Return to boating on 26th April

A WELCOME RETURN TO 2021 BOATING CONFIRMED FROM THIS MONDAY 

Bending on sails ready for boat owners

We look forward to welcoming all our permanent customers and visiting yachts back to Ardfern from Monday 26th April onwards, as restrictions from lockdown in Scotland continue to be gradually eased. 

With this week’s confirmation from the Scottish Government that non-essential travel can recommence across all of the UK from Monday, along with the reopening of tourist accommodation and non-essential shops in Scotland, customers will at last be able to return to their vessels and stay on board overnight once again as a single household. 

The chandlery and offices will be fully open from Monday, while the facilities block will also be available on a restricted occupancy basis.

If you would like any chandlery items putting aside for when you arrive, please contact the chandlery on 01852 500247 or email office@ardfernyacht.co.uk 

We remind all those visiting Ardfern in the next few weeks and months to continue to observe the 2-metre social distancing guidelines especially while in the chandlery, facilities block and on the pontoons. In addition face masks should be worn when anywhere indoors on the site and customers should wash or sanitise hands before entering buildings or using shared equipment such as trolleys or courtesy dinghies as per Government guidelines.

With the forecast next week looking (mostly) promising we know how much many of you will appreciate being aboard your boats once again. We thank you for your patience over the last few months and wish all our customers an enjoyable sailing season ahead. 

Andrew and Joanna Ashton and all the team at Ardfern.

TRAVEL BAN TO BE LIFTED WITHIN SCOTLAND

ARDFERN CHANDLERY NOW AVAILABLE 7 DAYS A WEEK FOR ENQUIRIES & COLLECTIONS

Yachts ready for the season

WITH the travel ban across Scotland set to be lifted earlier than expected on this coming Friday 16th April, the chandlery and offices will now be fully staffed at weekends once again. 

The latest welcome announcement from the Scottish Government has made it clear that people will be able to travel across Scotland as long as they do not stay overnight. 

We are also pleased to say that restrictions on travel to and from Scotland with other parts of the UK, are also now expected to be lifted from Monday 26th April. At that time overnight stays on boats are expected to be permitted for all customers from single households. 

As the chandlery cannot fully reopen until ‘non essential retail’ is permitted to resume in Scotland on 26th April, we will continue to offer our ‘click and collect’ service for all items.

 If you would like cleaning products, antifouling, anodes, engine spares or any other chandlery items putting aside for collection now or for reserving for you when you arrive, please contact the chandlery on 01852 500247 or email office@ardfernyacht.co.uk 

 Office and chandlery opening times for collections, along with gas and diesel services on Saturday and Sunday will be from 9am to 5pm, while week day opening times remain as 8.30am to 5pm. 

We look forward to welcoming you back to your boats and to the beautiful waters of Argyll very soon. 

 Andrew and Joanna Ashton and all the team at Ardfern