not going to the the Summer Isles

Wind dictated a more conservative trip so

NESKY Trip : Loch Bad a Ghail, Loch Lurgainn

Seals and birds

A lovely paddle from Collieston to Cruden Bay 

Puffin paddling away

Mixed raft gullimots and razorbills

Seals on the Skares

Curious seal - who watches who?

Testing the rudder

Following the route of her maiden voyage, this was just a brief trip in dull but slightly bouncy conditions. The main aim was to try out the new skeg-rudder. We headed south to Sandend and once we'd retrieved the dry bag dropped overboard while taking photos, we headed back. We came back into Collieston with an audience who said we kept disappearing in the troughs at the harbour entrance.

Trip Length 6 km - total for 2010 6km.

View Kayak - 2007, 2008 & 2009 trips in a larger map

Together again

Half of Dasher has now retuned from Kari-tek. The guys did a super job. You can't tell that major surgery happened.

Dasher now has a skeg rudder and a second day hatch.

All we need is some half decent weather ....

Dasher in dry dock

Half of Dasher is currently with Karitek in Ayrshire having a skeg rudder fitted.

When we bought her three years ago skeg-rudders were in prototype so we decided to wait and see how they worked. But in a following sea, a rudder would be nice so we have finally decided to go for it. As part of the refit, Dasher will also acquire a second day hatch behind the front cockpit.

Dasher

Dasher is a NDK Triton that we have owned for three years now. We think she is a lovely boat and deserves her own blog.

Occasionally Dot, our other double kayak will make a guest appearance.