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Introduction to Sea Kayaking Isle of Seil

Sea Kayak Scotland . Com Introduction to Sea Kayaking on the Isle of Seil Level 1 You can choose 1 or 2 days, no previous experience required. Outline We supply Based on the Isle of Seil near Kayaks in a range of sizes Oban with lots of choice and shelter, you don't Super light paddles need to be more than 50 m from shore and usually One piece paddle suit or cags if preferred much closer. Buoyancy aids/PFD Warm paddle mitts (some people get cold In the beautiful waters on the sheltered side of hands even in Summer) Seil we will introduce you to Sea Kayaking. What to bring Starting with basic skills and safety in the Packed lunch and drink, there is a good morning, followed by lunch on a small island we shop nearby. could end the day with a gentle paddle towards Sunglasses and Sunblock the Atlantic Bridge, and wind and tide permitting take in a drink at the famous Tigh na Truish Inn. How to get here There are good transport links to Oban from around Scotland. Or we might launch at Cuan Sound, a place where the tides can be strong but we pick a time so that From Oban it is a short and beautiful the tide will take us gently towards the islands drive across the world famous and close to a Seil colony and then as if by magic Atlantic bridge past the "Hall of the (but really the moon) the tide will turn and take us Trousers!" and on to us. We will send home. detailed directions. On previous trips our clients have encountered Or we can arrange pick up and drop seals, feral goats, otters, heron, buzzard, sea off in Oban. eagle, roe deer and dolphins. This truly is the perfect introduction to Sea Kayaking. Tigh Na Faire, Acha, Isle of Seil, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4RJ [email protected] 07771 918 431 www.seakayakscotland.com .

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