Links: Gear, accommodation, services and retailers I use.

Coaching and guiding:

• Gordon and Morag Brown: Skyak Adventures, island of Skye.
• Murty Campbell, Stornoway Canoe Club, Isle of Lewis

Boat supported kayaking trips

• Murdo MacDonald Island Crusing, Stornoway

Kayak manufacturers:

• P&H Sea Kayaks: Quest LV, Cetus MV, Aries 155, Delphin 155
• Rockpool Kayaks: Alaw Bach
• Valley Sea Kayaks: Nordkapp LV

Kayak gear/clothing:

• Flat Earth Kayak Sails: Flat Earth Code Zero sail, 0.8sqm.
• Fourth Element: UK manufacturer of Thermocline thermal protection clothing using Polartec Aquashell (for summer), Xerotherm (for autumn and spring) and Arctic (for winter) baselayers
• Kayalu: Kayalite rear deck light and RAM GoPro mount.
• KCS: J bars, V bars and expedition trolley
• Kokatat: Gore-tex expedition drysuit, Gore-tex TecTour anorak, Gore-tex Whirlpool bib, MSFit Tour PFD, woolcore merino/polypropylene thermals.
• Lendal Paddles: Kinetik Wing, carbon modified crank shaft
• Lomo: Boots, airbags, knives etc.
• Palm: pogies
• Reed: spray decks and cockpit covers.
• VE paddles
• Werner paddles: Cyprus neutral bent shaft 210cm.
• Wheeleez: mini trolley
  

Other related gear:

• AB Fishing Tackle: Kayak Fishing Starter Kit
• ACR: Personal Locator Beacon
• Anquet Maps Ordnance Survey mapping
• Canon Cameras: 5D Mk3 and L glass.
• Cascade Designs: Thermarest Prolite 4 and Compack Chair
• Exped lightweight dry bags.
• Garmin: GPS Map76csx with Bluechart mapping
• GoPro: Hero3 Black video camera.
• Hilleberg Tents: Nallo 3 GT and Akto
• iCOM M71 VHF
• Marmot: Helium down sleeping bag
• Memory Map: UKHO Marine Chart Folio
• Ortlieb: Aquazoom dry camera bag and dry bags.
• Pesda Press:  outdoor and adventure books. 
• Primus: ETA Power EF gas stove.
• Rule: 25S-6WC electric pump
• Standard Horizon: HX750E VHF
  

Podcasts

• Paddling the Blue by John Chase

Sea kayak retailers:

• Desperate Measures, Nottingham
• Go Kayaking, Perth
• Kari-tek: Ayrshire 
• Poole Bay Canoes, Bournemouth
• Sea Kayak Oban

Outdoor retailers:

• Cotswold Outdoor 
• Tiso: 

Accommodation:

• Ballachuilish Hotel.
• Broad Bay House, Lewis STB 5* guest house right on the beach at Broad Bay.
• Glenuig Inn STB 3* Inn with excellent food and stunning location on the shores of the Sound of Arisaig.
• Isles of Glencoe Hotel.
• Selkirk Arms Hotel, Kirckudbright.Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2013.
• West Loch Shores, Kintyre STB 4* self catering timber lodges right on the shore of West Loch Tarbert.

Other links:

If you are not able to enjoy kayaking but would like to see some of the West Coast of Scotland from a small boat try:

• Craignish Cruises, Ardfern
• Seafari Oban, Easdale, Seil.

Last of Scotland's turntable ferries:

• Glenelg Skye Ferry.

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• MSc medical genetics University of Glasgow pages
• This one includes a video of the MSc Medical Genetics
• Essential Medical Genetics, Tobias, Connor, Ferguson-Smith: the recommended text for the MSc in Medical Genetics.