Sailing the royle canal.

Jcourtney2000

Me an my friends have had the great idea to buy rafts from lidl and paddle are way from kilcock to maynooth. Is there anything we need to know like do we have to have a license or something like that and what about dieses and what should we bring.

fergal.b

Paddle away wear a buoyancy aid and sun screen it's also a good idea to carry some warm clothes in a sealed bag. The chance of getting weil's disease is very low but don't go drinking the water "bring your own" and don't eating the grass on the bank
Be safe and use your head.





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Jcourtney2000

fergal.b wrote: »

Paddle away wear a buoyancy aid and sun screen it's also a good idea to carry some warm clothes in a sealed bag. The chance of getting weil's disease is very low but don't go drinking the water "bring your own" and don't eating the grass on the bank
Be safe and use your head.





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thanks theres about 8 of us and were buying them in lidl for €40 each. ill bring a couple of towels because one of my friends is bound to strip down and jump in. has anyone any experience with the inflatable boats in lidl i am assuming there crap and will sink halfway down. any one else know anything we should bring.

Pigeon Reaper

The stretch from Maynooth to Kilcock is nice. Just carry the boats around the locks and wear buoyancy aids in case you go for a swim. A flask of tea/coffee with some biscuits will make your day. Insect repellent might also be wanted.

Jcourtney2000

Pigeon Reaper wrote: »

The stretch from Maynooth to Kilcock is nice. Just carry the boats around the locks and wear buoyancy aids in case you go for a swim. A flask of tea/coffee with some biscuits will make your day. Insect repellent might also be wanted.

Thanks. There is only 1 lock In between but we'll get out.

vicwatson

Jcourtney2000 wrote: »

thanks theres about 8 of us and were buying them in lidl for €40 each. ill bring a couple of towels because one of my friends is bound to strip down and jump in. has anyone any experience with the inflatable boats in lidl i am assuming there crap and will sink halfway down. any one else know anything we should bring.

The boats should be fine (maybe you can link to the specific ones you are buying) there is no reason why they should sink half way down (they should be fit for purpose remember, according to the law)

I suggest you google and buy a waterproof zip bag for your phone, wallet etc in case you capsize.

vicwatson

Oh and a buoyancy aid is VERY important.

Jcourtney2000

vicwatson wrote: »

The boats should be fine (maybe you can link to the specific ones you are buying) there is no reason why they should sink half way down (they should be fit for purpose remember, according to the law)

I suggest you google and buy a waterproof zip bag for your phone, wallet etc in case you capsize.

Yeh I've already thought for the phone and a normal plastic food bag tied tightly works fine and if you leave air inside it floats and you can still use the touch screen through it.

Jcourtney2000

does anyone know about the slurry that was put in the canal and where it was put in

fergal.b

This might be more of a worry than the slurry, Flesh-eating bug in the Royal and Grand Canals http://www.newstalk.ie/Swimmers-warned-of-flesheating-bug-in-Dublins-Grand-Canal :eek:




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miss no stars

ewwww... salt water ftw

Jcourtney2000

fergal.b wrote: »

This might be more of a worry than the slurry, Flesh-eating bug in the Royal and Grand Canals




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need to lose a bit of weigh anyway ayyy. Haha but no thats gross.

perth112

Jcourtney2000 wrote: »

Thanks. There is only 1 lock In between but we'll get out.

Two locks actually.

HeidiHeidi

So, did you do it and how did you get on???