Irish Sea Kayaking Association

Hi Folks,
REC 3 cancelled due to low numbers. REC 4 taking place before February 2018. As we already have 9 definite participants this will be going ahead. If you are interested and eligible for the REC 4 course, as per original message above, let me know,

Gavan

Hi Folks, East Coast Sea Kayaking Club is organising a Remote Emergency Care Level 3 (REC ) 3 day course on September 2,3 & 16, 2017. Included in the syllabus are many of the medical emergencies that may be encountered in the sea kayaking environment. It also covers the use of AEDs (Automated Ex...

Hi Folks, I am trying to coordinate some first aid training for East Coast Sea Kayaking Club members before the summer season kicks off and there are likely to be a few spare places. If you are interested in a REC 3 course or a REC 3 refresher course (if it is less than three years since your last R...

Anybody out there with an RPF Shark for sale?
Reply here or gavansheridan@gmail.com

Hi All, Here are some details for next weekend's meet. Assemble in Burtonport harbour (B718 152) at 10:00 on Saturday morning (the smaller slipway 200 m south of main pier). Consider car pooling. Be ready to embark for 10:30, so be provisioned and packed in good time. We will paddle north for the da...

Hi All, An early posting to get the ball rolling on the September meet. At present the plan is to paddle in the area between Arranmore and Bloodyforeland, meeting-up at 10:00 on Saturday morning and camping offshore that night. All is weather-dependent so the final plan will only take shape during t...

Thanks everybody for a great weekend, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was great as always to meet up with old friends and new. The west coast paddlers made all visitors feel most welcome. In particular I would like to thank Martin for providing the bigger picture in terms of paddling options and accommo...

Hi Folks, Sorry for tardy mobilisation on my part - there is no 3G coverage on the west coast of Skye! Thanks to Trish Carraher for settling any nerves about whether or not this meet was going ahead. Thanks to Martin G for the wonderfully informative post on the lie of the land at the mouth of the S...