Hi,

my first posting here, been lurking for some time.

Question is pretty straightforward: I will go to a business trip on
the Isle of Skye in early June and thought about combining this with a
couple days of sailing. A week max.

Does anybody have any thoughts on this? What to do, what to avoid?
Any tips on where to rent a boat? The only place google found for me
is www.isleofskyeyachts.co.uk.

I am a reasonably experienced sailor (own a boat on the Chesapeake,
have chartered in the Med etc) but never sailed in Scotland. I guess
I would have to get used to higher tides and colder water; anything
else in particular?

Thanks!

--Ernst

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Hi,

my first posting here, been lurking for some time.

Question is pretty straightforward: I will go to a business trip on
the Isle of Skye in early June and thought about combining this with a
couple days of sailing. A week max.

Does anybody have any thoughts on this? What to do, what to avoid?
Any tips on where to rent a boat? The only place google found for me
is www.isleofskyeyachts.co.uk.

I am a reasonably experienced sailor (own a boat on the Chesapeake,
have chartered in the Med etc) but never sailed in Scotland. I guess
I would have to get used to higher tides and colder water; anything
else in particular?

Thanks!

--Ernst

For starters...deciphering the 'funny talk' and wearing a kilt in high
winds. :-)

wrote in message
...

Hi,

my first posting here, been lurking for some time.

Question is pretty straightforward: I will go to a business trip on
the Isle of Skye in early June and thought about combining this with a
couple days of sailing. A week max.

Does anybody have any thoughts on this? What to do, what to avoid?
Any tips on where to rent a boat? The only place google found for me
is www.isleofskyeyachts.co.uk.

I am a reasonably experienced sailor (own a boat on the Chesapeake,
have chartered in the Med etc) but never sailed in Scotland. I guess
I would have to get used to higher tides and colder water; anything
else in particular?

Thanks!

--Ernst

For starters...deciphering the 'funny talk' and wearing a kilt in high
winds. :-)

On 09 Mar 2004 09:47:16 -0500, brain wrote:

[...]
Does anybody have any thoughts on this? What to do, what to avoid?
Any tips on where to rent a boat? The only place google found for me
is www.isleofskyeyachts.co.uk.

http://www.asyc.co.uk/index1.html should give some more names.

HTH,
mp

On 09 Mar 2004 09:47:16 -0500, brain wrote:

[...]
Does anybody have any thoughts on this? What to do, what to avoid?
Any tips on where to rent a boat? The only place google found for me
is www.isleofskyeyachts.co.uk.

http://www.asyc.co.uk/index1.html should give some more names.

HTH,
mp

Try posting this to uk.rec.sailing, there are a number of frequent posters
their who regularly cruise this area and would be able to offer sound
advice (well, not so sure about the sound thing granted!!!)

Cheers.

PG
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Try posting this to uk.rec.sailing, there are a number of frequent posters
their who regularly cruise this area and would be able to offer sound
advice (well, not so sure about the sound thing granted!!!)

Cheers.

PG
--
ALTERNATIVE SAILING TERMS:
Boom:
The sound produced when an alcohol stove is used to convert a boat into a
liquid asset.

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Keelworm wrote:

Try posting this to uk.rec.sailing, there are a number of frequent posters
their who regularly cruise this area and would be able to offer sound
advice (well, not so sure about the sound thing granted!!!)

Cheers.

PG

Infact take a look at the post subject:

Offer to boat owners to sail in NW Scotland - by Tony of J... currently on
uk.rec.sailing

Could be just what you're after?


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Life Preserver:
Any flotation device that will keep an individual who has fallen off a
vessel above water long enough to be run over by it or another rescue
craft.

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Keelworm wrote:

Try posting this to uk.rec.sailing, there are a number of frequent posters
their who regularly cruise this area and would be able to offer sound
advice (well, not so sure about the sound thing granted!!!)

Cheers.

PG

Infact take a look at the post subject:

Offer to boat owners to sail in NW Scotland - by Tony of J... currently on
uk.rec.sailing

Could be just what you're after?


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ALTERNATIVE SAILING TERMS:
Life Preserver:
Any flotation device that will keep an individual who has fallen off a
vessel above water long enough to be run over by it or another rescue
craft.

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I've had very good experience with Alba Sail Charter in Oban
http://www.alba-sailing.co.uk

Ed

Don White wrote:
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Hi,

my first posting here, been lurking for some time.

Question is pretty straightforward: I will go to a business trip on
the Isle of Skye in early June and thought about combining this with a
couple days of sailing. A week max.

Does anybody have any thoughts on this? What to do, what to avoid?
Any tips on where to rent a boat? The only place google found for me
is www.isleofskyeyachts.co.uk.

I am a reasonably experienced sailor (own a boat on the Chesapeake,
have chartered in the Med etc) but never sailed in Scotland. I guess
I would have to get used to higher tides and colder water; anything
else in particular?

Thanks!

--Ernst


For starters...deciphering the 'funny talk' and wearing a kilt in high
winds. :-)