Scottish Sea Kayaking Photo Gallery

Firth of Clyde.

Sea kayaking in Scotland: a collection of photographs,  pictures and images of some the Scottish coastline round the Firth of Clyde which can be explored by canoe or kayak. 

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Loch Goil.

The Kyles of Bute.

Loch Fyne.

Arran, Bute and Little Cumbrae.

The South Ayrshire Coast

The North Ayrshire Coast

Forecast and tide tables:

• BBC 5 day forecast Tarbert
• BBC 5 Day forecast Inverary
• BBC 5 day forecast Arrochar
• BBC 5 day forecast Tignabruaich
• BBC 5 day forecast Largs
• BBC 5 day forecast Ayr
• BBC inshore waters forecast.
• Accuweather.com  3 day sailing forecast for Greenock
• Accuweather.com  3 day sailing forecast for Prestwick

• Times of Maritime Safety Information broadcasts by HM Coastguard on VHF: Initial announcement on Channel 16 advises which channel will be used for broadcast.

  Clyde 0210 - B 0510 - C 0810 - A 1110 - C 1410 - B 1710 - C 2010 - A 2310 - C
  

  • Schedule A - Full Maritime Safety Information broadcast, including new Inshore Forecast and Outlook, Gale Warnings, Shipping Forecast, WZ Navigation Warnings, SUBFACTS & GUNFACTS where appropriate, 3 Day Fisherman's Forecast when and where appropriate. 
  • Schedule B - New Inshore Forecast plus previous Outlook, Gale Warnings. 
  • Schedule C - Repetition of Inshore Forecast and Gale Warnings as per previous Schedule A or B broadcast plus new SWW.
    

• 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 East Loch Tarbert
• Easytide tide times for Lochgoilhead
• Easytide tide times for Rubha Bodach. Kyles of Bute
• Easytide tide times for Greenock
• Easytide tide times for Millport
• Easytide tide times for Brodick
• Easytide tide times for Ayr

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 C63.

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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