Two German men, Christian Dingenotto and Mirco Goldhausen, paddled around the coast of Ireland over 54 days from May to June 2015, covering approximately 1,560 km by sea kayak. They encountered challenging weather conditions with strong winds, large swells, and low visibility at times. Their daily routine involved waking up early to pack up and launch, taking short breaks every hour while paddling, stopping for lunch depending on the tides, searching for campsites in the evenings, and being in their tents by nightfall. Circumnavigating Ireland by sea kayak is considered one of the most difficult challenges for paddlers due to the strong tides, currents, wind, and swell, and requires

1. Going round 2015 - reviewed
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2. 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)
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3. 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)
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4. 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)
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5. 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“
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6. 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
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7. From ISKA-Magazine: http://issuu.com/treasnanadtonnta/docs/tnadt57

8. „Preface“
• Training (fitness),
• Skills (paddling),
• Mindset (dealing mentally with conditions).
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11. On Tour
• Live
• Plan
• Paddle
• Eat
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29. Breakfast
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30. Bar-Break: RiZ - Riegelzeit
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31. Lunch
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34. „Goodies“
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44. People
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50. Moods …
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62. Ups
• Seamanship
• Mental Skills
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63. Bruises
• Porridge Pot Disaster
• First Navigation of
Muingtreana Creek
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64. „First Navigation“ …
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65. „Fame“
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66. Lesson Learned …
Every Cloud has a Silver Lining
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67. Thank you…
to all people who were
with us on shore or
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68. Extra: Gear unpacked
• Food-Box Insights
• Gear-Shed
• Good Gear – sad Gear
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69. Care-Kit & „Ouch-pouch“
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