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Going round 2015 - reviewed
© 2015 C. Dingenotto / M. Goldhausen

Going round 2015 – Facts
– Ca. 1560km
– 54 days on
tour(4th Mai –
25. th June 2015)
– 44 days at sea
– 10 days on shore
• 7 days weather-
bound
• 1 day real deliberate
break
• 2 days extra (because
we were too early)

Christian
Dingenotto
(age 48 , living
in Oldenburg),
born in Eastern
Westfalia
Mirco Goldhausen
(age 35 , living in
Wales), born in
Westerwald
Paddlers (some of the first Germans circumnavigating Ireland)

Conditions
• From May until middle of June: very cold and
windy for this time of the year
• About one and a half days tailwind per coast,
otherwise headwind or mist
• Winds generally 4-6 Bft
• Swells 1,2 to 4.20 m (13s W and 4-5 Bft WSW)
– Daily Distances 15 km (on days of 6 Bft+) to 60
km
• Strongest Winds: 7-8 in gusts 9 bft
(weatherbound)
• Open crossings up to 20 km
• Visibility sometimes less than 100 m (Crossing
from Valentia Island to Great Blasket, Dingle)
• „challenging“ days
– 60 km from Ballyheigue (Kerry) to Kilkee:
about 14 hours on the water, no landing due to
strong swells
– 18 Km from Kilmore Quay to Baginbun Head
(Carnivan Bay / Fethard)
– 15 km from Ross Port via Kid Island to Port
Urchin
(4,20 swells, Wind 4-5 Bft, already mentioned)

Daily life
– Boats (fully laden 60 - 70 kg):
• Seakayaks (L 5,20 m)
Nigel Dennis Explorer
• Standard Camping Gear
• Provisions 3-5 Dasy
(incl. water)
– Daily Business
(Time due to Tides)
• Getting up 5 - 6 o´clock
• Breakfast, loading boats ,
etc.
• From 8:00 Paddling
• 5 min. Break every hour
(Bar-Break/ RiZ- Riegelzeit)
• By 13.00 Lunch
( 30 min., due to tide an d
weather)
• By 18.00 landing,
campsite-“quest“
• By 19.00 tents pitched,
later cooking, eating, gear-
care + planning following
day
• by 10.00 „Nighty-night“

Going round… means …
• Sea round Ireland one of the challing areas for paddling
– Tidal difference up to 6 m,
– Irish Sea (between Ireland and Great Britain) with strong
currents 3-7 kn
– South and Westcoast exposed to Atlantic swells
– Winds often more than 4 Bft.
– May is known to be (till 2015) the month with the best weather
• Circumnavigation by seakayak
– Done by less than 300 people world wide(mainly professionals)
– 3 to 10 people per year (increasing number)
– Time needed: 22 days (new record from 2015) to three month
• Very much due to weather conditions
• Solo paddlers generally need more time (for safety reasons)
– „History“
http://www.seakayakaroundireland.com/-round-ireland-
history2.html
(new record by Mick o´Meara 22 days, June 2015)
– Other Circumnavigations in 2015 (selection)
http://www.seakayakaroundireland.com/ (Sean Cahill, Jon
Hynes)
http://www.slinamhara.com/galenes-blog (Susan Honan, Sonia
Ewen)
• http://www.performanceseakayak.co.uk/Pages/Records/ROICirc/r
ecordsROICirc.html

From ISKA-Magazine: http://issuu.com/treasnanadtonnta/docs/tnadt57

„Preface“
• Training (fitness),
• Skills (paddling),
• Mindset (dealing mentally with conditions).

On Tour
• Live
• Plan
• Paddle
• Eat

Breakfast

Bar-Break: RiZ - Riegelzeit

Lunch

„Goodies“

People

Moods …

Ups
• Seamanship
• Mental Skills

Bruises
• Porridge Pot Disaster
• First Navigation of
Muingtreana Creek

„First Navigation“ …

„Fame“

Lesson Learned …
Every Cloud has a Silver Lining

Extra: Gear unpacked
• Food-Box Insights
• Gear-Shed
• Good Gear – sad Gear

Care-Kit & „Ouch-pouch“

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