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ARTICLES & TRIP REPORTS

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HOLY ISLAND, ANGLESEY - illustrated report by Zoe Newsam.

HOLYHEAD TO DUN LAOGHAIRE - trip report by Barry Shaw and Harry Whelan.

ANGLESEY AND THE LLEYN PENINSULA - illustrated trip report by Jim Krawiecki.

CWM PENNANT 2004 - report from "A Novice Sea Kayakers Log Book" (Illustrated)

A SOLO CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF ANGLESEY - report by Barry Shaw.

LLEYN PENINSULA EASTER 2002 - trip report by Jim Krawiecki. (illustrated)

RAMSEY ISLAND - trip report by Mark Rainsley. (illustrated)

BITCHES TRIP REPORT - by Mark Rainsley. Splendid weekend at one of the UK's best locations.

CWM PENNANT Sea kayaking festival, Cwm Pennant, 2000. Report by Richard Seaby

 

Welsh Canoeing Association's website - the official Association for Wales, affiliated to the BCU.

Multi Map.com will help you find places mentioned.

Ministry of Defense contacts for some of the military exercise areas are to be found in this discussion and this one. See also the Ministry of Defence webpages for contacts.

Planning your first multi-day trip? Mark Rainsley's article "a Special Kind of Freedom" is essential reading.

Broken links? Please email me with details.


Other sites with routes / trip reports

SESK's web site has some reports on Welsh trips, as does NWSK's and Bolton Canoe Club's.

BITCHES AND PEMBROKESHIRE PADDLING ADVICE - useful official info from the Pembrokeshire National Park.

The Bitches - Whitewater Playspot - a lot of background about the Bitches.

Expedition Database - "Cackle TV are trying to create a comprehensive list of all notable seakayaking expeditions."

Route Cards from Canoe & Kayak magazine - ideas for various trips in various places.

Local info

Local Centres & Kayak Hire

Weather & tides

"Easy Reference Sheet" - Western England & Wales - Summary sheet with paddling speed calculators, wind speed chart, CG contact & MSI Broadcast Times, Marine VHF channels etc

Inland Waterways - details and guides to canals and other inland waters. Click the "Go Boating" link for extra details. See also this link.

Photography - The Geograph project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland - there are some useful coastal shots.


Discussions from the Community Pages

Gower Peninsular

Llandudno

Anglesey - NE

Anglesey - North coast - with pics

Pembroke / Cardigan

Ramsey Island - with pics

South Stacks, nr Holyhead - with pics, and a warning about the risks from HSS's!

The Swellies

Wales - general paddling ideas & advice.

(Updated 19-Feb-2010 )