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...
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...
Kilcreggan for Coffee and Cake, the Sugarboat, Helensburgh and return
The 6 mile trip to Kilcreggan from Shandon is always a nice trip, with the added bonus of having a coffee and cake at the cafe. With clear blue skies and next to no wind it was certainly a lovely day. Before setting off I telephoned the Kings Harbour Master (KHM Clyde 01436 674321...
The Sugar Boat wreck off Helensburgh
The Sugar Boat, or correctly named MV Captayannis was anchored off Greenock at the Tail of the Bank waiting to unload a cargo of raw sugar from East Africa for processing at the Tate and Lyle refinery when, on the night of 27th January 1974, a fierce gale caused her to drag her anchor....
Helensburgh Sugar Boat in very windy conditions
Friday Lunchtime: I had some time to kill before setting off for home from Dunbartonshire. With it being a public holiday weekend for King Charles Coronation, I didn't see much point setting off at lunchtime, only to hit the holiday traffic below Preston, Manchester and Stoke on the M6. Setting off much later, say...
