Raasay Community Pontoon

20/08/2025

Quick Update:

Fresh water has been reinstated on the pontoon and is available for use.

Pontoon remains afloat at all states of tide however deeper berthing requirements will require vessel owners to check charted depths (innermost section of pontoon only suitable for shallow draft vessels at low tide).

Further details on berthage space to follow!

2 none usable sections of pontoon have been removed, hopefully GaelForce will attend soon to reinstate the final 2 sections.

Hopefully the good weather continues and we look forward to meeting more visiting vessels.

06/07/2025

Save the Date!

Isle of Raasay Gala Day - 19/07/2025

12/06/2025

A long awaited update:

Raasay's Pontoon has had a series of difficulties in the form of the connections between the pontoon main structure wearing and breaking prematurely. To protect the pontoon main structures the last 'leg' was removed.

RDT has been working with GaelForce Marine to rectify this - GaelForce are expected to extend the existing second 'Leg' and install 2 moorings for visiting vessels using the existing anchor blocks (hopefully early this Summer dependent on availability of an adequate workboat).

For the time being the pontoon is functional but has reduced capacity and we cannot book out berths - the pontoon will remain first come first serve.

We look forward to the completion of this rectification work and to welcoming more visitors in the future.

27/04/2024

We are delighted to announce that we will open for the season on Monday 29th of April. As repairs will still be ongoing we are opening with reduced berths. There will be 4 available on the outermost section of the pontoon.
The depths at low tide are
2.7m outer end
2.1m middle of second pontoon section
1.6m at the SOS bollard
1.6m at the outside section of the 2nd joint.
Our pricing schedule and user rules can be accessed via the following link.
https://raasay.com/pontoon/
We will keep you updated as work progresses and more of the pontoon is opened up to visitors.

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28/03/2024

The opening of the pontoon for the 2024 season will be delayed to allow for essential repairs to be undertaken. We apologise for any inconvenience and hope to be open soon.
Please continue to follow us on social media for updates.

21/11/2023

Winter Update:
Last week the 3 fingers and hammerhead were winterised (moved ashore/hammerhead to wee pier dock) with GaelForce and volunteer assistance.

Until Easter 2024 the Pontoon is now closed for use.

Thanks to all users and supporters, update to follow in the new year!

21/07/2023

What a lovely day, and it was great to see some local boat owners out on the pontoon.

19/07/2023

A lovely evening at the pontoon with the Hebridean Princess also moored in the bay.

09/07/2023

Another busy day on the pontoon thanks to the good weather!

Visiting yachts are encouraged to leave any feedback they have for improvements either on here, by email or in the payment envelopes at the pontoon entrance.

23/06/2023

We are delighted to welcome you to Raasay and we hope you enjoy your stay.
We are a community-owned facility with all profits being used to take forward projects which will benefit Raasay. A copy of our current price list is attached.
We want to ensure everyone is safe while using the pontoon so please adhere to the attached rules.

18/06/2023

Great to see the pontoon being used by lots of boats during these early stages of being open. All being well, the water and power services will be operational by the end of July.

12/06/2023

Yet another beautiful day on Raasay and great to see more people using our pontoon.