Western Isles Cruise

July 19 -August 1, 2025

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Less than three months till we all meet on Kerrera!

The Cruising Club of America is indebted to our partner clubs who have kindly taken on the organising of several events. This is a true inter-club event! To the Clyde Cruising Club, Irish Cruising Club, Ocean Cruising Club, Royal Cruising Club and Royal Highland Yacht Club, thank you!

Please see the bottom of this page for the latest on both the Irish Cruising Club's and Clyde Cruising Club's publications

Action required for all Cruise Participants:

1. Please ensure that all your crew are registered. Find your boat at https://cruisingclub.com/cruise/western and make sure your crew are all listed. Please register and pay the Initial Fee for adults you're adding to your boat there

2. The Second Per Person Fee and Optional Closing Event Fee for the cruise are due May 18th. The total cost of the cruise is $360 per person. You will pay this through the CCA website, as above. The Closing event will be Finale Dinner at Kerrera July 31st.

If you plan to attend all events, you'll want to register and pay for all of these.

The Initial Fee, Second Fee and Optional Closing Fee payments DEADLINE - May 18th, 2025.

We'll have the Children's registration form up shortly. Fee for children, aged 12 and under, will be $75. Older than that must register as an adult.

3. Photographs and beam of your boat, skipper, crew (head shots - individual or couples) please, for the Cruise Book. Labeled with names. Good quality please. Email to watknots@gmail.com

ASAP Please. DEADLINE May 18th, 2025. Thank you for those already received.

4. Download WhatsApp Our communication method of choice for everyone on the Cruise.

5. Order your cruise gear, see Bulletin # 6

USA TeamOne Newport Western Isles Cruise gear is available at THIS LINK.

But please be aware that Ensign Motifs will have the Western Isles Logo on all garments. However if you wish for the larger embroidered six burgee logo on the back of any garment, it is £5 extra per garment.

Ensign Motifs. To order please email Cara cara@ensignmotifs.co.uk or call Cara at 0044 1436 842 581

There is definitely no requirement to bring a blazer, this is going to be a much more casual cruise. Of course any amount of tartan is quite appropriate. A warm hat will be in your goodie bag but bring your own special sun hat, it may also prevent rain running down the back of your neck!

6. Book your berths at Kerrera, included in your cruise fee, for July 19th and 31st,

Using the Subject line: Western Isles Cruise

Please email Kerrera at office@kerreramarina.com with the following information:

Name of the boat,

Boat Length

Skipper’s name

Number of people on board

Kerrera will then allocate berths or rafting spots accordingly.

The Marina’s online booking system is closed off for July 19th and July 31st

For any additional berths required, please email the Marina, so they can manually book you in.

Saturday July 19th NOON - 6pm, Marina Check in and Cruise Check in at Waypoint Restaurant, Kerrera.

From Noon, Kerrera’s RIB will meet arriving boats and will assign berths or rafting. Using VHF channel 80.

7. July 31st late ferry back from Kerrera party to Oban?

If you are staying on board at Oban Marina or Dunstaffnage or staying in a hotel in Oban on July 31st?

You will be requiring a ferry back to Oban after the Finale Party at Kerrera. Please email with numbers and names to watknots@gmail.com.

8. Bus to Dunstaffnage and Oban

There will be a bus from Edinburgh and then Glasgow Airport on Friday July 18th, 2025

Email Les Crane directly to join the bus. Thank you Les for taking this on

9. Bring a spare local burgee!

The Vatersay Event July 247h will be entered around their Hall on the island. It would be a generous gesture of thanks to bring them a local burgee, suitably labeled for everyone’s information, for them to hang.

A kind volunteer might collect them at Registration and join them together along with the Western Isles Cruise flag, to give them a real display!

Looking for Crew or Crew looking for a berth or berths, please contact Barbara at watknots@gmail.com directly. There are a few members looking for Berths for the Cruise. Do you have room for a couple of experienced sailors.

A Buddy Boat system will be worked out as the locals have so much local lore to share with those from further afield. Many new friends to be made amongst the numerous Clubs that are involved. You will meet your buddy boats at Kerrera on the 19th.

Check out the Bulletins

Those crossing the Atlantic

May now meet in Crosshaven and not in Kinsale, as mentioned under events in Bulletin 7.

The Irish Cruising Club's Sailing Directions for the South and West Coasts of Ireland

The ICC has just announced the publication of their 16th Edition Sailing Directions for the South and West Coasts of Ireland, a publication rooted in a remarkable legacy and looking firmly toward the future.

The new edition is now available at www.iccsailingbooks.com

The Clyde Cruising Club Sailing Directions.
The Clyde Cruising Club produces Sailing directions for the area from the Solway to Cape Wrath including the outer Hebrides and Northern Isles (Orkney & Shetland). The CCC have an arrangement whereby members can buy these publications at a discount. If you wish to take advantage of the discount please contact the Club Secretary (Bronwen Angus – office@Clyde.org). The publications are also available in PDF format, however the CCC are unable to offer a discount on these because of the electronic delivery. The following are available (Items marked * cover the cruise area) :

Firth of Clyde £37.50 (Club £21) Link to PDF:

https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=Z__nDwAAQBAJ

*Kintyre to Ardnamurchan £37.50. (Club £21).

Physical copy only

* Ardnamurchan to Cape Wrath £37.50 (Club £19.50) Link to PDF:

https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=wvZ7EAAAQBAJ

* Outer Hebrides £37.50 (Club £19.50) Link to PDF:

https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=1Bn_EAAAQBAJ

Orkney & Shetland (Club £21) Link to PDF:

https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=ScThDwAAQBAJ

Cruising Scotland £32.50 (Club £16.50) Link to PDF:

https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=1Bu1EAAAQBAJ