Summer sea kayaking ...

These last few weeks have just been beautiful for sea kayaking. How good is the UK when we have settled weather?  Anglesey and the North Wales coastline is perfect for sea kayaking and can provide such a broad range from sheltered gentle paddles as an introduction to sea kayaking.  Through to the rougher water and offshore islands, for the advanced sea kayaker. With a fantastic progression for those at the Intromediate to Intermediate level.

Here's a few photos from just the last few days, bespoke coaching .... enjoy ...

Pat and Bardsey island down on the Lleyn

North Stack tide race, the Irish ferry arriving and Pat enjoying the flow...

South Stack lighthouse ...

Simon and the SW corner of Anglesey.  Quite coves, with just the chatter of sea birds ...

Sandra below trying out a couple of different kayaks ...

One of the local inhabitants blending well into the rocks (centre of photo - grey seal).

I still have some places on courses over the summer, interested?

Xplore - Intermediate sea kayaking Anglesey (with 3 star sea training) - 10/11th August - £140
Improve - Intromediate sea kayaking course - 20-22nd Aug - £230
Discover - Introduction to sea kayaking 24/25th Aug - £140
Discover sea kayaking - Intro 27-29th Aug - £230
Improve to Xplore sea kayaking - Intro -Intermediate bridging the gap 2-5th September - £290
3 star sea kayak assessment on 5th September - £80

Phone me at 07873 132999 or email me at info@coastalspirit.com for more details or to reserve a place.

Roger

North Wales sea kayaking
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Explorer HV ex fleet for sale ...

£900

NDK - Explorer HV - Orange deck, black trim with white hull.  5 years old, with professional repair to the day hatch area (due to another kayak surfing on to the back deck). Hatches dry, been well maintained, working skeg on a steal cable, has keel strip fitted and the hull is in a good condition.

Will also include Silva deck mounted compass (photo 5) and north water under deck bag (photo 4), for the same price.

The Stacks and The Skerries ...

This weekends sea kayaking course was an Intermediate course and with another super forecast, The Stacks was game on!

Ann was back over and excited to here we were of to paddle The Stacks and Keith was up for it and loving the sunshine.  Zoe was in support and observing from a 4 star leader perspective ... although The Stacks would come under 5 star many elements are applicable ...

Pen Rhyn Mawr with two hours before slack water ... we did some work on eddy turns and paddling through grabby and boily eddy lines  .... using shorter sharp strokes body forward  and flexing with conditions ...

And then on to some exploring and mellow moments ...

Bizarrely ... I guess it was part of the cold front .. fog rolled in.  South Stack lighthouse disappeared ...

More exploring ....

After lunch in parliament house cave, we headed back ... and this time in more sunshine

Sunday saw us off to the Skerries and we had a great welcome form 3,800 nesting pairs of Arctic Terns, which gave a top display .. it was a social place as another 3 teams arrived ...

We headed back during the last hour of the flood, towards Carmel Head .. with the aim of exploring a couple of the caves and tunnels ... saw a young porpoise as we crossed and closer in one of the bays the screeching call of the peregrine falcon could be heard ...

It really was that narrow ...

A couple of stunning locations, with great conditions ... I really could get used to this!

Roger

roger chandler
www.coastalspirit.com

sea kayaking anglesey
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sea kayak courses

Sunshine and Puffins ...

This week saw two days of Intro -Intermediate sea kayaking and a third day of rough water handling and incident management.  And what a week of weather, with The Stacks as one big team, The Skerries and Rhoscolyn Head in two separate teams and Carmell Head as a small group.  

I let the photos mainly tell the story ... enjoy ;) 

The Skerries was a top day, with good conditions as we arrived, amazing amount of terns and their chicks and super display of mellow puffins ...

Carmell Head and looking for some rough water ... about to carry out a ladder rescue below

A gentle rocky landing for lunch  ...

Love this shot below with the green reflection from Thomas paddle ...

The return to Church Bay and looking at various rafted tows on the way ... and a giant strawberry scone, with a mug of tea over a debrief, toped the day.

Roger

roger chandler
www.coastalspirit.com

intermediate sea kayaking courses
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anglesey sea kayaking