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Bann Canoe Trail
« on: October 03, 2009 »
As A trial for the big trip next year .. Pablo and I  did the Bann Canoe Trail

So to test the yaks load carrying and our paddling fitness .. we decided to go for a bit of a paddle at the weekend . Lough Neagh to the sea :D

C.A.N.I have produced a guide to the Lower Bann which is quite good

Anyway we set off from Toombe in bright sunshine  at 15:00 on Friday





Passing out first landmark the Eel traps



The entrance to Lough Beg



Quite a choppy crossing with a gusting easterly

Paul put his sail up and took off .. cheating .. he cheated most of the way  :roll:



GPS is a handy tool



The mouth of the Bann



We passed Newbridge and kept up the pace . we wanted to get past Portglenone before stopping for the night

Unfortunately some people have no respect for other water users , the wake from that would capsize an inexperienced kayaker



Portglenone in the distance



Bit closer



Onwards we paddled until a few K past the bridge , we found this likely looking camping spot



So we pulled the yaks up and made camp for the night



So after a relatively comfortable night we were back on the water for 09:00

We wanted to do twenty plus miles on this next leg .. just to see who's arms fell off first :D





The next stop was the lock's at Portna





Wouldn't fancy paddling this on my own :D



The lock gates .. first time I've yakked into locks





I think these are eel traps too ?



Theres canoe trail maps/info points at the egress points



The Bridge at Killrea.. I think



Nice boathouse



Next stop the locks at Monavagher



Crap picture .. but some may recognise the lorry ?>



The dog takes a breather from all that paddling



Kayaking limbo



Through the lock gates



Next Stop Carnroe. I don;t know if its true or not , but the lock keeper told us that this stretch was 3k a year to fish   :shock:

At 3k a year you'd think they could afford to build a bridge so yer man  could get across without wading :D 


Quite picturesque, mind for 3k a year i'd want pole dancers as well 



I'll bet that fella doesn't pay 3k a year :D



I'd love a narrow boat ... 



Nice hat  Pablo



we'd paddled a few Km by this stage



The last set of locks closed at 17:00 so we had to find a campsite .



We pulled the yaks into a forest and set up the tents





The dog proceeded to pull them down again  :roll:

That was us for the night ...

I was in my tent and unconscious for 21:00 .. we had paddled 32.5km .

My camera's battery died  so Pablo can fill in the rest

Andy
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Re: Bann Canoe Trail
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2009 »
This looks awesome - I'm so jealous. What type of canoes are they?
Cheers for the photos.
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Re: Bann Canoe Trail
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2009 »
The Orange one is an Ocean Kayaks Elite 4.5 and the Green One is an Ocean Kayaks Prowler 15



Andy
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Re: Bann Canoe Trail
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2009 »
That looks great fun, id love a go. I did try canoing last year for the first time at the lagan and really enjoyed it i must try it again as i live near the coast and would love to get out fishing on one.
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Re: Bann Canoe Trail
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2009 »
Looks like a great trip, I would love to give it a go some time.
Thanks for sharing.
Davy.
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Re: Bann Canoe Trail
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2009 »
Great stuff cant wait for the rest of the photos would love to do this trip some time but its getting people to take their finger out of their buttocks and do it...neil :P

Regards,

David
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Re: Bann Canoe Trail
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2009 »
Great pictures Guys. I really enjoyed looking at them. Some of us need to get into a canadian canoe and soon or else the Yukon trip will end up getting put back.
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Re: Bann Canoe Trail
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2009 »
We're going back at the end of October  to do the trip both ways .. Toombe-Coleraine -Toombe 30th to 1st September. Weather permitting .. if the Banns in flood we'll probably do upper and lower Lough Erne

If you have a yak or can hire one your welcome to join us .. but we will be doing 35km a day


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Re: Bann Canoe Trail
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2009 »
I meant to ask you Andy what is the big trip yourself and Pablo are planning, if you dont mind me asking? Not sure i have had enough outings this year to keep up with them distances you are planning, would like to try it at my own pace first, though i certainly will give it a thought.

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David
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Re: Bann Canoe Trail
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2009 »
We're going to paddle from Beleek to Limerick for Charity  approx 300 mile in 14 days

I'm doing it for Casting for Recovery which is a breast cancer charity .. I don't know what charity Pablos chosen

Even if anyone wants to join us for half the trip i.e. Toombe to Coleraine ... Leaving on Friday morning you'll be in Coleraine for lunchtime- ish  Saturday ... all welcome (providing you have the necessary safety gear )

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Re: Bann Canoe Trail
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2009 »
A few more photos and commentary courtesy of Pablo

Quote from: pablo
heres some more pics of the bann trip.


check out the pimped up yak rack....patent pending 8)




thats  the al-ikea sleeper cell on manoevers.





any idea what the f*cks going on here?

Andy showing all the relative safety equipment for yakking responsibly.vhf radio,gps,pack of flares,on a proper PFD(not a life jacket)
dog is optional extra,but adds warmth to any sleeping bag  :mrgreen: (actually it does make quite a difference in cold weather)

emerging from our camping spot(sat night)

another lock on the way

me cheating again..........class :lol:

journeys end , but next time its there and back again :shock:

i gotta say we really were lucky with the weather. we didnt encounter the winds that Noel and co did which made this trip much easier. still,it was hard enough on the shoulders and i think it could be done in a full day if you paddled straight through from early morning till night.but then youd miss so much of the cracking scenery,and theres plenty of it too.

i thouroughly recommend doing this at least once lads,its really something to look back at.

cheers ,Pablo.
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Re: Bann Canoe Trail
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2009 »
Cheers for the additions guys cant feckin wait to get on that river. Doin my FSRT course soon so ill be able to rectify my capsized ass properly someday without bailing out ;D
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Re: Bann Canoe Trail
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2009 »
Absolutely Brilliant!!!!!!  this is the sort of thing I have invisaged doing in an open canoe and the camping. Looks like you had a great time and I am so jealous. If you ever organise a trip I am always off Sun, Mon, Tue and Wed's if you but I dont have a canoe yet.
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Re: Bann Canoe Trail
« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2009 »
I noticed in this image you have a mapping Garmin GPS:


Where did you get the maps for it and what sort are they? I have an HCX and I just put the normal road maps on because there are no topo ones for NI.
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Re: Bann Canoe Trail
« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2009 »
I use Garmin blue chart and garmin street maps

The blue chart#s are marine charts . but they do have a bit of topographical info on them

I purchased the blue charts with the plotter for my boat

Andy
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