Irish Sea Kayaking Association

Good luck with the new job and the centre Jon. Having completed the 5 day ISKGA IM Course with Jon I can highly recommend this course. I learned more on this course than any other sea kayaking course I have done over many years.

Great weekend, Enjoyed all of it. Great paddles and great social event too. The weather was not an issue to paddling enjoyment as predicted.

Looking forward to all the testing conditions and to meeting up for the social aspect of the Symposium. There is a NSE and W coast in the Belmullet area so we will get a paddle in no matter what, in what is one of the most scenic areas of the world.

Just completed a wonderful weekend in the Killyleagh Outdoor Education Centre on Strangford Lough this past weekend. Great facilities available in the Centre, including access, camping, hot showers, excellent drying room etc not to mention its stunning location with its own slipway on the shore of S...

Great meet. Killyleagh centre was fantastic. Great drying room - only one set of gear needed. Thanks to Peter and his many helpers for a very enjoyable weekend on beautiful Strangford lough. We were traveling at 15kph or 7.5 knots Fiona.
20knots - 40kph !- you'd be done for speeding.

So ISKA is now ruling that you must be a member of an NGB to take part in the ISKA Strangford meet after members rejected this option so recently. Hilarious

Sun valve. A solution to the requirement for more intelligent lighthouse keepers . This was a photo Identification question previously on ISKA website. Sun valve designed by Gustaf Dalen, 1912, TM34299 - Tekniska museum - Stockholm A sun valve (Swedish: solventil, "solar valve") is a form ...

Summer is here and everyone wants to go for a swim. Involuntary drowning response means drowning occurs very quietly with no drama. Hard to spot sometimes. With a child you have 30 secs to identify the signs and reach the victim. Watch the video link at the bottom to see how difficult it can be to s...

Sorry about the delay on this. CH Marine only now getting back to me with this; Hello Michael, We have now set up the special ISKA discount online for the Odeo flare. The price should come up as €100.20 after you have entered your code. To avail of this discount you can go to our website, add the fl...

If people can hold off for a couple of days on this I have been speaking to Finbarr and he will send me a code which you can quote to get the discounted offer. I will post the code as soon as I get it. Thanks. PS. CH Marine have recently bought over Bantry Bay Canoes and Finbarr informs me they have...