www.iska.ie

The 2022 ISKA symposium will be based in the Marine Hotel in Ballycastle, Co. Antrim from 30 September to 2 October.

The cost of attending the symposium with two nights accommodation will be €220 or £185.

Further details, including a registration form, will be posted later this week or early next week.

John

The booking form for the 2022 ISKA Symposium now available:

https://forms.gle/Zs3EVvxPSpz2BZJx5

Please note that the hotel rooms are either twin or double rooms.

All bookings must be made through the booking form above. Please do not contact the hotel directly. Please contact the symposium organiser with any queries you may have: iskasymp@gmail.com

Note: there will not be enough rooms in the hotel. Rooms will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Additional accommodation will be booked as needed. Any differences in price will be refunded.

Payments can be made by:

• Bank Transfer
  IBAN IE25 BOFI 9001 9965 5617 57

• Debit or Credit Card
  https://buy.stripe.com/cN200raid9vUafC002

• Cheque
  Irish Sea Kayaking Association, c/o John Dempsey, 290 Redford Park, Greystones, Co Wicklow A63 PT92

If payment is not received before Thursday 22 September 2022, your booking may be cancelled.

If you wish to pay in installments, please contact the symposium organiser: iskasymp@gmail.com

looking forward to it, some of the cost has been on the wish list for a long time,,,,,,

The Marine hotel have a paid car park at the back of the hotel: https://goo.gl/maps/iMDAyt6DEQgYyVvh6

The cost is £5/day.
I have requested that the height barrier is opened on Friday, Saturday and Sunday to allow camper vans to park there.

There are also car parks on the sea front by the marina and the harbour. There is also on-street parking on Mary Street by the bowling and tennis clubs.

Are there any article or texts for circumnavigating Rathlin?
There might have been a TnaD article at some point?

A searched turned up this from Alan:
https://alanjfinn.wordpress.com/2014/06/19/432/

The Marine Hotel in Ballycastle is full and there is a waiting list for accommodation there. Some people who have already booked are on the waiting list and all new bookings will be on the waiting list.

Alternative accommodation is being booked for those on the waiting list. Any difference in price will be refunded.

No new accommodation bookings will be taken after Thursday 22 September. Bookings for the symposium only will close on Monday 26 September.

Some useful information on local paddling POIs, courtesy of CANI
http://www.canoeni.com/canoe-trails/nor ... cal-guide/

Thank you to all who have paid for your symposium bookings.

If you have not paid for your booking by the end of the day, it may be cancelled.

There are still a small number of beds available for anyone still thinking of attending the symposium. When these are gone, no new accommodation bookings will be accepted.

The numbers for the symposium dinner need to be confirmed today also. I cannot guarantee any bookings for the symposium dinner after today.

To all Symposium attendees, the fundraising raffle for the RNLI is an essential part of the event. It would be very much appreciated if you could bring a prize, however small.

Also, it is intended to have a bring & buy sale so any excess or unused kit you may have, feel free to bring it along and find it a new home. Sell it, swap it or give it away, the choice is yours

Cheers
Chris