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Ably led by our illustrious build leader Pod, Moidart Skiffies have taken a big step towards being ready to build their first skiff. A team variously at times comprising of (if I remember correctly) Angus, Anna, Donald, Fiona, Frances, Karen, the two Marks, Peter and Pod have created a dry workspace. A number of whom have put in a significant amout of their time and effort which is greatly appreciated.

This was not an easy task given it was open to the elements only a few weeks ago and pretty much had a small burn running through it at one point, not to mention chickens running amok and leaving egg based surprises here and there!

Over the next few weeks Pod will direct efforts to improve the lighting and electrical arrangements and then the skiff build can begin in earnest.

On behalf of the members of Moidart Coastal Rowing Club I would like to express our gratitude to Steven Marshall for allowing the club to use a wonderful photograph from his portfolio capturing the beauty of the West Highland Peninsulas.

The photograph used for our homepage main image is titled ‘Summer Tranquillity II – The Small Isles of Eigg and Rùm viewed from Smirisary, Moidart’ and is available to purchase from Steven Marshall Photography.

Many thanks Steven!

It has been quite an effort however I am pleased to say that our website is finally ready. Thanks to all those that helped get us to this point including Anne, Anna, David, Jamie, Lou, Peter and me I guess. Hopefully I haven’t forgotten anyone.

A special note of thanks should also be given to Krystal Hosting who have kindly not charged us for hosting our website and other online services such as email. I really can’t convey how impressed I am with them as a company in their commitment to first class service while also minimising their impact upon the environment. It is quite something for a company to commit to planting 1,000,000,000 (yes 1 billion) trees by 2030!

Also as I am sure the keen observers amongst us will have noted, the main image is still the one taken from Arisaig however an updated photograph of the Small Isles taken from Moidart will be uploaded soon!