Category Archives: Sailing trips

A sad visit home.

Posted on July 10, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

I am travelling down to Ayr for my sister’s funeral. I am now the last one of my family as the youngest remaining . Rosemary ( Bud) was always there for me we spoke daily till the last week of … Continue reading →

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Last day in Harris

Posted on May 23, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

We were up early as Yvette had not been to Harris before. What a busy day till the mid afternoon ferry. We went to lots of beaches mostly empty but the ever-changing weather was incredible. The beaches are amazing add … Continue reading →

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Munro’s and adventures by boat “Daz Boot”

Posted on March 31, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

Over the years I have been lucky to use a boat usually an inflatable to climb Munro’s. I first remember borrowing a boat from Grantown on Spey to visit the remoter lochs and distant Munro’s. . Cannich and it’s huge … Continue reading →

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Short Sunderland 111 ML858 Crash – St Kilda – 7 June 1944 – A visit in May 2022.

Posted on May 29, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

The Sunderland aircraft crashed on a navigation exercise from a flight out of Oban. I have been very fortunate to visit this sad Crash site on the remote Island of St Kilda on two occasions in 2014 and May 2020. … Continue reading →

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May 2022 – St Kilda trip back on Terra Firma.

Posted on May 27, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

Yesterday was sheltering awaiting the storm to die down. We satiated on boat all day till late afternoon as it would have been crazy to launch the inflatable in that weather. We all enjoyed the break. The weather and light … Continue reading →

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Return from St Kilda.

Posted on May 26, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

In yesterdays blog we had to leave St Kilda early due to incoming bad weather. Murdo our skipper got it right but it was a very a v journey. I retreat to my bunk as the Cuma heaved and was … Continue reading →

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Arrived at St Kilda after a long journey from Stornoway. What a place.

Posted on May 25, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

We left the boat yard for St Kilda Murdo our Skipper deciding to make use of the weather. It was a long day arriving at Village Bay St Kilda about 0130 Tuesday morning. It was pretty rough journey at times … Continue reading →

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Mountains by various boats etc. Goatfell, Ben Lomond, Knoydart,Slioch, Skye etc.

Posted on April 17, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

If you read about the mountains and the sea add them together and you have a unique way to travel to these wild places. Here are just a few of my memories. Goatfell. My early memories are of the ferry … Continue reading →

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Long Gone Ferries Ballahullish, Skye, Cape Wrath ! Any memories ?

Posted on August 13, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

Ferry memories: One of the classics was The Old Skye Ferry before the Bridge was built. It used to take us over to Skye for training and for Call outs. In these days there was no Kessock bridge at Inverness. … Continue reading →

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In the Doldrums? Sums up my feelings at time.

Posted on March 7, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

Doldrums “a state or period of stagnation or depression” This last week that word “Doldrums” has summed up how I was feeling. I hurt my back in a fall initially it’s was very sore and it took a week to … Continue reading →

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