Leader: Gordon
Paddlers: Al, Alice, Martin, Stuart
F1 Wind. 22.7 km
First club paddle of the year. A glassy day with even less wind than forecast and occasional glimpses of sun.
We launched from the beach to the West of Helnsburgh Pier – the slipway being inaccessable due to the cordons for the pool roof. Took in the sugar ship and Ardmore Pointon route to Newark Castle. The sugar ship definitely looking the worse for wear after the storms with large cracks and and buckling around the hull and large splits in the deck.
Returned along the north edge of the shipping channel, watching “Craner Swift” and “UCrane Bolt” unloading a container ship. The crossed back over to Rosneath Point passing an anchored naval boat for a leg stretch before returning to Helensburgh pier.
Joined by couple of seals along the way.