Aberfeldy, was officially launched on Loch Tay on Saturday, September 25. Known as ‘Nighean Ruadh’ (The Red Haired Lass), it has been lovingly created by and for the Loch Tay Skiff Club.
The celebration of nearly four years of fundraising, research and hard physical woodworking was held on the shore at Kenmore.
The new boat was blessed with whisky poured over the bow by Perthshire North MSP John Swinney, had words spoken over her by poet Jon Plunkett and was put in the loch as a horn blown by Celtic celebrant Claire Hewitt sounded over the grey water.The Loch Tay Skiff Club, which completed the £10,500 project, invited guests from a couple of other Scottish skiff clubs, including one from St Andrews which brought a second boat along so.
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