Coll moorings nonsense from Neil Smith

[ubergeekian]

Thinking of other areas where Calmac and visitor moorings are in close proximity Lochmaddy springs to mind - the moorings there are right beside the linkspan. These are operated by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar though,who also operate teh visitor moorings at theother ferry terminals opf Castlebay and Lochboisedale. I can't offhand think of anywhere else.

Scalasaig? I remember pondering for hours on the way there over the gnomic words in the HIDB mooring guide: "a berth to which a small charge may be levied". To this day I still don't know if they meant " ... for which a small charge ..." or if "levying a charge" is a posh way of saying "tying up a boat"

[Nick]

Thinking of other areas where Calmac and visitor moorings are in close proximity Lochmaddy springs to mind - the moorings there are right beside the linkspan. These are operated by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar though,who also operate teh visitor moorings at theother ferry terminals opf Castlebay and Lochboisedale. I can't offhand think of anywhere else.

Scalasaig? I remember pondering for hours on the way there over the gnomic words in the HIDB mooring guide: "a berth to which a small charge may be levied". To this day I still don't know if they meant " ... for which a small charge ..." or if "levying a charge" is a posh way of saying "tying up a boat"

There are no moorings in Scalasaig. Calmac do now charge for mooring alongside the wavescreen on the pier and have done for a few years now.

[Nick]

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According to the Coll Hotel website there are now 6 new moorings in place. Charge is £10 a night payable at the honesty box on the middle pier or at the hotel.

[sahona]

I think there's an online system at Carrick Castle(???)
Involving a camera and notice of which website to use for payment on threat of being named and shamed, or possibly traced and chased.
I can't really be sure, but it sounds more promising than the much-avoided honesty box.

[Arghiro]

I think there's an online system at Carrick Castle(???)
Involving a camera and notice of which website to use for payment on threat of being named and shamed, or possibly traced and chased.
I can't really be sure, but it sounds more promising than the much-avoided honesty box.

How does that work in the dark if you take your named dodgers off? Lots of boats don't have a clearly marked name anyway.

[claymore]

Oi - ye scurrilous beggar - that signature is a forgery - ye'll be getting me a bad name......

[Arghiro]

Oi - ye scurrilous beggar - that signature is a forgery - ye'll be getting me a bad name......

Ye are not alone . . .



Flock off?

[aquaplane]

Oi - ye scurrilous beggar - that signature is a forgery - ye'll be getting me a bad name......

Ye are not alone . . .



Flock off?

Surely it's a herd of Goats?

Herd off!

[claymore]

I think this took a turn for the worse somewhere - can we get back to idiots and defamatory statements - I feel its much safer ground

[mm5aho]

I was in the area and stayed one night Arinagour couple weeks back.
Noticed the moorings, and remembered this thread, but only just remembered to add my bit.
The moorings look in good condition from the surface, as if quite new.

But in my opinion they are too far north.

Considering to pick one up and use it for the night, accepting that I'd have to pay (I don't mind paying, it costs someone something), I motored over to one, but thought the most inshore one would perhaps avoid the worst of that unfortunate swell that always seems to come in there. But it was in such shallow water, there was no way it was useable. It was bout 1/4 tide, ebbing. Using the inner three moorings would have meant being on the rocks at low tide, and we don't draw that much, not a deep keel!
The inner 2 had no pickup buoy.

The outer 4 had buoys, but by this time I'd decided that their positioning was no good and I decided to anchor.

Another boat came in, sniffed round the moorings, then decided to anchor also.

Then a 3rd boat came in, attempted to pick up a buoy, failed several times, tried for another, failed again. I don't know why they failed to pickup, but they too eventually decided to anchor.

So that night, (14th Aug I think), there were three yachts anchored, just in what I'd describe as the "right" place to anchor in Arinagour, and 6 unused moorings.