Circumnavigation:
Isle of Bute

Route Distance: ~31 nm / 57.4 km
Prevailing direction: CW
Record: 2014 - 05:33:59
Solo: 11
Team: 8

All Records

John Willacy
K1M05:33:592014
Brian Turnbull
K1M06:15:582013
Paul Edmonson
Malcolm Stubbs
Team3 days2013

Solo Records

John Willacy
K1M05:33:592014
Brian Turnbull
K1M06:15:582013
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Guarding the entrance to the Firth of Clyde, the Isle of Bute provides an island destination which is easily accessible to many but gives a more remote feel. Bute also offers relative shelter and a short circular route for those looking to hone their circumnavigation planning skills. Bute is unsurprisingly a regular circumnavigation destination, though we only have limited data, let us know about your lap!


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Circumnavigation: Isle of Bute

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Posn.CatPaddlerElapsedDateBoatTideDirNoteVerifiedLink1
1K1MJohn Willacy05:33:5919-Apr-14Rockpool Taran 18
CWYes
2K1MBrian Turnbull06:15:5809-Jun-13Rockpool Taran 18
CWYes
3TeamPascale Eichenmuller
John Willacy		06:46:0213-Nov-21Rockpool Taran 18
Rockpool Taran 16
CWYes
4K1M_SkiGraham Bell06:59:3201-Jul-21Think Six ski
CWYes
5K1MDan McGonigle07:21:4101-Jun-22Rockpool Taran 16
CWYes
6K1MJohn Niven07:53:4230-Jul-19NDK Explorer HV
CWYes
7K1MIan Cooke08:03:1615-Aug-20Rockpool Taran 18
CCWYes
8TeamBryan Dickinson
Jenny Wong		08:19:0304-Sep-23Rockpool Taran 16
Rockpool Tarantella
CWYes
9TeamRichard Peevor
Kamala Sen		08:31:1111-Jun-16SKUK Explorer HV
Valley Nordkapp LV
CWYes
10K1MOliver Millington08:34:4130-Apr-25Tiderace Pace Evoke
CWYes
11TeamDean Dunbar
Allistair Swinsco		08:54:4627-Aug-16SUP
SUP
CWYes
12K1MEd Loffill09:01:1722-Jun-24Tiderace Pace 17
CWYes
13K1MGraham Bell09:32:5907-May-25Rockpool Taran 18
CCWYes
14K1MPhil Smith10:16:1725-Apr-24
CWYes
15K1MGlenn Sutcliffe26:22:0031-Mar-22Tiderace Pace 17
CWYes
16TeamStuart Marshall
Chris Wade		28:20:3918-Jan-24Tiderace Pace 17S
Rockpool Taran 16
CCW2 daysYes
17TeamFred Curtin-Sewell
Phil Smith		30:54:1119-Oct-22

CWYes
18TeamGlenn Sutcliffe
Charlotte Webb		49:24:2902-Jun-23

CW3 daysYes
19TeamPaul Edmonson
Malcolm Stubbs		3 days17-Feb-13Perception Essence
Perception Essence
Sail--Photos

Summary:

Circumnavigation: Isle of Bute
27 paddlers total completed 19 laps.
11 Solo paddlers
16 Team paddlers in 8 teams

Notes

Graham Bell (07-May-25)
This route passed to the outside of Inchmarnock, Little Cumbrae and Great Cumbrae also
Fred Curtin-Sewell / Phil Smith (19-Oct-22)
A 2 day trip that took in a lap of each of the islands along Bute's coastline along the way.
Dean Dunbar / Allistair Swinsco (27-Aug-16)
Stand up paddleboarding non-stop round Bute. Dean Dunbar is registered blind
Paul Edmonson / Malcolm Stubbs (17-Feb-13)
Paul and Malcolm used Flat Earth sails.
Stuart Marshall / Chris Wade (18-Jan-24)
2 days.
Overnight stop at Ettrick Bay
Phil Smith (25-Apr-24)
Included a lap of Inchmarnock (7.5 km)
Glenn Sutcliffe (31-Mar-22)
A 2 day trip.
Glenn Sutcliffe / Charlotte Webb (02-Jun-23)
3 days.
3 paddling days - 49:24:29 total time
Brian Turnbull (09-Jun-13)
From Brian: "It would have been a shame to waste this settled spell so I went for a bit of a jolly over to Bute at the weekend and had a go a getting round it fairly quickly. I couldn't help being distracted by the big mountains of Arran as I paddled up the left side of Bute, might have to go back over and take a closer look at that one..."
Recorded Start Points:
    • Colintraive (9)
    • Ettrick Bay (1)
    • Garroch Head (1)
    • Kames (1)
    • Kerrycroy (2)
    • Kyles of Bute (1)
    • Largs (1)
    • Largs Marina (1)
    • Largs Yacht Haven (1)
    • Maids of Bute (1)

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