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Invoice Number…………………………………… ISO DOCUMENT REFERENCE: 9.1 FREE overnight mooring for hotel and dining guests Sail away to seafood heaven hotel & seafood restaurant SMALL COUNTRY HOTEL OF THE YEAR HOTEL CHEF OF THE YEAR HOTEL SOUS-CHEF OF THE YEAR HOUSEKEEPER OF THE YEAR REGIONAL WINNER ARGYLL & LOMONDS Just 10 miles north of Oban A la carte lunch and dinner served Therapeutic & sports massage. on Loch Linnhe’s eastern shore. daily in our lochside restaurant. Finnish sauna, showers & toilets. LAT: 56°33.196N Refreshments and meals available in Overnight moorings FREE to LONG: 05°24.955W the bar and on our terrace. hotel and dining guests. Port Appin, Argyll 01631 730302 PA38 4DE www.pierhousehotel.co.uk FREE overnight CONTENTS mooring for hotel and dining guests Marina Manager Ranulph McLauchlan Sail away to Harbour Master 3 The Marina Team Hamish McLauchlan seafood heaven Marina Slip Team 4 Welcome to Dunstaffnage hotel & Phil Slocombe Andrew Berry 6 The Marina seafood restaurant Duncan Turner Fraser Bothry Marina Facilities & Information Jack Waldie 9 Engineering Technicians General Safety Guidelines Stuart Carss 16 Andrew Colquhoun Northern Wanderer Charter Phil Slocombe 22 Office Manager 25 Moonshadow Yacht Charter SMALL COUNTRY HOTEL Louise Mackay OF THE YEAR Accountant Etive Explorer HOTEL CHEF OF THE YEAR THE 26 HOTEL SOUS-CHEF OF THE YEAR Maurice Duncan HOUSEKEEPER OF THE YEAR Local Heritage & Adventures REGIONAL WINNER Customer Procurement 28 ARGYLL & LOMONDS MARINA Elizabeth MacNeill Pontoon Plan Reception & Chandlery 31 Just 10 miles north of Oban A la carte lunch and dinner served Therapeutic & sports massage. Sally Thomson on Loch Linnhe’s eastern shore. daily in our lochside restaurant. Finnish sauna, showers & toilets. TEAM Victoria Golding 32 Tidal Information LAT: 56°33.196N Refreshments and meals available in Overnight moorings FREE to Useful Numbers LONG: 05°24.955W the bar and on our terrace. hotel and dining guests. Dunstaffnage Marina 39 Dunbeg, Oban, PA37 1PX Reception 01631 566555 Fax 01631 571044 Email: [email protected] Website www.dunstaffnagemarina.co.uk The Wide Mouth Frog Dunbeg, Oban, PA37 1PX Published by D-Tech Publishing Ltd., Suite 3.3 Station House, 34 St Enoch Reception 01631 567005 Square, Glasgow G1 4DF. Telephone 0141 222 2202. Fax 01631 564020 This yearbook is fully protected by copyright and nothing may be printed wholly or in part without the written permission of the publishers. Email [email protected] The proprietors of this publication are publishers and not agents, or sub- Website www.widemouthedfrog.com agents of those who advertise therein. They cannot be held liable for any loss suffered as a result of information gained from this publication. The views expressed by authors of articles published in this publication are solely those of the author and are not necessarily the views of or shared by the publisher or the directors, shareholders and/or employees Port Appin, Argyll 01631 730302 of D-Tech Publishing Ltd. PA38 4DE www.pierhousehotel.co.uk 3 WELCOME TO DUNSTAFFNAGE The last 18 months has been a particularly busy period side of the Marina. We know this has already protected for all the staff and customers based here at the Marina. large portions of the internal configuration of the The reason for this is that we have implemented some marina – which is great news for all. significant changes and updates to the Marina to freshen up and keep abreast with the ever changing Secondly, the Marina is aiming to attract and ways of operating a Five Gold Anchor Marina. accommodate larger vessels that explore the area locally and further afield to the Western Isles. The vast The biggest project by far was installing the 184 metre length of the concrete pontoon enables vessels of 150ft concrete pontoon facility, now known as leg “G” and or more to stay at the Marina and enjoy its facilities. “H.” Each concrete pontoon is 4-metres wide and is equipped with water delivery and 64amp, 32amp & Our market research has seen an increase in Super 16amp power sockets. Yachts from the UK and in particular abroad visiting the area. Apart from possessing some of the best sailing They were manufactured on site by Gael Force and grounds in the world, (official) Scotland does offer an Orsta Marina Systems. The overall structure is close to exciting opportunity for these large vessels to enjoy the 300-tonnes of concrete secured by massive chains and countryside without some of the security issues that exist anchors. There is 100’s of metres of electric