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Monday, November 23, 2009

Calculating slack water in the Corryvreckan

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I am currently writing a sea kayaking guidebook book for Pesda Press "Argyll and the South West, Ardnamuchan to the Solway Firth by Sea...
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Showdown with a goat in the Corryvreckan!

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We entered the Corryvreckan in somewhat calmer circumstances than our last visit . Even in windless conditions the flood was bubbling and bo...
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Menace hung in the windless air, even for the most daring and venturesome.

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Common sense would suggest that we should have relaxed on the beach on Scarba's NW coast until near slack water in the Corryvreckan. ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Free fall on Scarba

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Tony and Phil carried the boats well above the tide line as we know that there is the possibility of tidal surges here . A tourist RIB roare...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Friends to watch over you

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Looking back at the Grey Dogs, from a distance of over 2km, it all seemed so calm and innocent. To the north the mountains of Mull dominated...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Sleeping Grey Dogs

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Leaving the Pool of the Song, we felt another pull. This time it was the pull of the Grey Dogs tidal race. It was spring tides maximum flow ...
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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Pool of the Song in the Sound of Luing

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We broke out of the tide towards the Corryvreckan and entered the Sound of Luing between Scarba and Luing. Kilmory Lodge, which is one of th...