Marsali Taylor swaps skippering her Offshore 8m for being crew on a converted herring drifter, with comfy berths in the former fish hold

Take a road trip around Scotland’s ‘misty isle’ for volcanic rock formations, wild swimming at the Fairy Pools and warming drams of cask whisky.

My motives for this trip were varied. I was on the committee that vetted applications for the Ocean Cruising Club’s Challenge Grant when Project Manaia had applied for a grant to support their environ

Owned by a quirky whisky-distillery, Ardbeg Hotel is the perfect starting point for exploring the Hebridean island of Islay and tasting a wee dram of celebrated single malt

Every month, we trawl the nation’s coastline to bring you news of the people, places and exciting goings-on that are worth knowing about

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