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SMWOA Our fast charter boat, Mary Doune was purpose built to carry twelve guests on day trips, or six on liveaboard cruises.

Fast, seaworthy and highly maneouvrable, she was designed for use in the Hebrides and especially for getting to those beautiful places which are inaccessible in any other way. She is fitted with radio, VHF, dGPS, radar, depth sounder and all navigation gear. Mary Doune is fitted with twin Cummins 315hp diesel engines, giving her a cruising speed of over 18 knots. She was built to DoT specifications and complies with MCA safety regulations.

Mary Doune Shore based charter is for eight to twelve Doune Bay Lodge guests, but can also be arranged from other bases around the Hebrides.
A 25 mile day range giving ample opportunity to explore the area of your choice. From Doune the area includes Rum, Eigg, Canna, Muck and southern Skye, as well as some very remote mainland coastline; the finest combination of sea and mountain scenery anywhere in Scotland.

With twin screws and powerful engines, Mary Doune reachs the places other boats cannot reach. Passages are short (usually 1 hour, max 2 hours) giving plenty of time ashore, hot drinks provided.
It is also possible to charter Mary Doune for trips within a 25 mile radius of another shore base, such as Skye or the Outer Hebrides. We are able to help with finding accommodation ashore if you require.

Our 2010 prices.

Details of diving trips aboard Mary Doune.

minke Guests on Mary Doune get to see a wide variety of wildlife at close quarters, from whales, dolphins and basking sharks to red deer, eagles and otters. If you would like to find out more about what we see, take our Hebridean wildlife tour.

Try these sites for links to other useful information such as the weather, local history and what else is happening in the Hebrides.

Insurance: We would strongly suggest that you take out personal insurance to cover you having to cancel, your personal belongings, your travel to Mallaig, and personal accident while ashore. For a general holday insurance, the post office have a very reasonable scheme.