Her Outdoors: Try Stand Up Paddleboarding, Kilkee

What to Expect

This 90-minute taster session gives adult women their first go at stand up paddleboarding on Kilkee Beach, run by Nevsail Kilkee in partnership with Clare Sports Partnership’s Her Outdoors programme. It is aimed squarely at complete beginners: a qualified instructor covers how to carry a board safely, get on and off in the water, find your balance kneeling before standing, and paddle in a straight line, all in a sheltered part of the bay. Kilkee’s horseshoe-shaped beach is naturally sheltered by the surrounding cliffs and reef, which makes it a relatively calm, forgiving spot to fall in for the first time compared with more exposed stretches of the Clare coast, and it is one of the reasons Nevsail is based there rather than further up the coast. Boards, paddles and buoyancy aids are all supplied, so participants only need to bring themselves and swimwear. Like the rest of the Her Outdoors series, the aim is less about technique and more about getting women who might never otherwise try a watersport into the water once, in a group of peers at the same beginner level.

Good to Know

• Friday 21 August 2026, 10:00am to 11:30am, on Kilkee Beach.
• Cost is €10 per person; booking is through the Clare Sports Partnership website, and this session has previously sold out, so check for a space before travelling.
• Open to women aged 18+ with no paddleboarding experience required.
• Organiser contact: Mary Taylor, Clare Sports Partnership, 087 490 9103 / mary@claresports.ie.
• Delivered by Nevsail Kilkee, the town’s watersports centre; all equipment provided.
• Bring swimwear, a towel and a change of dry clothes for afterwards.

Getting There

Kilkee Beach is in the centre of Kilkee town on Clare’s west coast, with parking along the seafront promenade within easy walking distance of the beach.