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Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Flotsam, jetsam and kayaks off the Rinns of Islay.

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From Lossit Bay to Machir Bay the rocky ramparts of of the Rinns stretches for 8km almost unbroken. Kilchiaran Bay is the only breach in ...
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Monday, October 03, 2011

Commitment off the Rinns of Islay.

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Leaving the shelter of Portnahaven at slack water, we entered the channel between Islay and the offshore islands of Orsay and Eilean Mh...
Sunday, October 02, 2011

Dry mouths in the deceptive calm of Portnahaven.

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Tony and I had been trying to complete kayaking round Islay for several years and despite frequent visits, we had been unable to paddle th...
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Saturday, October 01, 2011

An Islay retrospective.

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Partly due to my deteriorating knees and partly due to the recent weather, I have been doing less sea kayaking recently and as a result my ...
Friday, September 30, 2011

Sea kayaking round Little Cumbrae.

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A 22km half day trip from the public slipway at Largs Marina round Little Cumbrae, September 2011. Rounding Farland Head, Great Cum...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

Glorious sun, wind and waves at Gull Point.

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We set off from Little Cumbrae castle into 14 knots of wind from the south which was blowing against the south going tide. We knew it woul...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Luncheon with the Little Cumbrae terriers.

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There was a decent weather forecast and Tony and I felt like a short local paddle. So we nipped down to Largs on the Clyde coast and enj...
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