The St. Kilda and Western Islands Cruise

 

Join us for a Bucket List Sailing trip to St. Kilda, departing from various locations in Scotland. Our West Coast route starts and finishes in Oban on Scotland’s west coast while the coast to coast route runs between Oban and Inverkip in the Clyde Estuary.

With an amazing array of locations to visit as we aim for the dual world heritage site, we will be spoilt for choices of places to stop. Mull, the Small Isles, the Inner and Outer Hebrides will all beckon. With careful weather watching going on, it won’t be long before we are taking on the North Atlantic and aiming for St. Kilda.

St. Kilda at anchor.

Subject to weather, we aim to spend time ashore exploring St. Kilda in between exploring some of Scotland’s amazing islands, spotting local wildlife and, perhaps, a distillery or two!

Route Options:

1) “Coast to Coast” Oban - Outer Hebrides - St. Kilda - Islay - Inverkip

2) “West Coast” Oban - Outer Hebrides - St. Kilda - Inner Hebrides - Oban

Day One: Join between 16:00 and 18:00. An evening buffet will be served from 19:00.

Day Two: Safety, familiarisation and sail training as we sail towards Tobermory.

Day Three to Six: Cruise to St. Kilda and the North Atlantic.

Day Seven: Time ashore

Day Eight to Nine: Cruise back towards our destination taking in amazing islands, wildlife and possibly some distilleries

Day Ten: Arrival back to our destination port.

Day Eleven: Depart the yacht by 12 noon.

Our Guarantee:

Unlike many pre-book firms we don’t spend your hard earned money before your trip which means if there is disruption out-with our (and your) control that qualifies for a refund your money is safe and can be returned to you quickly.

Cost

£ 1645 per person inclusive of all onboard costs.

Travel Notes:

Oban:

Oban is well served by bus and train routes and does have a small airport with limited route choices. Car parking is available throughout the town and bookable online (Use the Argyll and Bute council website for best prices), where vehicles can be left, at the owners risk. However, the train route to Oban is one of Scotland’s most scenic and well worth experiencing. Travelling from Glasgow alongside lochs, through glens and over some amazing bridges we highly recommend travelling to Oban by train. However, we also recommend booking a window seat well in advance as they fill up fast in the summer!

Inverkip:

Inverkip train station is a main line station served from Glasgow. Regular bus services also stop in the village. The marina is a 10-15 minute walk from the train station, 5-10 from the bus stop. It is worth noting that the train station is at the top of the village. While that’s not a problem arriving with your gear and going downhill it can be a tough walk up at the end of a trip! Car Parking is available at Kip Marina.

NOTE:

  • The cost of this event includes all onboard food, fuel and berthing charges.

  • Sailing activity is weather dependent. If conditions are too severe activity may be postponed, cancelled or the passage plan adjusted.

  • Travel to/from the start and end points is not included