Interesting comments Douglas. I'm also an RYA member - but it had never occurred to me that they would respond to any kayaking issues. I'll bear that in mind if I ever come across any problems in future. My reservations about the SafeTrx app are due to it's reliance on smart phones. I've used it whi...

I know several sea paddlers who love taking a P&H Hammer down rivers. Basically, as a rough guide, anything a good open canoe paddler can get down, you'll get a Hammer down.

Saab estate to Toyota Auris estate. Both big enough boots. Toyota has remote keyless entry which I now consider essential for a kayaking car - no more "which pocket did I put the key in" under BA, spray deck, dry-suit etc. when I remember what I've forgotten.... Winter tyres (or Michelin Cross-Clima...

Yup.

Tried the peak explorer, Kokatat MsFit but went with another Kaikoura. It's not exactly the same as the old one so check it out before you buy it - but it's the closest I could find.

I wonder if it was meant to be a present?

Do you have a fairly recent VHF licence?
Part of the licencing regs are that you may listen in on any chanel but must not repeat or publish any information which you hear when doing so.

Just saying......

It's a comparatively easy route to do but well worth it - I did it solo a few years ago when the weather was too wild to do anything else. The lochs can get fairly interesting though. Loch Lochy is pretty shallow so it throws up some fairly tough waves to batter through - but there's the floating pu...

I guess I just have an inherent distrust of mobile phone technology - and of paddling in areas with no phone reception.

Reed will make you one if you send them a template.

https://www.chillcheater.com/decks

Running on location data provided by the phone is probably the problem, but that's how they want us to run it - a phone is not a suitable navigation device. If I'm in trouble I'd rather CG had an accurate position or track data to work from rather than something which puts me half way up a hill half...

https://media.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/uploads/61824/1536787456277-4610.png Not a great advert for the safetrx tracking app. I've had it on my phone for a while now but I've not been particularly impressed with it as an app - it looks like it needs a lot more development before I'd trust it enough t...

210 in the list (although I've already spotted a couple missing...) v 282 Munro's That should add up to a fairly massive mileage to paddle them all.
And should it be a complete circuit, or is it enough to paddle the length of a loch to tick it off?

There could be a category of "sea lochs paddled without a skeg" if you want geeky

West Loch on Jura, and it's mainland West Loch cousin are both fine, as is Loch Fyne but I think Loch Etive is probably a personal favourite with Loch Sween not too far behind at the moment.

Is there a list of, or even a name for, the Scottish sea lochs more than, say, a mile long, similar to Munro's, Donalds etc. tables for the hills? And if not - should there be? With winter heading our way and weather deteriorating I was looking at some lochs to paddle to get a bit of shelter and tha...

Very bad news indeed.

At least no-one has been hurt

Apologies seawolf - I thought that post had been from the OP, hence the gentle paddle in calm... quote

So whats to prevent soneone like me with a couple of years of paddling experience from taking club members out for a gentle paddle on the sea in fair weather I think a F4 against 5 knots of tide is probably way beyond a "gentle paddle in fair weather" as you initially suggested you would be leading...

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There are always lessons to be learned. If this leader had been able to learn from the experience and carry on instead of being traumatised by it and giving up, the 'experience paddling with us' might have been all the greater as a result. My point exactly. It's good to be able to discuss events on...

I challenged then to ad a FAQ answering the question: "Does the insurance cover inexperienced and unqualified club members." The response was: "That's not a frequently asked question". It took a whole string of emails and phone calls to not get a straight answer. It's the "inexperienced and qualifi...

Cheeky

They also seem to have parked their own clickbate on kayakcarriers.co.uk - maybe you could use the revenue from that (which should belong to you as it's your domain name) to pay the nominet fee?

If sea kayaking was always absolutely completely safe, would we do it? I'm not sure I would - or at least not for long as anything which is completely safe doesn't really stretch us or challenge us enough to keep us interested over the long term. I know the sea is a lot bigger than me and that weath...

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A couple of posts have raised the question: do clubs and club leaders get sued? The short answer is "Yes, they do."

DO you have examples? (not naming names obviously) of any non-commercial coaches / leaders / trip organisers (whatever you want to call them) being sued??

I think the difference between "taking club members out..." and "going out for a paddle with some club members" might become relevant in the event that there was an incident. If a club operates on the basis that it will provide peer paddling trips then, as far as I can see, there's no problem. As so...

Keep an eye on the "Private Sales" bit of this forum. Most sellers will be happy to let you try a boat to see if it works for you and if they are close enough it might be an easy way to get to try some boats. Getting yourself to one of the symposiums (symposia?) is an excellent way to get to try loa...

Just paddle it..... :-)

I always strapped paddles beside the kayak when I had one-piece paddles (old Lendal Powermasters) to give them a bit of protection and didn't ever have any issues without using a bag. Back in river paddling days we would all just put paddles up beside the last kayak on the roof and hold them down un...

I think - and I might be wrong - that the brass frame helps to allow the compass to be rotated in the mount once the screws are loosened a little bit by pushing the plastic housing up away from the base.

It actually looks OK from the photo - it appears to be pointing straight along the kayak, but yes and (probably) yes. Loosening the screws a little will let you rotate the body of the compass. The most accurate way of lining up the lub-line is to run a string from bow to stern and line up on it - bu...