Places and Interesting Sites

www.scotland-info.co.uk	information on the islands plus links
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk	general information
www.visitscotland.com	the Scottish Tourist Board
www.yachthavens.com	includes info on Troon and Marina
www.oban.org.uk	Oban info plus web cam
www.isle.of.mull.com	info on Mull plus interesting aerial photos
www.uisge.com	info on distilleries and their island locations
www.kilda.org.uk	interesting info about St Kilda
www.shiantisles.net	homely site for the Shiants
www.gigha.org.uk	the Gigha islanders’ own site
www.road-to-the-isles.org.uk/rum.html	info on Rhum and other islands
www.skye.co.uk	info on Skye
www.visitarran.net	some pictures of Arran
www.worldcruising.com	The Classic Malts Cruise
www.whaledolphintrust.co.uk	Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust
www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/southandwest/index.asp	birds in western Scotland
www.buyimage.co.uk/photonet/homepage/westernisles.html	photo gallery of the islands
www.kilda.org.uk	St Kilda - World Heritage Site
www.orkneyheritage.com	explore Orkney's rich heritage
www.visitshetland.com	info and pictures on the Shetland Islands
www.visitorkney.com	info and pictures on Orkney

Travel

www.calmac.co.uk	inter-island ferries plus some local info
www.firstscotrail.com	trains: Glasgow/Oban (for Mull) Inverness/Thurso (for Orkney) London/ Aberdeen -----
www.gpia.co.uk	Prestwick Airport and destinations
www.baa.com/main/airports/glasgow	Glasgow Airport and destinations
www.ryanair.com	low cost flights to Prestwick and Inverness
www.easyjet.com	low cost flights to Glasgow and Inverness
www.ba.com	flights to Glasgow, Barra and Kirkwall
www.rac.co.uk	maps and traffic info
www.hial.co.uk/kirkwall-airport.html	flights to/from Orkney
www.invernessairport.com/airlines.htm	flights for Orkney, London and beyond
www.aberdeenairport.com	flights for Orkney, London and beyond
www.northlinkferries.co.uk	ferry links to Orkney via Aberdeen and Scrabster
www.citylink.co.uk	coach travel from Glasgow (including the airport) to Oban and from Inverness to Scrabster (for Orkney) -----
www.jogferry.co.uk	small ferry from John O’Groats to Orkney - possible to travel by coach-ferry-coach from Inverness to Kirkwall -----
www.virgintrains.co.uk	trains to Glasgow via the West Coast line
www.gner.co.uk	trains to Glasgow via the East Coast line
www.pentlandferries.co.uk	small car ferry from John O’Groats to Orkney

Weather, Tides and General

easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/index.aspx	tidal predictions
www.meto.gov.uk	the met office
wwwa.accuweather.com/adcbin/ukie/index.asp	includes sailing weather for Prestwick and Oban
www.weatheronline.co.uk/sail.htm	the same – but note the differences in forecast
www.grib.us	weather information in GRIB format (free downloads) -----
www.carbonfootprint.com	make your sailing holiday CO2 neutral
www.rya.org.uk	the Royal Yachting Association site
www.oystermarine.com	Oyster Yachts – if you have a spare $1m or so!!

Booklist back to top

The following books will help get you into the spirit of the area – we keep some of them on the boat:

The Scottish Islands – A comprehensive guide to every Scottish Island
A large volume incorporating current day facts as well as history and anecdotes. Illustrated and very readable.
Author: Hamish Haswell-Smith
Publisher: Canongate

An Island Odyssey – Among the Scottish Isles in the Wake of Martin Martin
By the same author and publisher, a beautifully illustrated quick tour through a number of islands including the Shiants, St Kilda, the Small Isles, Staffa, Gigha and Sanda.

The Hebrides – a guide to the islands of Western Scotland
Author: Martin Coventry
Publisher: Goblin’s Head

An eye on the Hebrides – an illustrated journey
Author: Mairi Hedderwick
Publisher: Canongate

Scottish Island Hopping
Author: H Andrews and others
Publisher: Polygon

The Yachtsman’s Pilot
Sailing Directions in four volumes covering from the Mull of Galloway to Cape Wrath and including the Mainland coast and all the islands – lots of photographs, sketches etc.
Author: Martin Lawrence
Publisher: Imray