Kevin Williams
Kevin has been kayaking for over 30 years, first on the river, then on the sea. He is a Level 4 (old system) river coach and a Level 3 (new system) sea kayak coach, which is now called Performance Coach. He is also an Advanced Sea Kayak Leader, formerly known as 5* Leader. Basically, he can deal with anything. Kevin is proud to have been trained by Gordon Brown of Skyak Adventures, and Doug Cooper at Glenmore Lodge, where he occasionally works as part of the team.
He has been kayaking all over the world including Austria, Nepal, India, Greece, USA, New Zealand and of course all over Scotland. He is well known for his excellent camping cuisine made from scratch with fresh ingredients.
Janni Williams
Janni has been sea kayaking for 12 years in the northern parts of Scotland, New Zealand and Greece, as well as on the occasional river. She is an Advanced Sea Kayak Leader, aka 5* Leader, and UKCC Level 2 Sea Kayak Coach. Janni is also a qualified PE teacher, mountain leader and climbing wall instructor.
Being a Gaelic speaker, she loves interpreting the names of skerries, islands and other places we see when we’re out. She can coach in Gaelic and German as well as English.
Erin Winkelmann
Erin started as a trainee instructor and youngest team member in June 2022 to explore what it’s like to be a kayak leader and coach. She has now qualified as a Sea Kayak Leader and has completed her Sea Kayak Coach Training.
Erin is passionate about the sea and is studying Marine Science. Having grown up in the remotest part of the local area, she is an expert in local affairs and has an extraordinary ability to handle the toughest weather conditions.
Angus (Mòr) Murray
Angus is a Gaelic speaking islander who hails from the Isle of Benbecula, taking up kayaking with Uist Canoe Club as a youngster. He then really fell for the sport on moving to the Isle of Lewis 9 years ago and joining Stornoway Canoe Club. He spends his spare time paddling to and camping on uninhabited islands and in remote places whenever possible.
Angus has another job as Programme Manager of the Skye Ecomuseum. This makes him a bit of a specialist in the history and diverse environment of the area. Angus started with SSSK in 2020 and has really enjoyed sharing the sport he loves with clients of all ages and experience (and sampling beers from The Misty Bottle after).
Andy Bunting
Andy has been kayaking for 6 years, starting with his home club on the Isle of Arran and has paddled across the west coast of Scotland. Being also a keen river paddler, he holds his Sea Kayak and White Water Leader awards and is an aspirant coach for both disciplines. He also loves the mountains and is a qualified Mountain Leader.
He studies Environmental Geography with Outdoor Education at the University of Stirling and paddles as much as his University timetable allows, and is looking forward to exploring Skye.