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Grade: A Suitable for 2 star equivalent or above Easy landing, numerous escape routes available

Grade: A Suitable for 2 star equivalent or above Easy landing, numerous escape routes available. TYPE: A to A i.e. circumnavigation. DURATION & DISTANCE: 10:00 to 16:00 11km 6 hours easy paddling.

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Grade: A Suitable for 2 star equivalent or above Easy landing, numerous escape routes available

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  1. Grade: A • Suitable for 2 star equivalent or above • Easy landing, numerous escape routes available TYPE:A to A i.e. circumnavigation • DURATION & DISTANCE: 10:00 to 16:00 • 11km • 6 hours easy paddling DESCRIPTIONThis is a scenic trip following the contours of the cliffs and tumbling rock promontories of the Torquay peninsula. There is a variety of marine life along the way, including porpoises, seals (common and grey) and sometimes Bottlenose Dolphin. It is also possible to catch mackerel using a surface line. There are various rocks/stacks/islands on the route. Oddicombe beach has a funicular railway and odd claim to fame. In 1884, local girl Emma Keys was murdered in a beach hut. Joan 'Babbacombe' Lee, her murderer, is remembered as 'the man the couldn't hang' after three attempts inexplicably failed. Along the way there are a number of coves and caves to explore MEETING POINT / PARKING Meadfoot Beach pay & display car park, where there is also some free roadside verge parking. Start / Finish Times Start 1000 Lunch 1245 (1 hour) Finish 1645 • TRIP PREREQUISITES • Wind speed: no more than F2 for trip duration • Visibility: good/moderate • Sea state: calm • Minimum three competent paddlers • Ratio competent paddlers to novices: 1 to 3 • Maximum novices: 9 RISK ASSESSMENT Water temperature – 1 point for each degree below 72F Wind speed - 1 point per mph Wave height – 2 points per vertical wave height Swim distance – 1 point per 100 metres Surf zone – 30 points if waves break Rock gardens – 20 points if rocks present Sea cave – 20 points if entering caves Visibility – 10 points

  2. Coast guard: Brixham tel: 01803 882704 • MAX RATE SP: • Around Hope's Nose tides reach 2 knots. • Streams between Dawlish Warren and Torquay reach less than 1 knot. • Tidal streams within Tor Bay are very weak, less than 1 knot HW/LW: Standard Port: Plymouth Secondary Port: Torquay TIDE TIMES (Near Teignmouth) SSW going (ebb) stream begins +0510 after HW Plymouth NNE going (flood) stream begins -0135 before HW Plymouth • WIND DIRECTION • SE - worst, creates some swell in Torbay Harbour • SW most likely, cause some difficulty out to Hope Nose • SW - most likely, can make trip to Hope Nose a bit uncomfortable but leaves everything to the north quite calm • N - almost any wind from N leaves the whole area flat calm • WEATHER - BBC Inshore waters forecast • (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/coastalforecast/) • ESCAPE POINTS (&grid ref for OS110): • Hopes Nose (947633) • Brandy Cove (944637) • Anstey’s Cove (936646) • Babbacombe Beach (930654) • Oddiscombe Beach (926655) DATE SPECIFIC DATA: DATE: Saturday 11 April 2009 Lunar Phase: SPRING TIDE HW/LW: HW Torbay = HWP0741 + 0045 = 0826 NAVIGATION: Head out of harbour and turn left to follow coast East direction towards Babbacombe, which is approx 7.5k, making 15k round trip. WEATHER (example) 2009-01-09 0000 - 0559Pressure - 1027 mB FTemp max/min - 6/-2 degrees CWind speed - F2-4Wind direction - EMax gust in knots - 17 becoming 18Sea state - SlightVisibility - Moderate becoming PoorSig weather - cloudy

  3. NNE -0135 HWP SSE +0510 HWP HWP 0741 BST 0606 BST 1251 BST 1245 1200 Coast guard: Brixham 01803 882704 Weather: 09068 9696 + 4581 (Exmouth) ESCAPE ESCAPE ESCAPE ESCAPE 1100 1000 HWT 0826 LWT 1310

  4. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY READINESS – QUESTIONNAIRE (PAR-Q) • Before the trip, participants should disclose any medical conditions, including allergies, injuries, anything that may impair paddling performance. • If they carry treatments eg Epi—pens, inhalers, etc, ensure the group and their buddies know where they are kept and how they are used. • Checklist • Are logistics arrangements made? • BEFORE TRIP STARTS • Environment • Is weather and sea conditions known for trip duration? • Is it within parameters for trip • Will weather be monitored for trip and how • Are access permissions known eg launch fees, licences • Equipment • Do participants all have correct kit • Do leader and assistants have maps and compass • Group • Are strengths & ability of group for trip known? • Any injuries or medical needs disclosed and acceptable? • Control & incident management • Have leader & assistant roles been assigned • Have group been paired into buddies and know responsibilities • Do the group understand group control and incident routines • External aid • Has coastguard been notified? • Are escape points known by group • Is emergency plan know by group • UNDER 18 PARTICIPANTS • All persons under the age of 18 years will require parental/guardian consent before being allowed to participate on a trip. • We will not accept responsibility for under 18’s until the trip start time and they must be picked up promptly at the course finish time

  5. GROUP CONTROL • 1 leader, has map and compass • 1-2 assistants, paddle front and rear • Group divided into pairs of buddies. Each buddy has a responsibility to whole group and to buddy so if buddy stop the other buddy notifies the group • INCIDENT MANAGEMENT • Continuous short whistle blasts = I’m in trouble • One long blast, repeated after short pause = group on me (leader and backups only) • If an incident occurs, such as a capsize: • Ideally the assistants will deal with the incident leaving the leader to maintain control and monitor incident resolution • Paddlers should turn and face oncoming waves, holding position close to the ‘action’ but avoid knocking into each other or impeding those dealing with the incident • Paddlers should not paddle off and should remain together • Rafting up is not desirable practice. A raft will drift more quickly than an individual canoeist or someone in the water holding on the their capsized boat. It will be difficult to maintain a raft in waves and danger of capsize on splitting up. If a raft must be formed, keep it heading into wind by means of an anchor-man on a tow line • If an incident deteriorates so individual paddlers may capsize then raft in pairs facing one another until help arrives. • In breezy conditions, paddlers will be blown in the wind direction whereas swimmers and waterlogged kayaks will be carried in the tidal direction. BASIC EQUIPMENT Cag Buoyancy aid Spray deck Paddle Sponge (for emptying water from cockpit) Helmet (for cave exploring or rock hopping) Sun/warm hat (depending on conditions) Water Hot drink (in cold conditions) Whistle First aid kit Sun cream (depending on conditions) Lunch NAV / RESCUE EQUIPMENT Map & compass Spare paddles Pump Tow line Exposure bag Repair kit Mobile phone Optional VHF radio Flares All paddlers should aim to gain knowledge and experience to be responsible for their own safety at sea i.e. self-sufficient

  6. Grade: A • Easy landing, numerous escape routes available • Suitable for 2 star equivalent • Grade B • Awkward landings • Longish sections of coast with no escape • Exposed to weather and conditions • Tidal movements, swells and surf

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