Comments for West Berkshire Sea Kayaking http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com A journal of Sea Kayaking Trips and other 'outside' stuff...... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:32:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Wight Crossing….. by seakayakwestberks http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/wight-crossing/#comment-28 seakayakwestberks Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:32:25 +0000 http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/wight-crossing/#comment-28 Hi, thanks for comments, not updated site since March ! no excuses. Stockholm Archipelago sounds great.. good luck with that. Regards Dave Hi, thanks for comments, not updated site since March ! no excuses. Stockholm Archipelago sounds great.. good luck with that.

Regards

Dave

]]> Comment on Wight Crossing….. by kayakr http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/wight-crossing/#comment-27 kayakr Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:52:57 +0000 http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/wight-crossing/#comment-27 Hi! Nice web-site. It´s always nice to do things on your "tick-list"! Mine is Stockholm Archipelago. I will tick it in august :) Hi!

Nice web-site. It´s always nice to do things on your “tick-list”! Mine is Stockholm Archipelago. I will tick it in august :)

]]> Comment on Wight Crossing….. by Steve http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/wight-crossing/#comment-26 Steve Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:21:55 +0000 http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/wight-crossing/#comment-26 Hi - I live in W Berks, I'm a 5-Star WW paddler, and am getting a sea kayak, do lots of walking, climbing, cycling etc... please drop me an email or get in touch! Steve gonepaddling*a*highestwater.com Hi – I live in W Berks, I’m a 5-Star WW paddler, and am getting a sea kayak, do lots of walking, climbing, cycling etc… please drop me an email or get in touch! Steve

gonepaddling*a*highestwater.com

]]> Comment on About by dave jameson http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/about/#comment-18 dave jameson Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:31:08 +0000 http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/about/#comment-18 dont know if you remember me but i joined you on the isle of wight... any idea when you will be putting up the balance of the piccys as i want to use them for my charity blurb ta dave dont know if you remember me but i joined you on the isle of wight…
any idea when you will be putting up the balance of the piccys as i want to use them for my charity blurb

ta
dave

]]> Comment on Sea State – Slight! by DaveT http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/sea-state-slight/#comment-17 DaveT Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:26:37 +0000 http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/?p=359#comment-17 Hi thanks for comments. Yes it would be good to meet up for a paddle sometime. I checked out Solent Sea Kayaking, looks good, some interesting info on there. Have you got contact info on the site? Rgds Dave Hi thanks for comments. Yes it would be good to meet up for a paddle sometime. I checked out Solent Sea Kayaking, looks good, some interesting info on there. Have you got contact info on the site?

Rgds

Dave

]]> Comment on Sea State – Slight! by Dunks http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/sea-state-slight/#comment-16 Dunks Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:14:58 +0000 http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/?p=359#comment-16 Just come across the blog - good to see someone else enjoying this paddle! I live 10mins from Calshot/Lepe so regularly do this trip as a early morning or evening paddle either before my 3 year old daughter is awake or after she is tucked up in bed. Pics are great and interesting to see the stove info. Let me know if you're down this way and fancy some company! For anyone wishing to do this trip, Calshot has a public carpark but which is cheap enough and quite busy but for extra security leaving vehicles etc you may want to use Calshot Activities Centre. More expensive - £6 for the day - but this gives access to changing/shower facilities and the carparking is very secure and patrolled/cctv covered. If the wind/tide dictates a launch from Lepe, parking in front of the cafe/visitors centre is the safest option (and provides a welcome cuppa or bacon sarnie before/after the paddle - recommend the brunch bap!). This launch point gives three options. Lepe to Calshot, Lepe up the Beaulieu river - very picturesque or Lepe along the coast to Lymington (more exposed and probably a day paddle due to the distance involved to get there and back). Of course, if you're experienced in reading wind/tides and happy to cross the extremely busy channel, you can head across to the Isle of Wight. Checking in with the Solent Coastgaurd recommended for 'securite' broadcasts (info on big vessel movements) and to let them know your intentions. Just come across the blog – good to see someone else enjoying this paddle! I live 10mins from Calshot/Lepe so regularly do this trip as a early morning or evening paddle either before my 3 year old daughter is awake or after she is tucked up in bed. Pics are great and interesting to see the stove info. Let me know if you’re down this way and fancy some company!

