ISKA Meet West Cork - Postponed to 13th/14th June

[StephenMcGrath]

The June ISKA Meet will take place on the weekend of June 6th/7th.
It will be on the Beara Peninsula, West Cork.
The meet itself will be onshore camping at Anthony's Campsite, The Strand Ballydonegan, Allihies, phone number 027 73002.
OS sheet 84 Grid ref V573,444
Camping and facilities are basic so bring food, drink etc for the weekend as pubs and shops are some distance away

There are lots of options for trips in the area and these include

Advanced (peer paddle) Dursey, Cow, Bull, Calf
Limited to paddlers with L5/L5 competency and experience
In good weather with tidal over falls, swim landings etc
ISKA won't be leading this one

ISKA led trips will be aimed at paddlers with competency & experience equivalent to Canoeing Ireland level 3 proficiency / BCU 3*

Coastal routes in the area include
Allihies to Dursey sound
Dursey sound to Cahermore pier. 24km

Allihies to Travara strand 14km

Circ. Of Beara Island 21km

We will decide final route plans closer to the event
Dependant on weather and group ability

Keep an eye on the bulletin board for more detail closer to the event ...

[StephenMcGrath]

Hi Everyone,

Unfortunately due to the weather acting the maggot this meet is being postponed to the following weekend of 13th/14th June. We have a forecast of strong winds this coming Friday and Saturday (F6/W) and this would severely limit options. With the prospect of a better outlook for next week, we're hoping things will have settled down and improved a bit by then. So fingers crossed for better weather ..

Make sure to check back here next week for further updates,

Steve

[Hynser]

Crap, can't make that, but will be in Roaringwater with a group sea kayaking / camping if you fancy calling over. Best wishes! Hope the weather plays ball.

[Alan Horner]

As Steve can't make the ISKA Meet next Weekend
I will take it over.

Meet Friday 12th at the Campsite in Allihies

weather is OK but very changeable at the moment in terms of wind direction.
No Scary strong winds forecast at least

At this stage Saturday looks to be windiest (about F4) - so likely Bere Island would be our trip 24kms)
Sunday looking calmer circa F2 - so plans for Dursey might come to fruition
on the 2nd day failing that Allihies bay is well possible

please post below if you are coming
in case you need it my mobile oh8six six8six9zero19
e-mail al_ba_horner(at)yahoo dot com

thanks
Alan

[chris ted]

Hi.from west Clare.matty and myself are planning to b down thur evening..regards Chris from doonbeg.

[robscanlon]

I hope to be down saturday evening for a paddle on the Sunday.

Thanks,

Rob Scanlon
Dublin

[ruth mc auliffe]

Hi Alan,
Ruth McAuliffe, Stephen Darby and Michelle Walsh are joining from Cork.
We should be there either Friday night or early Sunday.

See you soon,
R

[Rusyn]

Hi Alan,
Vlod and Bohdan from Shannon are coming on Friday night.
See you.

[Alan Horner]

Hi Folks
thanks to all who turned up on the weekend

some photos available here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42589832@N ... 4594193602

For those who wee not there
here is a taste of what you missed

Day 1
15 paddlers from East West & South
Castletownbere Ferry terminal - out around Bere island
and down to Black Ball head (for most) some took a slight shorter option back to CTB
33kms for the longer distance. Totally wrecked at this stage.
Great caves and rock hopping on that part of the coast..

Camping at Allihies - basic but right beside the beach and quiet. Only eur6/head/night

Day 2
10 paddlers with the ISKA led meet and 5 paddlers did a longer (Advanced) trip

We launched 3kms up from Dursey Sound at Garnish Point and took on Dursey Is.
we took Dursey sound at slack water and went clockwise around the island
Found a stop with a difficult boulder landing after about 9kms for an early lunch at 12.30 and
headed down around the island and back up to Garnish point.
Excellent cave/tunnel just at the North East Corner of Dursey about 50m long

The advanced group also launched from Garnish point and proceeded to the BULL directly
and then around Dursey Anti-clockwise.

[Alan Horner]

If Flickr link above is not working
try this one

https://www.flickr.com/x/t/0099009/gp/4 ... 08/7r37W2/