“Run, Sail, Run – 48 wet and windy hours on the West Coast”

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Guest speaker, Alistair Duncan, spoke about his experiences taking part in the Scottish Island Peaks Race, a talk which he called “Run, Sail, Run – 48 wet and windy hours on the West Coast”. He explained that teams of runners and sailors, usually five amateuirs in a team, compete over a weekend in a gruelling course covering some 160 nautical miles which also includes 60 miles of hill-running to various peaks enroute with a total climb of 11,500 feet. The cost of entry for amateurs is £350 for a team of five, usually 2 runners and 3 sailors. More than 150 people take part. The course starts in Oban with a 6-mile run which separates out the teams and avoids congestion in the relatively small harbour. Sailing to Mull is the next leg, followed by a run up Ben More, then It's sailing to Jura plus a run up the Paps of Jura, Teams then sail to Arran and run up Goat Fell before the final leg sailing to Troon. The arduous course tests both sailors and runners and gives them each a sense of mutual admiration and respect; sailors can rest while runners climb the peaks, runners can rest in the yacht as it travels from port to port. Tidal windows and weather conditions are very important considerations. Oars can be used when needed, leading to some very imaginative methods to make rowing a yacht possible! The clock stops when the teams enter the race office in Troon -after that, according to Alistair, 'Finally......collapse!'. Alan MacDonald gave the vote of thanks for an unusual and entertaining talk

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