A Gulp of Cormorants 1

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In the first of two episodes on Tuskar Rock, Sue describes the formation of Tuskar Rock and the fearsome Bailies overfalls, and chats with Ireland circumnavigator, marathon racer and Performance Sea Kayak time-trial paddler Mick O' Farrell about the challenges of paddling out there. https://seakayakinguk.com/ https://www.performanceseakayak.co.uk/index.php https://oceanspiritseakayaking.weebly.com/blog http://www.rockpoolkayaks.com/ Charts: Admiralty Chart 1772 Rosslare Harbour and Wexford Harbour and Approaches, and Chart 2049 Old Head of Kinsale to Tuskar Rock.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Sue chats with elite sea kayaker Mick O'Meara about his record-breaking 20-day sea-kayak circumnavigation of Ireland. Um, there may be an 'f-bomb' in here, but we are Irish, and that's part of what makes us adorable.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In the second of two episodes about Cormorants, Sue chats with Professor David Cabot about his life in the wild studying Ireland's cormorants, barnacle geese, and other long-lived seabirds. And learns how sea kayakers can protect them.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Sue visits Malahide Estuary in north County Dublin and talks with members of Ireland's largest sea kayak club about their experiments to find the best kayak trim for paddling in wind.