Storm Ciara

During February 2020 there were gales on half of the days of the month and three weekends on which the winds reached storm force. Storm Ciara coinciding with the high spring tides did the most damage, shifting tonnes of gravel and seaweed mixed onto, and under the pontoon, leaving the upper deck at a crazy […]

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It’s Back!

On Sunday 10 April 2016, a little later than planned, the pontoon was moved from its temporary moorings in Strachur Bay to its rightful position attached to the concrete anchor block on the shore of the loch,  which will enable the final stage of deck modification to take place.  An intrepid, if ageing, band rowed […]

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Where’s it gone?

By Rickety Skit The more observant residents of Strachur will have noticed that the much-celebrated and used pontoon has, well, gone.  It just isn’t there.  Ian Arnold, secretary of the association, said “It wisnae me!”  When pressed, he confessed that he had been on the Redbay Rib owned by Martin Ashall which was observed dragging the […]

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