 Cowie stepped down from the Skye Camanachd committee in December 2018. along with fellow club stalwart, Donnie Martin.Cowie was also an important player and coach for the now defunct Portree United FC, a football club which shared many players in common with Skye Camanachd.After a cardiac arrest in December 2006, which saw him die for several minutes, he became involved in fundraising and raising awareness of cardiac conditions throughout the Highlands of Scotland thorough his charity, "Lucky2BHere".