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Kilchoan Updated July 2008 |
4 moorings, no pickups, rated to 15 tons. Fully insured, maintained by West Ardnamurchan Jetty Assoc. Ltd. Cost per night: £ 10 requested. Honesty box at head of jetty.
Facilities ashore: Two pubs. One general store. Water. Petrol. Diesel. Calor Gas. Camping Gaz. Showers. Jetty. Launching ramp.
Community Center with tourist information, cafe, fitness center. Ferry to Tobermory. Bus to Fort William. (anchorage possible to East of visitor moorings). Local web site: http://www.ardnamurchan.com/ . These moorings are very exposed to the S and W.
| Strontian, Loch SunartAdded June 2009 |
There are two visitors moorings at the head of Loch Sunart, by Strontian. They are free to users of the Kilcamb Lodge and Restaurant. Heavy duty pick up leads to a chain for mooring. Kilcamb is the building to the west of the river, take your dinghy ashore anywhere on the shingle beach.
Our correspondent recommends dinner at the Kilcamb. Fixed price for, on the face of it a 3 course meal.But there are 8 courses including canape's and coffee. All of a very high standard in a very comfortable hotel.
| Salen, Loch SunartLast update April 2007 |
4 red visitors' buoys (marked 'Jetty') maintained by a 'local' who says they are inspected and insured. Suitable for 15 tons. Charge depends on size, but a recent (Feb 2005) correspondent reported paying an outrageous £20 per night for a 12m boat in 2004. No pickups on the moorings. Charge includes use of private jetty. (There are charges for using it to land from a dinghy if anchored). Diesel and water available at the jetty (from about half tide). Water is charged for.
UPDATE OCT 2005: This report is given verbatim from a correspondent:
"David, who owns the jetty and moorings at Salen could not be more helpful. He lives above the harbour and will invaraibly meet any visiting yacht as it arrives. He comes out in his dinghy, provides a follow-me service to the moorings, attaches your mooring lines to the bouy, provides the latest weather forecast, offers his local advice, takes your rubbish and could not be more helpful.He can readily supply water and diesel and arrange a wide range of services to support visiting yachtsmen in this remote location. Also, he will almost instantly provide locally caught shell fish of excelleny quality on request. He is an ex master mariner and sea pilot and knows the sea well. In fact, I'd say that these moorings are the most welcoming and helful on the west of Scotland.
Salen Hotel has reopened, the food is excellent and the hosts really welcome yachties.
UPDATE APRIL 2007: This report is likewise verbatim from a correspondent:
"Your website is right, Davie who looks after the place is fabulous, no end of help, assisted with lines, took rubbish ashore and can offer diesel. The hotel has as you say re-opened with fantastic food and atmosphere. Davie will also look after your dinghy for tides etc. £15 per night for our 32 foot cruiser.
The editor can only comment that he personally finds £15 a night a bit steep for a small boat - Tobermory is cheaper.
6 blue former HIDB moorings rated to 15tonnes. These have been taken over by the local moorings association, South Skye Marine Development Association. There is a charge of £12 per night,which is collected by Isle of Skye Yachts.
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Isle of Skye Yachts maintain a further 11 yacht moorings in the bay, inshore of the blue visitor ones. These are primarily for their charter fleet, but are usually vacant for Saturday (after 6pm) through to Thursday night. Visitors, max 15t/40' are very welcome to use them at a cost of £12 per night. Isle of Skye Yachts can provide fuel(diesel) and water directly to yachts on one of their moorings via a very long hose, and most other visitor services are available ashore; petrol, Gas and Gaz, Laundry, Shop, Pub/Restaurant, Chandlery. The majority of moorings now have float buoys, either yellow or grey, with a pick up pennant. There is a new 12m pontoon in the lee of the old stone pier to which dinghies can be tied. Also yachts may go in at +half tide to briefly (no unattended vessels) take on fuel or water. Electricity also available.
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| KyleakinUpdated May 2006 |
There are 3 15tonne visitors moorings off the beach at Kyleakin (blue, no pickup) which are maintained annually by Highland Council divers. Overnight use is free of charge. There is also a new (2000) pontoon in Kyleakin, beside the ferry terminal. Fees for an overnight stay are £5.00 for yachts under 35ft, otherwise £10.00. The £100,000 pontoon facility provides 180 metres of year-round berthing space and a minimum depth of water alongside (low spring tides) of 3 metres. It is sheltered from the west, and will often provide a more comfortable overnight stay than the Kyle pontoon across the water. Pontoon has no water hose - adjacent tap.
