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Crossing:
Little Minch
Route Distance: ~17 nm / 31.5 kmPrevailing direction: E >> W
Record: 2015 - 04:39:00
Solo: 4
Team: 2
Records
| Norbert Ziober | K1M | 04:39:00 | 2015 |
| Kate Duffus | K1W | 05:00:00 | 2008 |
| John Fergusson Charles King Wilfred Smith | Team | 11:00:00? | 1875 |
This is viewed as a classic crossing on the west coast of Scotland, the scenery, the beaches and the weather can all be breathtaking!
The Little Minch crossing is the shorter of the two 'Minch Crossing' routes, lying between the Outer Hebrides and the Isle of Skye.
An excellent route to start ticking off the open crossing list.
Of course both routes (Little Minch/North Minch) have been paddled many times, these are the trips we have details for.
Crossing: Little Minch
Solo
Click column header to sort.| Posn. | K1W | Cat | Paddler | Elapsed | Date | Start | Finish | Boat | Verified | Note | Link1 | 1 | K1M | Norbert Ziober | 04:39:00 | 18-Apr-15 | Ardmore Bay | Lochmaddy Uist | Tiderace Pace 17 Tour | Yes | 2 | (1) | K1W | Kate Duffus | 05:00:00 | Sep-08 | Lochmaddy | Waternish Point | SKUK Greenlander Pro | -- | Blog | 3 | K1M | Toby Speight | ~1 day | 30-Sep-13 | Rhenigidale | Bornesketaig | -- | Blog | 4 | K1M | Toby Speight | ~2 days | 28-Sep-13 | Bornesketaig | Rhenigidale | -- | Blog |
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4 solo paddlers
Teams
Click column header to sort.| Posn. | Cat | Paddler | Elapsed | Date | Start | Finish | Boat | Verified | Note | Link1 |
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| 1 | Team | Michal Madera Natalie Maderova | 06:46:00 | 24-Jun-15 | Roghadal | Loch Pooltiel | Tiderace Pace 17 Tour Tiderace Pace 17 Tour | -- | Blog | |
| 2 | Team | John Fergusson Charles King Wilfred Smith | 11:00:00? | 27-Jul-1875 | Ushnish Point | Roag | -- | Blog |
2 Teams -- 5 Paddlers
Notes
Kate Duffus (Sep-08)This was Kate's first open crossing, the first time she had paddled solo and first time she had paddle over 30km in a single day. From Kate:"It was a bit of an adventure for me."
John Fergusson / Charles King / Wilfred Smith (27-Jul-1875)
Possibly the first kayak crossing of the Minch? Undertaken in 1875 -- Ref: http://www.valeofleven.org.uk/contributions/Part1HistCCC.pdf
Toby Speight (28-Sep-13)
Overnight stop on Shiant Islands
Norbert Ziober (18-Apr-15)
This was Norbert's first foray into the world of PSK.
Summary:
Crossing: Little MinchSolo paddlers: 4
Team paddlers: 5
Teams: 2
Recorded Start Points:
- Ardmore Bay (1)
- Bornesketaig (1)
- Lochmaddy (1)
- Rhenigidale (1)
- Roghadal (1)
- Ushnish Point (1)