Lochcarron Sailing Club
By Elaine Holmes
A tribute to Lochcarron Sailing ClubImage provided by Elaine Holmes
Lochcarron Sailing Club was founded in 1988 by a group of friends interested in competitive yachting. By 2000 it had a fleet of dinghys, a safety boat, a clubhouse and over 100 members.
Today, the club boasts 26 boats for its members to train and race in. It runs formal Royal Yachting Association training courses for dinghy sailors and power boat safety supervisors and is a focal point for sport and leisure for local young people. The club runs a sail training week for school children and visitors each July and a Regatta for sailors throughout the North West Highlands in August.
Proposed new activities will feature larger yacht crewing experience and local yacht racing. The sight of up to 50 people of all ages belting around the Loch in their brightly coloured craft every week, regardless of the weather, is synonymous with the views of Lochcarron.
Many thanks to Elaine Holmes for sharing with us the story behind her journey stone, created as part of the Tapestry of the Highlands and Islands.
WHAT IS A JOURNEY STONE?
Prior to the beginning of the stitching of each tapestry panel, each stitcher of the Tapestry of the Highlands and Islands was tasked with telling their interpretation of the 'Spirit of the Highlands and Islands' within a blank outline of a stone. The possibilities were truly endless - is it represented in the land? The people? A historical site? A favourite memory?
In any case, each journey stone represents the connection between each individual stitcher, their story, and their own sense, or 'spirit', of place. Discover more of the stories behind the journey stones of the Tapestry of the Highlands and Islands here.