Tinker Tinkeress in the Med

It was just over a year ago that I first used my Tinkeress in the Mediterranean little did I know at the time that I was going to be living in the same area a year later.

On the beach ready to go

I had only used the dinghy with an outboard to go around a bit in Fareham Creek. It was a sheltered area with strong tides and I did not go to far. I decided to go further out to sea as I am confident enough in the dinghy to do so.

Its a different world to the Solent

I took her about 4nm along the coast and it was a lot of fun and the views of the coast line were stunning. I did put a wet suit on as the sea is not as warm in the winter.

Strong winter sun

I tried a bit of fishing with a hand line but, did not catch anything not even sea weed. I would like to bring an anchor next time and try a bit of rod fishing. But, unfortunately all my anchors are still in the UK.

Amazing coast line

I found the little 2hp outboard was ok just a tad slow in the sea. I would like to try a larger outboard and according to the sales material she will take up to a 4hp outboard. I would also like to see how she performs with a British Seagull Outboard.

Calm seas

A short clip of me motoring around need to sort the date out on my gopro

Sevylor Tahiti Kayak

I brought a Sevylor Tahiti 2 + 1 kayak a couple of years ago. But, only used it a few times on the canal and once on Fareham Creek. It was ideal on the canal and easy to lift out to go past the locks. It was good on the Creek but, tides needed to be taken into account especially at springs.

Ready to be inflated 

I brought the Kayak down to Southern Spain on my boot rack on my Mazda Eunos so they are very easy to transport even in the smallest of cars. They are ideal Kayaks for taking on holidays or when storing a traditional kayak are not possible.

All ready to go

Yesterday the weather was really nice and rather than taking my other toy out I decided to take the Kayak out. It took me about five minutes to inflate and I was ready to go. The kayak performed very well and was a pleasure to paddle. I just need to sort the seat out a bit better for more comfort.

Going along the Coast

Heading out in calm seas

I did not go to far partly due to the seat and the paddle I had was not that good as I had lost one of the screws for it.

The beach I launched from