Although we don't encounter legendary whirlpools like the Corryvreckan every day, the different currents between the Hebrides play an important role in planning the daily stages.

Often it is crucial that we have rounded a certain cape at a certain point in time when the tides reach their tipping point, for example, in order not to have to sail against the current or even to be able to make use of it. Over long distances, the tidal current pushes us along, past jagged cliffs and picturesque coasts. Flocks of snow-white gannets fly past the ship in small formations or plunge straight as an arrow from above into the water into the shoals of fish. Looking towards the land, we encounter the white of their wings in the cleanly whitewashed facades of the picturesque lighthouses and the houses of the small scattered coastal villages. On the coast of Islay, bright white, elongated buildings also stand out, situated directly on the water and bearing the respective place names as inscriptions: they are the distilleries Ardbeg, Lagavulin and Laphroiag. Names that stand for the excellent whisky distilled on Islay. Its taste reflects - as do the distillates from other distilleries, such as those in Tobermory or Oban - the special character of the peaty coasts blown by the salty wind. The pride of the locals in their whisky is also a testimony to their pride in the unique nature of their islands.

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