Well those are all delightful, thanks for the links. :-) I liked the music, so had a look to see who "Beluga Lagoon" are, and it's them. They have a lot of music vids and wotnot on youtube, and various other films that get more and more professional and polished as they go on (without losing any of ...

ultimate mission, trying to find a half good looking girl in the pub after boating in the west highlands. It gets easier the longer you spend in the pub. @Duncan Did you see the link to the lovely wee programme on the BBC in that other thread: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0008n9j/roaming-...

Oh bugger! You've discovered a flaw in my carefully thought out and completely serious plan - back to the drawing board then I suppose...

... using the air pocket As a kayaker you're already sitting in a massive plastic (or fibreglass) air pocket. I suggest a snorkel arrangement built into a drysuit - inhale through a vent down below the waist, exhale directly into the drysuit itself. You get a couple of minutes' worth of slightly fe...

We have been told by many people that the antenna is perfect for sea kayak use! Erm.. you know sea kayakers carry a 2m+ paddle and a 2m+ spare paddle right? There have been some musings on here before about increasing the range of a VHF by using some kind of extension to get more height on the ante...

All phones are different, but Samsung S series are incredibly slippery when dry, nevermind when wet, I did once take my old one out in a boat and didn't lose it, but I have become slightly more sensible! (touch screen is hopeless with wet fingers too). A lanyard would be a must! And probably some k...

I'm toying with the idea of taking Garmin up on their offer of a 30% trade in.. Is that an offer that's generally available? Online somewhere? I have the same old yellow Etrex that you do, though I haven't used it in years. I've thought about replacing it occasionally though perhaps a waterproof sm...

Is there a map of the course that identifies the features by name? I know the place reasonably well but never have the foggiest idea what people are talking about on here. Thanks to your post I do at least now know what the 'Valentine's Wave' was. I've only been the once since it changed - can't say...

..why think of using it if hold-down eyes are common, out of harms way and definitely strong enough to hold a few kayaks? One possibility is that eyes tucked away underneath the body meant for strapping the vehicle down (or indeed towing with a horizontal rope) aren't in a good position for a strap...

That's a gnarly looking Trearddur Bay! Don't blame you for thinking twice about getting out for a paddle in your beautiful new boat. :-)

..but range is also limited to roughly the square root of the height of the transmitter. The combined heights of both antennae innit? There's you to the horizon, and then there's the other person to their horizon - if the two overlap you have 'line of sight' to each other. Kayak to kayak that might...

This one's come up a few times in conversation so I am heading towards P and H - thank you. Just got to find one now! Don't be too hasty, and you shouldn't base your choice on conversation imo, you really want to try before you buy. When you have a wee bit of experience, either in a club boat or pe...

I was definitely tempted by the slimmer Standard Horizon HX40E when it came out. Aha, I'd not seen that. It looks like just the sort of thing I was on about above - smaller (at the price of being non-buoyant), and seems to have an attachment point for a lanyard that doesn't need to to have the belt...

Pros: - not too bulky - floats There's a bit of a trade-off there as a thing will only float if it's less dense than the water, so the floatation comes at the price of making it a bit bigger than it really needs to be. The HX300 is compact but has nowhere to attach a tether unless you have the belt...

AndyC#2 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:33 pm

.. a bit taken aback at £30 for a small inflatable drybag.

Does £16.50 sound more reasonable?

http://lomo.co.uk/acatalog/kayak-paddle ... tml#SID=69

No, that's cool, I understood that you were talking about camping not stopping for lunch. I'm glad to hear they don't object to people using their benches, they'd be a tad out of order otherwise imo. Once you get outside the curtilage of a dwelling, I think it's only right and proper that landowners...

fair enough, it's their land and their business. Well, yes, to a point. But plonking a couple of picnic benches down right next to a public right of way, a national trail no less, several hundred meters away and well outside the curtilage of the house and then leading renters of the house to believ...

1) There might be, but I don't think you'll find one available online. 2) Yes, it probably is. Quite aside from the legal situation in England and Wales, in practice if you pitch late, strike early and leave no trace (and avoid taking the piss by trying to camp in someone's front garden) it's very r...

Your first post didn't exactly give people a lot to respond to.

I know nothing about it, but you're making it sound like something is being filmed there. Some god-awful reality tv programme would be my guess.

I think Roger Chandler has an ex-fleet Romany Surf up for sale (in N Wales) at the mo:
https://www.coastalspirit.com/second-hand-sea-kayaks

Lucky bugger. :-)

Well bugger, I feel pretty silly now. But thanks! :-)

I’ve got so many favourites, but this one brings back fond memories from Arisaig, the week before going to the Scottish Sea Kayak Symposium. This year? I guess so from the sunshine and the beautiful blue skies. I was there too. Had a lovely trip out from Arisaig after the symposium, perhaps the sam...

Erm.. Ok, there's a 'cave' theme developing, I'll go with that. Love a good cave. :-)
Bit more headroom in this one...

cathalferris wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 01, 2018 2:19 pm

.. hypothetical situation.

Hmm, yes, completely. <strokes chin>

tone1147 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:53 am

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Have you tried this already? Clicky

The upper Don, from Deepcar to Oughtibridge North of Sheffield deserves a mention at Grade 2/3 ish too. It's probably easier to catch than any of the true spate streams, but even so you only really get a few hours after the rain stops. Also rumoured that Burbage Brook has been done a couple of times...

And as an approximate guide, times of low and high tides have a close relationship to the phase of the moon With this in mind - if we're opening this up to Android apps now, here's a plug for 'Daff Moon' to tell you the phase of the moon on any given date. It's a pretty thin excuse to recommend tha...

Cool, done. :-)

I found that reference in House of Commons Written Evidence . Wow. What a dismal collection of examples of the law being an ass! (And an arse.) :-( In the Hedly v Cuthbertson case, I intially assumed that was a typo in the link above. (Where it says the guide overestimated the risk of rockfall - I ...