LOCH INDAAL

For the slalom or flat water sailor, Loch Indaal situated in the south of the island offers good sea loch sailing all year round.

TRAGH BAILE AONGHAIS

In the north beyond the mouth of Loch Gruinart you will find Tragh Baile Aonghais. Access is by following the road to the east of Loch Gruinart, (…)

TIREE

Probably the most famous sailing spot in the UK and respected in Europe as well. Tiree is reached by ferry from Oban and takes around four hours (…)

BARRA

Just south of Uist in the Outer Hebrides, accessible only by ferry from Oban or Uig on Skye. Barra offers fantastic sailing conditions for the expert wavesailor. (…)

NORTH UIST

Ferry from Uig, Isle of Skye to Lochmaddy, North Uist is a destination for a surf safari. Loads of beaches, except on Sundays due to pressure from (…)

SANDWOOD BAY

Sandwood Bay, the last big beach just to the south of Cape Wrath, but be prepared for a 5 mile walk. This beach is paradise lost, a (…)

THURSO

From Faraid Head to Dunnet Head, to the east you will find the best surfing waves in Scotland. Bays like Torrisdale, Farr, Strathy, Melvich and Sandside are (…)

SINCLAIR’S BAY

Sinclair’s Bay just N of Wick is primarily a surfing beach. E facing, access is via the S end next to the Ackergill Tower N of the (…)

NAIRN

Nairn beach works best in a NW or NE at mid to high tide. There is a large grass rigging area and a beach café although it’s (…)

FINDHORN

Burghead Bay, west of Elgin, on the Moray firth, with winds SW through to W can have very good waves combined with a low pressure to the (…)

SANDEND

Sandend or ‘Sondeend’ as the locals pronounce it faces N – NW. The beach is best in a W but can be gusty due to the high (…)

FRASERBURGH

North of Aberdeen on the A92 and known locally as the Broch, Fraserburgh was for some time home to a round of the Scottish wavesailing championships. The (…)

ST COMBS

Clean NE facing sandy beaches flank the villages of St. Combs and Charlestown. Ideal in E and SE as there are no sheltering headlands. It’s also possible (…)

SCOTSTOWN

Scotstown lies at the middle of five miles of sandy beach with only one other access point at Peterhead, two miles S. The beach faces E, although (…)

CRUDEN BAY

Cruden Bay is in the centre of a holiday area and although the beach faces SE and should work well in SW winds, the bay itself is (…)

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