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MV Pentalina Departing St Margaret’s Hope

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MV Pentalina Departing Gills Bay

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MV Lord of the Isles to Islay

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The Return of MV Loch Shira

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The Bute Ferries

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MV Loch Bhrusda Departing Mallaig

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Farewell To The Hebridean Isles

With the arrival of new vessels on the horizon for the Calmac network sadly this of course leads to the departure of some loved favourites, and sadly it as Hebridean Isles that is the first to go. After her withdrawal was announced I had planned to get one last sailing on her on her longest served route from Kennacraig to Islay, however after these plans got foiled thanks to the ever lasting problems with the Caledonian Isles and with Isle of Arran having to go for overhaul Hebridean Isles was moved from Islay to Arran meaning it was a hastily planned trip down to Troon for one last sailing on her.
As a final sailing goes it couldn't have been better, joined by many enthusiasts also wanti...

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MV Pentalina Departing St Margaret’s Hope

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MV Pentalina Departing St Margaret’s Hope

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MV Pentalina departing St Margaret’s Hope bound for Gills Bay.

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MV Pentalina Departing Gills Bay

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MV Pentalina departing Gills Bay for a sailing to St Margaret’s Hope.

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MV Lord of the Isles to Islay

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With the announcement of the withdrawal and subsequent scrapping of MV Hebridean Isles I decided that now was a good time to book a trip to Islay to get a farewell sail on her before retirement. However as you can probably tell this plan ended before it began as due to the ongoing issues at Arran and the Isle of Arran needing its overhaul Hebridean Isles had been withdrawn from Islay and moved ...

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The Return of MV Loch Shira

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After 4 months out of service with ramp issues the resident Cumbrae vessel Loch Shira has returned, after a period of disruption on the service with 6 vessels covering for the Shira over her absence. The return is certainly welcome as during weekends waiting times for the service often was hours due to smaller vessels operating. Thankfully now that looks to be in the past with the large Loch Sh...

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The Bute Ferries

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With disruption on the Clyde being a massive issue this Summer season for the Calmac network with problems with Caledonian Isles and Loch Shira one service on the Clyde that remained pretty problem free is the Wemyss Bay to Rothesay service. As a result I decided to take a trip over to Bute and back on both the resident ferries for the run, heading over on MV Argyle before returning on MV Bute....

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MV Loch Bhrusda Departing Mallaig

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MV Loch Bhrusda departing Mallaig for a sailing to Armadale on Skye, operating on the second boat sailings alongside the MV Coruisk.

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The Arran Ferries 2024

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With the Calmac network once again being thrown into disarray this time thanks to metal work problems with the MV Caledonian Isles putting her out of service long term the service to Arran is down a bit part of its capacity. In place of the Caley Isles is the MV Isle of Arran a vessel that would usually be seen in support of the larger vessel however operating alongside the MV Isle of Arran is ...

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MV Coruisk Departing Mallaig

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The MV Coruisk departing Mallaig for a sailing to Armadale on Skye.

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The Gourock Ferries

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With the sun beaming down on the Clyde it was a lovely day for some sailing and Gourock was the location. Having arrived we sailed over to Kilcreggan on the MV Chieftain and after an hour ashore sailed back over to Gourock where the two Dunoon ferries changed over allowing us to see all 3 Gourock based boats at the same time. Here we boarded MV Argyll Flyer for a sailing to Dunoon before headin...

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Largs Ferry Disruption- Part 2

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With Loch Shira still out of action with ramp issues the ferries operating between Largs and Cumbrae have changed since the last time I visited the island! Gone are the Isle of Cumbrae as she headed back to her route of Portavadie to Tarbert and the Loch Riddon, which has been sent up to Tobermory to cover the route over to Kilchoan in place of the Loch Tarbert which has now arrived on the Larg...

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Largs Ferry Disruption- Part 1

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With regular Cumbrae ferry MV Loch Shira out of action thanks to ramp issues it was left to another collection of smaller ferries to take over the mantle and look after the Cumbrae service. The small ferry fleet's resources were stretched with MV Loch Bhrusda being brought down from Mallaig to cover the service alongside the original ferry for the service the MV Isle of Cumbrae who had been tak...

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MV Glen Rosa Launch

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Launch day for the Glen Rosa was finally upon us, so it was down to Ferguson’s to see it in person! 00:00 High and Dry! 00:46 The Ceremony begins 09:14 The naming of Glen Rosa and the smashing of the whisky 10:03 The launch itself 10:43 The berthing at the quayside

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The Winter Bute Ferries

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With the nights drawing in a nice November day was not to be turned down so a trip across to Bute for the day was on the cards. Having made my way down to Wemyss Bay I boarded the MV Bute for the sailing over to Rothesay. After a nice crossing I made my way down to the lovely village of Kilchattan Bay for a walk around the town and on the beach. After a nice time there I headed back up to Rothe...

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Largs to Cumbrae on MV Loch Fyne

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With the resident Cumbrae ferry MV Loch Shira suffering from some technical issues it was a surprise to many who was chosen to cover on her behalf, as the resident Skye ferry MV Loch Fyne was brought in. Operating during the summer on the Mallaig to Armadale service the Loch Fyne during this period has her ramps stowed in a way she cannot use slipways as the Mallaig service utilises linkspans a...