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Members
update
26th May 2008
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Members
update
4th January 2008
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Members
update
22nd December 2007
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members meetings
Members meeting
9th June 2008
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Members meeting
1st October 2007
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presentations
Why
Oban Bay Marine? - presentation to Argyll and Bute Council,
June 2007
(pdf 32kb)
Oban
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
Oban Bay Marine
press release, May 2007 (pdf 122kb)
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