Archive for February 8th, 2007

White Water Tourist

Lannacombe Bay

The south Devon coast between Start Point and Prawle Point is characterised by wave-cut platforms. These are basically bedrock reefs formed when wave action (over millennia) scours the cliffs away, leaving only the base layer of rock, just above the sea level. The platforms are dissected by numerous channels which just beg to be explored by paddlers!

Bolt Head in the background

The fellow in the yellow kayak is my good friend Chris Wheeler, with whom I’ve paddled regularly for at least ten years. Most of this has been on foreign white water rivers, in obscure gorges all over the globe. Chris has actually been paddling for over twenty years. Despite this, somehow he hadn’t ever been in a sea kayak up until recent times, claiming that he’d save this sort of boring nonsense for old age retirement(!). A concerted long-term indoctrination campaign eventually won him over, and he is now proud owner of the pictured sea kayak. He has even taken the sport overseas. He is happy to concede that he was wrong about sea kayaking, although I think it’s a safe bet that he won’t ever be buying a Kelly Kettle or growing unkempt facial hair.

 


The Book

The Book

A Sample Chapter

Prawle Point in south Devon.

About

During 2006-8 I researched, photographed and wrote a sea kayaking guide to the South West of England; from the Bristol Channel to the Isle of Wight. I have used this blog to keep folk updated as to my progress and to reveal some of the wonderful scenery, culture and wildlife of this little corner of England.

Pesda Press Titles

 

Sit-on-Top Kayak Sea Kayak Navigation

 

Welsh Sea Kayaking Sea Kayak

 

The Northern Isles Scottish Sea Kayaking

 

Oileáin English White Water

 

Scottish White Water Kayak Rolling

 

British Canoe Union Coaching Handbook BCU Canoe & Kayak Handbook

 

Kayak Surfing The Seamanship Pocketbook

 

Scottish Canoe Classics Scottish Canoe Touring

More Good Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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