Annette Morris

Arran again! Day paddles about 15km, which can be lengthened or shortened. Suitable for Improvers and above. Seal Shore Campsite at Kildonan will be our base for three nights. (£11 pppn). It's a beautiful campsite on waters edge overlooking Pladda and Ailsa Craig. Good facilities including a common room! The aim is to have safe paddles in beautiful scenery and observe the amazing nature Arran has to offer. Arran's wild life is wonderful - porpoises, dolphins, eagles, otters gannets, basking sharks, red deer, gannets, etc.. Can't promise seeing all of the above, but we will see lots of geology! Weather permitting we'll paddle Tuesday afternoon/early evening, all day Wednesday and Thursday, and Friday morning. Possible paddles include: - 1km crossing to Holy Isle from Lamlash to see Buddhist retreat, soay sheep, eriskay ponies, etc, - short crossing to Isle of Pladda and an exploration of south coast's basalt dykes and cliffs - paddle up the south west coast to see Kings Cave and raised beaches - tour of Brodick Bay, including paddle up the river and visit to Brodick Castle Harbour - Brodick to Clauchlands point and beyond 1. Event co-ordinator Annette Morris 2. Trip Leader: Annette Morris 3. Trip type: Coastal sea kayaking with short crossings to Holy Isle and Pladda 4. Level of ability: Improver or better 5. Date: Tuesday 27th to Friday 30th August 6. Venue: Isle of Arran, Kildonan Campsite. Please book ASAP 01770 820 320. Or find a B&B or treat yourself to hotel next door! 7. Meet location/time: Tuesday 27th August mid afternoon at Kildonan Campsite. We'll then go a paddle! 8. Travel: I'm booked on to 12.30 ferry from Ardrossan to Brodick on Tuesday and returning on the 15.15 Friday. 2.5 hours from Carlisle to Ardrossan ferry. Return Friday afternoon. Ferries can be unreliable so be prepared to travel plus or minus a day, or use the Troon or Claonaig routes. Return fare is £38 for a car and £9.20 per person from Ardrossan to Brodick route. Book on Calmac website or phone 08000 665000 9. Sea kayaks only. Any questions please PM me Please read notes re trips here: https://lakelandcanoeclub.wordpress.com/trips/ I am happy to co-ordinate and lead the trip. However, as we will be a team, we are jointly responsible for each other’s safety on the water. Please ensure you carry the correct kit for the trip you are attending

This is three individual day trips in the usually sheltered beautiful Firth of Clyde at Largs. Options for paddling depending on weather include: - coastal paddling south past the old sea plane hanger, the defunct coal depot to Hunterston. Or north to the famous Wemyss Bay station stopping for an ice cream at Nardinis in Largs, - paddle down to Horse Isle near Ardrossan from Seamill or Portencross to see the nature reserve, - circumnavigation of Wee Cumbrae from Portencross Castle or Fairlie. This involves a 1.5 km crossing. We can visit the old lighthouse and experience magnificent views over to Arran and the Cowal peninsula - circumnavigation of Big Cumbrae from Largs Marina. This involves a 1.5 km crossing followed by 15km round. A visit to the seaside town of Millport is a must. Porpoises, common seals and Kylie the dolphin likely to be seen, We’ll be centre based at campsite near Largs, by Largs Marina. 1. Event co-ordinator Annette Morris 2. Trip Leaders: Annette Morris and John Soady 3. Trip type: Coastal sea kayaking and short crossings to islands 4. Level of ability: Improver or better 5. Date: Monday 13th May to Thursday 16th May 6. Venue: Kelburn Castle Campsite and Largs Marina. Accommodation: Camping at Kelburn Castle campsite, opposite Largs Marina. I've booked pitches. £10 per night for tent & more for camper with hook up. https://www.kelburnestate.com/camping/ B&B nearby if you prefer more comfort. Or free camping in Motorhome at Largs Marina. 7. We will meet midday Monday at the campsite and then make our way to Largs Marina between 13.00 and 13.30, to be on the water about 14:00. We will finish kayaking later on Wednesday. 8. Travel: 2.5 hours from Carlisle to Largs 9. Sea kayaks only Unless very windy there should be somewhere we can paddle. Bring your walking shoes in case too windy to paddle each day. Please read notes re trips here: https://lakelandcanoeclub.wordpress.com/trips/ I am happy to co-ordinate and lead the trip. However, as we will be a team, we are jointly responsible for each other’s safety on the water. Please ensure you carry the correct kit for the trip you are attending.

