Immerse Hebrides

BOXING DAY DIP! 🏊‍♀️🥶 Don't forget we're running our annual Boxing Day Dip at Coll Beach 1200 on Thursday 26th December in aid of the RNLI. Take your friends and family to the beach for a quick splash in the sea to clear the cobwebs away after all the indulgence of Christmas Day! Book your spot online and donate £10 to the RNLI. Alternatively you can turn up on the day and donate cash. To book your place: https://bookeo.com/immersehebrides?type=221UHPXUK18BA1447AF2

Another year, another Charity Dip raising funds for the RNLI! At 12 noon on Boxing Day, don your swim suit, swimming trunks, wetsuit, dry suit, or your Christmas pyjamas! All proceeds that we raise will go to the RNLI, so book a spot on our website at the link below, or go to the 'Swimming' section on our website and go to 'Special Events', and remember a Santa Hat. https://bookeo.com/immersehebrides?type=221UHPXUK18BA1447AF2

Winter Sea Swimming - How Safe are you?

The Sea looks amazingly calm today.. but look at the energy coming through from the swell from the Minch. How does that affect us as we continue sea swimming throughout the winter? How can you assess whether to go in.. or more importantly get out when it looks so lovely and inviting? Find out how to assess the sea conditions on our popular sea swimming course starting tonight at 8pm. https://bookwhen.com/h2otraining/e/ev-sly9-20241118200000

In collaboration with H2O Training, our next STA endorsed Safer Sea Swimming course starts Monday 18th November 8pm GMT with limited availability recorded sessions. Suitable for sea swimmers, dippers and open water coaches. Don't miss out! Click the link to book your spot: https://bookwhen.com/h2otraining/e/ev-sly9-20241118200000

Ocean Swimming

Hello! It's glorious weather here for the next few days so we've put on a NEW LOCATION short-notice sea swimming cave adventure at Gress on the east side of Lewis. It's a 3.5 hour boat tour going past Tiumpan Head and across Broadbay towards Grass and Tolsta and is suitable for new or novice sea swimmers. Passengers also welcome. Book your spot here: https://bookeo.com/immersehebrides?type=221UM3F6H19204885E98 We also have some spaces on Friday for our 2 hour whale & dolphin tour and you can book in here: https://bookeo.com/immersehebrides?type=221WNAKYK18B94757520

Fin whales, humpbacks, humpbacks breaching! An amazing morning and such a privilege to be able to see these animals in our local waters on the Minch. One breach happened so quick we have only short footage of it in the comments below thanks to Nicola Hodgins our wildlife guide. That’s the nature of it! We have some seats available tomorrow afternoon at 1430 and Friday morning at 1030! Booking link below: https://bookeo.com/immersehebrides?type=221WNAKYK18B94757520

4 seats available on our whale & dolphin boat tour tomorrow departing Stornoway at 10.30am. Weather looks amazing to spot any wildlife! Here’s a taste of what’s been happening the past few days! Booking link below 👇 https://bookeo.com/immersehebrides?devent=221E94NTT18B94785E75_2024-09-04_Mu2jAV4ur7fg #whalewatching #hebrides #humpbackwhale #lungefeeding #finwhale

Sorry to disappoint those booked onto any boat trips this week. If you haven’t already received an email you will shortly. The weather is wreaking havoc with our schedule and we’re finding it hard to navigate our way through to a weather window to run any scheduled trips this week. Here’s a lovely clip of an orca encounter to keep your (and our) spirits up for when we get more settled weather. A privilege to see and hear! ♥️ #☔️☀️🙏 #longestwinter #orcawhale