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Pictures of the Area
Navigation in Loch Goil
Visitors' Moorings
Too big for that mooring.
Carrick Castle - Walk 1
Carrick Castle - Walk 2
Carrick Castle - Walk 3
Carrick Castle - Walk 4
Carrick Castle - Walk 5
Carrick Castle - Walk 6
Boat Club Muster August 2009
Boat Club Muster May 2009
Boat Club Muster 2008
Boat Club Muster 2006
Boat Club Muster 2005
Boat Club Muster 2004
Visiting Boats
Interesting World Boating
Gray Ladies on Loch Goil
Miscellaneous Pix

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Pictures of the Area
Some pictures of Carrick Castle, Loch Goil and it's surrounding area.

Carrick Castle - On a drizzly autumn day   Loch Goil - Looking North from the hill behind Carrick Castle   Loch Goil - Looking east across Loch Goil from the hill behind Carrick Castle   Loch Goil and Loch Long - Looking south east from the hill behind Carrick Castle   Looking toward Carrick Castle from Swine's Hole - Taken during the CCBC Muster 2004   Sunset over Carrick Castle -   Low water and Fraon - Sent in by a visitor to Carrick Castle   Dream Weaver in Loch Goil - Two club members' yachts in Loch Goil - Dream Weaver with Dallandra behind - Photograph taken by a visitor to Carrick Castle.   Carrick Castle in the Snow - 12th March 2006.   Dream Weaver, Dallandra & Elsa (right to left) - Members yachts on Loch Goil   Looking down on Carrick Castle - Looking down on Carrick Castle from the hills to the south west of the village. Photo by Fraser MacKenzie   Loch Goil, Carrick Castle - View of Loch Goil, Carrick Castle from Swine's Hole in August 2006   Carrick Castle Fog Bank -   Loch Goil looking South - Loch Goil, Carrick Castle   Cruach from the castle - View of Cruach mountain (604 metres) from Carrick Castle   Sunrise over Loch Goil - Sunrise over Loch Goil from Carrick Castle 1.02.2009  

Navigation in Loch Goil
A few things to avoid

Carrick Castle Perch - The Carrick Castle Perch at low tide (-0.01) showing the bank with rocks to the SE and NW, keep clear!   Carrick Castle Burn Spit and Perch - The Carrick Burn Spit and the Carrick Castle Perch at low water (-0.01) - keep well clear of this area at low water!  

Visitors' Moorings
If a visiting boat uses one of the club's blue 15 tonne max Visitors' Moorings and hasn't paid the £10.00 charge by going to www.pay-mooring.co.uk, as stated on the mooring buoy, after two weeks all boats that haven't paid will be displayed here. All boats are photographed that use the Visitors' Moorings. These mooring buoys cost over £1,500 each to install and money has to be raised to annually service and pay the Crown Estate's fees too, so the club relies on the honesty of skippers to pay up and makes it easy using a credit/debit card via PayPal on the Internet even providing free WiFi Internet access at the moorings. We also say the fee can be paid once you are home! Boats that have still to pay are shown below and when they have paid, their photograph(s) will be removed... Only one didn't pay in 2008 however four didn't pay in 2009 which is very disapointing that some yacht skippers will use the mooring without wishing to pay the £10 fee? One wonders why? If they can't afford the fee they could always anchor? The club has provided these moorings for the benefit of visitors to Carrick Castle!

