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Friday 13 September 2013

Sea Kayaking




Yesterday the Upper Sixth Ad. Bac. students were paddling on the sea in Plymouth Sound.  The morning saw calm conditions and after an initial warm up we went rock hopping up the coast, past Jennycliff bay and on towards the break water.  After lunch on an isolated beach the tide had dropped and the conditions picked up with a bit of swell making paddling more stimulating.  This changed the challenges of rock hopping from 'easy' to 'stimulating'.  On the return we also looked at efficient forwards paddling before reaching Mount Batten and attempting the 'nose on the front of the boat' challenge...

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