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Experiences and lessons Learned: Ups and Downs It was the longest (and toughest) trip we ever did so far. So at least with me it left some traces to reflect. Each learning is followed by an example or experience to make this more understandable. The Heart of Ireland is stony but full of good humour and sympathy © Christian Dingenotto <strong>2015</strong> 26
Ups – achievements Seamanship I knew we were not bad in finding our ways and chasing the weather, but this was another level … Trust your nav-skills from eastern Frisia Navigating for more than 3 hours on compass course and hitting the island We left Knightstown on Valentia Island in complete mist. The visibility dropped down to 50 m. The sea was flat. And paddling was rather boring. I almost fell into the water “dozing of” after more than three and a half hours of paddling into nowhere, the visibility got better up to almost three hundred meters and we hit the eastern shore of great blasket. Try the apps and trust the locals Catching the right weather window and moving to Inish Turk The navigational forecasts were o.k. for daily planning, but what would we have done without modern apps and experts like Dermot from Inishbofin and Brian from Galway?: We had already been weather-bound on Inishbofin for two days (due to force 8 to 9 winds) with the prospect of being stuck for another day, However, we discovered on Windfinder a tiny weather window between 5 and 9 oćlock in the morning (confirmed by Windguru and Magic Seaweed). But only when Brian and Dermot confirmed this we decided to go. At 5 oćlock on the water we made our way to Inish Turk. The swell was still big but the wind had really decreased. We were even tempted to proceed to Clare Island, but then tried to be sensible. So we “just” went to Inishturk and arrived at about 8 oćlock. When we looked out to sea one hour later it, was white with foam and spray again. The weather window which had allowed us crossing the sea had closed. So the combination of modern apps with “old-school-knowledge” from locals allowed us to sneak through tiny weather windows … Any mile is a good mile The Annestown break-out We had already been weather-bound at Annestown for two days, well looked after by Ewen MacMahon and Stewar. Even Mick O´Meara, the future record-breaker of going round Ireland popped in. However being stuck after just one week of paddling really got on my nerves. So when the wind was supposed to drop down, I urged poor Mirco to break out in a force 6 Wind sneaking through breaking waves of Annestowns “sheltered Beach”, according to Oilean. After 3 hours of paddling we pushed in for a break in a lovely rocky cove. Mirco did not feel well and had a long nap. Later on he felt better , even the wind had dropped and we continued. Mirco was in his normal high spirits again, longing for any rockhopping occasion possible. I for myself was happy that I had coped with the most challenging conditions ever for me. Good that I did not know that for me there were going to be many more challenging conditions ahead … Anyway on that day I learnt – I can cope. © Christian Dingenotto <strong>2015</strong> 27
Page 1 and 2: Going round 2015: Re-viewed - Memor
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Page 5 and 6: Paddlers (some of the first Germans
Page 7 and 8: Gear / Way of Life Christian and Mi
Page 9 and 10: Contact-Details for Feedback and
Page 11 and 12: Preparing Maybe you being paddler,
Page 13 and 14: Skills (Paddling) Christian playing
Page 15 and 16: On tour Some descriptions of the
Page 17 and 18: Planning Planning session in Crookh
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