Beagle Cruises

21/09/2023

Yemaya and I starting our Caribbean adventure, currently I am sailing to he Canaries and heading to Cuba in January. Blog on beaglecruises.com this is us between the bishop rock and Ramsey Island , a lovely day after some miserable ones!

17/07/2023

Lovely sunset over Rathlin this evening.

17/05/2023

A beauty and a beast.

11/05/2023

A lovely evening on the Forth.

09/05/2023

A better stab at a photo. They ar moored with 3 anchors and the turbine is to windward, I’m not sure if the whole caboodle turns with the wind and if so how or if it can turn the turbine cap only and have enough stability not to fall over with the wind in any direction. Will google later.

09/05/2023

Not sure if you can see, you’ll maybe have to zoom in. Kincardine floating wind farm with turbines shrouded in low cloud.

06/05/2023

Inveraray Castle and folly on a fine coronation evening    

 

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01/05/2023

A beautiful day in the Sound of Sleat

23/01/2023

23/01/2023

Some memories of the summer, Cathedral of the Isles, Cumbrae.
There is some fantastic footage of my parents sailing voyages on you tube under bold journey honemoon voyage and restless wind, I was going to post the links but the computer decided not to let me do this today although it did acquiesce yesterday.

30/08/2022

Castle at Skipness and Cathedral of the Isles at Millport

   

 

17/08/2022

At anchor off the Fairy Isles before West Highland Week, Beautiful. Had super sunset drinks on the moorings last week, Porpoises, otters and an unidentified whale off Bute shore no photos sorry.

   

 

30/07/2022

West Highland Yachting Week welcome pack.

29/07/2022

Another cracking day out West. Heading North in the sound of Jura for the start of West Highland Week. A couple of berths available, it’s normally a good mixture of racing and socialising. Racing from Sunday out of Craobh.

28/07/2022

Fairy Isles and on Tidechaser’s mooring in Tayvallich. Thanks Tom!

28/07/2022

A beautiful morning now, heading up Loch Sween.

27/07/2022

Evening on Gigha after a more than excellent meal and wine at the Gigha Hotel.

26/07/2022

The familiar outline of Ailsa Craig. At anchor off Campbeltown awaiting the tide for rounding the Mull of Kintyre.

20/07/2022

Beautiful Machair meadow, Stephenson Skerryvore lighthouse construction works and dock and boat’s cycle re assembled ashore. All on Tiree. Had a lovely seafood meal at Scarinish Hotel, which has changed a bit since I last visited in the 80s on my fishing boat.    

 

17/07/2022

Rothesay to Tighnabruaich race, yesterday    

 

10/07/2022

Glen Borrodale castle Loch Sunart.

08/07/2022

Duart Castle looking atmospheric in the mist.

08/07/2022

Arriving Oban for the around Mull Race last week.    

 

30/06/2022

Around the Mull at lunch time after an 0400 start. Beatiful day out West with an unforecast Ely wind to waft us up to Gigha.

   

 

26/06/2022

Breezy afternoon, Waverley leaving the pier, Yemaya to the left on her mooring.    

 

23/06/2022

Lovely afternoon mountain bike ride finishing with a ride down past the ark above Tighnabruich

23/06/2022

Looking pretty in Lochranza

   

 

21/06/2022

Instructions for the Holy Isle. Well worth a visit.

19/06/2022

Waverley leaving the pier yesterday after first of her regular summer visits.

17/06/2022

Soay lamb on Holy Isle.