Sandbank, Argyll and Bute
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Sandbank is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, north of Dunoon. It sits on the southern shore of the Holy Loch, and was the site of the shore facilities of the US submarine base in the Holy Loch from the 1960s to 1992. At the pier today, a timber loading berth can be found.
In 1958, the famous Robertson's ship yard in Sandbank, built the America's Cup Challenger 'Sceptre', a 12metre, 17tonne yacht designed by David Boyd. She was unsuccessful in her attempt however, as in September 1958, Sceptre was beaten by 'Columbia' and thus America retained the trophy. Robertson's yard ceased trading in the early 1980's and the site was levelled soon after. The site still lies empty and unused today.
Sandbank is now the location of The Holy Loch Marina, a successful development with over 200 berths (and growing) available. There is a chandlers and brokerage onsite as well as high-speed adventure rides on the 'River Rocket', a twin engined, 12-seater RIB.
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