Welcome

Would you like to enjoy a fabulous sailing cruise around the Hebrides, the Western Isles or perhaps to St Kilda, with a special emphasis on seeing the extensive wildlife of the area?  Join us on board our large ocean going yacht taking only 4 guests in real comfort for an all inclusive cruise.

Or would you like to be learn to sail with us to RYA standards during one of our sail training trips, or even combine the two!!

Then welcome to Northern Wanderer with David Leaver, the well known wildlife guide, naturalist and photographer and:

 RYA/MCA Ocean Yachtmaster Instructor

Thirty years spent living and working  around the west coast of Scotland have provided him with a wealth of knowledge about the area and its wildlife. After sailing well over 200,000 miles during this time he is also able to share his sailing knowledge with others on the extensive sail training courses run on board the yacht.

"Northern Wanderer" is a 48ft Westerly Oceanmaster  fully equipped to  take four guests safely and comfortably around the Hebrides, the Western Isles, to St Kilda and further afield.

We offer two activities:

Sailing & exploration Cruises around the Hebrides, the Western Isles and to St Kilda during the best wildlife months of May, June, July & early August.

If you like sailing, or think you might, and you like wildlife and exploring the islands, then these trips are for you!!

Sail training courses  from start yachting weekends to competent crew to Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore preparatory courses. Held from mid March to the end of April, and then mid August to October. In the winter of 2009/10 we will be offering shore courses: RYA  Yachtmaster Coastal, Offshore and Ocean, VHF (DSC) and 1st Aid shore based courses.

Above all, we hope to continue to provide excellent service in the best sailing, the very best wildlife guiding and in the best instruction.