Carrick Castle Boat Club was initially conceived in 1988 and formally obtained its Mooring Licence No: XX34/343 from The Crown Estate on 10th February 1989. The location of moorings is approximately Lat 56 deg 08.761' N by 004 deg 53.898' W to 56 deg 06.229' N by 004 53.913’ W. Roughly, this is a line just north of Ardnahein to north of Jenny's Bay, in Carrick Castle, Argyll, Scotland.

The maximum number of moorings currently allowed by The Scottish Executive and The Crown Estate in our area is forty (40). We currently have twenty eight (28) licensed moorings owned by twenty four (24) members. There is also one associate member of the club.

The main reason for the initial formation of the Carrick Castle Boat Club was to save its members money in mooring fees. A single mooring now costs £70.00 per annum, whereas club members pay just £35.00 per annum for each mooring. This is a very good reason to be a member of the club! The club membership fee for 2008 is £10.00 per annum for family membership, regardless of however many moorings are owned.

The moorings in Carrick Castle now come under the Coast Protection Act 1949 (Section 34): Moorings as amended by Section 36 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 under the control of The Scottish Executive. The full approval for the Carrick Castle Boat Club can be downloaded here and is valid until 19th March 2013 when it must be renewed. The Clyde area has only recently been subject to Section 34 that has previously applied to the rest of Scotland.

Members should read the documents in the ‘Info’ section of this web site, as there have been many changes, least of which is, members must have their moorings laid safely and within new timescales and further they must keep a vessel on a mooring. The Crown Estate will not allow moorings to be unused when there is a shortage of available moorings now in Scotland.

The committee has expanded the interests of the club with the occasional meeting and social event. Over the last few years, the club has organised talks at the annual general meetings that have included P J Korbel, The Crown Estate Marine Officer on the role of The Crown Estate, Jack Lavender on Viking, a 45 ft wooden motor launch's last voyage from Carrick Castle to Kip Marina and Willie Melville of the RNLI gave an interesting talk on the work of the RNLI with a film show. Details of these can be found by going to Info and then Minutes of Meetings.

Another positive step was taken to have group mooring inspections carried out for members' moorings at reduced costs. The first inspection was carried out in August 2004 and about 50% of members took up the offer. The 2005 inspections were in March and April 2005 when 65% of the moorings were group inspected. In March 2006, only 29% of moorings were group inspected. In 2007, with greater liability placed upon mooring owners, 70% of moorings were serviced safeguarding own boats and avoiding endangering others with the consequential risk of litigation. The good news is that 75% of members with 72% of the moorings have requested that their moorings be serviced in 2008 so the good trend continues

On 22nd August 2004, the club held a very successful muster and barbeque on the beach on a glorious day in Swine's Hole, Carrick Castle. A repeat Muster was held in Swine's Hole again on Sunday 14th August 2005 and yet again on 13th August 2006, with another barbeque on the beach in more great weather and a good turn out, much enjoyed by all. We weren't quite so lucky with the weather for the muster of August 12th 2007, but those members who came still had a great time. Check the gallery for photos of the days...

Any news, stories or photos from members for inclusion in the web site would be very welcome.

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