Understanding where you are in terms of your paddling level and skills is useful for everyone. For some, it feels good to know that others feel the same way, they enjoy the same type of conditions and also struggle with the similar things, such as waves from the side or keeping up with the group. This post draws on key… Read more →
Category: From the waterline
Review of Tiderace Pace 17 Tour S
A review of the Tiderace Pace 17 Tour S, the smaller volume version of the Pace Tour 17 from Tiderace. I’m a smaller female paddler, height 156cm and weight 60kg and was carrying a load of about 20kgs. Taking the Pace 17 Tour out to play I had an opportunity to load up the Tiderace Pace 17 Tour S for… Read more →
Three Forth Bridges Tour
It’s not often you get to paddle under a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a Category A listed structure and the biggest infrastructure project in Scotland. That’s what happened when three friends and I paddled under the Forth Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge and The Queensferry Crossing. We made the most of the tide, which carried us from our launch site… Read more →
Scouting locations: Tayvallich
What’s the wind speed and direction? This is the obsession of every sea kayak guide I know. When I first visited Tayvallich, in Argyll to check it out as a potential kayaking destination I was very pleasantly surprised as the area seemed to offer sheltered options no matter what the wind was doing. Tayvallich, pronounced “Tay-vee-al-ich”, is a small village… Read more →