Sailing Away From It All to The Western Isles, the Outer Hebrides
24th April 2021
Summer dream of the Western Isles – Ainmara in the pool at Rodel in Harris Photo: W M Nixon
For this week s Sailing on Saturday we take a look back eight years when WM Nixon cruised from Ireland to the Outer Hebrides in the 36-foot vintage restored sloop Ainmara
#hebrides – August is almost upon us. The heat has been fierce, and the summer season has been busy. Despite some blips in the weather, civilised folk will be thinking of sailing away from it all for a while. North and west perhaps, in the hope of finding uncrowded and beautiful places which may be cooler. The Western Isles, the Outer Hebrides, are calling us away.