InterMediate Plus is for those paddlers that have 3 star skills, are moving towards paddling in a Moderate environment and are keen to develop 4 star skills. Its a perfect course for those who are 4 star leader trained.
Abi, Jon, Dave and Katie made up the team for the weekend and after coffee, chats and a look at the forecast. Point Lynas (PL) was the decision. The race at PL, tends to be much more playful on the ebb, although it works mainly after the first 30 minutes for two hours then it starts to ease. Above with a F3/4 NW wind and swell, reflecting back of the headland and below, with the gentle beginnings of the race. Katie is in the main frame ...
Abi, Jon, Dave and Katie made up the team for the weekend and after coffee, chats and a look at the forecast. Point Lynas (PL) was the decision. The race at PL, tends to be much more playful on the ebb, although it works mainly after the first 30 minutes for two hours then it starts to ease. Above with a F3/4 NW wind and swell, reflecting back of the headland and below, with the gentle beginnings of the race. Katie is in the main frame ...
Abi below and the race beginning to pick up and now we have the start of wind and swell against tide ...
This is Katie about 1.5 hours into the ebb, as the race got more explosive ...
Dave ...
And Jon ...
Some top balance form Abi and super reactions ...
We decided to head around on to the East coast and make our way up to Ynis Dulas, using the back eddies and see the seals ... before jumping on the remains of the ebb tide ...
The following day, Katie had already expressed her wish to get out to the Skerries and with a lighter wind and swell forecast we headed out from Church Bay on the Flood tide, for about 1 hour due West. Once we clearly had South and North Stack in line, we paddled more NW and dropped on to the Skerries. It was good to see some of the terns were still about ...
Self and assisted rescues and messing about in the last of the flood tide, with a super back drop of the island and light house ...
Once back and loaded up, we sat down for tea and for some the mighty cream and strawberry scones ... it would just have been so rude to have posted a photo ... yummy!
Great weekend folks, with some super conditions. So whats next ....
InterMediate sea kayaking course, is aimed at developing 3 star performance skills: 14-17th Sep (4 days and during the week and 3 places left); 19/20th September (weekend and 3 places left) and 3/4th October; 6/7th February and 12/13th March 2016.
The next InterMediate Plus, aimed at developing 4 star leader skills is: 10/11th October (and is part of a 4 star leader training) and 7/8th November (4 places left); 23/24th Jan (4 places left); 27/28th Feb (4 places left) and 26/27th March 2016 (5 places left).
Thanks,
Roger
www.coastalspirit.com
roger@coastalspirit.com
BCU level 5 coach sea
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