LAUNCHING & FUEL
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LAUNCH & RECOVERY
RIBs to around 6.5m can be launched over the shingle beach at Easdale. A 4X4 is useful but not necessary for smaller RIBs, help will be on hand to assist if needed. Larger RIBs will need to use the ferry slip at Cuan 3 miles away but please note the ferry operates a half hour service and must not be interrupted. The Cuan ferrymen will assist with parking etc. Alternatively launch at Puffin Divers, Oban, Dunstaffnage Marina or Croabh Haven and travel to Easdale by sea. Cars and trailers must be returned to Easdale as there is limited parking at Cuan.
CAR & TRAILER PARKING
There is a large public car park at the rear of the village (200m from the harbour). Alternatively launch at Dunstaffnage marina, Puffin divers, Oban or Craobh Haven.
BOAT & OVERNIGHT MOORING
Eilean Eisdeal, owners of the sheltered harbour asks that all boats using the harbour facilities overnight pay a fee of £10 per night. The harbour does not receive ay public funding. Improvements such as the new pontoon has to be purchased by the community. It is important to this community that improved berthing at Easdale’s sheltered harbour whilst limited, continues.
There is a frequent ferry service between the harbour and the mainland – (about 200m) and we are sure many RIBs will be ‘on the move’
PETROL & DIESEL
There is alongside diesel at Dunstaffnage North of Easdale but this is a 30 mile round trip by boat. At Oban (16 miles) there is petrol at supermarket prices. We suggest you fill up as you pass through Oban. Seafari Adventures and other commercial vessells operating obviously have fuel for their own boats. It is illegal for them to resell fuel and to avoid embarrassment we
request you do not ask them to supply.