Scottish Anchorages website?

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I don't disagree with the general point you make, especially because it is the work of citizens compiling information in their spare time for the benefit of others.

However, I think the likes of CCC have to be careful with these old descriptions still banging on about what they found in the late 1980's e.g. moaning about a marina being at Craobh and ruining a good anchorage,

I can't recall if CCC latest edition still does that? If it does I probably agree.

or Irene McLachlan's visitor book and shouting at those who hit the rock, at Ardinamir entrance.; both now unknown to a younger generation of sailors.

Actually I quite like a quirky little story that adds personal cover to the location I visit.

Antares has become this benediction to safe sailing, when many of the passages and anchorages were made and used long before Anatares excellent offerings.

It will shock you to know that I anchored yesterday lunchtime without antares, because the tablet complained it was too hot!

Sometimes I wonder, have we have lost the wonder of discovery, sacrificed for convenience?

Of course thats exactly the point the CCC were making when Craobh occupied the anchorage!
Really these tools just provide an easier way for sailing to be more accessible to a wider audience without necessarily having to have the secret spots passed on through the generations or exclusive clubs. The puffer captains used to have handwritten little books documenting what worked and didn't.

What I like about all of these things is they mean I can sit at home thinking about where I might go and what we need to consider and if anything means I'm more likely to go somewhere new and explore different places. They also mean I'm more likely to get off the boat and explore onshore too!