Trip Reports

Last minute re-arrangement took us to glorious West is best Saturday weather at Cuan. Thanks a million to Fiona for organising and leading and to Rob. The campsite ticked all the boxes for Fri and Sat night with the addition of sunsets and Cuan Sound Springs tiderace views. That made for a lively fast, start…

Raasay & the Crowlins — 12th to 16th August An epic adventure organised by Phil Burgess and led by Gerry Mulligan, paddling with Gordon, John and Graham. We launched from Kyleakin on a blazing afternoon, stopping at Broadford to battle a strangely warm headwind funnelling through the gully, restock at the Co-op, and grab coffee…

Six paddlers eventually (earlier commitments, A9 closure) met at Sconser ferry terminal on Friday afternoon to embark on a weekend journey in slightly smaller self-propelled craft. Once away from the terminal and round the long spit extending out from Skye, we headed across Balmeanach Bay and explored the cliffs, caves and arch of An Aird.…

27 June – 4 July 2026 A last-minute reduction in prospective numbers (illness, transport) provided an entirely Blytonesque scenario for this trip. Saturday morning saw us meeting in Oban and immediately dealing with a flat tyre/collapsed wheel/re-inflation trolley situation prior to boarding the ferry. While the crossing to Barra was relatively quiet in terms of…

The LSKC ‘concerned look and suck air slowly through the teeth’ group met up in the lounge of Calmac’s MV Argyle as it began its crossing from Wemyss Bay to Rothesay in the morning this past Friday 12th June. What was the cause of the concerned look? Well – two things. First, the view. There was…

This a stunning piece of coastline and only 35min from the Bypass. Launched at Pease Bay at 9.15 not long after HW with no swell giving plenty of scope to thread through all the channels and rock hops of the amazing rock architecture from Siccar Point to Heathery Car for lunch next to the waterfall.…

Not long made it back from our stunning club sea kayaking trip to the Inner Hebrides. With initially 7 members interested we had some drop outs and then a couple more cancellations at the last minute due to the weather forecast! So we ended up with only 3 of us on a very early start…

Four Days from Colintraive A relaxed 4-day paddle from Colintraive, aimed at building confidence for less experienced paddlers—and it worked a treat. Distances stayed under 25 km, with a nice mix of conditions from flat calm to a breezy F4 to keep things interesting. Route highlights included Ardlamont Point (Cowal Peninsula), Glencallum Bay on Bute,…