BlueWild Boats

06/05/2024

FREE PHOTO TOUR TO THE BASS ROCK
BlueWild needs 12 volunteers to help out on Tuesday 7 May at 12 noon at Dunbar Harbour next to the big propeller.
You come along on Tuesday and sit on our boat to test new seats. We'll need you for about 45 munutes to 1 hour. That's all !
As a thanks, we'll take you on another date for a photo tour to the Bass Rock. A superb gannet photo opportunity!
To help, text your name and contact details to us at 07311 007 001. We'll confirm your place.
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06/04/2024

Sunny day. Tide coming in South. Southerly wind blowing North - Gale force 8. Difficulty standing at Dunbar Harbour .

Our tours cancelled for the whole weekend ...looking for a small weather window on Monday to sail to to see
Daily tours until end September..book online for a day in the wild. https://www.bluewild.co.uk/sailing-times/

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28/03/2024

If you have a question about our tours then please email [email protected]. We'll be happy to help.

The secure server on which our website www.bluewild.co.uk sits, is down at the moment. The issue is being investigated.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

In the meantime, we're preparing for the season's start in a few days time.
Hope to see you on board!

25/02/2024

Bass Rock. 25 Feb 2024 0915hrs. The Gannets are back !!
24 Feb..no gannets. Today..they've arrived.
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24/12/2023

05/09/2023

Serene, stunning, majestic...
We switched off our engine, drifted and let this beautiful basking shark swim around the boat.
0930 hrs 400m from Dunbar Harbour

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30/08/2023

Ever wondered what's out there on those islands?
Visit the historic lighthouses on the Isle of May. See the engine room and fog horns on Doors open days.
Superb 5 hour boat tour this Saturday and Sunday sails around the Isle of May, lands for 2 hours and also sails around the Bass Rock!

Booking online https://www.bluewild.co.uk/sailing-times/

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30/08/2023

Open doors weekend this Saturday and Sunday on The Isle of May.
See inside the historic lighthouse !
Sail around the Isle and around the Bass Rock.
5 hour boat tour includes 2 hours landing on Isle. Book online www.bluewild.co.uk

19/07/2023

Stunning clear water today at the .
Sailing daily from Dunbar Harbour.
Spaces on our Landing Tour are available in August. Please book online.
https://www.bluewild.co.uk/sailing-times/
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04/06/2023

Life or death?
Will the little Eider chick catch up before the circling gulls sn**ch it?
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21/05/2023

From bright sunshine leaving Dunbar Harbour to cloudy and peaceful today. Everyday different.
Seals, puffins, razor bills, guillemots, kittiwakes and elder duck chicks..and more
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18/05/2023

JUST RELEASED..
8 spaces on our ISLE of MAY LANDING tour this Saturday 20 May.
Due to a group cancellation..places available.

Sail around to see gannets on the way to . Watch guillemots, razor bills, kittiwakes on the cliffs..
then land on for over 2 hours to see puffins, arctic terns and more..
A fantastic day out. Tour lasts around 5.5 hours and leaves 1215 from Dunbar Harbour

Online booking essential at: https://www.bluewild.co.uk/sailing-times/
Adult/ junior £60/50.

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13/05/2023

Another varied day on the Isle of May..from midday mist to evening sunshine..
Puffins content to paddle in a calm sea, gullemots, razorbills,kittiwakes on the cliffs, elder ducks all around..
then some big waves on the way back to please the more adventurous..whilst others stayed dry inside the cabin..
A fabulous day out sailing from Dunbar Harbour
Tours running all summer

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11/05/2023

and in stunning sunshine today with a rich variety of birdlife and a glimpse of dolphins.
Places available through May and June. Book online https://www.bluewild.co.uk/sailing-times/

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11/10/2022

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12/08/2022

It’s been a week of super sunny tours to the !

Experience the stunning nature reserve with it's rich history- a 5 hour tour around then to where you land for 2.5 hours. Sailing from Dunbar Harbour
Adults £50. Juniors £45. Extra tours added. Spaces available for Saturday, Sunday and next week !
Booking www.bluewild.co.uk/sailing-times

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07/08/2022

ISLE OF MAY RE-OPENING CELEBRATION
Sail with us from Dunbar.
Fantastic landing tour and around
SPECIAL offer £35 tickets Mon- Wed this week.
FREE PLACES DRAW FOR FIRST TO MSG BlueWild Boats
Sailing Mon-0830 . Tues-0930 . Wed-1030

Booking www.bluewild.co.uk/sailing-times

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04/06/2022

Sunshine, fresh seafood, live music and more at Dunbar Harbour Festival..a beautiful day..tours sold out tomorrow..more being added soon.

14/05/2022

A beautifully blue day at The Isle of May with terns making themselves heard.

26/03/2022

Puffins spotted on the Isle of May. Gannets beginning to fly in..and last night, Kittiwake calls on the Dunbar castle rock. It's been a busy week!
Still lots to do before the season starts..boat will be ready soon and website being updated..

12/03/2022

We’re hiring! Join our tour boat crew sailing to some of Scotland’s most stunning natural wildlife habitats. We are currently recruiting seasonal crew for a variety of freelance and voluntary roles, including:

Skippers – with commercial tour boat experience
Guides & Crew – experience preferred and we train you.
Volunteers – like to share your local knowledge? Please join us.

BlueWild is a small, independent tour boat company offering scheduled and private charter wildlife tours, sailing from Dunbar and North Berwick.

Enthuse about stunning seabird colonies and marine wildlife. Create memorable tours for our guests.
Paid and volunteer crew roles with flexible working times to suit peak demand and summer dawn to dusk sailing times.

Daily benefits include sailing to the Bass Rock and Isle of May with close-ups to gannets, puffins, dolphins, seals and occasionally whales.

If you’d like to join us ‘on the water’ in our highly specified cabin ribs then please email [email protected] to arrange a chat. You can also find more information about the roles on our website here: https://www.bluewild.co.uk/hiring/

BlueWild Nature Tour Boats is recruiting seasonal crew for a variety of freelance and voluntary roles.

01/01/2022

Happy New Year - here's to 22!

23/11/2021

Count down to 30 November when Bass Rock Landing Tours 2022 go on sale.
Book through Scottish Seabird Centre then sail with BlueWild.
Get ready to ring or book online!

06/11/2021

Out of the water for winter ..and just in time to beat this weekend's forecast high winds.
Back on 1 April 2022 with tours to The Bass Rock and The Isle of May.

22/10/2021

..and a view from Dunbar to the Bass Rock to round off the day..