Watersports in and around Fort William and Lochaber

In a land where water of some sort is never far away, we are completely spoiled for choice, when it comes to watersports.

Deep sea lochs, long inland freshwater lochs and a big choice of rivers provide a playground for sailing and canoeing. We are particularly fortunate that it is possible to sail at any state of the tide in the sea lochs and for visiting yachts there are several places to tie up to or use a visitor mooring. Out in the west at Arisaig visitor moorings and a small pontoon welcome visiting yachts from around the world.

The local sailing and boating clubs, Lochaber Yacht Club and Glencoe Boat Club enjoy fun regattas and often welcome visiting fleets for a championship weekend. LYC is an established RYA sailing school for club members and each year hold RYA certificate courses at Levels 1 - 4.

In the Great Glen local companies provide watersport holidays and cruises and in Fort William a diving centre provides courses for sports diving and commercial mixed gas diving courses.

The Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board have Visitor Information Centres throughout the area and can be relied on to provide high quality help and service. They can advice you on local suppliers and contacts, as well as arrange accommodation and provide you with the latest information about what's on.

Visit Fort William Ltd
The information on this website is published by Visit Fort William Ltd, a Fort William based business dedicated to the provision of specific and related information about this fabulous area of the West Highlands.