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First time out on our new sit on kayak.

Second time out on our Wavesports Gemini kayak and back trainign with Rob at SYC. Ideal timing - as hopefully it will get us into good habits from the start. We did some capsize practice. Liz was hugely brave and we did…

Up to The Turf Locks in our new Wavesport Gemini to test out whether it is leaking excessively. On the previous Saturday's training we capsized the thing a couple of times and at the end of the day it needed to be draine…

A short paddle in our replacement kayak - a replacement for the Wavesport Gemini that had an "impossible to spot" manufacturing flaw in one of the scupper holes such that it let in water. Replacement was bone dry after s…

Claire and her partner came out paddling on the Exe for the first time. Went mostly in the right direction most of the time.. Meant the whole Whiteley paddling fleet was on the Estuary at the same time (one kayak and one…

An all important first session with Scooby on our new sit on top kayak. If Scooby refused to get on board that would have been a big blow to our plans to take the dog and kayak in the camper van doing "exploring south we…

First time down to Dawlish Warren in the new Sea Eagle kayak. Lovely day - there was plenty of mist that came and went but that didn't detract from it. Good test for the new kayak and I'm very pleased with it. Less plea…

After non stop high winds for the last two weeks, the wind finally abated enough to go paddling. Well - sort of. It dropped to about a Force 4 but it was on on shore wind and in a sheltered bit of ocean. It did, however,…