Visitors Mooring Sign - This sign on the shore opposite the blue visitors mooring buoy is to remind skippers to pay for using the buoy! Full details of how to pay on shown on the mooring buoys. The mooring fee for using the Visitor's Mooring is £10.00 per day/night. The club has provided free WiFi Internet access at the Visitor's Mooring.   Fiddlers Dram 28-06-2008 - Only one yacht that has used the Carrick Castle Boat Club's Visitor's Mooring over night in 2008 has not paid their £10.00 mooring fee to toay's date? That yacht is Fiddler's Dram on 28th June 2008 who phoned to say they would when they got home but haven't paid yet? The Carrick Castle Boat Club relies on the skippers of yachts honesty to pay and have made it easy to use debit/credit cards by going to www.pay-mooring.co.uk. A two week period of grace is allowed for payment to be made before photos are added to this web site. This photograph will be removed once the mooring fee has been paid...   Rojo 23-05-2009 - Yacht Rojo of Fleetwood used the Carrick Castle Boat Club's Visitor's Mooring over night on 23rd May 2009, yet has not paid their £10.00 mooring fee to today's date? The Carrick Castle Boat Club relies on the skippers of yachts honesty to pay and have made it easy to use debit/credit cards by going to www.pay-mooring.co.uk. A two week period of grace is allowed for payment to be made before photos are added to this web site. This photograph will be removed once the mooring fee has been paid...   Dixie 02-09-2009 - Yacht Dixie used the Carrick Castle Boat Club's Visitor's Mooring over night on 2nd September 2009, yet has not paid their £10.00 mooring fee to today's date? The Carrick Castle Boat Club relies on the skippers of yachts honesty to pay and have made it easy to use debit/credit cards by going to www.pay-mooring.co.uk. A two week period of grace is allowed for payment to be made before photos are added to this web site. This photograph will be removed once the mooring fee has been paid...   Ketch with no name 12-09-2009 - A ketch with no name used the Carrick Castle Boat Club's Visitor's Mooring over night on 12th September 2009, yet has not paid their £10.00 mooring fee to today's date? The Carrick Castle Boat Club relies on the skippers of yachts honesty to pay and have made it easy to use debit/credit cards by going to www.pay-mooring.co.uk. A two week period of grace is allowed for payment to be made before photos are added to this web site. This photograph will be removed once the mooring fee has been paid...   Flower of Caithness 17-09-2009 - Two-masted yacht Flower of Caithness, with a pirate flag as their ensign, used a Carrick Castle Boat Club's Visitors' Mooring over night on 17th September 2009, yet has not paid their £10.00 mooring fee to today's date? The Carrick Castle Boat Club relies on the skippers of yachts honesty to pay and have made it easy to use debit/credit cards by going to www.pay-mooring.co.uk. A two week period of grace is allowed for payment to be made before photos are added to this web site. This photograph will be removed once the mooring fee has been paid... The Mooring Officer contacted the charter company who owned the yacht and below you will find their unbelievable response... This is the response from the operator of the Flower of Caithness, a crewed charter boat featured as a non-paying user. It is in response to two very polite messages sent, one as a direct e-mail to which there was no response and the other sent via their on-line bookings enquiry system, therefore the reference at the bottom to 'booking on the schooner'. Both simply stated the basis of our visitors' mooring and requesting payment, while welcoming future visits if payment is made. No doubt this vessel is as welcome at Lochgoilhead as it will be at Carrick Castle in future. (Note the moorings in Lochgolihead have nothing to do with the visitors' moorings in Carrick Castle that are 15 tonne moorings that are also serviced annually at great expense to the club). It may be worth noting that this extract was sent on Saturday night when most 'Ale houses' are most definitely open, which might explain the semi literacy or inability to use a spell-checker. Saturday, January 30, 2010 8:58 PM Hi Carick Castle Boat Club. Thank you for including a picture of our schooner on your web page.Keep it on as long as you wish, it is probably the most interesting thing on your website anyway. We only visited your grotty little village because we were wrongfully informed that there was a house of ill repute there. An ale house. Unfortunately the ale house in question had been pulled down. (probably by the 'good living' churchgoers of the above mentioned grotty little hamlet. We have no intention of visiting Loch Goil at any time in the future.We have taken tourists to Loch Goil in the past so as to help your tourist industry and all we get is demands for mooring fees. (We can't trust your moorings anyway as we dragged the one in Lochgoilhead head) The mooring not being capable of holding the 15 tons as stated. Yours Pirate Pete. p.s. As regards booking a trip on the schooner don't think that you would fit in with the clientele  

Too big for that mooring.
It's our club policy that all moorings be clearly marked with their maximum capacity, yet some visiting yachts don't seem to care either about the damage they might cause to our moorings, or to their own boats should the mooring drag. In 2006, two of our club members' moorings were moved/broken by oversized yachts attaching to them, though sadly we have no record of the inconsiderate yachts that did this. In 2007, we decided to keep a photographic record with names and dates of yachts that abuse the club member's moorings. Those clearly too big for the stated mooring size will be listed here. In 2008, the club raised over £1,000 to lay a 15 tonne blue Visitor's Mooring and charges £10.00 per Day/Night to cover the cost of annual servicing and Crown Estate mooring fees. The club has also provided free WiFi Internet access at the mooring to make payment easy for skippers to pay there or they can pay when they get home! So visitors, use the Visitor's Mooring or anchor please!

