A forty-foot catamaran out of Portree taking twelve people to Rona and Raasay, with langoustines landed by the skipper's own family served on deck.
A forty-foot catamaran, built in Cork in 2010, working out of Portree pier with twelve passengers and two crew.
The long day leaves at nine for Rona, two hours ashore on an island where about three people live, then on to Raasay for two more and back by five. A shorter run goes at eleven for Rona alone, and there is a sunset cruise at five.
Lunch is why a good many people book. Langoustine and squat lobster in season, hot and cold smoked salmon, bread, salad and oatcakes, eaten on deck. The shellfish is landed by the skipper's own father and brother, who have fished these waters for nearly forty-five years, and if the timing falls right you pass them hauling.
There is a heated cabin to sit in, a deck and flybridge if you would rather not, and on some trips a camera under the hull sending pictures up to a screen.
Arrives at 5am every day.
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Trips leave from Portree pier, and they ask you to be there fifteen minutes early.
The long day goes at nine, two hours ashore on Rona and two more on Raasay, back about five; the shorter one goes at eleven for Rona alone and returns around the same time. There is an evening cruise at five. Lunch is the reason many people book: langoustine, squat lobster in season, hot and cold smoked salmon, bread, salad and oatcakes, with other options if you ask when you book. Twelve passengers, two crew, a heated cabin to sit in and a deck and flybridge if you would rather not.
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The shellfish served on board is landed by the skipper's own relatives: his father and older brother have fished these waters for nearly forty-five years. If the timing falls right you can watch them hauling as you pass. The smoked salmon comes from a smokehouse at Mallaig.
Church Cave on Rona is a scheduled monument. The national record describes an entrance like a large gothic arch, a low stone pillar that served as a pulpit, a hollow in the floor fed by a drip from the roof that served as a font, and rows of stones the congregation sat on.
Seaflower carries a remotely operated underwater camera that feeds live pictures to a screen in the cabin, so you can watch what is happening below the hull while you sail. It is not aboard for every trip, and the operator asks you to ring and check before counting on it.
Seaflower was designed and built in 2010 by Safehaven Marine of County Cork, and before Skye she worked in television and film: round the west coast of Scotland, and in London for coverage of the 2012 Olympics. She is coded to carry twelve passengers and no more.
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What is on on SkyeFrom Portree pier at the end of Quay Street, sailing north up the Sound of Raasay to Rona, and on the long day to Raasay as well.
ÒR Shop SkyeTwo craft shops in the middle of Portree, selling jewellery, ceramics, knitwear and art by makers from Skye and across Scotland.Under a mile 1 min by road
The LumpThe wooded headland above the harbour, for the view down onto the pier.Under a mile 1 min by roadPortreeThe town round the harbour, and where to leave the car.Under a mile 2 min by road
Raasay House HotelFood and a bed at the top of the Raasay pier road.16 miles 46 min by road
Isle of Raasay DistilleryWhere the full day goes ashore in the afternoon.17 miles 46 min by road
RaasayThe island across the sound, if you would rather take the ferry.20 miles 50 min by roadPlaces to stay near the trip, and when each is next free.
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