Irish Sea Kayaking Association

Thanks to Dave for all his work in organising the weekend and encouraging and cajoling everyone to come along. We are looking forward to welcoming all to Portrane. Camping in a large private field 300m from the beach with basic camping facilities; space for tents, parking, running water and latrine,...

As an ECSKC member and leader my experience of club insurance is positive. It hasn't changed the way we organise club trips or prevented us from going out in challenging conditions. Leaders continue to make informed decisions on the slipway based on sea conditions, forecast and the overall ability o...

Great Outdoors have published the event on their web site www.greatoutdoors.ie/events.php?id=303
Please reserve your seats early as tickets are limited and the event will be advertised in the shop and elsewhere.
Eddie

Great Outdoors and East Coast Sea Kayak club are hosting host Tara Mulvaney's "Ice Bears and Islands" talk. Where? Great Outdoors Store Chatham St. When? Wednesday the 25th Nov at 7pm They need to know the numbers so you must reserve your tickets on their web site in advance. They will be ...

I would like to say a big thanks to Tadhg for editing TnD for the last few years. The themed editions provided some excellent reference material on subjects ranging from Navigation to Weather to Open Crossings and a lot more besides. The latest issue on medicine and kayaking arrived just in time to ...

The RNLI are conducting a survey of sea kayaking in the UK and Ireland to help them understand the kayaking community. The questionnaire asks about your paddling experience, when and where you paddle and the type of kit that you use. The findings will be used to help the RNLI and BCU develop tailore...

John, thanks for highlighting the proposed changes to the certification. It makes it easier to understand what the differences are. It’s very important for standards to be constantly reviewed and updated, so well done to TDU for all the work gone into this. However, one of the changes jumped out at ...

Any techie gurus out there know how to view BBC iplayer from this part of the world? Eddie

<r>We also had a close encounter with Basking Sharks near Inishnsbro, Blaskets last weekend. <br/> A first for me was a pod of 15 - 20 common dolphins riding the bow wave of the kayaks . They stayed with us for 15 - 20 minutes. What a geart experience. <br/> <br/> Here\'s a link to some more photos....

<t>Liffey Descent postponed until the 8th October. <br/> <br/> For those interested in the Liffey Descent see posting from Canoeing Ireland website. <br/> Unfortunately the new date clashes with the Sea Kayaking Symposium. <br/> <br/> -----------------------------------------------------------------...