August Club Sea Paddle - Change of date

[Fraser_Kerr]

Due to leader availability in August, we are changing the date of the regular monthly sea paddle from Sun 3 Aug to Sat 9 Aug.
More details will be published in due course.
Fraser

[Sunnydiggle]

I'd be interested in this - if it is likely to be within my capabilities.
I picked up a second hand sea kayak recently but am relatively inexperienced in the dark art. I have paddled most other floating things over the years though.
Rod.

[Fraser_Kerr]

Hi Rod, Can you come down to Brereton on Thursday this week with your boat and we can do some drills & talk things through? // Fraser

[Sunnydiggle]

Hi there Frazer,
I won't be able to get down to Brereton this Thursday - I live up in Saddleworth and have a pretty hectic week in prospect.
I understand that you might want to make an assessment of basic competence though. While I've never done loads of sea kayak, I have done a bit in N Ireland back in the day. I hold L4 Inland kayak & canoe, and have run PSR/ FSRT courses in the past. I'm not sure who still gets out on the sea from MADCC these days, but I have paddled racing boats along with John Kavanagh and Mark Finch.
My new "experimental" boat is a Vajda Mission X1 - 5.1m plastic with rudder. I've just had a play around with it this morning having made a few adjustments and it seems to paddle & roll okay with wing paddles. I'd next like to give it a run out in relatively benign (hopefully) sea conditions, but if you are planning something more adventurous then I'm happy to leave it until another occasion.
Cheers,
Rod.

[Fraser_Kerr]

Hi Rod, You are fine to join on Saturday. I will be setting up a WhatsApp group to communicate meet up location & time. I have your number so look out for it. // Fraser