Helensburgh to Kilcreggan and return – HCC peer paddle
Peer paddle trip from Helensburgh out to Kilcreggan and return. Paddlers were Finn, Gordon, Geoff, Martin and me. It was slow going from the off... Weather was great with sunshine and flat calm seas. Stopped for a leg stretch at Kilcreggan, where both Finn and I raided the cafe for coffees and cakes. It may...Continue reading→
Gare Loch in the rain
Another training paddle out in the Taran seeing as the weather was chucking it down! I love paddling in heavy rain when the water droplets are plopping all around you. A good bit of exercise on an otherwise wet drab Saturday afternoon. 6.2 nm 1 hour 35 minutes GPS track
Shandon to Cove Sailing club and return
Another training paddle out in the Taran seeing as the weather was set fair. I'd been thinking about paddling to Kilcreggan for a while now, but this was the first day where the weather made it possible. With next to no wind at times and with hardly a cloud in the sky, it was a...Continue reading→
Helensburgh
Training paddle out in the Taran. Taking a break from chopping down the jungle and taming hedges with my chainsaw. I hadn't really decided on where I was heading and let the wind and swell decide. With the wind blowing from the SE it made sense to plod down to Helensburgh. Fab 7.5 nm 1...Continue reading→
Sailing club and return via Clynder
Training paddle out in the Taran. Started off looking pretty miserable but turned out to be a really nice enjoyable paddle. Out and about in Gare loch Fab! 6.5 nm 1 hour 36 minutes GPS track
Loch Lomond Island Bagging
During the Loch Lomond Helensburgh Canoe Club trip on 27th December, we bumped into another kayaker, Phil Smith, who had driven to Scotland, all the way from Portsmouth. Phil was desperately trying to bag the Loch Lomond Islands to rack up as many points for the 2025 "Performance Sea Kayak 1000 Island challenge". Coming all...Continue reading→
