Western Isles Yacht Club

Tobermory has always been a most convenient harbour for yachtsmen: a place to wait for a fair wind for Ardnamurchan, within easy reach of stores and hostelries and a very welcome haven for the southbound yacht that has just rounded that intimidating headland. From the very first days of west coast yachting, Tobermory was a favorite port of call - yachts with names like the "Water Lilly", the "Hebe" and "Fleur de Lys", brought in the summers of the 1860's, and in July 1877 Alexander Allen in the... more