Scottish Sea Kayaking : the West Coast of Skye 2022 (part two)
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- Part two of our six day 85 mile sea Kayaking trip down the West Coast of Skye. The trip has stunning views, Isolation, exposure and places of historic significance.
This video, part two of the trip, covers from Loch Bracadale and Harlosh, down to the famous Talisker bay (symbolic home of Talisker Whisky) Then onto the Viking dockyard near Loch Brittle and onto to Soay Island and a visit to the remains Gavin Maxwell's basking shark processing factory. Then its over to Loch Coruisk for a camp in the very heart of the Cuillins, a stunningly beautiful location, and finally onto Spar cave before completing the trip at Elgol
I'm sitting here in southern Germany with a glass of whiskey in my hand and watching your videos. Fantastic, beautiful tours. Thanks for the ride. Greetings, Andreas
Many thanks. I have a glass of whisky too😁
I'm sitting here on the East Coast of Scotland ( Dundee ) reading your reply whilst I enjoy this fantastic video and also have a glass of whisky in my hand ( from Campbeltown ). And I' m half German. Slainte ! Andrew.
There was something emotional about this adventure. The call of the Wild and a deep connection to the environment. Brilliant
Many thanks for the kind comment, I've perhaps managed to capture the essence of the trip in the way I had hoped 😁
Excellent video Bob, loving the calm weather conditions, & the epic trip through Loch Coruisk, next time take young Craig with you to do " the slabs "
Absolutely beautiful paddle thanks for sharing it 😀
Awesome scenery and footage, great video editing 👍
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I'm new to kayaking (at 63! I know, what kept me!?) and it's these kind of videos that drew me to it. I can't wait to get some skills to be able do this sort of touring! Brilliant travelog guys!
Cheers. Your never too old, enjoy your kayaking
Been waiting for part II. Well worth it. Congrats.
After a windy paddle myself today this full film was a nice way to end my night, very much enjoyed watching and a great film, Loved the route with the mountains close by. 😊
Incredible scenery, what a excellent trip you guys had. Well done and thanks for sharing
Thank you😂
Brilliant vlog Bob. Such lovely scenery and great company.
thanks for sharing. lucky to have such good friends to do adventures with.
Breathtaking scenery!
I enjoyed every moment of both parts and will surely watch again, - thanks a lot for uploading and sharing!
Many thanks for the kind comments, I'm pleased you enjoyed the videos
Very beautiful scenery ,an memorable adventure and a simple and perfect edition.
May I ask what was the air and water temperature?
Best regards from the Algarve
Hi, thanks. Im not sure what water temperature was, but a lot colder than where you are! Air temperatures were about 5-10 deg C, though it may look warmer in the videos🤣
Fantastic part 2. Thanks so much. Will have to go and buy some more Talisker.
Beautiful, thank you for sharing. Cheers!
What camera did you use? My GoPro 11 cannot grab this quality of pictures
Hi, well I use a GP9 and a few deck mounted shots on a 3+, so your GP11 will be as good if not better. I film and edit in 4k. If your not getting the quality it must be your camera settings or more likely your editing suit isnt on the right settings
I paddled some of this trip even got married on Elgol spending our honeymoon paddling all round Scotland… loved this video bringing back some amazing memories…thank you ..
@@landrover2561 what a great place to get married, and a great way to spend your honeymoon, proper sea kayakers!!
What a beautiful experience, it makes me want to try kayaking ? I am 68 but cycle off road, but need a bit more excitement. Seeing your amazing videos inspires me to do things before I depart ?
Thank you. Your never too old!!! I'm 66 but have been kayaking for over half my life
loved the videos .thanks for sharing your trip
Fantastic watch - I have recently got into kayaking after many years of wanting to from mountain biking and hiking - only Welsh Lakes and Oxfordshire rivers so far on a touring kayak - this would be a dream escape trip - what kayaks and tents do you have ? A kit list check would be wonderful - what were the 3 whiskies of choice taken ? Thank you
Thankyou.... yea it's a dream trip that one😁 the kayaks are Northshore, Ocean and Atlantics. Tents, the red ones are Berghaus Cairngorm and Cheviot not sure what the very small green one was. Cheers
Beautiful paddle! I'm verry jealous ! just a question - you paddle very close to the shore, wouldn't it be smoother if you stayed a bit further out / not critizing just drawing on your expierence. Thank you for sharing this.
