Club Expedition to Skye 2020 “Team Alaska go on a Skye #staycation!” Day 11 (Tuesday) 18th August – Manish Point to Camas na Geadaig (Scalpay) We launched at 7:30am (Keith was still in his tent!), packing the boats the night before knowing we would be setting off at high water where we’d left the boats tied… Read More »Club Expedition to Skye 2020 Day 11 (Tuesday) 18th August – Manish Point to Camas na Geadaig (Scalpay)

Club Expedition to Skye 2020 “Team Alaska go on a Skye #staycation!” Day 10 (Monday) 17th August –Brochel Bay (Rassay) to Manish Point (Via Rona) Another long day on the water – 20.4 miles. We were up and packed by 7:40am to find a toad hiding under the kayaks. Today we were off to Rona with plenty… Read More »Club Expedition to Skye 2020 Day 10 (Monday) 17th August –Brochel Bay (Rassay) to Manish Point (Via Rona)

Club Expedition to Skye 2020 “Team Alaska go on a Skye #staycation!” Day 9 (Friday) 16th August – Kyle of Lochalsh to Brochel Bay (Rassay) We woke up to find a fog bank bridging the sound. Annoyingly, as Chris and Jenny opened their tent another tent pole snapped under the tension. It was a mirror image… Read More »Club Expedition to Skye 2020 Day 9 (Friday) 16th August – Kyle of Lochalsh to Brochel Bay (Rassay)

Club Expedition to Skye 2020 “Team Alaska go on a Skye #staycation!” Day 8 (Friday) 15th August – Loch Hourn to Kyle of Lochalsh With good weather and the tide with us this was our longest day at 21.7 miles. It was also the longest day as at 3.10am a few of us were woken by… Read More »Club Expedition to Skye 2020 Day 8 (Friday) 15th August – Loch Hourn to Kyle of Lochalsh

Demonstration of how to get into a sea kayak at our compound to reduce to stop unnecessary wear and tear on the the skeg area. https://youtu.be/tLJ8X-UJArI https://youtu.be/BW467eeQz-8

  Club Expedition to Skye 2020 “Team Alaska go on a Skye #staycation!”   Day 7 (Friday) 14th August – Teangus (Castle Ruin) to Loch Hourn A lazy start as the wind dropped. 10am and we went straight for the crossing over to the white houses at Airor. The wind was force 3 making a fair… Read More »Club Expedition to Skye 2020 Day 7 (Friday) 14th August – Teangus (Castle Ruin) to Loch Hourn

Club Expedition to Skye 2020 “Team Alaska go on a Skye #staycation!” Day 6 (Thursday) 13th August –Point of Sleat to Teangus (Castle Ruin) As we were expert at packing boats by now, we were on the water by 7:40am. There was nice breeze and no midges. A strong wind was building, so plan A to… Read More »Club Expedition to Skye 2020 Day 6 (Thursday) 13th August –Point of Sleat to Teangus (Castle Ruin)

Day 5 (Wednesday) 12th  August – Soay to Point of Sleat Not a bad morning for midges this morning! Or so we thought, but then they descended just as we started to pack the boats. That sped us up and we were on the water for 7:40am. The weather was overcast, but the clouds over… Read More »Club Expedition to Skye 2020 Day 5 (Wednesday) 12th August – Soay to Point of Sleat