paddling programs. Stand Up Paddling sessions were added (and enthusiastically received) to our roster of sessions for canoe, sea kayak and white water kayak.
The venue offered us great locations and a variery of conditions. Sean Morley, Christopher Lockyer and Mat Nelson ran rock hopping, sea kayak surfing, and Incident management sessions.
Highlights from this year’s event were:
Photo by: Ryan Brake
Without the support from our sponsor this year we would not have been able to make the event so accessible and also would not have been able to have such a talented group of coaches.
Special Thanks to Sean Morley and Matt Nelson for making the trip to Nova Scotia. Hope to see you both back next year.
Picture gallery can be found at:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150905072819706.430161.269008074705&type=3&l=f9877313a5
Sponsor a Coach:
Lendal Paddle (Christopher Lockyer), P&H sea kayaks (Matt Nelson)
Submitted by Christopher Lockyer www.committed2thecore.com
Found myself with some time off of work and a great forecast so jumped in the car and headed for the Isle of Skye on the west coast of Scotland.
Load the Cetus MV with 3 days food and camping equipment and headed out from Elgol. We launched at about 8pm and headed to the foot of the Black Cullin Mountains for our first camp. Over the next 3 days we had some stunning scenery as our backdrop, met a Basking Shark, saw otters, sea eagles, Puffins and more.
The paddling was great lots of sea stacks, caves and natural arches combined with 250m+ cliffs. Truely a trip to remember. I hope you like the photos. Which are all courtesy of Karl Midlane my paddling partner for the trip.
Cheers Sid
View from Elgol
The paddle to camp 1
The Black Cullin as the sun sets
Idyllic paddling at the foot of the mountains
An evening paddle to cherish
Basking shark of Wiay island as we approach camp 2
He didn't seem bothered by us. We sat still and he would return as he filtered the sea
About to land for camp 2
Macleod's Maidens at about 8am
The light house at Neist point
Sea Cliffs beyond Neist point
Early morning view of Fladda-ChuainAnother tough day at the office!
Another tough day at the office!
Approaching Eilean Trodday
Sea Stacks off of Eilean Trodday
About to turn the last corner and make the final crossing to end our quick hit.
The trusty steed at rest after a great trip!
As well as coaching, I took a selection of P&H demo boats for participants to try out, the most popular being the Cetus LV and MV. These were liked by all who tried them.
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