Moonrise, a Beneteau Oceanis 500 - 22-04-2007 - This boat weighs in at a whopping 14T and was attached to a mooring marked at 5T. We tried to contact the boat by VHF and hails from the shore in case they had a problem & needed some help (We're friendly types at heart) but all attempts at communication were ignored.   Hotes Hides - 07-07-07 - This Dutch-owned Westerly yacht Hotes Hides moored on a 1 tonne marked mooring. The owner of the mooring pointed this out to the skipper who amicably moved off...   Safarus Nymph 14-05-08 - This 8+ tonne ketch Safarus Nymph of Portsmouth picked up a 2 tonne private mooring right next to a 15 tonne Visitor's Mooring saving them £10.00 for the night. It was a good job it was a calm night as the yacht would have dragged the mooring and cost them dearly to have replaced the mooring back in the owner's mooring position. At worst the yacht could have been blown ashore. The club provided a visitor's mooring to stop oversized yachts mooring on the many light moorings in Carrick Castle. If people want to save money - Anchor!   Over weight yacht 07-08-08 - This large yacht picked up one of our member's moorings on 7th August 2008 that was clearly marked with the maximum weight of 2 tonnes on both the mooring and the pick up buoy. The mooring was right alongside the visitor's mooring with a 15 tonne maximum weight. It is quite inconsiderate that the skipper of this yacht should risk dragging someone else's mooring just to save the cost of using the visitor's mooring. Next time anchor - don't risk damaging someone else's mooring.  

Carrick Castle - Walk 1
Carrick Castle Walk 1 is a 45 minute round-trip walk from the castle. This walk starts at the north end of the village and ends in one of the most spectacular views of Loch Goil and Carrick Castle. It is 54 metres high at the end of the track. See the photographs of how to get there...

Walk 1 - At the north end of the village walk up this track - just 20 minutes round-trip to see the view.   Walk 1 - Climb over the gate and you are on your way...   Walk 1 - Turn right off the tracks to Walks 2 & 3 and access the track to Walk 1 - 10 minutes round-trip...   Walk 1 - Track to the Old TV Aerial Viewpoint.   Walk 1 - View looking to the north east from the end of Walk 1 at the Old TV Aerial.   Walk 1 - The spectacular view of Loch Goil and Carrick Castle looking to the south east from the end of Walk 1 at the Old TV Aerial.  

Carrick Castle - Walk 2
Carrick Castle Walk 2 is approximately 2 1/4 hours round-trip walk from the castle to the end of the track. This walk starts at the north end of the village and ends up climbing the heights to the coire beneath Cruach mountain (606 metres) with great views of the surrounding mountains and on the way down of Loch Goil and Carrick Castle. See the photographs of how to get there... At the end of the walk call out and hear the echos! At the end of the track it is 180 metres high. For those wanting longer walks you can climb up the mountainside to the left of Cruach and go to the lochan (400 metres) or even to the top of Cruach (604 metres) but take a map...

Walk 2 - At the north end of the village walk up this track - 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours round-trip to do Walk 2 from here to the end of the track and back to here.   Walk 2 - Climb over the gate and you are on your way...   Walk 2 - Keep straight on at this junction on the track for Walk 2. The turning to the right takes you on Walk 1.   Walk 2 - View looking back over Loch Goil and Carrick Castle from Walk 2   Walk 2 - Straight on here for Walk 2 & 5. The turning to the left takes you to the water treatment plant!   Walk 2 - Turn right here for Walk 2. It's approximately 1 1/4 hours round trip to the end of the track from here and back to here. The track ahead takes you on Walk 3.   Walk 2 - It's a long trek uphill on Walk 2.   Walk 2 - Walk 2 can be seen from the Visitor's Mooring as it cuts its way up the hillside towards Cruach Mountain.   Walk 2 - Walking up the track...   Walk 2 - Looking back over Carrick Castle and Loch Goil.   Walk 2 - Walking up the track with Cruach Mountain in the distance.   Walk 2 - The track continues on up... Just after this pond there is a track that doubles back to the left. This track is a farm quad bike track that goes to the large lochan. You need to take a map if you go this way in case the visability becomes poor. This is the start to Walk 5 and from this point to the lochan and back will take you couple of hours. From the lochan you can traverse the plateau towards Cruach mountain and climb up the mountain that will take you a further couple of hours round trip. There are fantastic views from the top but this walk requires you to be prepared and it is not one to be done on the spur of the moment... Keep going straight for Walk 2.   Walk 2 - The track is not all uphill...   Walk 2 - A view of other mountains from the track including the Cobbler.   Walk 2 - The track continues...   Walk 2 - The end of the track on Walk 2.   Walk 2 - The view of the mountain ridge from the left in a series of four photos...   Walk 2 - Next view to the right...   Walk 2 - Next view to the right...   Walk 2 - And the last of the four views - Cruach mountain.   Walk 2 - View on the way down...   Walk 2 - Carrick Castle and Loch Goil in view again on the return...   Walk 2 - View of Loch Goil   Walk 2 - View of Loch Goil and Carrick Castle further down the track.   Walk 2 - Looking back to the Arrochar Alps...   Walk 2 - A final look back to Cruach mountain.   Walk 2 - A close up of Cruach mountain...   Walk 2 - Looking down on Carrick Castle. The blue Visitor's Mooring is the outer buoy to the left in the picture.  

