Arran Kayak Club

15/01/2025

Get your entries in fast!!!

24/12/2024

Please add your support and help ensure the Arran Outdoor Education Centre is safe once and for all. Click on the link https://www.arranoutdoorforall.blog/ and write to the NAC Chief Executive, your MSP and your councillor, share a story, or (and?) become a supporter!

The Arran Outdoor Education Centre needs your help to survive budget cuts. Arranoutdoorforall gives you the facts & how you can help stop the proposed closure.

17/12/2024

Campaigners are celebrating the success of a ground-breaking new scheme that has seen hundreds of school pupils contribute to important marine…

16/10/2024

The latest NAC Participatory Budgeting round is now open for your vote. Please support YOUR kayak club and vote here!!! We're asking for you to help us get a new kayak more suited to those younger/smaller club members :-) So help us help you!
https://northayrshire.communitychoices.scot/budgets/12/investments/645

01/10/2024

Ive just released DATES IN 2025 for Sea Kayak Leader & Advanced Sea Kayak Leader Training Courses. Please get in touch www.calummcnicol.com for more info.

14/09/2024

A call out to possible kayak/paddleboard support for next weeks Lamlash Splash (Saturday 21 Sept). If you're able to help please do message us here :-)

30/07/2024

A reminder to on the water with these five safety tips:

1️⃣ Always wear a buoyancy aid
2️⃣ Tell someone where you're going
3️⃣ Carry a mobile phone
4️⃣ Check the weather
5️⃣ Know your limits

Learn more: http://www.paddlescotland.org.uk/paddlesafe-this-summer

19/07/2024

A fabulous day indeed!!

13/07/2024

Wow, records being smashed all over the place!!!

Holy Isle Challenge 2024 Results

Well, that was fun☺. A record 66 people took part in today's Holy Isle Challenge. We will publish a full report in a few days along with a video put together by the wonderful Jan and Chris Atkins from Positive Pictures🎥. In the meantime please find results below. New records were set in every category in the amazing conditions.

00:53:51 Andy Preston Ski Veteran M 1st overall
01:00:36 Leslie Kirkpatrick Perf Masters M 1st Master
01:03:21 Kevin Bonfield Ski Masters M
01:03:25 Andrew Morton Perf Masters M
01:03:30 Gilbert Speirs Perf Masters M
01:04:22 Calum McNicol Ski Masters M
01:12:06 Andrew Bunting Tour Open M 1st Tourer/1st Local
01:12:20 Andy Burrows Sup Masters M 1st SUP
01:12:40 Ken Scott Tour Masters M
01:12:56 Glen Sloss Sup Veteran M
01:14:17 Glen Parry Ski Masters M
01:15:06 Rhodri Herapath Tour Open M
01:15:08 Rory Cook Tour Open M
01:15:30 Niall Colquhoun Sup Masters M
01:19:50 Christain Roots Tour Veteran M
01:20:05 Steven Young Tour Masters M
01:20:54 Katherine Fletcher Tour Veteran F 1st Female
01:21:12 James Fletcher Prone Veteran M 1st Prone Board
01:21:28 Jaya Chandola Sup Veteran F 1st Female SUP
01:22:00 Peter Darwell Tour Masters M
01:22:27 Bill Robinson Tour Masters M
01:23:41 Anne Stoddart Tour Masters F 1st F Master
01:23:58 Angela Kerr Sup Masters F
01:24:09 Ronald Parker Sup Veteran M
01:24:11 Calum Macleod Tour Open M
01:24:32 Elanor McNamara Tour Veteran F 1st Female Local
01:26:23 Mark Bentley Tour Masters M
01:27:43 Jennifer Ng-Armstrong Sup Veteran F
01:29:04 Martin Kerr Sup Masters M
01:29:27 Ebby Sigmund Tour Masters F
01:29:40 Rosie McNamara Tour Under 18 F 1st Junior
01:29:53 Iain (Rusty) Pittams Tour Masters M
01:31:33 Sarah Herapath Tour Masters F
01:31:40 Richard Herapath Tour Masters M
01:32:02 Lindsay Thomson Tandem Masters F 1st Tandem
01:32:02 Malcolm Thomson Tandem Masters M 1st Tandem
01:33:07 Ralph Armond Tandem Open M
01:33:07 Jessica Dunlop Tandem Open F
01:33:48 Rhona Dunbar Sup Veteran F
01:34:38 Carol Miller Tour Masters F
01:37:53 Matthew Clark Tandem Open M
01:37:53 Laura Clark Tandem Open F
01:38:29 Fiona Kearsley Sup Masters F
01:39:48 Dean Dunbar Prone Masters M
01:39:48 Andrew Binnie Tour Masters M
01:40:17 Hamish Riddle Tour Open M
01:40:51 Mark Berry Tour Masters M
01:43:37 Paul Graham Tour Masters M
01:44:56 Findlay White Sup Masters M
01:45:39 John Gannon Sup Veteran M
01:50:00 Chloe Riddle Tour Veteran F
01:50:54 R Wilson Sup Masters F
01:52:03 Rosie Wilson Tour Masters F
01:52:03 Sandra Drummond Tour Masters F
01:52:16 Jane O’Neill Tandem Veteran F
01:52:16 Matthew O’Neill Tandem Under 14 M
01:57:00 Jamie Cowan Sup Veteran M
01:58:58 Suzie Dick Tandem Veteran F
01:58:58 Robert Dick Tandem Under 12 M
02:02:21 Jennifer Smith Sup Veteran F
02:03:27 Bron Alt Sup Veteran F
02:05:06 Fiona McCulloch Sup Veteran F
02:05:15 Adam Fitchet Sup Veteran M
02:05:20 Bill McGregor Tour Masters M
02:05:30 Seria Hogg Sup Masters F
02:15:20 Carol Albison Sup Veteran F

26/06/2024

Join us for the inaugural South West Paddle Fest on August 31st in Largs!

Set to take place at the picturesque Largs Pencil on the last Saturday of August, this exciting day of paddlesport activity is for paddlers of all levels.

▪️ Come & Try Sessions
▪️ Skill-Building Workshops
▪️ Safety Training
▪️ Epic Adventure

This event is being run in conjunction with the Coastworks Cumbrae Challenge.

More info here: https://www.paddlescotland.org.uk/south-west-paddle-fest-2024