The BluePages Guide to Craobh

Menai Boats
Menai Marine build a range of Ribs, sports and fishing boats with hulls designed for sea keeping comfort and security.
Our rib range are second to none and built to last, GRP structural chassis, moulded hulls and decks mean that with a Menai Rib you know your hull interior is not degrading from the first time you put it in the water.

Menai also build the Sea Ranger Rigid tubed boat. Extremely stylish and purpose full. It is a positive buoyancy boat that is equal to any rib, but the solid tubes do not puncture, and contain storage hatches. The benefits to this boat are numerous and we have yet to find a down side.
Menai Marine are also builders of modern fishing and sports boats. Continuously developing but all in keeping with the same philosophy, 4x4’s for the sea. With comfort and style.
As a company we are approachable and keen to discuss aspects of boat design with our customers to provide the boat they want. We are British and have a reputation for looking after our customers.

Cruises and trips daily from Craobh Marina to the Lochs and Islands of Nether Lorn,featuring spectacular whirlpools,abundant wildlife and the truly wonderful Argyl scenery.

Also available for Private charter, Diving, Filming and Water taxi service.

Two contrasting dining areas provide the perfect setting for enjoying delicious uncomplicated Scottish cuisine. The Ocean restaurant is a small bistro style room close to the Poachers Bar, and there is a lovely spacious dining area next to the magnificent residents' lounge. Food is regularly available in the Poachers Bar.

Dinner, Supper, Snack and Lunch menus are available daily.

The inn is one of the area's most popular and favourite country eating out experiences. Much of our produce, including wonderful Scotch beef, comes from the surrounding farms and our local farmers are very discerning about how their endeavours are presented and flavoured on the plate, yet are some of our very best regular customers so there is a local recommendation if ever there was one! Local fisherman love our fresh fish too.

For the last 30 years, Nick has been supporting Windy Boat owners during his role as UK Service Support Manager for Windy Boats in the UK and Europe.

Craobh is idyllically situated in the heart of Scotland's most sought after west coast cruising area.

The marina has been developed from a near perfect natural harbour, with berths for up to 250 craft of all sizes to a maximum length of 33 meters.

The deep entrance can accommodate vessels with a draft of 4 meters at low water and the basin accommodates drafts in excess of 8m.This together with wide areas of manoeuvring provides the perfect haven for all types of craft.

UK designed and manufactured by a team who live and breath evaporative cooling technology. The Totalcool 3000 is the very latest in ergonomic design and evaporative cooling technology. Designed to be as simple and easy to use as possible, it really is plug and play!
Robust and solidly manufactured from special bacteria resistant plastic with a bio-degradable filter the Totalcool has been designed with green credentials in mind. Blowing 45% cooler air from normal tap water the Totalcool can be used as easily in remote locations as at home or work bringing you cool air whenever you need it as long as you can open a door, window or vent to allow some fresh air in to supply the Totalcool.
Lightweight and highly energy efficient the Totalcool can be used anywhere you have 12 or 24 volt DC power or 100 – 240 AC mains power. The Totalcool has 4 speed settings from low through to BOOST for an extra cooling blast in the hottest climates. The low setting is designed to run as quietly as possible to allow you to sleep on those humid nights while experiencing a cooling gentle breeze.

We are a long-established family run smokehouse. We take great pride in our smoked products, for example smoked salmon, trout and mackerel which are all hand sliced, interleaved and vacuum packed to the customer’s requirements. We are based at the south end of Loch Awe in the small village of Ford on the West coast of Scotland. You are more than welcome to come and visit us.

Callaghan Insurance have been providing marine insurance services for over 20 years and it remains a core part of our business. We seek to develop long-standing relationships with our clients and offer services and solutions from ship-owner liability to income protection, and nearly every risk solution in between.

Service is our keyword and this, together with our combined experience and knowledge of over 50 years in sailmaking and 20 years of manufacturing in Scotland, ensures that you have a well-proven and reliable product.

All sails and accessories are carefully designed and produced on a "one-off basis" as we are NOT a mass-production sailmaking business.

We carefully select sail cloth with the aid of stretch test graphs for each sail, specifically according to sail type and aspect ratio. It is because of our in-depth knowledge of sail cloth and yachts that we are able to advise our customers of the most suitable sails for their requirements.

Stingray Sportsboats UK was formed in 2010 by Mark Rowley when the trade opportunity arose to start a marine company offering a performance and quality brand of sports boats. Having researched the brands and markets around the world it became clear that Stingray Sports boats was the brand that offered this and were as dedicated to building boats as he was. Mark has over 30 years experience in the marine industry and is passionate about boats. His love of the water and boating began when he was very young, to this day you can still find him on a sunny day on the sea either in his boat waterskiing or jetskiing
Stingray Boats are manufactured in South Carolina, USA and in just a few short years have emerged as one of the leading independent boat builders in the nation.

The British Register in Jersey is authorised to register both pleasure and commercial vessels up to 399GT.
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The development consists of seven traditional cottages built right on the shore line and within the small west coast village of Craobh Haven.
The cottages have been purpose built for self-catering and afford a very high standard of comfort and amenity. They are fully equipped and furnished throughout with fully fitted carpets, whole house electric heating and efficient coal and log open fires.
All houses have spectacular views overlooking the inner islands and out to Mull, Jura and Scarba Islands.

The ground floors are all open plan and have been carefully designed to provide the atmosphere and character of the West Highlands, and with great attention paid to comfort and cleanliness.
Kitchens are fully equipped and provide washing machine, tumble dryer, fridge freezer, dishwasher, food mixer etc. for all your self catering needs.

The open plan lounge areas have comfortable suites and other soft seating of the highest standard, Freeview digital television and DVD player.
The larger houses sleep six and have on the first floor a bathroom with shower, double-bedded room, 1 twin bedded room and one bunk bedded room. Bunk beds can be made up as two single beds if required. An extra occasional bed can also be provided if required. All bedrooms can accommodate a cot.
The smaller houses sleep 4 and have ground floors as per the larger houses. First floors have bathroom with shower, one double bedded room and one twin-bedded room. Both rooms can accommodate cots and are of course self-catering.

This delightful little inn style hotel nestles invitingly at the foot of rolling hills close to the shores of Loch Melfort, in the quiet roadside hamlet of Kilmelford, 14 miles south of Oban.

Part of the hotel was originally an old drovers' inn, however the majority of the hotel was built during the Victorian era. The name Cuilfail (pronounced 'cool-fail') in Gaelic appropriately means "Sheltered Corner".

The atmosphere is one of total peace and tranquillity.

You can apply online for Marine Finance with Lombard. Simply complete the application with your personal details and the details of the boat and submit the form. Should you wish to discuss this please contact our marine finance specialists on 02380 242171

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Xtreme Boat Sales are official dealers for Glastron Sports Boats and Cruisers. Based in Coleraine we are available for water tests inland on the River Bann and at sea on the beautiful North Coast. Tony and the team have over 30 years experience in the marine trade. Our aim as a company is to ensure that you, the customer, get the best deal, customer service and product available.

We also offer a complete after-sales service inclusive of warranty, service and routine maintenance. Various other services are available such as chandlery sales, storage and ski and wakeboard tuition.

Cruises and trips daily from Craobh Marina to the Lochs and Islands of Nether Lorn,featuring spectacular whirlpools,abundant wildlife and the truly wonderful Argyl scenery.

Also available for Private charter, Diving, Filming and Water taxi service.