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Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:43 am
by Nick
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I have a web design client - West Highland Sailing - who runs a fleet of cruisers out of Laggan Locks on the Caley Canal. In addition to a large fleet of motor cruisers they also have six yachts.
The yachts are rather unique in one respect. As far as I am aware this is the only place in Scotland that you can charter a cruising yacht with no previous experience whatsoever. You are not allowed to take the yachts beyond Banavie or Dochgarroch, but there is good sailing to be had on Loch Ness, Loch Lochy and Loch Oich. The yachts are three Moody 28s, two YCA 29s and a Sigma 33. Prices for a week range from £495 for a YCA 29 low season to just under £1100 for the Sigma at the very height of the season.
No idea if anyone who reads BlueMoment would find this appealing, but as it is the holiday booking season and the new yachting site is now live I thought I would give it a punt on here. The boats are (obviously) far from new, but well kept. Here's a pic ofthe Sigma 'Lively' on Loch Ness way back in 2001, being sailed by Mark of this parish:
http://www.westhighlandyachting.co.uk
Re: Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:16 am
by claymore
Well - this is just blatant advertising.
Lesser men have been catigated for less than this
Re: Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:20 am
by Nick
claymore wrote:Well - this is just blatant advertising.
Lesser men have been catigated for less than this
It is useful information for people who might wish to charter a yacht but have insufficient experience / bits of paper to do so elsewhere.
Plus it has a picture of a forumite splashily enjoying himself.
It is also blatant advertising, and in fact the original post title was 'blatant advertising' until I decided to change it as it was uninformative.
Would you like the snowflakes turned up a bit?
Re: Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:34 pm
by claymore
What snowflakes?
Re: Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 1:36 am
by Alan_D
Nick wrote:Would you like the snowflakes turned up a bit?
As it's past twelfth night, shouldn't they have been turned off by now?
Re: Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:28 am
by sam
And it's so mild outside...
Re: Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:07 pm
by claymore
Its coming colder so maybe we will get some snowflakes - however, through nothing that I am aware that I have done, virtual snowflakes do not appear on my Ipad.
Re: Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 2:27 pm
by Nick
claymore wrote:Its coming colder so maybe we will get some snowflakes - however, through nothing that I am aware that I have done, virtual snowflakes do not appear on my Ipad.
Odd. They appear on my iPad.
Re: Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:04 pm
by wully
Nick wrote:claymore wrote:Its coming colder so maybe we will get some snowflakes - however, through nothing that I am aware that I have done, virtual snowflakes do not appear on my Ipad.
Odd. They appear on my iPad.
They don't on mine.
Qurious, they are now appearing ?
Re: Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:17 pm
by Nick
wully wrote:Nick wrote:claymore wrote:Its coming colder so maybe we will get some snowflakes - however, through nothing that I am aware that I have done, virtual snowflakes do not appear on my Ipad.
Odd. They appear on my iPad.
They don't on mine.
Qurious, they are now appearing ?
Obviously by looking at them on my iPad I have made them appear on everyone elses. Truly the Jobs moves in a mysterious way.
Or perhaps you weren't looking hard enough before?
Re: Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:40 pm
by wully
Nah, they were just taking a minute or two loading up. You must be using cheap snow flakes this year.
Re: Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:59 pm
by Nick
wully wrote:Nah, they were just taking a minute or two loading up. You must be using cheap snow flakes this year.
They are from China - they have to come a long way down the wires.
Re: Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:29 pm
by claymore
They haven't got here yet....
Re: Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:54 pm
by wully
claymore wrote:They haven't got here yet....
I'm surprised ye've got the electric there.
Re: Sailing on the Caledonian Canal
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:54 am
by claymore
Had the electric for a few weeks now, do you have that glass stuff in your windae holes?