The Fort William and the Lochaber area saw an action packed weekend...

Sail Caledonia (a race up the Caledonian Canal for small boats) kicked off in fine style, with a regatta in Loch Linnhe, and then a procession through Neptunes staircase. See http://www.sailcaledonia.org.uk/ . (photo - c Kathy Mansfield)


The Mountain Bike World Cup delivered great riding despite some world class rain on Saturday. The cross country riders got the muddiest, with the 4 cross also taking part in pouring rain but no-one let that dampen spirits. Sunday was considerably drier with the down-hill races taking place in sunshine. The crowd were awesome and many of the top riders mentioned in the press that they loved the Fort William course and the crowds. If you haven't experienced the roar as a rider nears the finish with a good time you have just got to get up here...
http://www.fortwilliamworldcup.co.uk/

Meanwhile in Fort William in Saturday bank holiday visitors enjoyed Party in the Fort with bucking broncos, sumo wrestling, hairy coos etc. The evening ended with a great performance from the Peatbog Faeries which kept everyone dancing until midnight.

For even more extreme action you can't beat the Wilderness ARC expedition adventure race: kicking off with a prologue event in Fort William on Saturday night the real race started on Monday morning. Open swims, canyoning, abseiling, trekking and a 70km+ off road bike ride to mention some of the challenges: this event is not for the feint hearted. As I write Aberdeen Asset Management are in the lead but log on to http://www.sleepmonsters.com/ or http://www.wildernessarc.com/ to find out the latest. (photo Andy MaCandlish/Wilderness Arc)

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