2026 05 28 The Mull of Kintyre – Day 5 Journey Home We awoke the next morning with sand all over the tents. We packed away before most of the Caledonian MacBrayne workers had arrived for the first ferry and…

The Beginning of the End  (Day 4, Kintyre Peninsula Expedition) by Ella B The morning began on a beautiful beach on the island of Cara. The team relaxed whilst eating breakfast and loading boats. Eamon could be viewed packing up in…

Day 3 – Macrahanish to Cara Island by Eamon H It was a weary group that emerged one by one from their tents on day 3. Those tents had been pitched hastily after sunset the previous evening, following a tremendous…

2026 05 25 Nine go around the Mull of Kintyre by Adya M We patiently waited in the scorching sun at Southend on Sea for the tides to turn so we could complete the committing paddle around Mull of Kintyre…

Day 2a Davaar Island to Southend by Mike A On the water at 06:00! That meant setting alarms for 04:45, I thought we were on holiday?????? As always, paying attention to tides is important on sea kayaking trips. Sometimes, as…

We were planning a weeklong self-sufficient sea kayaking trip to Scotland. This would mean wild camping from the boats and no planned food shopping stops. We could be paddling in conditions up to F4 and may be exposed to some swell.…

This is Ella`s Album, “The Mulls”, to describe our sea kayak journey around the Mull of Kintyre Peninsula. This snippet may prepare you for the full account, which will follow over the next few days. A trip write-up in music…

Leisurely Bank Holiday Docks paddle by John Fay It would have been a crime not to have put a docks paddle on with the weather being so lovely, and 17 paddlers took up the opportunity to get on the water,…

Junior Club Session at the Docks 17th May 2026 by Amy N We had a great session at the docks today with many new starters and paddlers who had only been kayaking once or twice before. A massive well done…

Anglesey Club Weekend #1 16th and 17th May 2026 We had lots of people turn up for this camping weekend based at Tyn Rhos Campsite. Lots of paddling and socialising took place over the weekend. We had trips to:2026 05…

2025 05 16 Anglesey 1 Porth y Post We paddled back to our cars at the former ATS garage and loaded up the boats to head for a quick splash at Porth Dafarch. The beach was full of cars from…

2026 05 16 Anglesey 1 Trearddur Bay A small group met at Trearddur Bay for a coastal sea kayaking trip in moderate conditions. Using our smaller sea boats, we launched from the bay and paddled out around the headland before…

Porth Dafarch to White Arch.  Saturday 16 May 2026. A small group headed over to Porth Dafarch for a relaxed but enjoyable sea kayaking trip along the beautiful west coast of Anglesey. Conditions were kind to us, with a south-westerly…

Bluebird K7 Festival – Safety Cover by Kevin C The Bluebird festival ran between 11th and 17th May. Swim Safety were contracted to provide the safety kayakers for this event. I was one of just 10 kayakers to be selected to work it, a great honour and a privilege,…

The Swellies.  Sunday 17 May 2026 by Sarah Gille A group of us got up early and waited for the tide to turn before setting off for one last paddle of the weekend. On the way home, most of us…

Stanley Embankment Saturday 16 May 2026 by Sarah Gille The little boat group parked at the old ATS car garage, ready to paddle across the water to Stanley embankment. When we got there, it was quite big. It’s normally better…