Welcome to my Sea Kayaking (b)log
It had hardly stopped raining all day. Consequently I had been inside for much of the day and was desperate to get out. It was HCC Club night, so I messaged Gordon to find out what plans were afloat for the evenings paddle. Cutting the story short, everyone except Gordon and Steve had dropped...
Tuesday night was club night with Helensburgh Canoe Club. According to the earlier email, we would be meeting at the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club (RNCYC) at 19:00. I decided to paddle down the Gareloch from my house and meet the club at the RNCYC. The tide was on its way out, which...
What a wet day. It did nothing but pour down all day long. Consequently, when I arrived at the HCC boat containers at the RNCYC, I wondered if anyone was actually going to turn up. But then Steve arrived, closely followed by Kate. With a club boat loaded onto Steve's car, we set off...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 first "official" Helensburgh Canoe Club trip of 2026, paddling on Loch Lomond from Luss. The trip was led by Gordon, who had postponed the previous weeks trip due to appalling weather. This week's forecast was better at F4 WNW, however the conditions on the loch were much better than expected with us only...
RNLI exercise with Helensburgh Lifeboat. Photos say it all... 6.5 nm 5 hours (Mostly sitting around) GPS track...
A nice between Christmas and New Year paddle with Helensburgh Canoe Club - Gordon, Steve and Stuart. Not only was it my first trip with the club, it was my first time on Loch Lomond and my first trip on fresh water in my NDK Romany Surf. We paddled across to Balmaha for coffee,...
