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Just received this from the Isle of Jura Development Trust
We're just starting a community project at Craighouse - Isle of Jura to upgrade the facility here. We will be inspecting the 8 existing moorings, taking over ownership of them and installing an additional 8 moorings outside the existing ones. At the stone pier we will be installing a landing pontoon and bridge as well as lighting along the pier and in addition we will be removing many of the boulders in the area of the moorings and pier that pose a current risk to visitors. There will be a charge for use of the moorings/pontoons which will be retained within the project to support operational and maintenance costs and in addition maintenance of the stone pier which the trust are currently taking over ownership of. We hope to have the pontoons and bridge installed during June and the additional moorings inplace and boulders removed during April/May.
Notice no mention of shoreside facilities, toilets, showers or the like - looks like yet another example of paying for something that was free before.
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Whilst everything is not written in stone yet it'll be or very close to being:
Overnight charge £10, short stay £5.
Pick up buoys will be installed on all moorings.
Fees will be collected by honesty box or at the Jura Hotel bar whilst during busier periods they hope to collect on the moorings which will 'give us a chance to make contact with visitors and offer assistance if required'
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It depends on where they put the new moorings, but we've always found anchoring between the moorings and the main pier quite satisfactory. You need a sharp pointy sort of anchor to get through the kelp though.
Hi Folks,
first post, hello to all
no doubt new moorings will take up good anchoring space. Why a pontoon? Existing harbour/beach ideal for landing. Maybe stop at Gigha
instead!
BTW- there are a couple of big stones between existing moorings and pier, perhaps thats the one's their going to move.
