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21:01:2018: Sail Caledonia 2018 is now full! Please contact us if you are interested in joining a future Raid.

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21:10:2017: We have had to close entries for those camping shore-side, and are running a waiting list, although hope to offer more camping space. Entry is still open to those camping on their boats and there are 3 berths left on the Classique cruiser. If you are interested in joining then please contact us as soon as possible.

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07:10:2017: We already have a good number of entries. Ros Crana is fully booked and there are now only 3 berths left on the Classique cruiser.

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07-06-2017: Full results and timings for Sail Caledonia 2017 are now available on the Results page. We’ve also “found” the detailed results and timings from the 2011 raid so have published them too.

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05-06-2017: Well done to Andrew, Graham and John, who sailed Andrew’s Swallow Yachts SeaRaider, “Craic”, to overall victory in this year’s Sail Caledonia. It was another fantastic week with generally good weather as the boats sailed and rowed from Fort William to Inverness along the Caledonian Canal and the Great Glen’s lochs. Full results will be published very soon.

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07-05-2017: There have been a few new entrants and, unfortunately, cancellations recently. We’re back up to 12 boats which is a nice number, but there’s room for more and still time to join! Check the entries page for details of current entrants.

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04-04-2017: Full instructions for the 2017 Raid are now available to download. This includes the Joining Instructions, Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions.

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25-09-2016: The entry list is now growing and we’re up to 10 boats with a really interesting mix, including the return of the SeaRaider purpose-built Raid boat. Don’t forget, there are just a few more days left where bookings can be made at 2016 prices.

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01-07-2016: Entry for the 2017 raid is now open and for a limited period you can benefit from 2016 prices. Click here for more details.

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09-06-2016: The full Results for the 2016 raid are now available and photos are being added to the Galleries. As ever there are some fantastic photos.

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04-06-2016: Congratulations to Jim Wise, skipper of “Jack”, a Swampscott Dory, on winning Sail Caledonia 2016. Full results will be available shortly.

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21-03-2016: The Joining Instructions and Sailing Instructions are now available on the Downloads page.

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02-09-2015: Detailed results from the 2015 Raid are now available on the Results page.

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29-06-2015: Booking for Sail Caledonia 2016 is now OPEN! (Update - 5 bookings on day one! What a great start to the new Sail Caledonia year.)

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12-06-2015: A link to Kathy Mansfield’s photos from the 2015 Raid is now on the Galleries page. For those interested in nostalgia, we’ve also added a link to a gallery of photos from the 2000-2002 raid!

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04-06-2015: John Macpherson’s excellent photos from the 2015 Raid are now available and can be viewed here.

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30-05-2015: Well down to Matthew Peacock, skipper of “Gladys”, a Swallow Boats BayRaider 20’, winner of Sail Caledonia 2015. Matthew has kindly shared this thoughts on this year’s raid and they can be read here.The photo galleries will be published very soon.

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A new trip report has been added to the “What to Expect” page.

This is the story of Tyboat’s entry in the 2014 Raid. Read it here: Tyboat’s Story 2014

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The 2014 pictures are now starting to come online.

Some really nice ones.

Check out our galleries page for the links

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Click here for Sail Caledonia 2014 Results  

Results are in a PDF format, should you have trouble viewing simply download the software free from Adobe here