Sunday paddle Ringstead - Lulworth 6th June

[Mark]

House would be great. Thanks Mark

[Gordon]

Mark
got your address, suggest you edit your post and remove address. Kev & Nigel either meet at mark's or Ringstead

[NigelSharpe]

Kev - see you at the clubhouse at 08.50am.

Gordon / Mark - see you at Ringstead when we get there.

[Kevin Coombes]

Ok Nigel, see you in the morning. Is it shortie cag weather? I dont know what you lot wear on the sea.

Also i have no splits, i will be using my 197 sherpa's!

[Gordon]

Kev/Mark
Probably shorty cag/tee shirt, we tend to take a change (long thermal, cag) in a drybag, stacks of storage space in long boats(I'll probably have cooker, kettle, armchair, spare clothes, first aid kit, repair tape, multi tool all stashed in mine.)
197 sherpas may well be ok, however seayakking tends to be easier with a longer paddle, both Nigel & I have spare paddles. one of those could bre borrowed, we only really need one spare set /group.

[NigelSharpe]

Ringstead to Lulworth turned into Poole Harbour to Old Harry Rocks and a bit further instead, due to the weather.

A steady paddle down through Poole harbour let Kev and Mark get used to the rudders on the boats before entering the choppy water outside the harbour, where we headed straight to Old Harry rocks. The crossing was fun with quite large confused waves. Lunched just around the corner from Old Harry, before continuing along the coast passing the remaining sea stacks in nice calm conditions. A quick peep around the corner into Swanage bay before turning back.

The tide had risen to allow passage through an occasional cave at Old Harry, before the return trip through choppy water to Poole Harbour. The Coastguard helicopter was hovering whilst collecting a casualty with an injured leg from a boat on the return trip.

At the harbour entrance, we bumped into Rich, Mike and Ben from the Ringwood club, and joined them for a coffee before the drag back up through the harbour.

Unfortunately, I must have had salt on my camera lense so many of the pics did not turn out. There was an odd one or two though.

[Kevin Coombes]

 
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  This is a rare sight so make the most of it!

[Gordon]

  Is that an enigmatic smile, or a grimace?