Carrick Castle - Walk 3
Carrick Castle Walk 3 is a 1 3/4 hour round-trip walk from the castle. This walk starts at the north end of the village and ends up towards the top of the glen at the Carrick River and has some excellent views of the area, Loch Goil and Carrick Castle. It is 130 metres high at the end of the track. If you wish to go beyond the river, great care must be taken in crossing it as there is no ford or stepping stones and the river is still quite fast at that point. See the photographs of how to get there...

Walk 3 - At the north end of the village walk up this track - 1 1/4 hours round-trip from this point.   Walk 3 - Climb over the gate and you are on your way...   Walk 3 - Keep straight on at this junction on the track for Walk 3. The turning to the right takes you on Walk 1.   Walk 3 - Straight on here for Walk 3. The turning to the left takes you to the water treatment plant!   Walk 3 - Straight on for Walk 3. The track to the right is the access to Walk 2.   Walk 3 - Heading up the Glen on Walk 3.   Walk 3 - Looking back at the view of Loch Goil on Walk 3.   Walk 3 - Heading further up the Glen on Walk 3.   Walk 3 - The end of Walk 3 at the Carrick river.   Walk 3 - The Carrick river at the end of Walk 3.   Walk 3 - View of Loch Goil from the glen on Walk 3.   Walk 3 - View of Loch Goil and Carrick Castle on return from Walk 3.  

Carrick Castle - Walk 4
The walk starts at the gate just on the south side of the new bridge that is south of the castle. This is a fairly steep track taking 1 hour round trip through the forest. Unfortunately there are quite a few trees that have blown down over the track, the first just 20 minutes away but you can get passed them all with care. The end of the track is 175 metres high. You can walk on beyond the track over a small bridge but you need a map and wellington boots.

Walk 4 - The walk starts at this gate just south of the new bridge that is south of the castle. This is a fairly steep track taking 1 hour round trip.   Walk 4 - The second gate on Walk 4 is the entrance to Carrick Wood that is privately owned. The track goes on up through the woods. It can be very wet and slippery.   Walk 4 - Carrick Wood sign. On it you will see there are two tracks shown off it, one to the right and another to the left. Neither are now tracable as they have overgrown from lack of use.   Walk 4 - Just twenty minutes walk from the first gate and five minutes from the second gate, a large tree has been blown over across the track. You can pass by it with care. There are several other trees after this that have also fallen across the track, again you can pass round them with care.   Walk 4 - View looking back from where you have just walked up the track...   Walk 4 - The end of Walk 4 at 175 metres high. From here you can walk further off the track but you need a map and wellington boots as the path takes you alongside the river.   Walk 4 - If you decide to walk on beyond Walk 4, you come off the track and cross this bridge. You need a map and wellington boots as it will be wet under foot going up alonmgside the river.   Walk 4 - Looking down the track from the end of Walk 4 at 175 metres high.   Walk 4 - The walk back down the track through the woods.   Walk 4 - View from the walk going further down the track.   Walk 4 - Carrick Castle in view on the return from Walk 4   Walk 4 - View from Walk 4 looking north towards Cruach and Loch Goil   Walk 4 - View to the north east and Loch Goil with Carrick Castle in the foreground   Walk 4 - View to the east of Loch Goil with the peninsular opposite Carrick Castle, towards the end of Walk 4  