For anyone wishing to do this trip, Calshot has a public carpark but which is cheap enough and quite busy but for extra security leaving vehicles etc you may want to use Calshot Activities Centre. More expensive – £6 for the day – but this gives access to changing/shower facilities and the carparking is very secure and patrolled/cctv covered.

If the wind/tide dictates a launch from Lepe, parking in front of the cafe/visitors centre is the safest option (and provides a welcome cuppa or bacon sarnie before/after the paddle – recommend the brunch bap!). This launch point gives three options.

Lepe to Calshot, Lepe up the Beaulieu river – very picturesque or Lepe along the coast to Lymington (more exposed and probably a day paddle due to the distance involved to get there and back).

Of course, if you’re experienced in reading wind/tides and happy to cross the extremely busy channel, you can head across to the Isle of Wight. Checking in with the Solent Coastgaurd recommended for ’securite’ broadcasts (info on big vessel movements) and to let them know your intentions.

]]> Comment on Coastal Walks by monica pedley http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/coastal-walks/#comment-7 monica pedley Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:12:52 +0000 http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/coastal-walks/#comment-7 Hi again Dave, Nice to see pics of your walks too. I forgot to say in my Barradise reply that after that week, I successfully walked the 95 miles of the West Highland Way in 8 consecutive days. It was a tough walk,especially doing it solo apart from 1 day when I walked with a friend, but well worth doing-fabulous scenery. Cheers! Monica Hi again Dave,
Nice to see pics of your walks too. I forgot to say in my Barradise reply that after that week, I successfully walked the 95 miles of the West Highland Way in 8 consecutive days. It was a tough walk,especially doing it solo apart from 1 day when I walked with a friend, but well worth doing-fabulous scenery.
Cheers!
Monica

]]> Comment on ‘Barradise’…… by monica pedley http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/barradisecoming-soon/#comment-6 monica pedley Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:06:38 +0000 http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/barradisecoming-soon/#comment-6 Hi Dave, Great to see your photos ,great title and very appropriate: Barradise indeed. I just loved that week on Barra and loved sea kayaking. My friends are so impressed when I show them my photos at how beautiful it is and the tales of otters and seals, driftwood collection and sheep rescue. It was such fun. I could seriously get into sea kayaking and want to do a lot more. I followed your link to Plas y Brenin and might do something with them next year.I'd like to do the Clearwater trip to Oman but won't be able to afford it next year,as the air fare is pricey, so I'll have to save up.I like your other photos too of your different exploits. Best wishes Monica Hi Dave,
Great to see your photos ,great title and very appropriate: Barradise indeed. I just loved that week on Barra and loved sea kayaking. My friends are so impressed when I show them my photos at how beautiful it is and the tales of otters and seals, driftwood collection and sheep rescue. It was such fun. I could seriously get into sea kayaking and want to do a lot more. I followed your link to Plas y Brenin and might do something with them next year.I’d like to do the Clearwater trip to Oman but won’t be able to afford it next year,as the air fare is pricey, so I’ll have to save up.I like your other photos too of your different exploits.
Best wishes
Monica

]]> Comment on Trip to Lundy, the easy way! by seakayakwestberks http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/2007/03/16/trip-to-lundy-the-easy-way/#comment-3 seakayakwestberks Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:42:59 +0000 http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/2007/03/16/trip-to-lundy-the-easy-way/#comment-3 Hi, Lundy pics were taken last summer, August, wouldn't mind doing it by sea kayak next time! Dave Hi, Lundy pics were taken last summer, August, wouldn’t mind doing it by sea kayak next time!

Dave

]]> Comment on Trip to Lundy, the easy way! by seakayaksouthwest http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/2007/03/16/trip-to-lundy-the-easy-way/#comment-2 seakayaksouthwest Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:05:16 +0000 http://seakayakwestberks.wordpress.com/2007/03/16/trip-to-lundy-the-easy-way/#comment-2 Nice pics...when were they taken, recently? Mark R Nice pics…when were they taken, recently?

Mark R

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