Sail Caledonia

Sail Caledonia is the annual Scottish 'Raid' or expedition for boats powered by sail and oars, which takes place in the Highlands of Scotland in early summer. Using the Great Glen’s stunning and varied lochs and the 200 year old Caledonian Canal, a fleet of up to 25 boats sails, rows, races, explores and ceilidhs their way up the glen. Accompanied by safety boats, nothing beats sailing and rowing from the Atlantic at Fort William, through Fort Augustus and the mighty Loch Ness, to the finish in the Beauly First at Inverness, the Highland’s capital. Sea-to-sea, salt-to-salt, via some of the world’s most stunning mountain scenery in the safety of an accompanied expedition for small boats.
Come and watch the crafts, of all sizes, make their way up Neptune's staircase on Sunday the 24th May before they are rowed, sailed along the Caledonian Canal to Gairlochy some 10kms away. It is a wonderful, colourful, fun sight.