Carrick Castle - Walk 5
Carrick Castle Walk 5 is approximately 4 hours round-trip walk from the castle to the Lochan nan Cnaimh (400 metres). This walk starts at the north end of the village and ends up climbing the heights on the way up to Cruach nam Miseag mountain (606 metres) with great views of the surrounding mountains and on the way down of Loch Goil and Carrick Castle. Just after the pond on Walk 2 there is a track that doubles back to the left. (If you see the 'old rubbish tip' on the right of the track you have gone too far and missed the turning.) The track you turn off on to is a farm quad bike track that goes to the lochan. You need to take a map if you go this way in case the visability becomes poor. This track is the start to Walk 5 and from this point to the large lochan and back will take you couple of hours. From the lochan you can traverse the plateau towards Cruach mountain and climb up the mountain that will take you a further couple of hours round trip. There are fantastic views from the top but this walk requires you to be fit and prepared and it is not one to be done on the spur of the moment... See Walk 6 if you wish to extend your walk to Cruach nam Miseag. See the photographs of how to get there...

Walk 5 - Carrick Castle Walk 5 is approximately 4 hours round-trip walk from the castle to the Lochan nan Cnaimh (400 metres). This walk starts at the north end of the village and ends up climbing the heights on the way up to Cruach nam Miseag mountain (606 metres) with great views of the surrounding mountains and on the way down of Loch Goil and Carrick Castle. Just after the pond on Walk 2 there is a track that doubles back to the left. (If you see the 'old rubbish tip' on the right of the track you have gone too far and missed the turning.) The track you turn off on to is a farm quad bike track that goes to the lochan. You need to take a map if you go this way in case the visability becomes poor. This track is the start to Walk 5 and from this point to the large lochan and back will take you couple of hours. From the lochan you can traverse the plateau towards Cruach mountain and climb up the mountain that will take you a further couple of hours round trip. There are fantastic views from the top but this walk requires you to be fit and prepared and it is not one to be done on the spur of the moment...   Walk 5 - Climb over the gate and you are on your way...   Walk 5 - Keep straight on at this junction on the track for Walk 5. The turning to the right takes you on Walk 1.   Walk 5 - Straight on here for Walk 5. The turning to the left takes you to the water treatment plant!   Walk 5 - Turn right here for Walk 2. It's approximately 3 hours round trip to the lochan from here and back to here. The track ahead takes you on Walk 3.   Walk 5 - It's a long trek uphill on Walk 5.   Walk 5 - Walk 5 can be seen from the Visitor's Mooring as it cuts its way up the hillside towards Cruach Mountain.   Walk 5 - Walk on up past the gate that may be open or closed.   Walk 5 - When you reach this pond just after it there is a track that doubles back to the left.   Walk 5 - Look out for the small wooden post on the corner as this is where the track turns off left towards the lochan - the track will be either wet or icy! This track is a farm quad bike track that goes to the lochan and beyond. You need to take a map if you go this way in case the visability becomes poor. This is the real start to Walk 5 and from this point to the Lochan nan Cnaimh (400 metres) and back will take you couple of hours. From the lochan you can traverse the plateau towards Cruach nam Miseag mountain (604 metres) and climb up the mountain that will take you a further couple of hours round trip. There are fantastic views from the top but this walk requires you to be prepared and it is not one to be done on the spur of the moment...   Walk 5 - The start of the track to the lochan.   Walk 5 - A view to the north from the lochan track   Walk 5 - This is the first of a few burns to cross on this track.   Walk 5 - The track proceeds up the hill...   Walk 5 - The track goes up and around the hillside   Walk 5 - And... on up...   Walk 5 - Many parts of the track are wet and also icy in winter...   Walk 5 - Where the water flows over the rocks there are large icicles in winter!   Walk 5 - Watch out for ice in winter and a wet track in the summer...   Walk 5 - Another view of Cruach when nearing the lochan.   Walk 5 - First view of Lochan nan Cnaimh (400 metres).   Walk 5 - Look back towards Carrick Castle - you can just see Loch Long.   Walk 5 - Still on the track towards the lochan.   Walk 5 - View of Lochan nan Cnaimh (400 metres) with Craig Sgoilta (767 metres) and Caisteal Dubh (779 metres)behind.   Walk 5 - Lochan nan Cnaimh (400 metres).   Walk 5 - View of Lochan nan Cnaimh (400 metres) with Craig Sgoilta (767 metres) and Caisteal Dubh (779 metres)behind.   Walk 5 - View to the north over Lochan nan Cnaimh.   Walk 5 - Lochan nan Cnaimh ruined shieling.   Walk 5 & Cruach - Looking down on Lochan nan Cnaimh from Cruach. Allow another couple of hours for the round-trip walk to the top of Cruach nam Miseag (606 metres) climbing up from the back of the mountain. There is no track to it...   Walk 5 & Cruach - And for the adventurous this is Cruach nam Miseag (606 metres) from close to...   Walk 5 & Cruach - Looking down on Lochgoilhead from Cruach nam Miseag...   Walk 5 & Cruach - The view of Loch Goil and Carrick Castle from Cruach nam Miseag Coll (570 metres). From up here on a clear day you can see the Isle of Mull and Arran...  

