AnIdiot
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Not Mainland
Not Kerrara, nor Mainland.
Not Mull, nor any of the Small isles
Not Skye
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tillerman
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Fair Isle
AnIdiot
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Not Fair Isle. I haven't visited there, yet; Hopefully '24 or '25...
AnIdiot
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As above, this particular viewpoint is not available through StreetView...
The pontoons are quite recent, so are not visible in older pictures. They are clear on the satellite layer, though.
The pontoons are quite recent, so are not visible in older pictures. They are clear on the satellite layer, though.
tillerman
Super Anarchist
Islay
AnIdiot
Sock
Close enough (autocorrect?)...
Yes, this is Barra Watersports club at Castlebay, Barra; adjacent to the Marina and overlooking the eponymous castle (top right):
The Marina was built in 2017. It looks like Google toured the area in 2009 and didn't take a run down to the old slipway.
Edit: nice shot of the bay:
Congratulations Curious2, hope you enjoyed the hunt. Over to you.
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AnIdiot
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Incidentally, that photo of Barra has the most multihulls I've ever seen in one place on the west coast! I'm guessing it was a rally but am not familiar enough with the boats to recognise them... Dazcats, maybe? With a stray Dragonfly amongst them?
chrishampe
Anarchist
Yes the grey boat is the Dazcat 46, Hissy fit. Looks like this was taken during the RWYC's 2018 Round Britain and Ireland Race. See these posts on the Dazcat facebook page: Dazcat Facebook "Barra"
chrishampe
Anarchist
The big Tri is a Nigel Irens 40 called "The Edge" >
chrishampe
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All the other boats can be found on the tracker replay at http://yb.tl/rbi2018#
AnIdiot
Sock
Thanks, Chris, mystery solved! I hadn't realised that the RB+I included stopovers... just assumed it was non-stop, I guess. Probably getting different RB+I races mixed up, there's more than one, isn't there 
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Cheers,
W.
.Cheers,
W.
tillerman
Super Anarchist
Interestingly the Google Streetview visit of 2009 did capture a shot of kayaks on trailers close to the location of the kayak rack in the mystery photo - but no marina!
Thanks for a great puzzle!
AnIdiot
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You're welcome. Relieved it wasn't as trivial as my earlier contributions
.I think the kayaks on the trailer belong to Clearwater Paddling rather than Barra Watersports Club. They are a commercial operator of paddling tours (more recently including surf trips), instead of a community sports association.
You can see the slipway that's by the new walkway to the pontoon in the background of that picture but the racks and boats are, conveniently for me, out of sight.
Cheers,
W.
shebeen
Super Anarchist
excellent challenge. This sort of one is what makes this thread interesting for me. I would NEVER have considered Scotland to be a viable cruising destination, but now i can see some merit to it. (boat and gear would need to be properly prepared though!)You're welcome. Relieved it wasn't as trivial as my earlier contributions
I think the kayaks on the trailer belong to Clearwater Paddling rather than Barra Watersports Club. They are a commercial operator of paddling tours (more recently including surf trips), instead of a community sports association.
You can see the slipway that's by the new walkway to the pontoon in the background of that picture but the racks and boats are, conveniently for me, out of sight.
Cheers,
W.
Sailing in the Outer Hebrides
Official tourist guide to sailing in the Outer Hebrides
AnIdiot
Sock
excellent challenge. This sort of one is what makes this thread interesting for me. I would NEVER have considered Scotland to be a viable cruising destination, but now i can see some merit to it. (boat and gear would need to be properly prepared though!)
Sailing in the Outer Hebrides
Official tourist guide to sailing in the Outer Hebrideswww.visitouterhebrides.co.uk
Scotland has some of the best cruising in the world, as long as you are not obsessed with hot, dry weather.
The Western Isles/Outer Hebrides can be challenging but the sailing in the Clyde is relatively straightforward and offers a wide range of options. It's a pretty big sailing area with little tidal flow and a range of attractions: There are relatively populated areas with nice marinas, posh restaurants and top class facilities, several interesting islands with varying character (Cumbrae- home of the Crocodile rock, featured earlier in this thread, Bute, Arran), and the more remote corners of the mainland along the eastern Kintyre Coast and the Cowal peninsula. There are several interesting sea-lochs (like fjords) with isolated castles, naval facilities, fishing villages and a variety of interesting pontoons, anchorages and visitors moorings. You can even combine sailing here with exploring Glasgow and beyond, as there are marinas with easy rail access into the cities.
It's a fascinating area steeped in history with deep maritime heritage.
There's also a big sailing area in between the two- the inner Hebrides, which has tidal gates and more challenging sailing but without the remoteness of the western Isles- accessible either by rounding the Mull of Kintyre, which requires a bit of seamanship in a small boat, or through the Crinan Canal ("Britain's most beautiful Shortcut"), which doesn't. From there you can reach Gigha, Islay (distilleries galore), Jura, Mull, the Ardnamurchan peninsula, Oban.... endless possibilities, according to your interests; all in waters largely sheltered from the open ocean by the islands to the west and with sufficient facilities for convenience.
Charter available from a variety of bases- Largs and Oban being the most obvious.
Visit in June and the evening light lasts until 10pm or later... Oh, and I didn't mention the wildlife, the northern isles, the northwest coast, the mountains...
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The Q
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yep I'd agree with that.. Sailed a lot along Benbecula, South Uist, Skye etc...
