Trip Reports
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Cruibh Haven Lismore, Kerrera, Luing Loop August 2021
Dave Cuthill and Dave Brown made this 5-day trip in August 2021 Aug 2021 Cruibh Haven, Lismore, Luing, Seil Loop 5 Days – (kayakist.uk)
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Stirling Rowing Club to Silversands at Aberdour. 22/09/2023
<strong><u>Trip Report: Daves Go Forth! Stirling Rowing Club to Silversands at Aberdour. 22/09/2023</u> </strong> Written by Dave Cuthill (Lothian Sea Kayak Club and Forth Canoe Club). It was Dave Brown’s idea. Start in Stirling, Down the River Forth, on to the Firth of Forth and paddle to Aberdour. I’ve never fancied the trip. But I…
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Loch Nevis 15-17 September 2023
Most of us – older, retired, time-flexible – met up at the Tigh-na-Mara campsite with its swish toilets and fabulous views across to the Skye and Rum Cuillin and Eigg on Friday evening. The following morning, we departed thence and arrived in sequence in Mallaig East harbour, where we identified a small-but-perfectly-formed-although-a-bit-steep-so-watch-your-ankles loading and launching…
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Dalmatian Islands, Croatia – 10-16 September 2023
With Jane, Angus, Morva, Katerina, Neil, Wendy, Janet, Sandy & Karen Our group was based on the island of Molat, approximately 30 miles west of Zadar, with equipment, food, accomodation and Borna our wonderful local guide, all being provided through Malik Adventures. After a 3am start which involved cars, planes and a ferry, most of…
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Wild West Weekend – 15-18 Sept 23
Wild West Birthday Weekend. When Dave Towsie asked me to come up with a weekend paddle in mid September to coincide with his “BIG” Birthday, I came up with a few suggestions BUT Dave decided that going out to the most Tidal area in Scotland on a Spring Tides weekend sounded like fun….Great I said…
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Not Colonsay, but NE coast 28-31 July 2023
The weather gods were not to smile in the west, according to the weekend forecast of F5/6 around the chosen isle, so our leader made the inspired decision to relocate to the North-east of the mainland. Over Friday evening six of us met at the stunning Lybster harbour (at one point the third-largest herring port…
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Treshnish Islands & Staffa 27 – 30 July, 2023
David Towsey, Accompanied by Claire Eadie, David Grieve & Morva McKenzie The group of four met up in Mull, at the foot of Ben More on Thursday evening for the short crossing to Inch Kenneth to pitch our tents in the serenity of the east of the island away from the rapidly building south westerlies…
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Orkney June 2023
Going with the Flow – Orkney 2023 After an early Saturday morning visit to Thurso (massive thanks Dave Towsey) to replace a tyre shredded on the journey up, along with Chris and Tim, we left the extremely accommodating Ferryview campsite to meet Catharine at Gill’s Bay ferry terminal. The busy ferry was 30 minutes late…
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West Loch Tarbert – Crinan June 16-19th
Ruairidh, Monica, Gerry and I had a fabulous long weekend covering the lochs and coast line from WLT to Crinan during the great weather we had in June. The trip took Ruairidh back to his childhood haunts around West Loch Tarbert and Loch Stornoway and was carefully timed to allow us to make the most…
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Arisaig 26-28 May
Fourteen members enjoyed a weekend paddling from TIg-na-Mara campsite over the weekend. Conditions on the west coast were unseasonally cool and windy, presenting some challenges. Saturday we paddled all the way up to Mallaig braving strong winds (F4-F5) and beam seas, early in the paddle we had one casualty as a member had an inner…