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The Hiltgund Logbook – 2023 Season<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The orange line shows where the boat went while on the cruise during the early summer of 2023 – and by car while in the Outer Hebrides, we covered pretty much all the major roads and many minor ones between Eriskay and Stornoway, Callanish & Garenin and Uig Bay & Mangersta on Lewis.<\/p>\n

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14th May – Crinan Boatyard<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mast ready for second coat of\u00a0 varnish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Monday 5th June – “Shakedown cruise” to Macaskin Island<\/strong><\/p>\n

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So Hiltgund is now off on her holidays! Goodness knows how far we will get, but the captain and crew both have clear diaries for a few weeks so there is no rush\u2026. (spoiler alert – we achieved a circumnavigation of the Isle of Skye without ever setting foot on that island….)<\/p>\n

Today (Wednesday 7th June) we loaded provisions etc and waited for a fair north going tide and set out from Crinan in scorching sunshine and barely a breath of breeze. So not much ground covered on day 1, but we have left which is often half the battle!<\/p>\n

Watch this space for position reports and other news\u2026\u2026 (and scroll to the foot of the page to see a map which shows the route of the whole cruise.)<\/p>\n

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Wednesday 7th June:\u00a0 Craobh Haven<\/strong>
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Thursday 8th June: Craobh to Loch Aline <\/strong>– via the Cuan Sound<\/p>\n

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Lismore Light and Lady’s Rock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Duart Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Thursday 8th June: Loch Aline<\/strong>
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Friday 9th June: Tobermory<\/strong>
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Heading for Tobermory up the Sound of Mull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Sunday 11th June: Tobermory to Canna<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cold curry for lunch – fantastic!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Sunday 11th June:\u00a0 Isle of Canna<\/strong>
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Early morning in Canna Harbour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Monday 12th June: Canna to Loch Boisdale<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Looking towards Rum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cliffs on the North coast of Canna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Alone on a glass calm sea – South Uist in sight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Monday 12th June: \u00a0Loch Boisdale, South Uist<\/strong>
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Wednesday 14th June: We hired a car to explore Eriskay, South Uist, Benbecula and North Uist while the boat was berthed at Lochboisdale.<\/p>\n

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Our trusty Ford EcoSport (remember the advert filmed at Crinan Harbour?)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Eriskay-Barra Ferry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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West Coast of Eriskay looking North.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Eriskay – South Uist causeway.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bagh Shaltabhaig, South Uist. Looking south towards Barra over the Old Ferry pier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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West Coast of South Uist, Trollaskeir near Kildonan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Tobha Mor Ancient Chapels, near Howmore, South Uist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Statue of Our Lady of the Isles, carved by Hew Lorimer. The largest religious statue in Britain at 30 foot tall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Thursday 15th June: more exploration on North Uist.<\/p>\n

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Church of the Holy Trinity near Carinish, North Uist.\u00a0 An important place of learning in the early medieval period – possibly a monastery or college of some sort.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Views north and south from Aird An Runair near Hogha Gearraidh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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North Uist – views from Cleitreabhal a Deas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Looking towards St Kilda – vaguely visible in the far distance on the horizon to the left of the nearer group of islets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Isle of Vallay\/Bhalaigh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Traditional blackhouses near Malacleit on the North Coast of North Uist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lunch stop – picnic near Grenitote, North Uist – looking towards Boreray, Berneray and Harris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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near Ruisgarry, Isle of Berneray – looking over the Sound towards Harris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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West Beach, near Borve on Berneray – Looking north towards Harris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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JB at the Lochmaddy Hotel – only 7 years late!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Friday 16th June: by boat from Loch Boisdale towards Loch Maddy<\/strong> after our visit by car yesterday.<\/p>\n

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Friday 16th – Sunday 18th June: Lochmaddy, North Uist<\/strong>
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Moored next to Jessie – by bizarre coincidence, last encountered on previous visit to Lochmaddy in 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Sunday 18th June: On passage to Harris<\/strong> – not as warm as it was a week ago!<\/p>\n

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Sunday 18th June: \u00a0Tarbert, Isle of Harris<\/strong> https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/Fr7XLGvo4T3xYqdQ6?g_st=iw<\/a><\/p>\n

Arrived Tarbert, East Loch Tarbert on Harris.\u00a0 Regretfully, we motored all the way from Loch Maddy. What little breeze there was smack on the nose as usual!<\/p>\n

So we think that Hiltgund<\/em> is now further north than ever before!\u00a0 \u00a0 And to make the most of this, we remained in Tarbert for over a week.\u00a0 That’s not to say the boat did not move during that time – she occupied 4 different berths just to keep us on our toes!<\/p>\n

The first spot was rather close to the ferry berth….<\/p>\n

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And here’s the ferry:<\/p>\n