NOTE May 2006: the shuttle bus between Kyleakin and Kyle of Lochalsh no longer operates. The service is now irregular and operates from Kyleakin youth hostel, not the pontoon. Fare is now 70p instead of 15p.
There are 4 15 tonne Highland Council-maintained visitors moorings in the bay, blue, no pickup. Overnight use is free of charge.
| Portree, Isle of SkyeLast update July 2008 |
There are now 16 visitors' moorings at Portree: 8 blue buoys and 8 yellow ones. They all have pick-ups and appear to be sound and serviceable. The daily fee is £10.00 which you put into an honesty box in the R.N.L.I. Station. The moorings are exposed to SWlys.
| Stein, Isle of SkyeUpdated Jul 2003 |
There are 4 15 tonne visitors moorings in the bay, blue, no pickup. Maintained by Highland Council. Overnight use is free of charge. Overhauled with new chains July 2003.
| Dunvegan, Isle of SkyeUpdated Aug 2003 |
There are 3? visitors moorings in the bay, various colours, no pickup. Not sure who they are maintained by, or even if. We spent a night in July 2003 on a yellow buoy laid by Dunvegan Hotel - there used to be more of these.
Updated Feb 2007 The 4 visitor buoys look to be non-maintained and the closest to the hotel is very shallow. There is now water on a floating pontoon at the pier.
| Carbost, Isle of SkyeUpdated May 2005 |
Spencer from the Old Inn in Carbost, Isle Of Skye writes (May 2005) :"We are located besides the Talisker distillery in Carbost on the west of Skye in Loch Harport. The distillery manages two free green moorings for visiting boats both with pickups situated out from the pub. Water, showers, laundry, accommodation, food and drink are all available at the Old Inn which offers traditional Highland hospitality. Our website is www.carbost.f9.co.uk . We are in the process of trying a get a grant to provide additional moorings and a pontoon, hopefully by next year."
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| Ballachulish - West Harbour |
A 40 metre pontoon is maintained by Lochaber Watersports www.lochaberwatersports.co.uk.
LIMITED visitors berthing space is available when their own yachts are away. An advance phone call to 07831 846025 may be helpful. Cost is £15 per night and includes FREE use of swimming pool and sauna at the adjacent Swallow Isles of Glencoe Hotel. Water and rubbish disposal is available at the pontoon. A well stocked Co-op, doctor, Post Office and bank(Tues and Fri) are in Ballachulish - 5 minutes away. Fuel is available at Glencoe Garage about 2 miles away.
One yellow visitors buoy maintained by Lochaber Yacht Club and inspected twice yearly. £5 per night.
| Arisaig HarbourUpdated June 2009 |
Arisaig Marine have a total of fifty moorings for rental. These are suitable mainly for vessels up to 13 meters, but five are for vessels up to 24 meters. Buoys have pickups. They are professionally checked with Divers in March or April of each year, with a report on file of replacements conditions etc.
Fees are paid at the Harbour Office. Showers (£2), toilets, a coffee shop and a (small) chandlery.
. The village has an excellent range of facilities, Hotel, Bistro with accommodation, Cafe/Take away, Grocers Shop, Post Office, Doctors surgery, Railway station and Bus service. The Byard now has a covererd shed (for two boats), repair facilities and a slipway for up to 24mtr vessels, Diesel, Parking and Winter Storage facilities. See the website for more details or contact info@arisaig.co.uk.
There is a visitors pontoon West of the Railway Pier, offering berthing for approx. 8 yachts (more if rafted up). Convenient for taking on stores, but can be exposed. As well as swell, can be subject to disturbance from other traffic. (Tourist trip boats need constant access to load and unload their passengers). Water available on the pontoon. Fuel at the Fishery Pier. For an overnight stay, Kyleakin is a better option.
| Inverie, Loch Nevis (Knoydart) |
The Old Forge Inn maintains approximately ten visitors moorings off the pier at Inverie. These are free to visitors dining in the restaurant, otherwise they are charged for at a maximum rate of £10/night (single night stay, less for more nights). Maintainance is by annual ongoing inspection when the chains are individually checked by divers who are moorings specialists. They plan to lay another 4 so should have 14 or 15 this summer (2002) if all goes to plan. The location of the moorings is 57deg.02'N - 05deg.41'W.
