Just watched your video of the Old Town 119. I’m thinking of getting one for use on Sea Lochs and Inland Lochs in particular, Loch Sunart and Loch Shiel, both local to me. I’m BCU 3* but both these waters can get pretty choppy at times…..what do you think?
I would be causious on the sea, weather can change quickly, and the west coast tide are strong and complex. If paddling alone you would need to be sure you can reenter the boat and bail. As a short canoe 11'9" straight tracking is not so good but manouverability is
I have been to North Africa ( Morocco,Algeria,Libya and Oman) as a student in Belfast I had a very good friend from Zambia - Mapopa Mntonga, a world expert in Africa oral literature
I am leading a river practice kayak session tomorrow (Thurs) at 18:30 in Aboyne - you are welcome to come along. If you want to please let me know on 07710 463595 - Paul
@@paul_smart Hi Paul Thanks for your swift invitation. Apologies Paul Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary July 4 th and may not able to attend your session unfortunately.Sorry to say that again. Please don't hesitate to call for next week session.
The kayak are designed for the river. The video is shot from a Pyhrana Burn - a white water creek boat. The others are club boats which tend to not be too edgey and no to short so the track reasonably.
You're making me jealous. I'm longing to get paddling this Spring, but here in the Adirondack mountains the lakes are still frozen and we have 12 inches of snow on the ground...
Good idea getting in the water and holding the boats Paul. Really like that for teaching water flow under the boat while maintaining confidence in the boater
Good morning my friend, thank you so much for creating and sharing this amazing experience with us. I truly needed this, as I feel stuck in my life right now and was a big adventure person in the past, but somehow I lost that. So coming across these helps a lot to push me back to the roots. Thank you and wishing you all the best on your journeys :)
