We had earlier noticed some small RNLI boats in the marina. They are used for flood rescue training in the nearby Falls of Lora. This is a place at the mouth of Lock Etive where the loch is partly blocked by a reef and the water rushes over and round the reef. This provides just the right conditions for the flood rescue training (it also provides entertainment for kayakers, but we don’t plan to go there in the yacht as not only does the state of the water look a bit scary but the bridge is only 15 m above water level which is about the height of the mast). Today the flood rescue trainees practised capsizing and righting the boats, after removing the outboard motor. The motor is capsize-proof, but if actually capsized has to sent back to the workshop for overhaul.
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| Flood rescue trainees return to base |
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