Carrick Castle - Walk 6
Carrick Castle Walk 6 to Cruach nam Miseag mountain (606 metres) is an extension to Walk 5. Allow 6 hours round trip from and back to the castle. Altough Cruach nam Miseag is only 1 1/2 miles in a direct line from the village the round trip walk is 9 miles, so take plenty of water. Cruach nam Miseag summit is reached from the back of the mountain. The 20 additional photographs taken on this walk start from the lochan and go along the walk to the views from the top of Cruach nam Miseag. From the top on a clear day you can see the Paps of Jura, Ben More on the Isle of Mull, Cruachan, the Pap of Glencoe, Ben Nevis, Ben More by Cranlarich, Ben Lomond, The Firth of Clyde and much more!

Walk 6 - Walk 6 to Cruach nam Miseag (606 metres) is an extension to Walk 5 to the lochan. View looking across to Loch Goil on the way up. All the following photographs show the way up to the summit.   Walk 6 - Cruach nam Miseag an hour's walk ahead...   Walk 6 - Looking back to the loachan.   Walk 6 - Looking back to the view of Loch Goil from the walk up to Cruach nam Miseag.   Walk 6 - About a third of the way up from the lochan to Cruach nam Miseag. Note you have to walk around the back of the hill to the left of Cruach nam Miseag.   Walk 6 - The walk passes this peat bank. Loch Goil in the background.   Walk 6 - Another view across to Loch Goil. There are many stunning views on the way up...   Walk 6 - Another view on the way up just before you head round the back of the hill mentioned with the fifth photograph.   Walk 6 - Another view to the north west on the way up. This is the way around the back of the hill mentioned with the fifth photograph.   Walk 6 - Cruach nam Miseag can now be seen from the back of the hill.   Walk 6 - This shepherd's quad bike track leads to the back of Cruach nam Miseag.   Walk 6 - This is the back of Cruach nam Miseag - climb up this to the summit (606 metres).   Walk 6 - Cruach nam Miseag's summit (606 metres) is now ahead.   Walk 6 - The cairn on the summit of Cruach nam Miseag (606 metres) with Loch Goil to the south east.   Walk 6 - View to the west from Cruach nam Miseag.   Walk 6 - View to the north west from Cruach nam Miseag.   Walk 6 - View to the north from Cruach nam Miseag.   Walk 6 - View to the north north east from Cruach nam Miseag with Lochgoilhead and Loch Goil below.   Walk 6 - View to the south east from Cruach nam Miseag with Gair Loch and the Firth of Clyde in the background.   Walk 6 - Looking down on Carrick Castle from Cruach nam Miseag (606 metres).  

Boat Club Muster August 2009
Pictures from the boat club muster 16th August 2009

The Scene at Swine's Hole - Three boats (Dream Weaver, September and Fjarel) and eight Carric Castle Boat Club Members attended the Muster and barbeque that started at 12 noon on 16th August 2009 and went on until the boats left at 15.30.   Swine's Hole - Swine's Hole, Carrick Castle is a great place to have a muster and barbeque. The anchorage is safe and sheltered in the inner bay. There is generally enough firewood that can be collected to have a fire on the beach as well.   Barbeque cooking - Everyone brought there own barbeque cooking facilities and with the fire there was a fair amount of smoke to start with!   The boats - Only three boats came to the Muster. Dream Weaver, September and Fjarel plus two dingies!   The Members - Eight members came to the Muster and Barbeque on the beach and everyone enjoyed the day. (Only 7 shown in the photo as the other one took it!)   The club's officers - The three members in the foreground of this photo are the club's officers (Douglas Locke, Mooring Officer; Rob White, Vice-Chair and Liz Evans, Chair).   Two boats at anchor - The two boats shown here are September on the left and Dream Weaver on the right both anchored in Swine's Hole.  

