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The local run
A few photos taken a few weeks ago. A short paddle out of Lulworth Cove, my nearest bit of sea. Filed under: Dorset, Isle of Purbeck, Kayaking
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The perfect morning?
The perfect start to the day; a bit of time was spent reading stories to my little girl, followed by a drive to the river for the first training session for the 2015 Devizes to Westminster Race. This...
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Sea kayak surfing at K-Bay
A splendid surf at Kimmeridge Bay this morning. Although Kimmeridge is famous in surf circles for its reef breaks, the slow moving and not-especially-steep waves which form in the bay are simply...
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Mupe Rocks
Lovely December sunshine yesterday, for a spot of rockhopping on the Purbeck Coast. Mupe Rocks are a chain of stacks about a mile east of Lulworth Cove, surrounded by shallow reefs. As with most local...
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Dungy Head
It’s the bit just west of Lulworth Cove. It’s nice. Filed under: Dorset, Isle of Purbeck, Kayaking
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The Durdle Door whirlpool
Jonny getting into the Christmas spirit, a few days ago at Ringstead Bay. It was blowing a hoolie, so we enjoyed a downwind paddle along our local coast. Time out was enjoyed at Durdle Door, a massive...
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East of Lulworth
Enjoying a bit of playing and rockhopping, just before Christmas. All of these photos were taken along the five miles of coastline stretching east of Lulworth Cove to Kimmeridge Bay. It’s a grand...
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Normal service will be resumed…
I rather doubt that anyone noticed or cared, but this blog disappeared for much of the past week. Sorry! The domain name expired, and despite me having received about ten warning emails a day for a...
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Wrist Fail
Heading out of Studland Bay for a bimble with friends this morning. It turns out that one of my wrists is still pretty squeaky from last weeks’ monster paddle, so I bailed out of the trip early…but...
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Perfect Day
Today started with my first mountain bike ride in far too long…I had almost forgotten what a buzz riding singletrack is, and it was also far too long since I’d been up on the stunning Purbeck ridges....
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South West Sea Kayaking Meet 2015
Back in 2008, we held a ‘book launch weekend’ to celebrate the arrival of ‘South West Sea Kayaking’. We did it again in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2014. Purely for want of a name, it became the South West...
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South West Sea Kayaking Meet 2015 – joining instructions
Okay, here are some things that you need to know about the weekend… WHEN IS IT? – Friday 11th to Sunday 13th September 2015. SIGNING UP – If you want to join us, there is still plenty of space...
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Evenings at the South West Sea Kayaking Meet 2015
All is set for a great South West Sea Kayaking Meet this weekend! If you are planning on eating at the New Inn on Friday or Saturday night, I think they’d be very grateful for a call ahead to book…...
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South West Sea Kayaking Meet 2015
Above photo borrowed from Jim Krawiecki. Many, many thanks to all the paddlers who came along and took part. I hope that you had good trips and made some new friends. Due to the wind and the spring...
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Durdle Door light show
Last Thursday evening, our local landmark Durdle Door was turned into an ‘art installation’, whatever one of those is. This natural arch was lit up in different colours, apparently to recreate the...
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