Colonsay Visitor Moorings

[webcraft]

Thought forumites might be interested in this email I just received:

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*For the attention of Sail Argyll*

Hello,

I'm writing from the Isle of Colonsay, excited to announce the opening of
our first full trading season welcoming yachts to our 6 new visitor
moorings.

Local resident Roz Jewell took the attached photo - stunning with the Paps
of Jura behind. If you would like to share this community achievement and
new provision for visiting yachts please do - our flyer is attached also.

A community consultation on the island highlighted marine tourism as an
area of opportunity, and a few years on it's been achieved, with support
from Highlands & Islands Enterprise and MOWI.

The moorings are to be found at Queen’s Bay, a tranquil spot offering no
facilities, but the best shelter on the east of our island, with
spectacular views across to Jura. It’s an ideal base from which to
explore!

Aside from the moorings, CCDC has been busy this year with the construction
of new homes for affordable rent in association with Communities Housing
Trust and two new business units - we're a dynamic wee community.

Full details to be found here on the community's website:
*www.colonsay.org.uk* <Colonsay Community Development Company | Isle of Colonsay>

Contact: *colonsaymoorings@gmail.com* <colonsaymoorings@gmail.com>

Safe travels

Kind regards
Lizzie
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- W

 

[[2574]]

Thanks, very useful. I also found this online: Yacht Moorings - Colonsay Community Development Company

 

[oldmanofthehills]

We used it last year when it was being established. Fair shelter but one has to moor some distance out from the shore and it rolls in a lot in an easterly - not pleasant at all getting ashore then. A long way from the 'toun'. However space by the pier is very limited so maybe Queens Bay the only option.

 

[[2574]]

We used it last year when it was being established. Fair shelter but one has to moor some distance out from the shore and it rolls in a lot in an easterly - not pleasant at all getting ashore then. A long way from the 'toun'. However space by the pier is very limited so maybe Queens Bay the only option.

But surely you’d go somewhere else if blowing from the E? I’m always amazed that people tolerate the Gigha mooring field in an E, why?

 

[RunAgroundHard]

But surely you’d go somewhere else if blowing from the E? I’m always amazed that people tolerate the Gigha mooring field in an E, why?

Because it is tolerable to them, that is why, usually for the convenience of access.

 

[dunedin]

But surely you’d go somewhere else if blowing from the E? I’m always amazed that people tolerate the Gigha mooring field in an E, why?

It’s the optimists who go on the pontoon at Gigha with an Easterly forecast that always amazes me.
Without implying anything, last time I was there when busy it was 10% of boats on the pontoon were sailing yachts, but 95% of the boats on the moorings were sailing yachts. Forecast was West turning Easterly around 4am. Guess who had the better night.

 

[oldmanofthehills]

But surely you’d go somewhere else if blowing from the E? I’m always amazed that people tolerate the Gigha mooring field in an E, why?

It was not blowing badly from east when we used the new Colonsay Mooring, perhaps 10kts, so we had no doubt our anchor was secure, but the channeling up the beach caused waves to break on the sands and we got feet wet. We anchored there to go to the stores and see if hotel could provide food as running out of gas due to camping gas supply issues.

Next night we moored west of Oronsay in a blow and thought that anchorage and island pleasing

The previous day we had visited Gigha for the first time and I recall no problems, but was charmed by the place