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Yeoman Bontrup: Dawn date with the Lazarus ship
After all she’s been through and after our continuous pursuit of her whereabouts and fortunes for almost two years, we could not dream of letting Yeoman Bontrup slip quietly back into service at...
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Glensanda superquarry: a world beyond imagining
(Update 30th April – Yeoman Bontrup: the fire and the recovery - linked below, with added photographs.) On Thursday 26th April Yeoman Glensanda hosted an extraordinary day of celebration of the...
View ArticleEasdale RIB rendezvous 2012
Easdale‘s RIB Rendezvous has to be an event made to demonstrate the nature of Argyll and the Isles and the routes and destinations opened up by our traditional watery roads.The 5th and 6th May is...
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Redbay boats demo new Stormforce 16.5 metre in Campbeltown Loch
Tom McLaughlin of Redbay Boats brought the company’s new 16.5 metre Stormforce RIB on a demonstration run from home base in Cushendall to Campbeltown today.Launched for her first sea trials on 28th...
View ArticleScottish Marine Tourism Hub for Argyll and the Isles
An open meeting was held recently at Oban Sailing Club that has shape-changing capacities for Argyll and the Isles and for Scotland.It was agreed that a working group will be set up to create a Marine...
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For Argyll end of year nominations 2012: a baker’s dozen
Farewell of the year, public service – Clyde Coastguard: We’re starting with this one because it affects Argyll and the rest of a massive sea area of Scotland’s west coast, from the Mull of Galloway,...
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Julian Penney: 2013 Oban Sea Kayak Race – news and views
82 Sea kayakers lined up on Saturday 24th August for the start of the 4th Oban Sea Kayak Race.The race has been growing every year since it began in 2009 and has now become part of some sea kayakers...
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Argyll at the 2013 Scottish Boat Show: presence, impact and the future
There was something appropriate about getting to the 2013 Scottish Boat Show at Inverkip literally on the back of the newest ferry in service on the Clyde, from an Argyll business.Western Ferries’...
View ArticleSerious sales and marketing opportunity for Argyll’s high-end tourism sector
An opportunity – and a challenge - has just emerged for Argyll’s high-end visitor experience and accommodation market.It will be interesting to see who gets moving to prepare and launch the right...
View ArticleOban’s Basking Shark Scotland first in Lonely Planet award
Oban-based Basking Shark Scotland, an activity tourism business owned and operated by Shane Wasik, using Redbay Stormforce RIBs operated by the Smith brothers, Cameron and Struan of Coastal Connection...
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