The two-blue-carriage Scot Rail train runs on the line from Inverness to the Kyle of Lochalsh, at the foot of the road bridge across to Skye, so its survival seems assured, and thus it is a valuable lifeline for anyone using the pretty little village just two stops going east; Plockton. We waited on the …

To Adventures Beyond The Cruising Almanac Tide Tables P 14 and Admiralty Tidal Stream Atlas NP218 became my books du jour for my research on when would be best to set off through the narrows. At the end of last year’s Ireland West Coast and Scottish island cruising we decided we’d had enough challenge for …

Bron and Ken aboard! With the Coronation under our belts and the memory of the priceless impromptu bagpipe rendition given by twin young ladies at the Waypoint Bar and Restaurant on Kerrera, Zoonie made her way across the Firth of Lorn under genoa alone on the afternoon of 8 May 2023. After passing three shy …