Hi, yes indeed you are right, we like a bit of activity in the water, its more fun, and its more interesting staying close in. If the sea conditions got big, then we would stay further out
Excellent trip and video. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you 😁
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your video I do a bit of sea kayaking myself on the coast of Donegal
Thank you😁
Beautiful, if I could ask one thing , find a way of getting some underwater footage. The clarity of the water would give some great views.
Thanks. Yea, i sometimes put a bit of underwater footage in my videos, and i often take some that doesn't seem to make the final edit, but thanks, its good to get feeback
Well I thoroughly enjoyed that. A wonderful little film and piece of story telling. The scenery was beautiful, off shore and on shore at your camp spots. The diversity of your trip was very interesting too. Very nicely edited and told and the voice over made it to be honest. Ill watch that again. Thank you for sharing it.
Thank you for the kind comments. Ive only just started doing voice comments, so thanks for feedbabk. Check out part one also, it has voice overs😁
What are the sizes of the three kayaks? Enjoyed watching your videos 👍
Thank you😁 Two of the kayaks are 17feet, one of the yellow ones is 16.6ft I think
Great video guys what a beautiful place to be
Fabulous videos. Enjoyed every minute.
Thank you 😁
What were the night time and day time temperatures like? Nice trip but looks cold!
Hi, Im not exactly sure what the temps were, the first part of this trip, in the other video, it was much cooler with a cool breeze, prob 7c during the day, but not proper cold winter temps. My mate Geoff is a bit of an animal and will paddle without a cag in fairly chilly temps, but I need a drysuit and a layer or two🤣
Outstanding camera and editing, really beautifully done!
Thank you😊
Well worth the wait awesome thanks. 👌
Great trip, very nice. Thanks for sharing. I have to ask a question if you don’t mind. Do all three of you know how to roll, right? I wonder what is the necessary self-rescue skill, such as rolling, needed for a long like this 6-day trip. Thanks
Thanks.. indeed we would all be confident in our roll, but the best skills are not to have to roll, good support strokes and experience generally would mean the need to roll is rare.
@@getwet501 I've always been told that a roll is a failed support stroke.
Great watch.
Quick question, how does the berghaus cairngorm 2 tent work as a tent for sea kayaking trips in uk (especially if storm bound)?
Normally use a quasar, but looking for something with a big porch for solo trips. Thanks.
Hi, I'm a big fan of the Cairngorm 2, it has great usable space for a fairly small ish foot print and weight. Ive not had it up in gale force winds , but had a couple of nights in 30 mph ish and it was very stable. The only down side, i did have problems with a couple of cracked poles, but they were replaced, and it seems fine since. I suspect id been a bit careless putting it up. I do carry a spare length now though just in case.
@@getwet501 Cheers Bob!
Great video, looking forward to your next adventure. You should do a gear load out video
Thank you😁 ive got more coming soon
Really really worth watching for the scenery let alone ya paddling
Thanks very much Harry😁
Lovely videos mate, This sea kayaking looks amazing, Sorry if its been covered before but what kayaks are you guys using? TIA :-)
Thanks. Both boats are by North Shore, the white one is a Ocean 17 and the yellow one a Atlantic, both are very nice boats
@@getwet501 Thanks Bob. Appreciate the reply. Happy adventures :-)
Watched this twice. What an epic and inspiring video. Thanks Bob.
Thanks😁
Aye love yiur videos there so relaxing well dun on your adventures
Thank you very much😁😁😁
Glad you toned down the background music for this part so I could understand the narrative. Reminds me of the Oregon Coast where I live.
Thanks, yea agree the sound balance on part one wasn't right, though such things sound very different on desktop pc, phone, smart tv so its not as easy as you may think, to get it "right" but im learning 🤣
@@getwet501 Constructive criticism meant. I visited Skye with my wife and kids in 2005. We stayed on the Waternish(sp?) peninsula. Wonderful.
@@louielizzy1807 thanks, comments taken as such and I agree😁
Wow!
What a great adventure lads, well done. 👍
Thanks very😁
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I really enjoyed watching that. I have 2 nice canoes, a Hellman 17.5 Prospector, and a Swift Keewaydin 15, but now having watched your sea kayaking video and a couple others recently, I feel I must add a nice fiberglass sea kayak to my fleet to be complete. Thanks for the amazing vid, and happy paddling to you guys!
Thank you, happy paddling to you as well
Congrats, young jents! You have my respect and espectially my COMPLETE ADMIRATION. Very inspiring. But how did you reach back in north with kayaks on the road in the south? did your friend returned you two to your cars, left at the start of the jurney?
