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Jul
2133 Scottish Trainees are already counting down to The Tall Ships Races 2011The Tall Ships Races 2011, presented by Szczecin, organised by Sail Training International, is exactly one year away from arriving in Lerwick and, already, 33 trainees from the participating Cruise in Company ports, between Greenock and Lerwick, have signed up to take part.
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Jul
21One Year Until The Tall Ships Races 2011 - LerwickOrganisers of The Tall Ships Races 2011 in Lerwick are excited it is now only one year until the Tall Ships arrive in Lerwick on 21st July 2011. Preparations are going well following a successful Sail Training International visit earlier in the year.
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Jun
15Shetland Catch becomes Host Port Sponsor of The Tall Ships Races 2011- with 400 days to go!Shetland Catch has become a Host Port Sponsor following the £12,000 cash sponsorship deal towards delivering The Tall Ships Races in July 2011.
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Campbeltown
55°25’.27N 005°35’.58W| Contact Name | Stephen Scally |
| Telephone | +44 (0) 1586 552 552 |
| stephen.scally@argyll-bute.gov.uk |
Popularly known as ‘The Wee Toon’, Campbeltown is the largest settlement in Kintyre with a population of about 5,500.
Founded in the early 1600s the town became a Royal Burgh in 1700 and went on to become a prosperous, bustling fishing port with a well sheltered harbour, a centre for coastal shipping, boat building, coal mining and whisky distilling.
Campbeltown is the centre for local services with a good range of shops, two small supermarkets, hospital, plentiful accommodation, a museum, heritage centre and the oldest operating cinema in the country.
The farm land in South Kintyre is fertile with substantial dairy farms. The milk goes to the local creamery to produce the award winning Campbeltown Cheddar Cheese.
Close to Campbeltown, on the Atlantic side of the peninsula, is Machrihanish, a small village with a famous golf course. The first hole at Machrihanish was recently voted, ‘the best first hole in the world’, by top PGA golfers. The course is very challenging and is becoming increasingly well known to overseas golfers, especially from the USA.
www.kintyre.org • www.visitkintyre.info
Quay Capability
| Class A | Yes |
| Class B | Yes |
| Class C & D | Yes |
Port Facilities
| Anchorage | Yes |
| Berthing Depth | 5m |
| Pilot Available | No |
| Tug Available | No |
Distances in Nautical Miles - Greenock 50 Lerwick 434
Harbour Conditions
- Quay - Length 210m - Depth 5m
- Maximum draft/any restrictions 4.8m
- Tidal Range Spring 2.9m - Neap 1.9m