Monthly Archives: January 2012

Le Croisic

With the current unseasonally mild weather, an opportunity was seized to paddle along the Côte Sauvage at Le Croisic. We left from Le Pouliguen situated at the western end of the Bay of La Baule. It was a fine paddle … Continue reading

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Desperate Measures !

For white water I have a pair of Lendal kinetic XTi which are now in their third year. They are Fantastic blades and in CF pretty much indestructible ……..   but dont run them over ! The carbon shaft snapped … Continue reading

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Archipel des Glénan

The Glénan archipelago is  an enchanting group of islands off the Southern shore of Brittany.  it is now home to the famous Les Glénans sailing school where a number of record breaking yachtsmen have learnt their trade. There can be … Continue reading

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French land maps IGN Series

Continuing from the previous post on mapping, an explanation follows for the coordinate system used on French IGN maps.  l’Institut   Géographique  National (IGN)  is charged with carrying out functions similar   to the  Ordnance Survey of UK. The 1:25000 Série … Continue reading

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Île de Groix

This small island sits close to the southern shore of mainland Brittany. Whilst it is easy to imagine that Groix is just a small chip of rock from the mainland it is in fact structured very differently geologically. Some 300 … Continue reading

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Visiting France

For over a decade I have been regularly travelling between the UK and France, mostly by ferry but also by rail and air. As a paddler I invariably have at least one kayak, often several on the roof, and this … Continue reading

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