Active Scotland Outdoor Activities

25% off standard tow in April

2011-03-22T07:46:00.000-07:00

If you book with us in March for a water ski or wakeboard set in April then you can get it for £15 per set instead of £20!

As ever we are open weekends only in April due everyone waiting for the loch to heat up. (If it ever heats up)

Drop by the shop at the Clachan Cottage Hotel to say hi if you are in the area.

We cant wait to get back on the water - see you soon...

Last Rush for outdoor activities before summer is over

2010-08-28T02:41:00.001-07:00

Active Scotland Outdoor Activities has seen the busiest part of the season in the last 4 weeks with our wakeboarding and water skiing lessons hitting the big time.

If you are up on holiday remember to check out our Activity Break packages with our accommodation partners.

Not long now till the summer is over so why not plan a great weekend with us soon.

Groups Bookings are welcome

2010-08-17T12:47:00.000-07:00

Active Scotland Outdoor Activities provides group bookings to a wide selection of people.....from hen and stag parties to corporate bookings.

If you are looking for a great day out with an activities company based in central Scotland then give us a shout!

Heeeellllooooo....

It's all go for WakeScot 2010

2010-08-13T08:16:00.000-07:00

Had meetings with the whole team this week...picked up Brett from airport this morning and dropped him off at The Clachan Cottage Hotel in Lochearnhead...

Many people have contacted us to wish us well.....thanks to everyone who is or has supported WakeScot.

It's almost here! All of us can't wait.

Try wakeboarding and support International Rescue Corps

2010-08-06T03:57:00.000-07:00

The WakeScot crew have set a challenge to anyone looking to have some fun on Saturday 14th August to come and try wakeboarding with them on Loch Earn and at the same time raise some funds for WakeScot’s selected charity, International Rescue Corps.

International Rescue Corps (IRC) are a specialist Urban Search and Rescue team responding to natural and man made disasters all over the world using their specialist skills and equipment to rescue trapped people. Their mission is ‘United To Save Life’ and this ethos applies to every action of their volunteer specialists. Willie McMartin from IRC explained, ‘We are supported entirely by donations made by the public and corporate sponsorship. Every penny goes towards saving lives as we do not employ staff in administration, fundraising or any other role in the Corps. We are a UK based charity and offer our services completely free of charge, whether in the UK or overseas. We are delighted that organisers of WakeScot, Active Scotland Outdoor Activities have chosen us to raise some funds for.’

Public spend on leisure activities seems to be down this year which may have something to do with the financial climate we are all in but WakeScot organisers Barry and Matt McGrandles are hoping for a bumper weekend at their base in Lochearnhead. ‘Last year there was around 300 of a crowd at WakeScot and as the leading development wakeboarding event in Scotland we are not only trying to encourage new participants in this sport but also use it as a platform to raise some funds for IRC.’ Barry went on to say, ‘It’s only going to cost £10 for a wakeboarding taster session and we will supply all the gear if necessary. For every £10 taken for the taster sessions we will give £5 to IRC funds.’

Matt mentioned, ‘we think this is a great charity to support as we appreciate what these guys do. As the main operator on Loch Earn it is Barry and I that are called if anyone is in trouble on the water. We do this voluntarily and although this year has been better, last year we had several calls which we attended. The closest call was a drowning canoeist where I had to run through several people to be able to jump in the Loch to save him. Thankfully I managed to turn him over and bring him to shore.’

In the lead up to WakeScot the guys already have more entries pre-registered than this time last year so all is looking good for a cracking event. The coaching clinic with Brett Hodgkins starts at 9am with only a few spaces left. The competition starts at 1pm with junior men and women categories, followed by rookie men and women and finishing with the more accomplished riders of open men and women. All riders are not only competing for a podium place but The Jamie MacGregor Cup which was donated by the brothers in memory of their friend who sadly died early last year.

The event is free to come and watch and there are plenty of parking spaces at their base next to the Clachan Cottage Hotel or in the public car park just 400 meters from where all the fun is happening. Further details can be found at www.wakescot.com

WakeScot get local support!

2010-08-05T06:10:00.000-07:00

If there was ever a time when WakeScot organisers Matt and Barry McGrandles needed a boost it is in the run up to their leading development wakeboarding event on the 14th August. The guys have been receiving some last minute support from local companies who heard that one of their lead sponsors has had a change of direction in the UK market and has pulled their support.

‘It’s not the fact that they pulled their support’, explains Matt, ‘it’s the fact that they left it so late in the day to let us know. Without the likes of local companies Dron & Dickson, Safequip and Data Space Scotland who have come to the rescue in the last couple of weeks we would have been struggling. We are almost at our sponsorship target now and I know we will get there but the last thing organisers need in the month leading up to their event is funds being pulled.’

As WakeScot moves into its 3rd of operation it has built up an audience UK wide especially through social media like Facebook and Twitter. ‘We think it is a key part of letting people know about us’, Barry explains. ‘We have a good audience on these social networks and when other extreme sports fanatics from throughout the world hear about WakeScot they are always keen to learn more. We hope that we can attract at least the same number of entries as last year plus the 300 crowd who watched.’

With less than 2 weeks to go before WakeScot 2010 the competition has several entries in each category and an enthusiastic following on the ride all weekend package that is being offered. Further details about the event can be found at www.wakescot.com

WakeScot event coming together

2010-08-05T06:07:00.000-07:00

Our wakeboarding event is coming together with more entries already in than this time last year...are you coming to WakeScot 2010?

2010-07-31T08:26:00.000-07:00

Just off the phone to Brett Hodgkins to go through some kit for his coaching clinic at WakeScot....everyone is really looking forward to this year's event. 14th August at Lochearnhead!