Practical Boat Owner

Northern exposure

Chartering a yacht on the west coast of Scotland is a wonderful thing to do. My crew and I have been doing it for decades. Every sailor should try it once. Because if you do, you’ll be back.

My most recent experience – a week-long circumnavigation of the Isle of Mull – is typical of the dozens of charters we’ve experienced. For a chance to book for yourself and your family, turn over the page for a full listing of companies care of the Association of Scottish Yacht Charters website and also on sailscotland.com

Most charterers know what they want from a yacht. Whether it is great sailing ability, modern layout, space inside, or a powerful engine, everyone has their requirements, and the very professional yacht charter companies located in the various lochs, bays and marinas of the western seaboard have an array of craft to meet everyone’s needs…as long as you book early. The summer months are popular.

For our annual jaunt – a week in early August, 2019 – we were looking for a modern cruising yacht with wheel steering, an engine powerful enough to

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