We had our formal launch of the book in An lanntair the art centre in Stornoway on Monday night, it seemed to be a really good night and well supported with around a hundred folk who turned up. Robert gave a brilliant intro to storm paddling in the Islands and seeing some of the old […]
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It’s somewhat dreich here today (and perhaps hard to say where the mist stops and the volcanish ash starts!) so I’ve been sorting through my photographs of a recent trip to Taransay. This serves as a good reminder of the variability of the weather in the islands and that when it’s fine April is a great time of year for camping, with the added bonus that the […]
Not only was he brave to be the first to kayak to St kilda he also took on an American warship in his kayak. Hamish Gow was an ardent anti polaris protester when they first started to create a base for the submarines at Holy loch in 1961,how strange it is that the debate about […]
The finish is in sight. It has been a long time coming and a lot of work and time to get this book ready. I really admire the previous guidebook writers who have done this on their own it was hard enough with three of us writing it. So really exciting that it will be […]
The Outer Hebrides, sea kayaking around the isles & St Kilda
Published by February 8th, 2010 in publication details. 0 CommentsThe isle of St Kilda is as remote as you will find in the British isles and it holds a particular mystique for sea kayakers. This summer the first guidebook to sea kayaking the magical isles of the Outer Hebridesis due for publication from a team of three local authors, expert sea kayakers and raconteurs; […]
