Loch Ness

[Delbertogrady]

Hi,

Complete newbie i'm afraid.

Is it possible to get to Loch Ness from the sea and cruise around?

 

[cliff]

[ QUOTE ]
Hi,
Complete newbie i'm afraid.
Is it possible to get to Loch Ness from the sea and cruise around?

[/ QUOTE ] Yes!, and your next question is....How?
Caledonian Canal from Corpach in the west to Inverness and the Beauly basin in the east.
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"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity"

 

[snowleopard]

But... the cost of a caledonian canal licence is around £250.

 

[cliff]

And they look for BSS registration, although as a visitor one can get away with out it so long as you have holding tanks or at least tell them you have /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity"

 

[Rigger]

2-3 charter operators with both motor and sail boats. An excellent place to progress from dinghies to big boat sailing! Varied from gentle cruising along the canal stretches (tho' can get very busy in high season) to open water but non tidal sailing in the Loch. Plenty of places to tie up alongside. (anchoring is generally discouraged and not very practicable given the depths of the Loch). Kids can be kept happy all week Nessie Spotting!!

 

[seaesta]

You can circumnavigate most of Scotland via the Caledonian Canal (including Loch Ness), the Crinnan Canal (cuts through the Kintyre Peninsula) and the Forth/Clyde Canal. You have to be able to do the sea bits between and will need tro drop your mast on the Forth/Clyde but its a lot of fun and highly recommended.
Martin

 

[Rowana]

have a look here -
http://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/

I've just brought Rowana up from the Clyde through the Crinan and Caledonian canals to Peterhead.

Great trip /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Bodach na mara]

Did both the Caledonian and Crinan canals last year on a 1 month licence. They did not require BSS for this though they say you need it for a longer stay.

 

[snowleopard]

Perhaps worth adding that Loch Ness is probably the least interesting part of the canal for cruising. Very few anchorages and pretty straight coastlines. It can also kick up pretty rough and you're always beating or running.

 

[colvic987]

to wet your appetite, is a book called sea change by mairi hedderwick, about a summer voyage from lossiemouth to loch nevis and back to dochgarrod in the caledonian canal, a nice easy book to read and plenty of illustrations, and plenty of references to the well known sailing areas of the caledonian and west coast of scotland...

happy adventures either in the armchair or the boat...