Some more here: https://www.ecskc.eu/trip-planning/anglesey I'm not aware of anything particular about West Mouse. Middle Mouse has a one that's often used for assessments, it's more a flow round the island, with waves, than a stand alone race in the way the main ones are; I've only been there on th...

Google search will find several articles - just about to go out so no time to recommend any just now. One I know of is:

https://www.performanceseakayak.co.uk/A ... e-a-guide/

I read an article by somebody who was doing a lot of solo paddling in remote places. He had studied boat-body leashes in detail and his solution was something like a very heavy length of shock cord across the deck in front of the cockpit, with a short length of the same linking himself (I think via ...

it might be something that discourages non-members living in Wales from joining? :)

It might even be a similar thing to that which discourages paddlers in England from joining BC, or paddlers in Scotland from joining SCA. (I haven't forgotten CANI but I think there may be other reasons there).

I have one (2020 model), and have used it for a couple of day trips and an 8 day camping trip; so far as I'm aware it's still as new. The neck seal is much more comfortable than latex, and keeps spray out, but I haven't swum or rolled in it. The fabric is very flexible and feels light. It's lighter ...

It appears Government are still thinking about it. I've registered to receive an email when they have an update.

I haven't seen BC's response. The link in the first post to this thread describes their thoughts and I know they did respond.

Suzy, I hope you don't mind me making an observation. I see that the Celtic Paddles website isn't offering cranked shafts at present. I assume there must be a supply problem. So these are particularly valuable for anyone who wants cranks.

having a boat on the roof rack whilst towing a small caravan yet to be purchased A set of V bars as used by racing kayaks might be the answer. https://www.norfolk-canoes.co.uk/equipment/transport/v-bars-racing-kayaks-s.JPG You can set the position so that the rear V is just behind the rear roof bar...

What did you do?

No, you missed the subtlety!

What did "your friend" do?

Have tried to send PM, but appears not working. If you send a PM and it remains in your Outbox, it means the recipient hasn't opened it yet. When they do, it moves to Sent. The remedy is, as you've done, to post on the thread and hope the recipient sees that. If you click on their username opposite...

What other kind of surfing is there?

Lots of people surf standing waves on rivers; it's the basis of playboating. The basics are the same but the details and manoeuvres are different to sea surfing.

an 'Inuk' size spraydeck for sale. I've emailed to enquire what that means exactly

Inuk is a design of kayak, see http://www.inukkayaks.co.uk/

Windows Paint

Ah, I understand now!

No, I understood that they have a groove. It was in "Using paint and some basic maths" that I didn't understand - I couldn't see the connection between paint and maths, but I checked your maths as requested.

I don't see where paint comes into it, but my maths, from measuring on my PC screen, says that the blue line is 0.72 times the overall width. Looking at photos, I'm guessing the overall width is about the same as the kayak at it's widest, so about 55cm. So the blue line is about 40cm.

Ah, OK. If the slots are 10mm wide they should take Thule carriers. Sorry but I don't use that type of carrier so can't help with the measurement.

Since you don't yet have the carriers, I assume the second picture is your set up. The Thule carriers fix into a slot in the top of the bar - there's nowhere I can see on your bars where they would attach. You'd need to buy Thule bars and feet. If you do, it might be useful to know that while the le...

I was just trying to lift the paddle out of the water but most likely it's turning into a pull.

A useful indicator is how much splashing you get, on both the plant and the retrieval. It's an interesting learning exercise to aim for no splash.

That looks generally good, I can see the rotation. It's difficult to tell, but I think you are giving the paddle a hard pull at the end of the stroke, which isn't helpful; perhaps your lower hand is going a bit too far back, and your top hand shouldn't cross the centreline of the boat. Try focusing ...

Are there any kayak manufacturers using a specialist "tape" to cover the seam? No manufacturers I know of, and I don't remember seeing any boats with such a thing applied after manufacture, but if you want to experiment I suggest looking at: KeelEasy designed for keel protection, and a bi...

Is the seam damaged, or just cosmetically chipped & scratched? If it's damaged, strip it all off, apply masking tape down both edges, apply 25mm glassfibre tape, paint resin onto it and stipple it through so that tape is saturated, lets it set but not cure then apply thickened resin with colour ...

With apologies to the OP for the continued 'off-topic' - but it is keeping your post alive in case anyone who who can help you sees it (and I'm sorry, I can't help - but you might actually find more people who know about inflatables on https://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk) The Fairy Glen is an awful ri...

I don't have any experience of surfing with one, but I do know that it's fairly easy to access the shock cord in the tube round the edge; sea kayakers sometimes run the cord through a plastic tube at the back of the cockpit, to increase the diameter and make it easier to hook the deck on after a sel...

I'm in the mindset of "Buy once, Buy well". Primarily looking at the 2nd hand market The problem is that if you're new to kayaking, the boat that will suit you best to learn in is not the boat you will want to use in the longer term. There are also so many different characteristics that a...

I must however remember to raise the stand

Always put the stand on the back side so that as you pull the trolley forwards, the stand folds up when it touches the ground.

Chris, how do I post photos then? I was going to explain, but I remembered that you'd posted some in your refurb thread so I thought you knew! Click the button for "Full Editor & Preview" then the tab for "Upload Image" and drag or browse to the images, then use the icon on ...

How will that affect the Peak outlets?

I wouldn't expect any effect at all.

I'm afraid I wasn't notified of them The default on the Forum is no notification. I think you can enable notification from your Profile; go to the dropdown with your username at top right, then Profile > Edit profile > Overview > Subscriptions, mark the boxes for the threads of interest and then sc...

They've never really had an active internet presence; it used to be email and phone only. I think he (Andi - it's not necessarily they!) takes the view that his skill is making drysuits not running websites, and he has enough business so doesn't need marketing. Just give him a call.

The Recoil is not an ideal boat for a canal. Your perception is designed for the kind of thing you're doing, so will go reasonably fast and is easy to keep in a straight line. The Recoil is designed for going down rapids and playing on them, so is designed to turn easily. In general, shorter boats t...