Thank you for the kind comments. Yes, at the end of the trip we managed to get the three boats and all the gear onto the car we left at the bottom, and all drove back to the car we left at the start.
Another stunning video of Skye - thank you. And the weather! Beautiful.
Thank you. Yea the weather was good, unusual for skye, we could see the tops of the Culins all week
An absolutely fantastic trip, Bob. It had me envious as I watched, albeit I am sitting overlooking Loch Harport and Loch Bracadale as I watched. It's hard to verbalise the majesty of Skye.
Thank you. Yes, it a very special piece of coast line, as is the North and East coast as well
What a spectacular coastline! Thank you so much for bringing us along. Lovely photography, great editing. I also wished for more narration and less (or quieter) music, but otherwise, this was near perfect. And I am inspired to get back on the water! Many thanks.
Thank you, I would agree with your comments re music volume etc. I'm working on such things going forward
Impressed by just how good the weather was for you entire trip. Not explored Skye as it is a bit too touristy for our tastes on land, but wouldn't mind paddling around the Island to see the Coastline and the wildlife that lives there. I just need to build up the experience in Sea Kayaking before attempting such a trip, As I have only just bought a Kayak after years of having a Sit on Top that I have paddled a bit on the South Coast of Mull.
Yea we waited for a settled forecast, and were lucky it held. As you say, much of Skye is too busy these days, but not if you get to the places you can go in a sea kayak
Beautiful scenic paddle under ideal weather conditions! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you😁😁
👍👍
Thank you 😁😁
Ye got some great weather
Yea, we are lucky enough to be able to pick our weather window and go when we get a reasonable forecast
Take me! hahaha
Thanks😁
Hi Bob what’s the make of your tent, much water did you take ?
Hi, its a Berghaus Cairngorm 2, I'm a big fan of it for such trips. It offers a lot of usable space and comfort,easy to cook inside the porch if its wet or a bit chilly,yet its not too big. Seems stable in winds, though I've not had it up in a full gale yet
Yes some of the smaller light tents have no cooking room . Great video.
Re the water question, we would take 6 litres for a trip like that and have a rough plan as to where we could top up, streams etc and use steri tabkets or filters
@@getwet501 thanks Bob you should try west coast of Donegal. Not as many islands but nice . Thanks again
Can i ask what type of suit you wearing when in kayaks please
Hi Ian, I wear a lightweight dry suit, made by Trident. My mate wears a cag and fleece layer. Just depends on personal choice what people tend to wear
@@getwet501 Thank you for replying and like to say your video are fantastic and inspirational regards Ian
@@ianwinskill9637 thank you for the kind comments😁
Epic adventure😊
Beautiful! What boats were you using?
Thanks Paul, they are Northshore boats, the yellow one is an Atlantic and mine is an Ocean 17. Both are very nice boats
Great video! Thank you Bob.
Thank you 😁
You are an absolute legend!
@@lewisboans3923 ha ha, not sure why, but thank you😁🤣😁
@@getwet501 I love the style of your videos! Calm and peaceful! Such beautiful shots and footage. Inspection for me to get out more. This has become one of my favourite channels to watch. This is why you are a legend!
@lewisboans3923 thank you 😁
fabulous! ....waiting for more
Many thanks
I’ve really enjoyed both videos…they are really well put together. At time exhilarating and then terrifying (the point at which you describe the landscape as ‘prehistoric’ in the first video…looked so desolate). Thanks for posting.
Thank you for the kind comments. Yea, much of the trip was spectacularly isolated and exposed, we felt very small and insignificant at times, and that was with near perfect conditions, had conditions been more challenging it would have very scary
@@getwet501 ps. If you ever get the chance to do a video of what/how you need to pack for such a trip it would be appreciated….the tents looked particularly good as well as the stoves.
@@Fremulshmat Hi, thats a thought, perhaps a winter project for me, however its a minefield guaranteed to cause conflict🤣 Sea kayakers all seem to have their own entrenched ideas, particularly on tents, stoves and how to pack a boat
@@robertevans7801 I guess so…..but for beginners like myself and my friends any insight -even an entrenched one- is useful :-). No worries if you get the time. Thanks again.
What a fantastic and beautiful video !
Many thanks for the kind comments
@@getwet501 I am a French kayaker. I only discovered your channel now, and it's so much better maked, so more emotional than the others... I love your work.