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members updates

 

Minute 01.10.07. pdfMembers update
26th May 2008
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Minute 01.10.07. pdfMembers update
4th January 2008
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Minute 01.10.07. pdfMembers update
22nd December 2007
(pdf 28kb)

 

members meetings

 

Minute 01.10.07. pdfMembers meeting
9th June 2008
(pdf 22kb)

 

Minute 01.10.07. pdfMembers meeting
1st October 2007
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presentations

Why Oban Bay Marine?Why Oban Bay Marine?  - presentation to Argyll and Bute Council, June 2007
(pdf 32kb)
 

Oban Bay Marine - update July 2007Oban Bay Marine - update prepared for members of Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee, August 2007 - (pdf 19kb)

 


useful background information links

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Oban Action Plan - published by Argyll and Bute Council

Sailing in the Clyde Estuary - The Potential for Future Development. A Market Assessment, Economic Impact Study and Action Plan prepared by Scottish Enterprise in June 2006 (pdf 869kb)

 
harbour developments in the news...

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The Press and Journal - 13th June 2008
Plans lodged for Oban pontoons
Plans to help make Oban the sailing capital of the west Highlands by putting berthing pontoons in the middle of the bay were submitted yesterday. read article

The Press and Journal - 23rd May 2008
Marinas at Oban and Tarbert reveal plans for expansion
It’s full steam ahead for the tourist industry in Argyll
as two marinas reveal plans to expand.  read article

The Herald - 14th April 2008
Crown Estate pays £4m to hoist flag over Rhu Marina
The Crown Estate has acquired Rhu Marina for "an initial" £4m - the  6.5 acre, 175 berth site includes moorings, boat storage areas, marine workshops, chandlery and RNLI station with slipway and HM Coastguard read article
 

Stornoway Gazette  - 28th March 2008
Inner harbour regeneration
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have allocated the Stornoway Port Authority Board £75,000 capital sum towards the Inner Harbour Regeneration  read article

This is Aberdeen -  8th March 2008

£32 million harbour project would lead to hundreds of jobs
A major harbour upgrade for Peterhead port for a £32 million new 650ft quay and 328ft breakwater would create hundreds of jobs and inject millions of pounds into the North-east economy. read article
 

The Arran Banner -  28th February 2008
Cash boost for Lochranza pontoon project
An award of £80,000 has been given to North Ayrshire Council (NAC) - approved by HIE Argyll and the Islands-  towards an overall cost of £150,000 for a marine tourism infrastructure development read article

 

The Herald - February 26th 2008  letters
Why is Glasgow so inhospitable to visitors from the sea?
Am I alone in wondering why Glasgow provides no welcome for potential visitors who might arrive by sea? In all the sailing and cruising guides, the message from Glasgow is: no welcome, no facilities. read article

 

RYA - members magazine - Spring 2008
Cruising News
Developments in Oban are gathering some momentum. read article


The Herald - 19th February 2008

£80m plan links loch and rivers
The Bowling basin is one of the proposed starting points for the waterway to link, by boat, the rivers Clyde and Leven with Loch Lomond which would connect two parts of the West of Scotland steeped in a proud maritime heritage, and help revitalise one of the country's most deprived areas along the way. read article

 

The Press and Journal - 13th February 2008
Strong support for £3million pontoons plan
Plans to install an 80-berth pontoon in Oban Bay are progressing well, with a consultation showing overwhelming support for the project read article

 

The Press and Journal - 11th January 2008
£9million harbour project already taking shape
The multimillion-pound development project to transform the face of Inverness harbour and bring in much new trade is quickly taking shape. read article

 

The Observer - 30th December 2007
Yachtsmen sail north in search of a bargain
Yachting enthusiasts from all over the UK are setting sail for Scotland after realising they can find moorings north of the border for a fraction of the cost of those in England. read article

 

The Oban Times - 27th December 2007
Oban Bay breakwater plan to mirror Tobermory success: Pontoons to pour millions into Oban
An 80-berth pontoon development will pour £3 million into Oban's economy every year, it was claimed this week. read article

 

The Scotsman - 21st December 2007
Capital cruising to tourist bonanza as dockings soar
VisitScotland estimates that cruise liner tourism is currently worth at least £30 million to the nation, but it is widely felt that the untapped potential is huge.
read article

Inverness Courier - 11th December 2007
New marina aims to be a five-star draw
INVERNESS is aiming to have Scotland's only "five star" yachting marina, surrounded by a new harbour village, in an attempt to attract high value tourists from all over Europe. read article

 

Banffshire Journal - 5th December 2007
Businesses win tourist awards
At the recent Northern Lights Tourism Awards in Aberdeen, Banff Harbour Marina was highly commended, both for innovation and for tourism and sustainability.
read article

 

Press and Journal - 24th November 2007
New marina to bring a visitors boost
A £1.5million Inverness marina will give a huge boost to yachting in the north where almost every berth is full, it was claimed yesterday. read article 

 

The Arran Banner -  24th November 2007
Lochranza pontoons get the go-ahead
Permission has been granted for the new pontoon project in Lochranza bay at a meeting of the North Ayrshire Council planning committee. read article

 

The Scotsman - 12th October 2007
A £2 MILLION plan to turn Stornoway into a yachting hot-spot has been unveiled by the Western Isles council. read article

 

Press and Journal - 9th October 2007
On the crest of a wave
New marina projects are bringing benefits to the North of Scotland  read article

 

The Herald - 25th September 2007
£90m makeover to transform the forgotten towns of Argyll read article

 

press release

Oban Bay Marine - Press Release, May 2007

Oban Bay Marine
press release, May 2007 (pdf 122kb)

 

 

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company documents

Memorandum Of Articles of AssociationMemorandum and Articles of Association
(pdf 163kb)

 

membership application form - corporatemembership application form - corporate
(pdf 173kb)

 

membership application form - personalmembership application form - personal
(pdf 173kb)

 

 

 

 

 

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Oban Bay Marine

21 Argyll Square

Oban

Argyll

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