The Routen Wheel

[Sybarite]

In the entrance to Strangford Lough:

Strangford Lough Whirlpools - YouTube

 

[JumbleDuck]

What sweet little waves and eddies.

(not mine)

 

[LittleSister]

No wonder it's a bit choppy with all those fast RIBs stirring up the sea!

 

[LadyInBed]

Yep, a fantastic experience, I went through them a few times when I used to dive out of Strangford.

 

[25931]

No wonder it's a bit choppy with all those fast RIBs stirring up the sea!

A MOB could be interesting.

 

[awol]

A MOB could be interesting.

A weighted dummy wearing a life jacket and dive meter was thrown into the water close to Corryvreckan and was eventually found several miles out to sea. The dummy had been sucked down an astonishing 200 metres into the abyss and there was gravel in the pockets of its life jacket, which had been severely torn.

..... but divers still dive.

 

[LadyInBed]

..... but divers still dive.

Only at slack water ?

 

[Sybarite]

Only at slack water ?

There used to be an anual swim race between Strangford and Portaferry.

 

[LittleSister]

There used to be an anual swim race between Strangford and Portaferry.

If you get your timing right when you jump in the water at Corryvreckan, you end up at Portaferry!

 

[dgadee]

In the entrance to Strangford Lough:

Strangford Lough Whirlpools - YouTube

I would have kayaked through that a good few times in those conditions. Hardly very dangerous. The entrance is different with a strong southerly on the ebb, but the better kayakers in my club would certainly go down and play off the Angus Rock in conditions which would terrify me.

 

[dgadee]

There used to be an anual swim race between Strangford and Portaferry.

And the slow ones would catch the tide starting to flow and have to swim faster, further or both.