1km+ off North Devon - Experience Required

[kishkash]

hey lads

 

i feel a need..... a need for.........offshore adventure

 

there are plenty of chaps that whap by me in their epoxy 3kg sea kayaks without the kit that we carry who mooch from point to point, and i would like to know that i could confidently do the same.

 

there is a green bouy marker off of baggy point and i want to go out there so im looking for any advice from dudes that have done it or similar - cheers

[SpeciMan]

Don't know Baggy Point but as its a point could be a strong tide pull round there? Either way first time out best to go on neaps with settled weather and find out the direction and strength of currents beforehand. Worth finding get out points further along the coastline (trolley on kayak will come in handy if its comes to this!). Good luck.

[kishkash]

cheers speci

 

got a strong tether on the weather here, been surfing for 18 yrs or so, so know the charts.

 

yeah there are strong rips at the tips of the points - so want to know more about going further

[spuds]

Kishkash,the depth is about 60-65ft on medium tide with rough ground reef.The tide flow is strong especially on incoming.About quarter to half mile east there is a strong upwelling current which could be treacherous for kayak.It may be better to try a neap first with a buddy as backup.

[Chas C]

I recently paddled to Lundy from Ifracombe in one of those "epoxy sea kayaks", mentioned.

 

I would advise that you buddy up and take care, as the tide flow is extreme so much so that it will carry you either well towards Bristol or Ireland an hour or so either side of the high / low tide.

 

Once you get out past the headlands the overflows cause some big waves, these calm down probably around 1/2k out, but if you go out on high or low tide these will be relatively small.

 

Have fun.