Comments for South West Sea Kayaking - Savage Shores

Comment on Scilly times by noddyuknz

noddyuknz — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:18:00 +0000

Great pics . Sat here in NZ, missing the Scillies. ( car number plate is SCILLY ). A wonderful place. Happy paddling

Comment on Cromer Pier by eoinosullivan

eoinosullivan — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:56:27 +0000

Nice pics

Comment on Red Sands Fort redux by MRY

MRY — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:14:21 +0000

http://southwestseakayaking.co.uk/2011/04/17/and-now-for-something-completely-different/

Best wishes,

Mark R

Comment on Red Sands Fort redux by Willi H2O

Willi H2O — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:44:53 +0000

What are these strange structures poking out of the water ?

Comment on Exercise Smash and Fort Henry by Bards

Bards — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:28:05 +0000

I think Montgomery and Mountbatten were also present at Fort Henry that day; a concentration of Top Brass unheard of during the war, as one lucky bomb could have beheaded the Allied efforts in the West… The sunk Valentines are still a popular target for sub-aqua groups, and a Sherman in equivalent amphibious form (ie deployable canvas skirts housing floatation bladders) is on display at the nearby Bovington Tank Museum. Unsurprisingly, they were not a great success in the lumpy conditions at Normandy on D-Day, either, and were one of the less celebrated “funnies”. Given the prefix “DD” for Duplex Drive, these creations were known in the Forces as “Donald Ducks” (rhyming slang coincidental…?) and had a prop and tiller for steering.

Comment on Old Harry’s Wife by jamal

jamal — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:41:22 +0000

no she had a name

Comment on Muddy Purbeck dawn by Browning

Browning — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:04:29 +0000

Definitely a good decision if your legs were telling you they’d had enough. Time to taper down now to recover before the event.

Comment on Exercise Tiger by Exercise Smash and Fort Henry « South West Sea Kayaking – Savage Shores

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:37:20 +0000

[...] Smash thankfully did not degenerate into a catastrophe such as that which had occurred in Devon at Slapton Sands the previous month. However, the newly invented Valentine tanks were deployed during the [...]

Comment on Authors by MRY

MRY — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:22:35 +0000

Photo equipment here – http://southwestseakayaking.co.uk/2010/07/06/what-camera-do-you-use-updated/

Launched from near Sheerness for red Sands – see your email…

Mark

Comment on Authors by Andy

Andy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:31:36 +0000

Hi Mark,

I’m hoping to paddle out to Red Sands Fort in the Thames Estuary on the Saturday prior to this years Kayakathon having viewed your great pictures.May I ask where you launched from and have you any helpful advise.
Also, may I ask what camera you utilise for for your photos when afloat ?.
Keep up the great website & look forward to hearing from you.

Cheers

Andy
Norfolk

Comment on Misty morning run by MRY

MRY — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:28:08 +0000

Hi Jack – that’s a great trip, but (as I’m sure you’re aware) entirely dependent upon the vagaries of the Easter weather. Drop me an email and let me know what you specifically need to know (markATukriversguidebookDOTcoDOTuk) or better still, post here – http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=4 – I’ll respond in the public domain and you’ll also encounter a wealth of experience that far surpasses mine!

best wishes,

Mark

Comment on Misty morning run by Jack Russell

Jack Russell — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:10:47 +0000

Good on you, we run leadership programmes at worth Matravers, know the area well.
Im planning to kayak from Topsham to Tresco in April.
Any chance of a quick chat?
Jack Russell
07967 226378
jack@pdcinspiration.com

Comment on Lighthouses of the Isle of Wight by Rusty

Rusty — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:28:04 +0000

Fantastic photos! Have never got as close as to this as you would in a kayak, but the idea is tempting!

Comment on Larger than life by dou dou

dou dou — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:18:49 +0000

Aw, what sweet little faces they have! So cute

Comment on Gannets of Bass Rock by Fiona

Fiona — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:00:24 +0000

That 1st picture is stunning. I could spend hours staring at that and not tire of it.