http://www.seakayakoban.com Kayak Rental, Coaching, Trips, Storage and Sales Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:03:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en National Kayak School has new sea kayaking holidays on the idyllic Hebridean Islands of Colonsay & Coll to join its already successful sea kayaking island tours on Gigha & Mull. The two new tours Sea Kayaking on two of Scotlands lesser known islands are proving very popular especially for their ... http://www.seakayakoban.com/new-sea-kayaking-tours-on-colonsay-and-coll-this-year/ We have streamlined our sea kayak hire operation on the west coast of Scotland . More sea kayaks to rent with trolleys, tents, stoves in fact everything that a good sea kayak outfitter would have available in Scotland. We also have sit on tops to rent out of  our Oban base both doubles ... http://www.seakayakoban.com/sea-kayaks-for-hire-to-rent-in-scotland/ Recent trips have seen us ; exploring the Island of Colonsay on two occasions. ; tide races course with lots of rescue practise thrown in. ; private  trips both 1 day and multi day for both small and large groups. ; the River Awe inflateables for groups and individuals [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Sea Kayakers ... http://www.seakayakoban.com/stunning-sea-kayaking-weather/ This week we have succumbed to demand and are now stocking Werner's Carbon Cranks Sea Kayaking Paddles at the very top of the range. But we are not abandoning any of the other brands. We have on order the Ainsworth carbon crank shafted paddles with glass  or foam core blades starting ... http://www.seakayakoban.com/almost-1-year-old-and-loads-more-new-in-the-shop/ There have been many excellent days on the water in the last month and with the sharp rise in temperatures its getting even better. We have run many very successful Sea Kayaking Introductory courses and there is still space on the various courses programmed over the Easter period including our ... http://www.seakayakoban.com/great-sea-kayaking-at-the-moment-looking-good-for-easter-period/ In the last year or two sit on top sales in Scotland have grown hugely and we now have a wide range in stock. These kayaks are proving very popular with Anglers and for people who are nervous about a sit inside kayak or who want to play without the need ... http://www.seakayakoban.com/sit-on-tops-angling-kayaks-for-sale-in-scotland/ Everyday we are open you can demo our sea kayaks for free straight from the shop(see the list below which is ever changing). Dont forget you can always rent for a few days before you buy & we will deduct the rental cost from the sale price. Also second hand kayaks for sale ... http://www.seakayakoban.com/sea-kayaks-for-sale-and-demo-2010-also-spring-sale-new-river-kayaks/ We are closed for a few weeks while we head off to Belize for a white water kayaking trip for 5 days then 9 days sea kayaking and snorkelling and surf kayaking on the barrier reef. The River was superb see photo below. A great place to be at this time ... http://www.seakayakoban.com/kayaking-in-belize/ Some people obviously think its too cold to go sea kayaking but then again a day like today and it seems a pretty good idea http://www.seakayakoban.com/christmas-in-oban/ With easterly winds the west is very calm and very sunny. Little snow has fallen in the Oban area. We have been busy exploring Seil Island before we go into work. Here's a few photos. http://www.seakayakoban.com/winter-sea-kayaking/