Sea Kayak

[NigelSharpe]

Well, I decided to go for a new P&H Scorpio, which I should be collecting from Bournemouth Canoes on Saturday.

So, my old Dagger Atlantis Sea Kayak will soon be up for sale. I am planning to put it on ebay at the weekend, but if anyone were interested, let me know. It would be a cheap intro sea kayak with built in rudder. Not especially fast but a lot faster than white water boats. It is quite stable for a sea kayak.

[Kevin Coombes]

Are you setting a reserve on ebay?

[NigelSharpe]

Pm sent

[Gordon]

Nigel, you've moved & given up sea kayaking 

[Gordon]

Sorry, didn't read the first line

However, are'nt you dying to try it out Sat/Sun, I may ask to demo a Polar HV?

[NigelSharpe]

Yes - desparate to try it out. I will be taking my kit down with me on Saturday. Coming? Are you planning to do the Avon trip on Sunday, or could you cope with a sea trip?

[Gordon]

Weather favours Saturday, if going to B'mouth canoes first, probably want to look at either old harryish, ringstead/lulworth, my spider senses tell me its your turn to disorganise a trip. Kevin could try out your boat, Dave are you working Sat?
If I'm OK I may also try a Sunday bandit run on the Avon, Alderbury - Fordingbridge should suit, however that would depend on my shoulder.

[Dave]

I'd love to join you and demo the Whiskey 18,but unfortunately our whole household is is very sick right now,I'm the healthiest with Laryngitis!!!
Are you joining team yellow Nigel??

[NigelSharpe]

Orangey redy brown colour. Not yellow.

I would hope to get to Bournemouth Canoes at 10.00hrs which is when they open. This would mean that we would be a bit later than normal on the water.

I have no idea about tides as my Tide Atlas is at home in Wiltshire and I am currently in Devon. Would Sandbanks to Old Harry work getting on the water about 11.00hrs?

[Gordon]

After careful consideration, haven't a clue. However either option isn't ideal & its a spring, so go for either Sandbanks or Lake Pier (time to adjust & familiarise on flat water, then head for old harry, if scary race, take the chicken shute, turn round when tired, sound disorganised enough?

[Kevin Coombes]

Busy sat otherwise i may have considered it. Im still sitting on the fence about sunday, anyone else going? Weather doesn't look so nice ...

[Gordon]

Looking at tide times, water should be empting out of Poole harbour until 13:50, then it'll slowly fill up. We can pick up your boat, launch 10:30 ish, splash around till tired, return after 13:50, simples?
I may give Sunday a miss, sea will be ruff, Avon soggy, It may be time to earn some smartie points. 

[NigelSharpe]

Gordon,

HWPortsmouth = 08.46am

Tide turns 5 hrs after high water, therefore 13.45 hrs.

Sandbanks to Swanage 2 hrs.

So

09.00ish   Leave Amesbury
10.00ish   Arrive Bournemouth Canoes
10.45ish   Leave BC £999 poorer.
11.00ish   Arrive Sandbanks
11.30ish   On water
13.30ish   Swanage lunch
14.00ish   Leave Swanage
16.00ish  Sandbanks.

How about that?

[Mark]

Unfortunately I've just purchased a Pyranha Fusion at the Outdoor Show!

[NigelSharpe]

Well done Mark,

My Scorpio turns out to have holes in it, and I am returning it on Good Friday to swap it for another (hopefully without holes in it!).

Gordon - do you fancy another sea trip on Good Friday?

I have not put my old boat on ebay, as I am thinking that I might keep it for a while in case anybody else wants to join us for a sea trip.

p.s. - I am currently sat at a desk in Devonport Dockyard overlooking the Naval Base - the wind is whipping up the sea into a frenzy so a trip on Friday would depend on the weather.