Sold yesterday locally.

CaileanMac

1 x yellow Valley Canoe Products Nordkapp RM (plastic) sea kayak for sale. Some wear on the underside of the hull but generally in excellent condition. Skeg comes with replacement runner as present one which works prefectly is rusted up (just comestic!). 3 hatches 2 x oval front & rear and stand...

Robin, Removal of property with no intent to deprive on a permenant basis isn't theft in Scots law. However it is quite clearly clandestine possession i.e. taking possession of the property of another without their consent or other lawful authority (namely Police officer or under a Sheriff's warrant...

WilsoJ2, Duncan could well be referring to the very, very small sea kayak which Radical Moves (owner/manufacturer - Alan Gibson) made back in 2000 (?) which had a hull shape decended from an Anas Acuta. Steve Maynard had one which I bought and owned for a short period before selling it to Guy Jackso...

2010 - Northumberland
2011 - ?

[/names like Peter Bray and Andrew MacAuley spring to mind. Hard to believe (and the difference is of course meaningless to most of us), but a 300km crossing barely registers in this context. When put in that perspective yes. Perhaps my tired brain should have put in my first post - in terms of UK ...

The boundaries of the sport have I think been pushed back by this crossing due it's level of commitment both physical and mental and the sheer exposure of spending well over 74 hours afloat crossing a wild and remote part of the North Atlantic ocean. Respect. PS - The lads have probably already foun...

yet oddly I seem to have failed to have taken any pictures of anyone paddling ... Perhaps that's why the photos are so interesting? Sea kayaking isn't all about the actual paddling; it's the people, places, fora, fauna, history, geology, landscape, colours, sights, smells and simply being out of do...

"The Package"

;-)

CaileanMac

Steve

You won the 'Wilcox Weather Window' lottery for the West Coast of Scotland last week ;-) Awesome trip.

CaileanMac

Mark, I've not much sea kayak paddling experiences to speak about with Orkney or Shetland however I've visited them both several times with work and play. Kirkwall and Lerwick both have great curryhouses. Kirkwall one on the cobbled high st and in Lerwick, it's called Gurkha Kitchen nr to the CO-OP ...

Mark, There's a huge amount of hertiage in the inlets and harbours of Caithness relating to the herring boom and the sea cliffs South of Wick are a sea kayaker's idea of heaven. Helmsdale chipper - 'La Mirage' as already recommended does portions to feed even the hunrgest sea kayaker. Brora to Dorno...

Mark

I've emailed you. Secure carparking is available in Thurso in return for Irn Bru and dounuts ;-)

CaileanMac

I received an invitation from BCU this morning, to attend a course to become a "Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning" provider. In the requirements, they list VHF License (completed within past 3 years). Did the 'provider' day last year and the SCA certainly didn't ask for a 'valid VHF c...

Used twice in anger - once in the States and once at home on Lewis. Would now use the 'paddle alongside and let them pull themselves up on my boat' technique as apposed to the 'paddle presentation' style. Why - your hands stay on your paddle at all times...letting someone else grab it isn't always t...

Waltfos

Then this may be alot of tosh too

I don't think I need say more, with regards to your wild speculations.

As Pete has said and Mark linked to it, blogging continues over at
http://northwesthighlands.pesdablog.com

CaileanMac

Coming in rather late to this thread but one point which doesn't seem to have been made - we (sea kayakers) aren't the only ones who visit remote beaches and islands to spend a night under canvas there....RIB's, sailboats, jet skis, hikers, etc..... What about guidebook writers.....are you not addin...

Mark was in Melvich last night and was planning to head to John O' Groats today. A day on the tidal conveyor belt that is the Pentland Firth!

CaileanMac

Opps - pushed the 'submit' button twice. Repeated post deleted.

MarkR, As far as I can ascertain, the Cape Wrath ranges are not in use until September - anyone know different? Give the range information line (pre-recorded message) a ring on 0800 833 300 or the range control @ Faraid Hd near Durness a ring direct on 01971 511 242. Anyone have the faintest clue wh...

Fair Play to OP - they promptly contacted me and have rectified the problem. Good customer service - a rare thing these days !

Likewise - my copy arrived today after some PM's over the weekend.

Cheers
CaileanMac

MarkRainsley

Easy for me to say though, I have too much holiday to kill.

Not all of us have that 'problem' ;-)

Hope you are getting dried out after today's downpour.

CaileanMac

: Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:53 am Post subject: It's back! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issue #11 - it’s back! Issue #11 is back and is being mailed out as I type. Still waiting for my copy to arrive up here on the North Coast of Scotland...10 days...th...

Douglas, Ah a seakayakphoto.com trip which included a visit possibly to the 'refreshment' facilities on Sanda island for the overworked staff ;-) I've not done the either 'Mull of...' yet (Kintyre or Galloway) but they are on my mytical ticklist to do at some point in my lifetime. Regards Cailean

Mull of Kintyre...?

Wow...that certainly is quite some trip...!

Well worth looking at the YouTube clip on Simon's blog entry to see a map and hear it from the horse's mouth.

CaileanMac

My copy arrived at the weekend and it's certainly a fine addition to the Pesda stable of British guidebooks. Mark's dry sense of humour is woven into the book and brings a wry smile to the reader's face ;-)

CaileanMac

Perhaps OP should give some thought to running a potential contributors workshop at some of the sea kayaking symposiums and gatherings and / or get the likes of Brian Wilson a.ka. Stern Words to run it? Broadening the appeal of the magazine is needed in order to encourage more people to read it espe...

The Foundation Safety and Rescue Course comes in from April 1st having similar status as the CST in terms of requirements for Coaching courses. All CST assessors within the next week or so will receive a letter from the BCU regarding how to convert from CST examiner to Foundation Safety and Rescue ...

A U.F.O. then?

Unidentified floating object... ;-)