Every summer from the beginning of July, Oscar, as Senior Instructor, heads home to help teach in Tighnabruaich Sailing School during the summer holidays, so for Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays he’ll be inspiring a new group of kids and teenagers to take up this crazy world of sailing. But for folks on the Clyde, He’ll […]
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We picked up the keys to the new office/showroom in Kip Marina today. At the moment it is a pile of boxes and reels of rope, but over the next week or two we will have it lined up square and eventually it will be a place for customers to come and talk about their
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Charlotte & Ian recently moved house from Tarbert to Craobh Marina so are extremely handy for work here now and easier to reach other parts of the West Coast. With Oscar based on the Clyde, we have not abandoned Portavadie Marina, but are still prioritizing work here when needed, Oscar is still able to get
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Big Rig Specialists We work on some of the biggest yachts in Scotland, from the enigmatic Ocean Spirit with her 12mm mizzen stays and 26mm lower shrouds, to the equally impressive Clipper 60s of Rubicon 3 Adventure and Taeping from Ocean Sailing Scotland. We have the tools in-house to swage new wires up to 16mm
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We work closely with many a happy customer in Largs Yacht Haven. From boat owners to commercial clients with sailing schools and fleets of charter boats. With our Clyde based mobile rigging workshop, we are in a perfect position to work on your boat in your home berth in any of the Clyde Marinas or
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It was an absolute privilege to be invited to join the Clipper yachts on their stop over in Oban before their final race of the 23/24 round the world race back to Portsmouth. It was even more magical that Oscar, Charlotte and I were invited to sail with the PSP Logistics boat with main sponsor
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‘Boat Maintenance Company of the Year’ 2024/25PRESTIGE AWARDS ‘Best Yacht Services Provider 2024’ – Scotland UK ENTERPRISE Client Service Excellence AWARD 2024 It may seem a small thing, and it is certainly not why we are doing our jobs, or running the business, but when your hard work is noticed by business insiders, it means
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Unveiling the Argyll Yacht Rigger Clyde workshop van, A practical addition to our growing inventory of kit, which is based from James Watt Dock, Kip Marina, Largs Yacht Haven, Clyde Marina, Ardrossan and Troon Yacht Haven. This van will be a duplication of my West Coast van with it’s own A270 swage machine, climbing gear,
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We pretty much exclusively use Petersen Stainless rigging terminals and wire for our rerigs. the first reason is their extremely high standards and the quality of their gear, which conform to ISO9000 standards. Secondly, We are part of the Petersen Approved Installer Scheme, PAIS, This means we have been audited to the same high standards.
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In January we started posting regular photos and accompanying stories for rig fails and close calls that are important educational tools for boat owners, and are some of the things we look for in rig inspections. Keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram accounts for photos and advice how it was fixed and what you can do to prevent
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Knife Policy – Under 18’s will NOT be served (it is an offence to supply a knife to persons under the age of 18).
It is not unusual for us to have to contact the customer to obtain age verification. To avoid delay in dispatch when purchasing a knife please email a scan or digital photograph of a document where name and age can be verified (e.g. Driving Licence or passport), ideally also with the delivery address shown.
Prior to dispatch we have a duty in accordance with The criminal Justice Act 1988, as amended by the Offensive Weapons Act 1996 and the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 to do all that is reasonably practicable to verify the age of someone purchasing a Knife.
