Lauren L

John Baraclough

On Sunday 29th May, the Lauren L visited Brodick. This 90 metre luxury yacht is only four metres shorter than the Caledonian Isles, but only carries a maximum of 40 passengers. Any passenger on this charter yacht is guaranteed the attention of one crew member per passenger. At a charter rate of €635,000 per week that’s the minimum one should expect! Unfortunately, even passengers who can afford to travel in this style cannot control the weather and the Lauren L had some trouble landing passengers with one of her lifeboat/tenders and a RIB. She repositioned twice (apparently due to her anchor dragging) but never managed to berth at the pier. Whether it was due to the high winds, or the chosen anchorage for the Lauren L, is not clear but the Caledonian Isles had to reverse out from the pier twice during the day.