West Highland Yachting Week

In addition to a free West to East Crinan Canal transit for the winner, Scottish Canals have provided a family of four ticket to the Falkirk Wheel including £30 lunch voucher for 2nd place, while Tarbert Harbour Authority are providing a free nights berthing on passage home with a voucher for Starfish Restaurant for 3rd place. With no entry fee and 10% transit discount why miss this opportunity.

Birlinn – The Independant Scottish Book Publisher has kindly donated a number of copies of “Scotland – Mapping the Islands” which will be presented within the Special Trophies category for the week.

To mark the 70^th. year of West Highland Yachting Week, competitors will be able to download free of charge jpeg files of the photographs taken at the 2017 event by Ron and Graeme Cowan of www.yachtingimages.co.uk for a period of four weeks after all the photographs are identified and named.

Ron & Graeme have covered the event since 2009 and this year they will also be producing a series of short videos of each day’s racing.

Draft social programme available. 

The 2017 Sailing Instructions are now available on this site.

Win 1st position on handicap in The Clyde Feeder  and get a free Crinan to Ardrishaig passage courtesy of Scottish Canals. With no entry fee and a 10% discount what is there to lose?

Scottish Canals are offering a 10% discount for outward and return passages through the Crinan Canal for all entries. Also on offer will be a special prize from Scottish Canals for the winner of the Clyde Feeder on handicap. Keep tuned for further details.

Notice of Race and entry forms are now available on website.

A feeder race from Largs to Ardrishaig with no entry fee to be included this year. Notice of Race and entry forms to be available soon. Watch this space.

Joint Regatta Committee confirms that tidal conditions permit the return of the popular Round Lismore Race for 2017