The plan is to circumnavigate Isle of Bute, Argyll, in 3.5 days (10 to 12 miles a day with lots of get outs) in usually sheltered water. The trip is suitable for Improvers, because we'll avoid crossing the Clyde, by starting at the north end of Bute. I will select direction and distances depending on weather and tide. Also if windy we may select a different route, as it can get quite bumpy in the south of Glen Callum. There will be opportunities to explore Bute and Inchmarnock by foot and also paddle further into the sea lochs. Wildlife, scenery and beaches are spectacular - lots of variety. I know of several perfect wild campsites plus the kayakers campsite in the North. We may visit a couple of my favourite cafes too! Check out Roddy's kayaking guide to Bute. https://www.ukseakayakguidebook.co.uk/Bute Guide V1 .pdf Aim is to meet at Colintraive ferry by about 1pm, park cars on Bute by ferry, and then we're off! We should finish mid afternoon on Sunday 19th. If we get another Leader we'll add a couple of spaces. 1. Event co-ordinator Annette Morris 2. Trip Leaders: Annette Morris and John Soady. 3. Trip type: Coastal sea kayaking with short crossing to Inchmarnock 4. Level of ability: Improver or better 5. Date: Thursday 16 May 2024 to Sunday 19th May 6. Venue: Isle of Bute 7. Meet location/time: Colintraive, Thursday afternoon. 1pm 8. Travel: 2 hours from Carlisle to Gourock Dunooon Ferry. 15mins on ferry then 30 mins drive to Bute north ferry. Return Sunday afternoon. 9. Sea kayaks Any questions WhasApp me. Please read notes re trips here: https://lakelandcanoeclub.wordpress.com/trips/ I am happy to co-ordinate and lead the trip. However, as we will be a team, we are jointly responsible for each other’s safety on the water. Please ensure you carry the correct kit for the trip you are attending

Update: Weather looking fine on Friday 17th for our Ravenglass paddle. See below for details. 1. Event co-ordinator: Annette Morris 2. Trip Leader/s: Alistair Hornsby and Annette Morris 3. Trip type: Sea kayak - estuary 4. Level of ability : Improver or better 5. Date: Friday 17th November 2023 6. Venue : Ravenglass lagoon and estuaries 7. Meet location / time : meet at Ravenglass south beach at 10.45am (drive through the village down slip onto the beach) to unload. http://streetmap.co.uk/map?X=308420&Y=496180&A=Y&Z=115 Return the cars to the pay and display carpark (as they may get flooded if left on beach). Parking costs £5.50 for the day. http://streetmap.co.uk/map?X=308496&Y=496459&A=Y&Z=115. Aim to be on the beach ready to go for 11:30 8. No shuttle but we will have to move the cars to car park from beach (about 500 meters) 9. Anything else: We will have a sociable paddle with a picnic - don't forget your butties. We should see some wintering birds. I’ll bring some Ravenglass Seaquest maps for information. We will select the estuaries to go up depending on wind direction. Currently thinking of both the Irt and Mite. We will have the opportunity to practice some ferry gliding in moving water. This trip will be about 4 hours with tidal assistance for most of the way. This trip is weather dependant so if the forecast is unfavourable (greater than 20mph gusts) the trip may be rescheduled. I will post the decision on here the night before at latest. On Friday 17th November: Tide height at Tarn Point is 7.7 meters at 13.26 Aim to be on the water at 11:30 (about 2 hours before high tide) We will arrive back at Ravenglass before 15:30 (little water and lots of mud 2 hours after high tide) Sea kayaks / Touring Kayaks. Please read notes re trips here: https://lakelandcanoeclub.wordpress.com/trips/ We are am happy to co-ordinate and lead the trip. However, as we will be a team, we are jointly responsible for each other’s safety on the water. Please ensure you carry the correct kit for the trip you are attending. We are happy to co-ordinate and lead the trip for 10 paddlers and more if I have another leader. However, as we will be a team, we are jointly responsible for one another’s safety on the water. Please ensure you carry the correct kit for the trip – plenty of food and drink to share.