Sea kayaking to small islands further away

[Peter O'Sullivan]

So the idea was to kayak out to some small island and possibly camp on one and paddle back the next day. I think we should start small and build up as none of us have any proper training. Anyone feel like doing a navigation course? Given my navigation skills on dry land someone should probably do some training before I get us all lost at sea.

So my suggestions area

Lambay Island


Skerries, Rockabill lighthouse


Inisheer or Innismaan.


Just ordered this book this morning.
https://www.bookdepository.com/Sea-Kayak-Navigation-Franco-Ferrero/9781906095031?ref=grid-view&qid=1529835799854&sr=1-1

In the meantime , canoeing Ireland have a bit on their website if people want to read up https://canoe.ie/sea-kayaking/

[Poohy]

Yeah, I would be up for it Peter! Depending on if I am free when ye are going obviously

[kmck]

Blake might help us with a nav course since he is doing his level 3 sea kayak instructor as is Dave O'Reily I believe. 

[kmck]

https://canoe.ie/coastal-navigation-awards/

Blake would be amiable to run one of these courses. Need a few people to run one, useful set of skills for any of us to have.

[Diarmuid]

I'd be interested

[Poohy]

Don't have the funds to do a course but interested in the paddle

[Scabidas]

Yeah I don't think I'd be too pushed on doing the course either

[Ross]

I'd be interested in the course too!

[Peter O'Sullivan]

I was thinking about this and I'll probably skip doing a course. Going to stick with the book and aim for short-ish trips. Hopefully it will pour rain in September and August for river paddling but if it doesn't I'll be paddling to some islands.

[Kerry Gold]

Im interested in the trip and i could be interested in a course aswell

[THEEE JAAAAYNE STEPHENS]

I'd be interested in a trip but not a course just yet. Lambay island is actually privately owned and you cannot camp there. My mates roisin and Dave paddled out there a few weeks ago and paddled around it. Very do-able