Routes | Solent Sea Kayaking

Packing A Sea Kayak

by Duncan | Mar 1, 2011 | Packing A sea Kayak | 1 |

Packing a sea kayak is something that many paddlers spend time refining and tinkering with. There...

Keyhaven

by Duncan | Jan 19, 2012 | Launch Points | 2 |

Overview of Keyhaven Keyhaven lies at one end of the shingle bank which leads to Hurst Castle. It is a small fishing village with a small, sheltered harbour. The Keyhaven Yacht Club is situated at the head of the harbour. To the...

Calshot Slipway

by Duncan | Jan 17, 2012 | Launch Points | 0 |

Overview of Calshot Slipway Calshot Spit is home to Calshot Activities Centre, Calshot Castle and the Calshot Lifeboat Station. It is also home to Calshot Slipway, a public slipway utilised by the activities centre, lifeboat...

Tanners Lane

by Duncan | Jan 17, 2012 | Launch Points | 0 |

Overview Tanners Lane is a less well known or used launch point situated about 2/3 of the way along the coast between Lepe and Lymington, and is about as rustic as they come. Driving down the very narrow lane brings you to a...

Lymington Slipway

by Duncan | Jan 17, 2012 | Launch Points | 0 |

Overview Lymington Slipway provides a good starting point for a number of trips in the Western Solent. Situated next to the Royal Lymington Yacht Club there is ample parking in a large public carpark although in the height of...

Spreading My Wings

by Duncan | Oct 4, 2011 | Routes | 0 |

So I manage to get out and paddle a lot, particularly given the time commitment a young family...

Paddle: Circumnavigation Of Hayling Island

by Duncan | Sep 3, 2010 | Routes | 6 |

An unexpected ‘free’ day saw me scramble for the laptop to check tide times, weather conditions and google maps. Easterly winds F3-4, low tide around 10am. A plan began to formulate. I’ve managed to paddle...

Southampton Water

by Duncan | Jan 27, 2010 | Routes | 3 |

After last nights aborted paddle and the recce/photo session that followed I was determined to try a new route with a difference. Instead of heading out into the quieter stretches of the Solent I would head up into the docks and...

Paddle: Calshot To Ashlett Creek

by Duncan | Dec 16, 2009 | Routes | 0 |

Last night was incredibly still, Bramble Bank weather station indicated max F2. The sky was cloudy and their was a constant drizzle. With it being a very high tide I decided to do a short paddle and explore the networks of...

Calm After The Storm

by Duncan | Nov 15, 2009 | Routes | 2 |

The South Coast has been hit by very strong winds over the past 24 hours. The BBC reported gusts of 100mph off The Needles and Southampton (my home town) was hit by 60mph winds. I had pretty much written off paddling this...

Lymington To The Needles

by Duncan | Nov 4, 2009 | Routes | 5 |

The Needles are one of the iconic landmarks of the Solent. Projecting out from the western tip of the Isle of White, the three chalk stacks rise majestically out of the sea. They are capped at the Western tip by the distinctive...

Busy Weekend In The Solent

by Duncan | Oct 19, 2009 | News, Routes | 0 |

The nice weather and good tides brought out the paddlers this weekend with Lepe Beach being the favoured launch point. Having previously only met a couple other paddlers at the beach I was really suprised to pull in to the car...