Paddlers: Gordon, Seb, Alice and Jim
F3-4 SW
25km
The original plan had been to paddle round Lismore with an overnight stop at the South of the island. However, with very strong winds forecast for Sunday, we curtailed it to a day trip.
We set off from the northerly of the two laybys opposite Shuna on the A828 (OS 937503) as launching here is easier.
Heading south round the outside of Shuna, we were buzzed by the Waverly as we made our way across to the skerries into a stiff head wind and choppy seas. After a quick leg stretch at the northern bay of Rubha Ban, we continued south to Castle Coeffin for lunch.
The journey back north was much easier with the wind behind us, passing seals perched on the last bits of drying rock as the tide rose. As we followed the northern coast of Lismore round to Port Ramsay we saw goats on Eilean Ramsay and an otter swimming across the channel in front of us.
Another quick stop by the Lime Kilns on Eilean nan Caorach, a quick circumavigation of Castle Stalker before heading back up the Sound of Shuna and home.





