Trip Reports

A great alternative to the strong winds forecast for the west coast. Based at the campsite at Dunbeath (www.invercaravanpark.co.uk – highly recommended, small site with well drained pitches for tents, showers and a well equipped kitchen where we could shelter). We had 3 excellent paddles: N to Lybster and back (20k), from Helmsdale to Dunbeath…

Report from Phil Burgess via Facebook A group of about 12 LSKC members spent last week camping at Port A Bhaigh campsite (https://portabhaigh.co.uk/) just off the summer isles. The weather was blustery for the most part and paddles were planned, generally in the pub, to keep out of the worst of the weather. Most tents…

A group of seven of us copied the classic David Grieve route around Lismore the weekend after his trip as some of us could not join that trip. We followed the traditional route but started from the big lay by on the A828 opposite Shuna Island as the parking in Port Appin was very full. …

Six members undertook a four day expedition in the Mull area Idyllic weather meant the group could paddle from the Ulva ferry terminal on the second day all the way to Lunga Island in the Treshnish via Gometra and the islands of Cairn na Burgh Beg.  We camped on Lunga near the landing place for…

A trip that pretty much gave us everything – multiple sea eagle sightings, clapotis, flat calm, wind in (mostly unpredictable) directions, caves, dry causeways, seals in abundance, spectacular scenery, a search for water, rain and good camping. Clare and Ian had paddled from Kyle of Lochalsh to the Crowlins (staying at Uags bothy) the day…

A previously unexplored venue for many of us, Largo Bay provided a sea-borne stage for an exploration of group paddling and some seakayak-specific skills. The Temple car park in Lower Largo, approached through a meandering street including the original Robinson Crusoe statue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Selkirk boasts toilets and direct access to the beach. An 0900 rendezvous meant…

Visits to the Sea Kayak Oban shop dealt with, late morning Friday saw a group of eight paddlers meet and launch from Port Appin into a surprisingly stiff 3/4 headwind and head towards Shuna Island. An hour of chop, bounce and corralling the group led to a more relaxed and sunny lunch on the SW…

Why would you go all the way to Kefalonia to kayak in September when Scotland has some of the best paddling and wild camping in the world? Twelve paddlers, mostly from LSKC, met on 21 September for a 7-day village hopping journey. Sea Kayak Kefalonia provided guides Harris from Greece and Carl from N Ireland,…