Thursday, October 28, 2010

location: Portmuck

participants: 3 adults (Robert, Evan, John)
craft: sit-on-top (2) & playboat
weather: calm

put in from beach at portmuck
paddled round muck island
Robert fired up the barbecue and we practised technique - draw strokes, sweeps, bow rudder in both playboat and SOT.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

location: Dundrum Bay
craft: general purpose kayaks & playboats
participants: Evan, Paul, John + Piggin' paddlers
weather: calm.

met at dundrum bay, paddled to bridge.  tide was coming in.
practiced paddling in moving water, breaking into and out of eddies
and paddling in a straight line.
useful experience, if a little beyond my ability at this stage.