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And several minutes after the ferry arrived, here is the swell she kicked up bouncing us around and popping the fenders out!\u00a0 We moved around the corner onto the main pontoon as soon as we had managed to ask the other boats there to squeeze up to give us a space.<\/p>\n

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This was a convenient spot for a distillery visit – easy walking distance from the pontoon!<\/p>\n

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Isle of Harris gin – not in short supply here! (And some found its way into some shopping bags and was carefully stashed away aboard as you can see below.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Hiltgund<\/em> now in her third berth at Tarbert after moving up to the end of the pontoon from our second space.<\/p>\n

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And here she is in berth 4 a couple of days later. You can see the distillery in the background on the left.<\/p>\n

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We hired a car to explore Harris and Lewis while the boat was berthed at Tarbert.<\/p>\n

Here is a helpful map showing where the “Isle” of Harris ends and the “Isle” of Lewis starts – strangely Hebridean!<\/p>\n

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Huishnish, West Harris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Looking towards Taransay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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On The Bays road from Rodel back to Tarbert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Huishnish, West Harris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Loch Seaforth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dun Carloway Broch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Calanais Standing Stones (aka Callanish)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bostadh Beach (aka Bosta)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The best meal ashore during the cruise – North Harbour Bistro\u00a0 on the Isle of Scalpay – quite exceptional!!<\/p>\n

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Monday 26th June: from<\/strong> Tarbert, Isle of Harris towards Isle of Rona<\/strong><\/p>\n

We had a snag-free if at times lively run over The Little Minch and down the east side of Skye to Rona, clocking over 9 knots under reefed main as we sailed towards the West side of Rona.<\/p>\n

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Safely under the Scalpay Bridge – after careful calculations and taking the burgee down just in case! Now heading South towards the Isle of Rona on the east side of Skye.<\/p>\n

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Monday 26th June: Acarseid Mh\u00f2r, Isle of Rona<\/strong>
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Hiltgund is the nearest yacht in the pictures above and below<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Wednesday 28th June: Kyle of Lochalsh<\/strong>
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Fewer worries about going under the Skye Bridge – we have been here before!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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On the pontoon (not shown on Google map) at Kyle of Lochalsh.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Hiltgund and Bethamar at Kyle of Lochalsh – both vessels launched in 1938.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Thursday 29th June: \u00a0A short hop from Kyle of Lochalsh to Plockton<\/strong> in company with Phil S on Bethamar<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bethamar heading towards Plockton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Thursday 29th June – Tuesday 4th July: \u00a0Plockton<\/strong> https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/P1fSFwHVeR9DaTVj6?g_st=iw<\/a><\/p>\n

Back in Plockton after nearly 20 years!! It seems vaguely familiar – maybe we will remember more when we get ashore….\u00a0 (see here for our previous visit – https:\/\/www.chrisperring.org.uk\/Hiltgund2004b\/Hiltgund2004b4.htm)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tuesday 4th July: Rounding Ardnamurchan Point<\/b><\/p>\n

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Company as we approach Tobermory after a long day at sea …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Tuesday 4th July – Sunday 9th July: Tobermory<\/strong>
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Plockton to Tobermory – 59.9 nautical miles run in 10 hours – not bad for the old girl and some fairly old boys – quite weary on arrival at Tobermory!<\/p>\n

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Thursday 6th July – a wet day in Tobermory.<\/p>\n

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Red wine, and then Steak and Chips for tea on board to cheer us up!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Saturday 8th July – a modest Rack of Ribs for supper at Macgochans – PLUS onion rings on the side!!<\/p>\n

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Another encounter with our friends from the Faroe Islands (previously encountered at Kyle of Lochalsh).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Sunday 9th July: Dunstaffnage<\/strong>
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Rather overshadowed by a very big and noisy tug (generators running all night), but very nice to be back at the Wide Mouthed Frog after a great many years!<\/p>\n

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Still BYOB – that’s more good news!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Monday 10th July: Crinan<\/strong>
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Back in the Canal Basin at Crinan after a straightforward run down from Dunstaffnage – time for some beer at the Hotel!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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So Hiltgund<\/em> was away from Crinan for 5 weeks and covered just under 354 nautical miles – a complete circumnavigation of the Isle of Skye without once setting foot on or mooring at that island!\u00a0 And Tarbert on Harris is the furthest north Hiltgund<\/em> has ever been in the British Isles.<\/p>\n

Postscript – August 2023.\u00a0 The ship’s photographer has now processed about 650 photos which he took.\u00a0 Keep checking back as I will add *some* (!) of these as and when I have time ….<\/p>\n

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Monday 28th August<\/p>\n

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Sunday 3rd September<\/p>\n

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Monday 16th October<\/p>\n

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Wednesday 25th October – end of 2023 season – Hiltgund<\/em> slipped out and tucked away in the top shed at Crinan Boatyard.<\/p>\n

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