Today the class were out re-visiting Canoe Journey skills, in preparation for a planned overnight trip on Loch Ard in May. Rafting up and sailing are classic traditional canoe journeying skills. If it’s windy and a group is struggling to paddle into the wind and keep the canoe under control, another canoe can be rafted on to it to help in keeping them straight.

A quick revision of paddle stroke skills.

Canoeing tandem sets up a group for team work and developing communication skills.

The group canoed into the wind on the journey out. This picture shows the group having a snack/drink break.

Setting up the Bothy bag as a sail, to be blown home.

Typically, when we turned back to use the wind to power us home, the wind dropped ! At least the sun then came out and we chilled out cruising home at walking pace, for no effort.