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North Carr Light Vessel
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Contact the Maritime Volunteer Service, MVS Tay,
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Bob Richmond - 01382 542516 mobile - 07554 453535
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Click for aerial views of the Tay
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Click for River Tay Dolphins
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MVS Tay gratefully acknowledges the support and assistance of - The Port of Dundee (Forth Ports), Mr. Clive McKeag, Awards for All Scotland, The D.C. Thomson Charitable Trust, H.M. Revenue and Customs The Bell's Nautical Trust, The Tay Charitable Trust, The St. Katharine's Fund, The Robertson Trust, The Alexander Moncur Trust, The Mathew Trust,
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Update 24th July 2009
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Marigot and Badger have both been busy with dolphin trips and excursions to Perth
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The dolphins were later to appear in the Tay this summer, as were the seatrout which form a large part of their diet. This may be the reason although slightly colder summer weather has also been suggested. However they’re here now and all appear to be well and healthy.
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Siouxsie Sioux on Badger
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....from a press release put out by our press officer David Kett.
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The Maritime Volunteer Service’s 2009 season of Tay River Trips on Marigot and Badger begins on Saturday 4th July with three dolphin watch excursions from Broughty Ferry Harbour.
The first charter took place on Saturday 20th June when celebrity passenger Siouxsie, formerly of Banshees fame, took to the water on Badger. Siouxsie, whose latest album “Mantaray” was launched in 2007, joined Badger at Woodhaven. Still with more than a very attractive hint of goth about her, Siouxsie quickly impressed the crew with her enthusiastic and knowledgeable questions regarding the wildlife of the Tay.
The party was taken out to see the Tay Rail Bridge, thence to Tentsmuir where the growing band of seals was clearly visible on the sands. They then proceeded to the Lady Buoys [yes, this is correct] off Buddon Ness where the dolphins suddenly appeared in abundance, much to Siouxsie’s delight. Although mainly engaged in catching fish, the engaging animals made time to approach the boat, demonstrating their innate friendliness and curiosity. Badger’s skipper Ken Bushe said: “Siouxsie was very impressed by what she saw and I heard that she enthused over the experience in an interview she gave later the same day”.
Siouxsie joins a growing list of celebrities, including Rowan Atkinson and Ben Fogle, who have enjoyed an enthralling hour or so as guests of MVS Tay. The Tay River Trips schedule is now on the web. Full details of July’s sailings can be seen at www.tayrivertrips.org
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Marigot at Broughty Ferry
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Marigot on a trip to Perth seen from the road to Newburgh with the Errol and the Carse of Gowrie in the background.
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Marigot approaches The Dogleg - an abrupt turn to port at this navigation post, followed by a run close to shore, which is necessary to keep a vessel in the deep water channel. Even this channel is hardly deep water as often there is less than a metre of water under her keel. This whole trip is a great training exercise in accurate navigation.
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Passing another port marker.
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The sheer scale of the River Tay can be appreciated from these photos as Marigot steadily approaches Newburgh, her wake fanning precisely behind her.
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The majesty of the river.
From Marigot, Mugdrum Island (top left to centre) will be now be showing as a bank of reeds off her starboard bow. She’s about to pass between the red and green posts marking the route through well known shallows. The yellow patch on Mugdrum is an arable field and although the reeds are no longer harvested for thatching, the centre of the island is still farmed. There is a navigable (just) north channel around Mugdrum Island although it is rarely used.
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