Mull: Loch Scridain Evening Paddle with Russ
Work in progress 5.3 nm 1 hour 25 minutes Fab! ...
Mull: Loch Scridain Evening Paddle with Russ
Work in progress 5.5 nm 1 hour 30 minutes Fab! ...
Mull: Loch Scridain Morning paddle with Mrs T
Work in progress 2.5 nm 1 hour 30 minutes Fab! ...
Raasay Day 3
Work in progress 3.9 nm 1 hour Fab! ...
Raasay Day 2
Work in progress Fab! 11.5 nm 7 hour 30 minutes...
Raasay Day 1
Work in Progress Fab! 16.3 nm 9 hours...
HCC Evening Session
As I needed to have a chat with Gordon regarding a trip I'm planning, I decided to meet Gordon down at the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club (RNCYC) at the Tuesday Evenings club session. Rather than faff about with putting the roof rack on the car, loading my boat etc I decided it...
Gare Loch Helensburgh
A flat calm and very wet training paddle out in the Taran, from the Kirk Brae slipway on Gare Loch to Helensburgh and return. 7.8nm (9.3 miles) 1 hour 46 minutes (Average speed = 5.3 mph) GPS track...
Maidens to Dunure and return – A DCKC Peer Trip
At Tuesday's DCKC Loch Lomond session I told Iain, I probably wouldn't make it on the Maidens trip planned for Thursday. I have been having a few car issues of late, with my car mysteriously going into limp mode every now and again. Wednesday morning, out of frustration with the garage "who will not...
DCKC Lomond night
When I was paddling at Luss a few weeks ago, Drumchapel and Clydebank Kayak Club (DCKC) were out in force. I decided to join the club as they all seemed very keen and a nice group of people. I was also reading at the time, Robin Lloyd-Jones book called Argonauts of the Scottish Isles,...
Loch Goil with HCC
This trip was led and organised by Stuart. We set off from the now redundant Finnart Oil Terminal, also known as Finnart Ocean Terminal. With Loch Long being a deep water loch, this oil terminal could take oil tankers up to 324,000 tonnes. The oil was discharged here and pipped all the way across...
Kilcreggan – Cake & Coffee Denied
It was one of those days when you seem to be constantly battling into the wind and swell, regardless of the direction you are travelling. Setting off from the Kirk Brae slipway, I headed into the wind and swell. By the time I'd reached Rhu narrows, the wind was coming at me from the...
Evening Kayak to Garelochhead (with a bit of fishing on return)
I missed out on the HCC Tuesday night paddle and as such I was itching to get out on the water. I also fancied trying to see if there were any Mackerel in the loch, so I took along my hand reel and some Mackerel lures. I paddled my Romany Surf as this boat...
Loch Sunart Camping trip with HCC
Day 1 I picked up Gordon from his house in Helensburgh, before driving the 100 miles to Resipole Farm Holiday Park, on Loch Sunart. At Resipole Farm Holiday Park we met up with Al, who had set off earlier from Dumbarton and was already waiting for us at the slipway. After quickly loading our...
A Fully Loaded “Irn Bru” Test
With an imminent camping trip coming up, I thought I had better find out a) what kit I can get in my Romany Surf "Irn-Bru" and b) what paddling my Romany Surf "Irn-Bru" would be like when it is fully loaded with all my camping gear. So with everything packed into dry bags, weighed...
Luss Lomond Evening Paddle with HCC
An evening paddle with Helensburgh Canoe Club on Loch Lomond from Luss. When I arrived at Luss it was heaving with people. With it having been a warm and sunny day, Luss was a very popular location; I had a job to park. There were also sea kayaks everywhere, with Drumchapel & Clydebank Kayak...
Kilcreggan Evening Paddle
Peer paddle with Pete from Kilcreggan via the peer group paddlers message group. I met Pete at Kilcreggan, who was sat all ready to go, on a bench over looking the sea. It was fairly near low tide so it was a bit of a longer carry down to the seashore. At Kilcreggan the...
HCC Evening Paddle
The first evening paddle of 2026 with Helensburgh Canoe Club from the Royal Northern Clyde Yacht Club. Earlier in the day it was rather windy, with Gare Loch showing many white horses, but by the time we met at 7pm things had calmed down a bit. Consequently, we set off from the RNCYC and...
Helensburgh morning paddle
Another training paddle out in the Taran. it was a lovely sunny morning for it. I had the wind, tide and swell, all the way to Helensburgh, which made for quick progress. Met the lifeboat setting off for a training exercise. They were being reprimanded on channel 73 by KHM for exceeding the speed...
The Grantocks, Dunoon and the Waverley
I rather fancied a long'ish paddle for Saturday and decided I would paddle my Rockpool Taran "Disco Boy". With the Taran being a fast sea kayak, even with my poor forward paddle flailing technique, it is a great boat for handling distances. The weather forecast was for it to be overcast, but with light...
