May 2006. Launch Kylereah slipway OS: 33 GR: 789211 

A day with Gordon Brown of Skyak Adventures, playing in some moving water to improve edging.  Another paddler, Richard, was with us.  Kylereah is pronounced “Kyle Ray”

See also Sandaig

Tidal Information

In Kyle Rhea

N stream +05.45   S stream -0015 HW Ullapool

The rate at spring tides is 6-7kn on the N stream and 8kn on the S stream. Strong and prolonged winds from the S and SW increase the duration and rate of the N stream and correspondingly reduce the S stream.  Winds from he N have the reverse effect.  The S stream is also increased (and N reduced) during snow-melt and periods of heavy rain.  Streams run fastest in S entrance.

During second half of N stream, stream sets onto rocks on W side of channel.

S stream and a S wind set up dangerous overfalls at south entrance to channel (which we bypassed by following E shore).

On S stream an eddy forms in Bernera Bay, and eddies can be found throughout the channel.