This afternoon a few of us had a short paddle in Scapa Bay. One of our party is recovering from a broken collarbone and four ribs so we just wanted to do something gentle. I haven’t broken anything but am so out of condition, a short paddle sounded just right to me.
Peter and Johnny set out
The weather in the morning had been sunny and very calm. Although winds were forecast, they had no materialised. We set forth at about 1pm, in calm, if a little grey, conditions, with the rain stopping almost immediately.
Hemp Stack
We decided to head as far as Hemp Stack where we played around taking pictures and video of forward and reverse sweeps to use on the website.
The cameraman
Emerging from behind the shelter of the rocks we found ourselves with an irritating northerly headwind to contend with. This increased in ferocity as we headed home. By the time we landed it was a F5 gusting F7. It had been F3 at most when we left.
Wind after the calm
Although the strong winds were expected, it was an interesting reminder of how quickly conditions can change and how important it is to check the forecast! By the time we landed it was both windy and very wet so I ran away to the warmth of the fire ASAP.
Good to get out and blow off some cobwebs and excellent to see Peter back on the water.
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