Coastal Spirit

St Kilda here we come!!

We've just been buzzed by two bottlenose dolphins ...

Great day with Sally working on boat handling, reading the water and its ok to feel uncomfortable.

Cemaes to Bull Bay was perfect, with wind with tide and then wind against by the afternoon so we got a few waves and a nice push along the coast.

It was nice to see Rob again too. Thanks for helping with the shutle!

Great team and super time on our Shetland Adventure with the tall ship Lady of Avenel Sailing. Otters, Puffins, Orca and MuckleFlugga!

Thanks to Zoe Robinson and Hamish Leslie for their support and inputs.

Photos from Tracy, Zoe and Hamish.

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Surf & tide race course, with a good blend of dynamic water over the three days. With Rhoscolyn and the Beacon, Cemaes to Bull Bay via Middle Mouse and the Swellies. We had some super rock features on the north coast on Friday and just the right amount of swell. My highlight was this interesting water spout - it was so much fun!

It was a pleasure paddling with you all and thanks to Craig Young for his support.

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A bespoke day for Annett, refreshing skills and tactics in Penrhyn Mawr's inner race. Nicely done!

A good couple of bespoke days with Harry in super sunny blue sky conditions. The aim was to assist harry to see where he currently is and what he needs to do to move towards his goals and aspirations. Cemaes Bay on the North coast and Rhoscolyn on the West coast today.

Great to see the progress and I wish you well as you put time in on your local lake, before we meet up again. Enjoy the journey ...

A great couple of days running a BC Sea Kayak Leader training with three keen people. From the start, decision making was in play, from where to begin our day, to on the water decisions. Nice playful waves in Trearddur Bay, produced the perfect start with controlled landings, low braces moves accross the beach (to refresh/warm up body and mind) and some surf play.

Rolling, self and assisted rescues, contact tows, towline work and a nice journey around Ravens Point to Porth y Garan. Which provided a taste of assessment conditions and working through CLAP.

Day two was in the Menai Straight's and was a real contrast to our previous blue sky sunny day. Wet, misty and windy was the theme so some wind work was perfect and it was a great session Zoe ran - lovely to see individuals really focussed, gaining control and becoming more relaxed in conditions.

It was a super small neap tide so we headed into the Swellies in the last two hours of the ebb and just about found some current to work with, eddy turns and leadership sections. After lunch we created some nice circuits playing with the early flood and considering eddy turns, S turns, ferry glides and how consider the kayaks angle to the flow can help to create success. Action plan's and individual chats finished a satisfying two days.

Well done to Emily, Eamon and Neil. Thanks to Zoe for her support and inputs.

The last four days I've been running an Advanced sea kayaking course for Sandy Olm McRaedy and Craig Young. My thanks to Lorimer Nishi for his support - it's always good to catch up.

More sunshine than expected is always a bonus. Over the course we paddled at Harry's and Carmel Head, The Swellies, North coast and Middle Mouse and a great play at North Stack with various rescues and rough water play after an earlier 0800 meet up.

Here's to a great Spring!

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Ex demo sale of P&H Sea Kayaks - Volan 160 in purple with blue trim, Aries 150 in bright blue with green trim, Cetus hv in blue and Delphin 150 (surf spec in blue).

For specfic details follow the link to our website:

https://www.coastalspirit.com/second-hand-sea-kayaks

Or email [email protected] or message me, thanks.

It's been another amazing year and I'd like to thank, the support of a great team from admin to delivery both on Anglesey and further north on Shetland and the Outer Hebrides.

Sending our warmest Christmas wishes to all.