2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 11 Monday 26th Aug – Scalpay by Alistair Ball The weather wasn’t as miserable as it had been and was different from most days as it didn’t require a long drive to get to the launch site, we only had to drive a few miles from our superior lodgings, the idea of “wild camping” from our boats had been binned a few days… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 11 Scalpay by Alistair Ball
Last Stand Up Paddleboard SUP session on a Thursday at the Docks Photos from Zoe
2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 10 Sunday 25th Aug – Eye Peninsula by Chris Bolton We arrived and settled into the house called Tighnamara the evening before. Being established on Harris, Keith asked for ideas about where to paddle. We all had a think and suggested trips on Harris, which he listened to and then suggested his own ‘off the wall’ idea that we should go to Lewis… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 10 Eye Peninsula by Chris Bolton
Causeway Coast – A “Giant’s Trip” by Tim Haines The coast of Northern Ireland is spectacularly beautiful. There are immense sea caves and towering stacks, great open sandy beaches and picturesque castles at frequent intervals. To keep kayakers entertained there are several tide-races, lots of surfing opportunities and, with much of the coast open to the Atlantic, ‘conditions’ are rarely far away. There is a very active local sea kayaking community… Read More »Causeway Coast – A “Giant’s Trip” by Tim Haines
2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy WaterDay 09 Saturday 24th Aug – Meavaig South – “Otterly” Fabulous by Debbie Hughes Time to move on from the campsite and take the 9.30 ferry across the Sound of Harris from Berneray to Leverburgh where we had a quick stock up at the shop and a coffee stop. Then on up to Tarbert in North Harris where, joy of joys, Keith had found us… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 09 “Otterly” Fabulous by Debbie Hughes
2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy WaterDay 08 Friday 23rd Aug – Loch Eupoirt by Dave Brown We found a nice get-in-point close to the water at a place called Saighinis this was or is a small fishing cove used by 1 -2 boats with lobster pots on the side as we dodged these to take off the sea kayaks from the cars and van or was that just me !!!!.… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 08 Loch Eupoirt by Dave Brown
2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 07 Thursday 22nd Aug – Grimsay Harbour and Ronay by Catriona Hare Surprise. surprise another windy day, which required careful planning to identify a safe paddling time and location This time the weather window was late afternoon and we returned to Grimsay where we had been on a tour of boat museums a couple of days earlier. We started from a scallop processing… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 07 – Grimsay Harbour and Ronay by Catriona Hare
Last Junior Docks Session Sept 2024 Today saw a great turnout with 17 paddlers for the last planned junior docks session. We had many regular paddlers and some new faces. Whilst the newer paddlers got used to their kayaks, the more experienced started with a relay race. Then we headed along the next dock, practising 360 turns on the way and stopping our kayaks. There was a long run of… Read More »Last Junior Docks Session Sept 2024
2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 06 Wednesday 21st Aug – Day 05 Tuesday – Stormbound still! It was all going so well, we hunkered down in the storm-force winds, when a shout for help from Dave followed a tent pole snapping. With several pairs of hands helping out the tent was dropped and further damage avoided, and Dave prepared to spend the night in his van. Then snap… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 06 – Stormbound still!
Day 05 Tuesday 20th Aug – Stormbound Stone Circles and Museums Following a morning rendezvous in the kitchen, the word was that there was a plan to look for a paddle later. It was windy but not wet so some of us set off for a walk from the campsite to seek out some of the stone circles marked on the map. Catriona, Frankie, Debbie and Keith set off on… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 05 – Stone Circles and Museums
