The village of Carbost, on the shore of a sheltered sea loch on the west coast of the Isle of Skye, together with the villages of Portnalong and Fiskavaig, forms a small community mostly of crofters and farmers. One perfect summer day last June, Neil Campbell of Talisker Farm (I) suggested he would like to organise sheep dog trials in aid of the RNLI. The idea gained the support it deserved but the day chosen for the trials, in August, turned out to be very wet indeed.

No one's enthusiasm was dampened, however, the sheep and dogs ignored the weather and the competition was won by Calum MacLeod (r) and his dog Midge. With the help of a raffle and an RNLI souvenir stall, £210 was raised and given to the Isle of Skye branch..