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The new scheme promotes the purchase of local seafood, fresh food, arts and crafts but importantly in a manner that in light of Covid-19 respects the wishes of communities regarding visitors stepping ashore at destination ports, anchorages and harbours.
The portal promotes a range of produce including: Beer wines and spirits, Local Seafood, Fresh Foods, Meats, Bakery, Dairy, Takeaway, Groceries, Household, Arts, and Crafts.
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SHOP TO SHIP
The Sail Scotland Shop to Ship web-based platform aims to better connect local businesses with visiting leisure crafts, yachts and cruising vessels and help boost local trade.
The further easing of lockdown will allow yachts and boats to visit remote areas The Shop to Ship campaign will be promoted widely by Sail Scotland, Scotland Food and
and island communities. The Safe Sailing Guidelines published by Sail Scotland as Drink, destination groups and user social media channels to the rural business network • A new web-based platform for shore-based producers of food, drinks, groceries, arts and crafts to promote and sell products to visiting yachts, cruise boats and pleasure craft. SHOP SHIP TO part of the national framework for a recovery and marine tourism users. • Supports transactions being carried out in a manner that respects local guidelines in tourism asks visiting yachts to Respect regarding visitors coming ashore and supports #RespectTheDestination. the Destination by planning ahead, making For more information contact Alan Rankin • Promoted through the marketing channels of Sail Scotland, strategic partners, a considered arrival and thinking local. Sail Chief Executive Officer Sail Scotland 07704 member businesses, destinations and produce suppliers. Scotland recognised that no two destinations 010792 alan.rankin@sailscotland.co.uk are the same, so the platform aims to connect the producer and the consumer as easily as possible in a way that suits local wishes. The platform is available for businesses to register at www.sailscotland.co.uk/registration If you can supply the following, this platform is for you
Fresh Food Food and Drink House, Arts and Crafts
Fresh Foods and Meats Seafood Bakery Dairy Beer wines and spirits Dry Groceries Takeaway Household Arts and Crafts
Getting Listed
If you are a supplier of products listed above and can take an order and payment online or over the telephone and can supply to a designated collection point you can register your services at https://www.sailscotland.co.uk/ registration
Beer wines and spirits Dry Groceries Fresh Foods and Meats Seafood Bakery Dairy Takeaway Household Arts and Crafts
Upon approval, businesses will be able to self-edit a business page to promote product for sale, price, terms that visiting yacht crews can safely purchase and collect from designated local pick up points.
Local arrangements will be directly confirmed by the supplier, but are expected to be around:
The yacht will contact the supplier, place the order, pay and give the supplier an estimated time of arrival.
Yacht will confirm safe arrival when anchored or moored.
The supplier can then deliver to the designated safe pick up point and advise yacht of delivery.
Once the supplier is clear of the area the yacht can send crew over by tender to collect the goods from the safe zone and then immediately return to the yacht.
Arrangements will differ from place to place and yacht crews must at all times #RespectTheDestination and supplier should liaise with the local facility manager to agree the safe collection point.
During the remainder of the summer, restrictions may remain around access to remote locations and island communities.
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic Sail Scotland is opening a FREE web directory within www.sailscotland.co.uk to enable shore-based producers to gain valuable business through the sale of goods to visiting yachts and pleasure craft.
Shop to Ship integrates with the principles within The Safe Sailing Guidelines as part of the National Framework for a recovery in tourism and the recent generated campaign #RespectTheDestination
