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Buoyant yachting industry sails ahead of golf

Scotland’s yachting and boating industry has bucked the economic gloom, with sailing overtaking golf as a major earner for rural and island economies.

“We’ve been doing a roaring business,” said Charles Ambrose, sales manager at Kip Marina Boat Sales on the Firth of Clyde.