Leg 4/2027

25 May – 1 Jun Troon/Glasgow to Oban/Scotland, 180 nm

What is more connected to Scotland than Celtic Culture & Viking History and…, well, yes, Whisky!

Even if you don’t drink whisky, it’s worth sailing in these waters and inhale the salty air that swipes around these old oak barrels for decades until the whisky slowly matures to give the distinct aromas.

And, by the way, you don’t really drink whisky, you sniff it!

And that’s what this is all about: sniffing our way to the islands with the most attractive aromas. I call this “whisky navigation”. Passage planning at its best!

This leg will lead us out of the relative shelters of the Firth of Clyde around the notorious  Mull of Kintyre possibly via Ratlin Island in Northern Ireland to then visit the whisky Mecca-island of Islay with the most famous distilleries in Scotland, such as Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg. You wouldn’t believe that there are said to be no less than ten (10!) active distilleries on this tiny island measuring no more than 40 x 24 km! 

Ardbeg also offers a great anchorage with one of the finest views in Scotland.

Crew taking the dinghy for a whisky tasting.

BBQ with Ardbeg in the background.

Tasting the Mesh to be come whisky.

This sailing leg obviously offers more than just whiskey. After Islay we will sail north and pass (and possibly stop) at the island of Jura (ah, yea, it has a distillery as well, I forgot to tell, by the way…) 

Jura in the foreground as well as in the background

Passing Jura we will have another attraction to port along the way: the Corryvreckan!  If weather permits, we can attempt to enter Corryvreckan and then, there is a small bay where jsut south of it, where we can anchor, making landfall on the beach and then climb up the mountain and watch the spectacle of one of the strongest tides in the world and the definitely the largest eddy in the world!

Through the Corryvreckan against 7 knots of current:

Finding tranquility in the bay just next to Corryvreckan.

And then climbing the hill to watch Corryvreckan.

This scenic leg ends in the heart of Scotland: Oban in the very centre of the Hebrides. And after you leaving the boat, a great train ride begins when the sailing leg ends: through the beautiful Highlands passing famous Loch Lomond taking you back to Glasgow.

Price: EUR 2.720 per person including all food consumed onboard, harbour fees, diesel etc plus visits to pubs and distilleries