According to the Weegie Herald the son of some Russian oligarch called Strzhalkovskiy, a very close KGB mate of Putin's, has bought Knockdow House and estate on Cowal. That it is cheek and jowl with the Loch Striven NATO pier and oil tanks must just be a coincidence. The WH reckons he is a "yachtsman", but they apply the same soubriquet to Roman Abramovic and Alexei Mordashov.
Anyone fancy exerting their right to roam?
The Russians are Coming
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Can't be much of a yachts man to want to go in Loch Striven.
What''s in there?
I went once to see, and saw not much.
I went a second time to have a look at the cold layup Cargo vessels that were stacked in there a few years back, bow to stern alongside each other with a rake of anchors out in every direction.
And there's a fish farm or two, and that NATO edifice.
So this guy must be after the salmon then...
What''s in there?
I went once to see, and saw not much.
I went a second time to have a look at the cold layup Cargo vessels that were stacked in there a few years back, bow to stern alongside each other with a rake of anchors out in every direction.
And there's a fish farm or two, and that NATO edifice.
So this guy must be after the salmon then...
Geoff.
"Contender" Rival 32: Roseneath in winter, Mooring off Gourock in summer.
"Contender" Rival 32: Roseneath in winter, Mooring off Gourock in summer.
Re: The Russians are Coming
Early this summer there was a very, very large super yacht anchored off Inveraray. It was owned by a Russian, pic below: -
IMG_6587 by Rival Sailor, on Flickr
It would be cool if some big money was brought to the area. Maybe he will fix up the pier to berth his boat along side.

It would be cool if some big money was brought to the area. Maybe he will fix up the pier to berth his boat along side.
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Re: The Russians are Coming
I would usually assert a right, wouldn’t you?marisca wrote:According to the Weegie Herald the son of some Russian oligarch called Strzhalkovskiy, a very close KGB mate of Putin's, has bought Knockdow House and estate on Cowal. That it is cheek and jowl with the Loch Striven NATO pier and oil tanks must just be a coincidence. The WH reckons he is a "yachtsman", but they apply the same soubriquet to Roman Abramovic and Alexei Mordashov.
Anyone fancy exerting their right to roam?
Ken
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Etymology: mid 17th century (in the sense ‘perform, practise’): from Latin exserere ‘put forth’, from ex- ‘out’ + serere ‘bind’.

For a cross 'tween exercise and assert, exert seemed apposite