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Sea kayaking in Loch Sween.

A 13.2 km paddle from Tayvallich on a windy wet day, 19/9/04.

This was a windy, wet day so we chose the shelter of Loch Sween we parked at a lay-by at the SW end of Caol Scotnish.

GPS track of route.

11:46 Crossing Caol Scotnish from the launch site.

11:52 Rubh' an Oib

11:56 Approaching the entrance to the Fairy Isles to the SW of Sgeir Buidhe.

11:58 Within the Fairy Isles.

12:00 Fairy Isles

12:00 Fairy Isles

12:14

12:17

12:38 Battling down Loch Sween towards Sron Bheith.

12:59Lunch stop at Sron Beith

14:18 Tayvallich

14:32 Entering Caol Scotnish

15:14

15:15 Photo Jennifer Wilcox.

15:15 

15:20 Under dripping oaks.

15:20 Photo Jennifer Wilcox.

15:50 Back to take out.

Conditions on the day

• Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan:  Wind: southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later in west. Weather: showers then rain. Visibility: good becoming moderate or poor.
• Craighouse Sun 19 Sep HW: 06:24 LW: 13:35 HW: 18:40

Forecast and tide tables:

• BBC 5 day forecast Lochgilphead.
• BBC 5 day forecast Oban.
• BBC inshore waters forecast.
• Accuweather.com  3 day sailing forecast for Sound of Jura.

• Times of Maritime Safety Information broadcasts by HM Coastguard on VHF: Initial announcement on Channel 16 advises which channel will be used for broadcast.
  • MRSC Clyde: every 4 hours starting at 00:20GMT
  • MRSC Stornoway: every 4 hours starting at 01:10GMT

• BBC Radio Scotland (94 to 95 FM, 810 MW) Outdoors conditions forecasts are broadcast 18.58 Monday-Friday, 06.58 and 18.58 Saturday and 06.58 and 19.58 Sunday.

• BBC Radio 4  Shipping forecast (LW: 198, FM: 92.4 to 95.8) 05:35 LW/FM (includes inshore forecast), 12:00 LW, 17:54 LW/FM, 00:48 LW/FM

• Easytide tide times for Oban  
• Easytide tide times for Craighouse (Jura)

References: 

• The Yachtsman's Pilot Clyde to Colonsay, Martin Lawrence.
• Scottish West Coast Pilot, Mark Brackenby.
• Clyde Cruising Club Sailing Directions West Coast of Scotland.
• Admiralty Tidal Stream Atlas, NP218.
• Imray Chart C64.
• OS Landranger Sheet 55

Common sense:

• The information here is given in good faith and is believed to be correct but it is every sea user's responsibility to check original data sources and conditions on the day before deciding if their experience is sufficient for a safe voyage.

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