Kayak Cornwall: Sea kayak trips exploring the coast of Cornwall: Portloe

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Kayak Cornwall contains information about short and medium range sea kayak trips exploring the coast of Cornwall with Paul Bennett and Kevin Gaston. Occasionally joined by other friends and always planned and paddled with care.

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Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Portloe to Gorran Haven

Portloe to Gorran Haven 13.7 miles there and back. This is a very fine trip indeed with lovely scenery, imposing cliffs, wildlife and plenty of sandy beaches listed below, all enough to make this stretch of coastline a "must paddle". Yet another calm crossing with just a bit of swell around Dodman Point and a light tidal flow close to the shore. Just after rounding it we were lucky enough to see a seal eating a very large fish viewing it at close quarters.

Gorran Haven is yet another picture postcard Cornish fishing harbour with a sandy beach and small harbour wall, giving us a safe and easy landing.

Wildlife Observed: Fulmar, Razorbill, Oystercatcher, Common sandpiper, Kestrel, Rock pipit and Grey seal.

Look For:
Portholland

Caerhays Castle

Porthluney Beach

Boswinger Beach

Hemmick Beach

Dodman Point

Vault Beach

Hazards:
Tidal flow off Dodman Point

Gunnery range off Dodman Point (phone Falmouth coastguard to find out firing days & times)

Details:
Paddle No: 13
Date: 1/9/2013
Wind: Force 1-3 Northerly going SW later
Temperature: 18 degrees
Weather: Hot and Sunny
Distance Covered: 13.7 miles
Duration: 5hrs
Access: Easy launch, landing and exit
Sea State: Smooth
Kayaks: P&H Scorpio, Easky 13

Portloe to
Gorran Haven

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Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Portscatho to Portloe

Kevin, Guy and I go on a super smooth paddle from Portscatho to Portloe via Gull Rock. The water was like a millpond across Gerrans Bay and only became disturbed when we came across a gentle tidal flow between Nare Head and Gull Rock. The trip from the rock to Portloe was straightforward and Portloe is a little gem of a Cornish fishing village, with a small harbour wall and safe landing.

We had an uneventful trip back in calm waters, the coastline is pretty with many sandy beaches between Nare Head and Portscatho.

Wildlife Observed: Fulmar, Common tern, Oystercatcher, Kestrel.

Look For:
Gull Rock
Nare Head

Hazards:
Tidal flow between Gull Rock and Nare Head

Details:
Paddle No: 12
Date: 26/08/2013
Wind: Force 1 Northerly
Temperature: 16 degrees
Weather: Hot, Sun and Haze
Distance Covered: 10.2 miles
Duration: 4hrs
Access: Easy launch, landing and exit
Sea State: Smooth
Kayaks: P&H Scorpio, Easky 13 and North Shore Atlantic

Portscatho to
Portloe

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