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@@ProfessorOnBass Commando Beach Richmond walk not far from the RWY

it was kindof like liquid jelly or liquid metal at times, a microns thick skin separating two worlds. It was mesmerising constantly changing on micro and macro levels

Thank you, I used to launch mostly from Looe when we lived inland a bit, the passage inside the Hore Stone when heading west has a very strong feel of ‘gateway’ - from here the adventure begins. I paddled through it yesterday evening but haven’t checked the video out yet

@@wandersonwater Nice! Nature does provide some amazing scenery as a gift for us as paddlers.

its an interesting place to launch and land and once out there and paddling due south I could easily forget to turn back

running downwind is great fun when conditions are right, not quite as good as surfing beach waves but still a good buzz

Its just a standard GoPro curved sticky mount on my helmet, the camera is in a GoPro case which is why audio is a bit muffled, and I wipe it with a microfleece kindof flannel every now and then

@@wandersonwater good to know - your footage feels like the viewer is in the cockpit, and the helmet mount makes sense. My efforts with non GoPro, was mounted on the deck just in front of the cockpit - doesn't feel as natural.

@@ProfessorOnBass Some people say it gives them motion sickness so I try not to move my head to quickly 😂 or I edit out those bits. The horizon levelling setting I use has made a huge difference although it does reduce the field of view at times as it achieves it by on the hoof clipping and trimming of what is in frame. I used to have mine deck mounted but it often got covered in spray, just the extra height above the water keeps a helmet mounted camera above much of the spray. I often take the helmet off and stow it on top of my deck bag so the front of the case usually gets a check then a wipe if needed before I put it on.

Glad you like the kayak, you might appreciate the upgrade to a longer one after a while. mne lives in the garden

My board and waveski surfing days are over due to a spinal injury and surfers ear problems, my left eardrum keeps rupturing and last time I got it wet I almost had to have it amputated due to sepsis but I have been keeping an eye on the break and very tempted to give it a try in my shorter plastic kayak. The one in the video surfs like an oil tanker😂

@@wandersonwaterI've got surfers ear. Had three ops but it still grows back if you go surfing in cold water. I can't surf at the moment, I've got a kind of COPD from giving up smoking but I can paddle around in my kayak.

@@johnfoot2984 I hope the copd stuff improves mate that can be quite limiting, I am not enjoying getting older, I am certainly feeling limitations as far as sustaining high powered paddling goes and having to pace myself carefully

I have been doing this on various cars and vans since the 70s an not had much problem with wind, I guess most of the places I launch and land are fairly sheltered

Yes a great place for playing for sure, just a shame it was so tranquil, plenty of new scratches under my Stratos fortunately nothing needing any attention. At least it looks like I am using it - ain’t scratched = ain’t being used properly 😂

It was an interesting experience for sure :D definitely one I will never forget.

Look for gannets circling they often seem to follow feeding dolphins. They move quickly so you need to be constantly scanning the sea, once you get your eye in you should be able to discern the flash of light off the dorsal fins and the general disturbance of the sea where they are. I have met them within a few hundred metres of St George's Island, Talland and Lantic and around the edges of Mount's Bay occasionally but more often my encounters are a mile or more off shore. The busy highway for marine mammals seems to be between 5 and 9 miles out from Looe where there is also often a lot of bird activity too. Never paddle straight towards them and if they are feeding just let them get on with their business. I approach at an angle then paddle parallel with them a few hundred metres away - if they are interested they will come and say hello, the faster you paddle the more they will be interested.