Strangford Lough Activity Centre

SEA KAYAKING SKILLS COURSE – STARTING SEPTEMBER 8TH

Want to become a more confident, capable sea kayaker? 🌊

Our 4-week Sea Kayaking Skills Course on beautiful Strangford Lough is back!

Whether you’re a complete beginner looking to build confidence or an experienced paddler wanting to sharpen your skills, this course will help you develop the knowledge and techniques to paddle more safely and confidently.

Over 4 Tuesday evening sessions, we’ll cover:

🛶 Paddle strokes, steering & efficient paddling
🌊 Rescues, wet exits & re-entry techniques
🧭 Navigation, tides & trip planning
🌦️ Understanding weather & sea conditions
🐬 Exploring the wildlife and amazing scenery of Strangford Lough
💪 Building confidence to get out paddling independently

📅 Starting Tuesday 8th September
4 × Tuesday evenings
⏰ 6:30–8:30pm
📍 Strangford Lough Activity Centre, Killinchy

All the essential equipment is provided, including sea kayak, paddle, spray deck, wetsuit and buoyancy aid.

Strangford Lough is an incredible place to learn, with sheltered water, islands, tidal features and plenty of opportunities to develop your skills as you progress.

Spaces are limited — book your place now!

👉 BOOK THE SEA KAYAKING SKILLS COURSE
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🔗  https://strangfordloughactivitycentre.com/events/skills-courses/sea-kayaking-skills-course/

📞 07909 721898

The 52-metre Benetti Super Yacht - Lady B entered the Lough last night. Some ship. Registered to the Cayman Islands. features six guest cabins, a glass elevator, a grand piano, a whirlpool bath and a formal dining table for 14.

The superyacht has a beam of 10.4 m, a draught of 3.51 m and a volume of 812 GT. Built in 2008

Up to 11 guests can be accommodated on board the superyacht, Lady B, and she also has accommodation for 13 crew members, including the ship’s captain. Lady B has a steel hull and an aluminium superstructure. She is powered by 2 Caterpillar Inc engines, which give her a top speed of 16 kn. The yacht carries 120,000 litres of fuel on board.

In the world rankings for largest yachts, the superyacht, Lady B, is listed at number 963. She is the 57th-largest yacht built by Benetti Yachts.

Photos courtesy of Lewis Canning

Just a few spaces left on our upcoming Sea Kayak Skills Course starting this Tuesday evening. Learn to paddle in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Improve technique, master different strokes and learn about safety, tides, weather and rescue techniques. Form a group of paddle buddies or join us on a coastal kayak tour after.

https://strangfordloughactivitycentre.com/events/skills-courses/sea-kayaking-skills-course/

Fabulous family kayak tour today at low tide through the dorns. Such a fantastic time to find underwater sea creatures amongst the kelp beds. Today we found sea urchins and starfish.

Some facts about Sea Urchins;
Sea urchins are spiny marine invertebrates belonging to the class Echinoidea. They inhabit every ocean globally and use suction-cupped tube feet to crawl along the seabed. Prized as a delicacy known as uni in sushi, these omnivores feed on algae using a unique, five-toothed jaw called “Aristotle’s lantern” which is so strong it can scrape rock. They primarily eat algae and kelp and can reportedly live for over 100 years!

Some facts about Starfish
Starfish do not have a brain or blood. Instead, they pump filtered seawater through their bodies to circulate nutrients and oxygen. While many starfish have five arms, some species can have up to 40 arms. At the tip of each arm is a simple eye spot that detects light and dark. They eat animals like mussels, clams, oysters, and small fish. When eating, a starfish extends its own stomach outside its body, digests its prey externally, and then retracts the stomach back inside to finish the process. Starfish can regenerate lost limbs. In many species, if a lost arm contains a portion of the central disc, it can grow into an entirely new starfish.

Learn to sea kayak in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Our 4 week skills course focuses on skills, techniques, rescues, safety and towing with theory sessions on tides and weather. Afterwards form a paddling group or join us on one of our coastal paddles.
more info and online booking;
https://strangfordloughactivitycentre.com/events/skills-courses/sea-kayaking-skills-course/

Learn to kayak in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Our 4 week skills course focuses on strokes, techniques, rescues safety and towing. Meet like minded people & form a paddling group or join us on one of our coastal paddles.

Book online now:

https://strangfordloughactivitycentre.com/events/skills-courses/sea-kayaking-skills-course/