Boat Club Muster May 2009
Pictures from the boat club muster 23rd May 2009

Carrick Caste Boat Club Muster 23rd May 2009 - Lemara and Dream Weaver taken from the third boat, Elsa's dinghy. Nine people attended the Muster although the venue had to be changed from Swine's Hole to Lemara's mooring where Dream Weaver and Elsa's dinghy went because of the deteriorating weather. Dream Weaver went down to Swine's Hole to see if any members had arrived there at 12 noon, but as noone had and not only was it pouring with rain and poor visibility and blowing a minimum of a Force 5/6, Swine's Hole for anchoring was abandoned in favour of a safe mooring with the boats rafted up!   Carrick Caste Boat Club Muster 23rd May 2009 - A very enjoyable time was had by the nine people who attended the muster and Colin Jones was thanked for the hospitality given to all on Lemara. The barbeque was instead cooked on the stove instead of on the beach... The weather didn't improve - it poured but the wind dropped to a Force 3/4 before we all went home. Let's hope the next muster in August will have better weather!  

Boat Club Muster 2008
Pictures for the boat club muster 2008

Boat Club Muster 2008 - The Carrick Castle annual Boat Club Muster was held on Sunday 10th August 2008 in Swine's Hole, Carrick Castle. Dream Weaver, the ketch in the photograph and a sea kayak were the only boats to attend. Whilst it rained in Carrick Castle village, less than a couple of miles to the south in Swine's Hole, there was just one short shower and five of us had a barbeque on the beach and enjoyed ourselves. You may have noticed there are no photos of the two yachts (Dream Weaver and Elsa) that attended the Muster on 12th August 2007. That year it rained heavily and the six people who attended had lunch on board Dream Weaver in the cockpit under cover. It was again enjoyed by all who attended.   Boat Club Muster 2008 - Douglas Locke, Moorings Officer for the Carrick Castle Boat Club, rowing out to Dream Weaver - the only yacht that went to the 2008 Muster in Swine's Hole, Carrick Castle.  

Boat Club Muster 2006
Pictures from the boat club muster 2006

Dream Weaver, Elsa and Fraon - Dream Weaver, Elsa and Fraon at anchor in Swine's Hole, Carrick Castle for the Boat Club Muster 2006   Elsa and Dream Weaver - Elsa and Dream Weaver at anchor in Swine's Hole, Carrick Castle for the Boat Club Muster 2006   Members at the Barbeque - 18 members with their families attended the barbeque on the beach at Swine's Hole, Carrick Castle for the boat club muster 2006   Submarine passes the yachts at muster - Submarine passes the yachts at anchor in Swine's Hole during the muster of the Carrick Castle Boat Club   Group shot photo - at the muster  

Boat Club Muster 2005
Pictures from the 2005 boat club muster

3. Group photo at the barbeque - There was a good turn out at the annual boat club muster in 2005 - 15 people attended the barbeque on the beach at Swine's Hole, Carrick Castle.   4. Yachts at anchor - Dallandra, Dream Weaver and Fraon rafted up together.   2. Group pic - The early arrivals   5. Rob on fire guard duty! - Rob White is the club's Vice-chairman.   1. Yachts at anchor - Fraon, Dream Weaver and Dallandra rafted up together.  

Boat Club Muster 2004
A few pictures of the club Muster and BBQ held at Swines Holes on August 22nd 2004

Heading Ashore - Leaving Flyaway, Spirit of the Isles, Dream Weaver and Dallandra rafted together at anchor   Mark and Liz - Getting the fire going   Wendy and Liz - Paddling for shore   Barbeque on the beach - A good time was had by all - 16 people attended.  

