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Scotland Surfski
Firth of Forth Downwinder photo: Jon Schofield video
Scotland is a country and part of the United Kingdom
Safety
- Cold Water Paddling locals in Scotland should be able to give good advice on water wear
Locales
(From the Southeast Counter-Clockwise Around Scotland)
Southeast
- Pettico Wick Bay to Dunbar Harbour or Belhaven Bay (Smuggler's Run) 25 km Downwindable.com
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Edinburgh Area (Firth of Forth)
Downwinders
- Dunbar - North Berwick 19 km Downwindable.comvideo
- Yellowcraig Beach to Seacliff Beach (just after Tantallon Castle) Two Castles Run) 10 km Downwindable.com - On launch (opposite Castle Tarbert on Fidra) head out to clear all obstacles to the east (your right)
- Portobello
- Portobello - Port Seton 10 km
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Lizelle Kemp on Miro Run
Paddles
- Lothian Loop - Milsey Bay 20 km Downwindable.com
Surf
- Belhaven video
Conditions
Resources
Dundee
- Broughty Ferry Beach to Arbroath 21 km Downloadable.com
- Broughty Ferry Out and Back 18 km Downwindable.com
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Loch Earn
- Lochearnhead, Public Car Park - St Fillans, South Loch Earn Road 10 km Downwindable.com
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Inverness
- Moray Firth
- Ardersier to Nairn (West wind - more commonly prevailing) 16 km, Downwindable.com
- Loch Ness
- Foyers - Dores 17 km Downwindable.com video
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Arisaig
Inner Hebrides
A beautiful place to visit and has an exhaustive amount of downwind routes to choose from depending on your ability, weather conditions and preferences. Paddling between the islands or between bays can be very fun but it is not for the inexperienced.
- Isle of Mull
- Loch Scridain Run 15 km Downwindable.com
- Isle of Skye
Outer Hebrides
Also not for the inexperienced. Volatile weather, often with strong winds
- Podcast with Murdo (Murty) Campbell on kayaking and downwind runs in the Outer Hebrides
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Loch Fyne
- Tarbert - Ardrishaig 17 - 20 km Downwindfun
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Loch Lomond
- Balloch to Luss, via Inchmurrin, Inchtavannach and Inchconnachan islands 12+ Km?? SUP video
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Tidal Races
- Corryvreckan may have decently surfable waves, avoid whirlpools?
- Cuan Sound
- Falls of Lora video (tidal race with standing waves)
- The Gray Dogs video
- Pentland Firth - several tidal races but do any provide reasonably safe waves to catch?
Map: Surfski Kayak Facebook - part of Dougal Glaisher's Paddle Around British Isle
Tidal Bores
- River Nith Nithraid tidal festival videos, surfing the bore
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Conditions
- Water Temperatures
- Windy forecast map (we recommend using the ECMWF model)
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Video
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Races
Clubs
- Nairn Kayak Club includes a group of surfskiers
Dealers
- Carbonology UK North Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom Alan Hunter AlanHunter@carbonologysport.co.uk
- Rogue Kayak Edinburgh, Scotland, MIcky McDonald micky@roguekayak.com , designs their own surfskis made at the Nelo Factory
Resources
- AlanHunter@carbonologysport.co.uk Alan Hunter and Lizelle Kemp (facebook and creator of Downwindable.com) are founding parents of the Scotland downwind surfski nexus that has grown in the Edinburgh area and the Firth of Forth.
Photo: Alan Hunter from Paddling in Scotland Video
scotland.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/13 14:45 by preavley
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