Update Oct 2005 (from Claymore) No water and you cannot leave your rubbish anywhere ashore. Moorings are disrupted at present due to RORo slip construction - should be done by 2006
| Plockton Updated March 2008 |
6 yellow "Visitors" moorings with pick up ropes and small orange buoys (Max boat size 12 m) located on the east side of the inner bay (£10 per day)
4 yellow "Visitors" moorings with pick up ropes and small orange buoys (Max boat size 15 m) located to the west of the Plockton Rocks opposite the old pier and new pontoon. (£12 per day)
The buoys are all clearly marked "V" and are suitable for one boat at a time up to the sizes shown above.( NO Rafting Up). For 2008 the charges for use of the moorings are as shown. The charges include free use of the pontoons by dinghy. Fees should be paid in the Village shop, Plockton Hotel or Plockton Inn.
There are two pontoons, a drying one, behind the small island by the main village car park. (Where there are also toilets and a water tap) and the main one at the old stone pier. The Main Pontoon may be used by visitors for short periods to take on stores and land crew. It is in regular use by fishing boats and the Seal trip boat, so yachts should not be left there unattended. The pontoon is not designed for overnight berthing and this is not allowed. (Boats up to12m alongside for up to 5
hours £5)
More details of facilites, anchoring areas, other fees etc are available on the notice boards on the pontoons and in the Plockton Harbour Association Guide booklet available in the village and locally.
| LochcarronNew Apr 2008 |
Two fully serviced moorings in 6m just South of Lochcarron Pier which is conveniently situated between Lochcarron Hotel and Garage. The Pier is really a drying concrete jetty which allows easy access to the village facilities which include: Red Diesel (by can) and fresh water from Lochcarron garage, immediately beside pier (closed all day Sunday); Hotels, Cafe, Restaurant, large Grocery Store (voted "Best Small Village Shop of the Year 2006" ); Bank with ATM (HBoS), Dentists (two surgeries) and Doctor's surgery.
The moorings are yellow with no pickups, and are charged at £10.00 per night. They are suitable for an overnight stay in settled conditions but are exposed to the West and are not recommended for use in strong Westerly winds. More local information may be available by following links on www.lochcarronsailing.com
| Shieldaig, Loch GairlochUpdated Oct 2007 |
There are now 6 visitor buoys with pick ups here. They maintained (and charged for) by the Gairloch HM. They are maintained annually and he reports that they are very substantial - he uses them for trawlers when Gairloch is full.
| Badachro, Gareloch, Wester RossUpdated Oct 2007 |
After a report from a visiting yachtsman that the moorings here were in poor condition and not being inspected we contacted the Badachro Inn directly. They told us that they have two moorings in good condition which are inspected regularly. There is no charge for customers of the Inn. Showers are available at the Inn, with clothes washing facilities also available for a small charge. Shopping in Gairloch can be arranged at the Inn. Chandlery in Gairloch. Badachro Inn website: http://www.badachroinn.com/binn.html
| Gairloch, Wester RossUpdated Oct 2007 |
A 60 metre pontoon provides 12 berths providing for up to 30 rafted yachts. Pontoon has water hose. The pontoon is pretty full with resident local boats but there may be space for 1 or 2 yachts rafted on the SE end. It is run by Highland Harbours, who give the second consecutive day's berthing free. This free day can be used at another Highland Harbours harbour e.g. Kyle of Lochalsh or Lochinver.
No information currently available
| LochinverUpdated Oct 2003 |
Pontoon. Water. Showers at the Seamen's Mission. Standard charges - ie £5 for 4 hours, £13 overnight, but not applied as rigourously as at Gairloch
| KinlochbervieUpdated Oct 2003 |
Pontoon. Details unknown.
Note:Kinlochbervie, Loch Inver, Gairloch - a 14 day pass is available which
covers all 3 and gives very good savings- believed equivalent to about 4 nights stay.
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The Cromwell St Quay has pontoon berthing for yachts up to 12m length, 2m draught. Security is via swipe cards obtainable from the harbourmaster's office.
| W. Isles Council Visitor MooringsLATEST UPDATE JUNE 2009 |
There are visitors moorings provided by the Western Isles Council at 8 different locations on the East coast of the islands from Rodel in Harris to Castelbay in Barra. max. vessel size 15 tonnes. All have pickup buoys, they are inspected annually and are available at a very modest charge to visiting boats.
For more information see http://www.w-isles.gov.uk/harbourmaster/moorings.htm or Outdoor Hebrides
WESTERN ISLES VISITORS MOORINGS SERVICING 2009LATEST UPDATE JUNE 2009
All Visitor Yacht Moorings in the Western Isles have now been inspected and serviced for 2009 and are safe to use. |
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