Visiting Boats
A pictorial record of boats seen passing through or visiting Carrick Castle

The Spirit of Fairbridge - We were visited by this beautiful 92 foot replica Victorian pilot schooner in November 2004   The Waverley - A regular visitor to Loch Goil during the summer months.   Balmoral - An historic stop at Carrick Castle   Dream Weaver with Trident submarine behind! -   Visiting Yachts from IOM -   HMS Atherstone - (M38) Minesweeper anchored off Carrick Castle   Police launch at anchor off Carrick Castle -   HMS Argyll off Carrick Castle - HMS Argyll - Frigate F231 - visits Loch Goil, Argyll. Local yachts Dallandra and Dream Weaver are on their moorings in Carrick Castle.   Querida at the castle - The red Trapper 400 on the right.   Westerly Renown Sarana visits Carrick Castle - Westerly Renown Sarana of Glasgow visits Carrick Castle and looks at another Westerly Renown Dream Weaver.   Glen Massan visiting Carrick Castle - Glen Massan at anchor in Carrick Castle, with local yachts Elsa to the left and Dream Weaver to the right. Note the three Carrick Castle geese that are also local residents.   Westerly 'Clar Innes' visits Carrick Castle -   VIC 32 - VIC 32 at anchor off Carrick Castle - VIC = Victualling Inshore Craft otherwise known as a 'Puffer' in Scotland.   Destroyer D32 - Destroyer D32 off Carrick Castle in the early morning.   Thrift on Visitors Mooring - This lovely old boat called Thrift, that is currently being restored, visited Carrick Castle using the Visitor's Mooring for two nights betwenn 7th and 9th August 2009. She hopes to visit again next year when her mast, rigging and refit are complete.  

Interesting World Boating
Dramatic and unusual boat photographs

Icestorm - This event is unlikely to happen in Carrick Castle!   This yacht's crew were in trouble - Exhausted by the sea conditions, they put out a Mayday and the Maersk Line ship came to their rescue. Photo by Graham Mathie, Chief Engineer and local boat club member.   Struggling against wind and waves in the Bay of Biscay - The rescue ship was standing by in the Bay of Biscay by whilst the yacht's crew prepared to abandon their yacht. Photo by Graham Mathie, Chief Engineer and local boat club member.   The two crew members of the yacht are just about to be rescued - The two crew were winched off the yacht by the helicopter and the yacht abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Photo by Graham Mathie, Chief Engineer and local boat club member.   Rescue Exercise - Club member, Jim McKenna, takes part in a rescue exercise in the Clyde on his motor yacht. Helicopter coming to drop two crew on to the boat.   Rescue Exercise - Club member, Jim McKenna, takes part in a rescue exercise in the Clyde on his motor yacht. Helicopter hovering above the boat whilst two crew are retrieved.  

Gray Ladies on Loch Goil
A few photo's of water spouts on Loch Goil, locally known as gray ladies. It's difficult for a static photo to capture quite how impressive these fast moving swirls of spray are, but you can see just how much water is in the air. The forecast for this day (04-Jan-07) was Force 8 Westerly

Looking toward Corran from Carrick -   Looking toward Ardnahein from Carrick Church -   In the direction of Loch Long from Carrick -   2.Looking toward Loch Long from Carrick Burn -   1.Looking toward Loch Long from Carrick Burn -   z.The Perch on the same day -  

Miscellaneous Pix
Miscellaneous local photographs

Dream Weaver on Trafalgar Day 2005 - Dream Weaver dressed to commemorate Lord Nelson and Trafalgar Day on 21st October 2005. The Trafalgar pennant flies from the main mast and the Red Ensign from the mizzen mast.   Calum Evans - Calum on his boat Misty off Carrick Castle   Neil Cunningham - Neil Cunningham of Cunningham Moorings and Fabrications checking club members' moorings with Douglas Locke, thw Club's Moorings Officer, on yacht Dream Weaver in attendance.   Loch Goil Monster - Is this evidence of Crocs living in Loch Goil? ;) photo sent in by member, Bill Miller   Visitors Mooring - Neil Cunningham lays new Visitor's Mooring in Carrick Castle in position 56 deg 06.688' N 004 deg 54.378' W on 28th April 2008.   Carrick Fayre 2008 - The Carrick Castle Boat Club had a marquee at the Carrick Fayre on 20th July 2008 to sell donated Boat Jumble. The club raised £80.00 from the boat jumble sold of which 50% was given to the Carrick Castle Ammenities Association, the Carrick Fayre organisers, and 50% was received into the boat club's funds. Thanks to the members who donated their boat jumble for the event.   SAS over Glasgow - So why is this photo here? Andy Sayers, a pilot with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) is giving a talk to the club members on the service at the AGM on 17th April 2009...