Photo - Maritime & Coastguard Agency
The seas off the Summer Isles and the Coigeach Peninsula can be a wild and unforgiving place. High winds blowing across the the Minch (large stretch of sea seperating the Outer Hebrides from the Scottish Mainland) coupled with rapid rise in the depth of the sea bed just off the coastline and islands in the area, means a nasty and interesting sea can very quickly develop in the area.
The fishing vessel Osprey came to be high and dry after it’s engine conked out on Saturday and the above photo is an example of the nasty sea which can form in the area. Make sure your sea kayak’s engine is well fuelled up and has a limit of adequate reserve when cruising in these waters.
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