Scotland is a superb sailing area. However, the facilities for sailing boats are often not very well developed. There are usually mooring buoys, sometimes a pontoon without water or electricity, fishing docks, but few marinas.
A short stay economic
When available, space on the pontoon is not cheap. To save a little money, most marinas offer the possibility to make a short stay of a few hours. The price then depends on the number of hours spent at the dock.
At North Pier Pontoons, located in downtown Oban, the price of a night at the pontoon is calculated according to the number of meters of the boat, 3.35 pounds sterling per meter in 2022. For a 15-meter boat, this still represents more than 50 pounds sterling per nightâeuros¦ On the other hand, a short stay for 4 hours costs only £13.30, regardless of the size of the boat, and for one hour it will be only £5.
The area around Oban also offers many alternatives to the North Pier Pontoons at attractive rates: Kerrera marina with its transfer service to Oban, mooring buoys near the city, etc. Nevertheless, the North Pier Pontoons has the big advantage of being directly in the city center.
To fill up the water tanks, take a hot shower, store in the souvenir stores, stock up at Tesco or Lidl or go for a fish and chips a short stay is quite sufficient with a good organization.
Anchorages near Oban
Before arriving at the dock or when leaving Oban, there are plenty of places to anchor. To the northwest of Kerrera, the island opposite Oban, offers a very quiet and spacious bay to anchor for the night before continuing to Mull for example.
When you go further south, the beautiful but very popular Puilladobhrain anchorage is permanently home to at least half a dozen sailboats. From there, a short walk to the superb Clachan Bridge ends at the Tigh and Truish Inn. This bridge is also called the Atlantic Bridge, because the Clachan Sound it spans touches the ocean at both ends.