cabling, in other parts of the world. water delivery pipes and the whole installation was secured to the sea bed by a local marine specialist The summer of 2016 was our first season using the firm – North West Marine. Coupled with this is the new new pontoon facility and without any real marketing entrance and fairway. The Marina has done its best we welcomed Ebb Tide a 27m Royal Huisman Sailing to promote knowledge of this important change for Yacht and Flyer II a 20m Swan (winner of the Whitbread mariners and we actually feel the layout of the bay is Cup in 1981-82). Both vessels liked it so much they now much safer and more inviting. The local Mooring stayed all summer. These beautiful sailing vessels added Association has been helpful throughout this process to the already fantastic range of vessels that berthed at as it has required a number of the moorings to be Dunstaffnage in that season. relocated within the bay. There are various lit buoys located at the entrance and fairway to emphasise how The 2017 Year Book contains some great information to navigate safely. Please contact the Marina office via which I know will aid you with understanding what is telephone or VHF channel 37 if you have any concerns. available for you at Dunstaffnage. I hope your stay with us is pleasurable and we look forward to meeting you There are two main objectives behind the expansion soon. Happy Sailing! to the Marina. Firstly, the design of the new pontoons and the angle at which they are situated within our Ranulph McLauchlan configuration will attenuate waves and fetch that Marina Manager advance through the bay entrance and the eastern 4 5 THE MARINA Dunstaffnage Marina can be found in probably the best location on the West Coast of Scotland for sailing. We are situated 3 miles North of the busy town Oban, tucked into the natural bay that is Dunstaffnage Bay. We consider ourselves to be an ideal spring board to any of the inner and outer Isles. Associated Organisations & Awards Awarded 5 Gold Anchors – The Yacht Harbour Association Member of the British Marine Federation Finalist of ‘Scotland’s Best Marina 2016’ SOLA Awards Member of Super Yacht UK Member of The Yacht Harbour Association Berthing We currently have 250 fully serviced year round berths. We can offer short term or long term berthing for vessels of all lengths by using our standard size visitor berths (12m) and our new concrete breakwater and super yacht pontoon (184m). Diesel is dispensed from the fuel hammerhead “D”, which is the 3rd hammerhead from the western end. Summer Afloat Summer berthing is provided on the pontoons within the areas protected by the outer breakwater pontoons. Our summer tariff commences on 1st April each year and runs until 30th September. If you are interested in booking a summer or annual package please contact the Marina office. 6 Wintering Ashore The Marina has storage ashore for approximately 180 vessels either in cradles or on shores. Our policy is to store vessels with masts down. Our winter tariff commences on 1st October and runs until 31st March. Water and electricity is available in all parts of the storage area. If you are interested in booking a winter or annual package please contact the Marina office. Lifting Facilities Our comprehensive lifting facilities can operate at most states of the tide. Our 40 ton Wise travel hoist is available for the larger beamier vessels and our original Wise travel hoist is able to lift vessels of up to 18 ton. An onsite derrick is available for the removal and stepping of masts. All these operations are covered by our ISO 9001 accreditation. Servicing and Repairs As an accredited ISO9001 Marina Services Business we offer a wide range of in house marine engineering and electrical repairs. In our 5000 sq. workshop we can work on up to six vessels in any weather. From engine refits, electrical work, hull repairs in wood, steel and GRP, stainless steel fabrication and rigging repairs. Varnishing and painting refurbishment both interior and exterior is undertaken as well, along with day-to-day running repairs and engine/outboard servicing. Our experienced team of full time personnel can offer advice on all aspects of maintenance and repairs to your vessel. We also offer services within the electrics and electronics. Ray Marine Dunstaffnage Marina is now a fully operating Ray Marine Dealer. We have a stand located within our shop & chandlery exhibiting some of the fantastic new equipment from the Ray Marine range. If you are interested in any of the products then more information can be obtained from our chandlery staff.