Loch Ranza

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Charts

See Scotland.

Weather

See Scotland.

Passages

See Scotland.

Communication

See Scotland.

Navigation

Approach to moorings is straightforward. Depths around 10 meters at low water. The bay becomes shallow ~25m off the castle's shore.

Entrance

Loch Ranza is a port of entry for United Kingdom. For details see Entrance: United Kingdom.

Berthing

Berthing on pontoon is not available. There is a small pontoon for a short stay, mostly used for dinghies of yachts on moorings.

The depth might be sufficient for a yacht at high water. If you chose to approach, stay at the deeper external side of the pontoon.

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

None.

Anchorages

A line of blue moorings available at the middle of the bay. Red moorings are private. There is a box for donations at the gate to pontoon. As for the summer of 2017 they asked 12 pounds for overnight stay on mooring and 2 pounds for berthing dingy.

The anchorage is open to westeries which might be very uncomfortable. However waves don't have enough distance to develop, so at 5-6 Bft the stay is still comfortable. Very good protection from other winds.

Amenities

Facilities
Water	N/A (Not Available).
Electricity	N/A
Toilets	Camping at the golf club toilets
Showers	Camping at the golf club with showers
Laundry	?
Garbage	?
Supplies
Fuel	N/A
Bottled gas	?
Chandlers	?
Services
Repairs	?
Internet	?
Mobile connectivity	?
Vehicle rentals	?

Provisioning

Give the names and locations of supermarkets, grocery stores, bakeries, etc.

Eating out

There are 2 restaurants, one at the golf club and one at the hotel. Local bar and tasting room at the local distillery.

Transportation

There is a bus, but I'm not sure where it's going.

Ferry to Campbeltown and to Brodic.

Tourism

History

Give a short history of the port.

Places to Visit

• The Lochranza castle is in the bay
• Local distillery - it's quite new (established at 1995) but worth a visit
• Several walking routes starting near the local golf club

Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forums

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Links

• Loch Ranza at the Wikipedia

References

See United Kingdom.

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Date of member's last visit to Loch Ranza and this page's details validated:

• August 2017 -- Navado

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