Scottish Coastal Rowing Project & St Ayles Skiffs

Slightly off subject as I'm going to talk about coastal rowing, not canal business, but as we're all boaty people....
I am trying to get together a group of people interested in building & rowing a St Ayles Skiff, as part of the Scottish Coastal Rowing project- you may recently have seen articles on TV & news about the project-
Nearby places such as Ullapool & Achiltibuie have already got boats in the water & have even recently hosted a regatta, and there are upwards of 40 other boats either being built or up & running. The idea is that the boats are sold in kit form, so relatively easy to put together, and with an emphasis on team work, community spirit & enthusiasm- no specialist skills are required (though always useful!).
Once the boat is built & in the water ; there are now numerous rowing events happening around the coast, including participation in the Portsoy boat festival, as well as regular rowing sessions locally if that's what the participants want- for fun or for practice to hone your rowing skill & win races!
I have rowed in the Ullapool skiff myself a lot, and it is great fun, a great way to meet new people, get fit and inevitably involves post-rowing pub meets too. If you'd like to find out more, do a search on 'Scottish Coastal Rowing Project', Jordan Boats, or come & see me on Raingoose at Dochgarroch.......... Julie