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2021 Season Guest Photo Competition

The 2021 season produced some amazing entries in our Guest Photo Competition. Here are some of the images sent in to us.

2021 Competition Winners

Category Title Winner

Meteorolgical Phenomenon - 'Tobermory Sunset' by Vaughn Sears

Landscape - 'Iona Shore' by Allyson Robb

Wildlife - 'Otter with Crab' by Alan Charlton

Majestic Line Boat - 'Glen Tarsan' by Jonathan Neville

Heritage and Historic Monuments - 'Eilean Donan Castle' by Moira Ratcliffe

The overall winner was 'Otter with Crab' by Alan Charlton

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Tobermory Sunset by Vaughn Sears

Iona. Photo: Allyson Ross.

Otter with Crab by Alan Charleton

Glen Tarsan by Jonathan Neville

Eilean Donan Castle by Moira Ratcliffe

Canna in the sunshine. Photo: Janet Gilpin.

Puffin preening. Photo: Alan Charleton.

Gannet with a beak full of seaweed. Photo Nicholas David.

Lismore Light house. Photo: Moira Ratcliffe.

Kisimul Castle, Barra. Phot: Ann Jakeman.

Sunset at Loch Sunart. Photo: Joy Barnard.

Dolphin fin. Photo John Duxbury.

Caledonian Canal. Phot: Alan Craft.

Monarch of the Glen. Photo: Harvey Trop

Golden Eagle. Photo: Alan Charleton.

Dolphins. Photo: Iain Ross.

Otter eating crab. Photo: Alan Irving.

Eagle. Photo: Jonathan Gilbride.

Puffin coming in to land. Photo: Alan CHarleton.

Langoustine for dinner. Photo: Denise Bennion.

Lochinver sunset and rowing skiff. Peter Watt.

Razorbill and puffins. Photo Caroline McAslan.

Glen Shiel at anchor. Photo Gay Bowie.

Cape Wrath. Photo Peter Watt.

Glen Shiel anchored off Inverewe Gardens. Photo Christine Haslegrave.

Glen Shiel passing under the Skye Bridge. Photo: Christine Haslegrave

Herring Gull. Photo: Harvey Trop.

Plockton. Photo: Joy Barnard.

Lemon Sorbet with Gin Jelly. Photo: Christine Haslegrave.

Old Man of Stoer. Photo: Alan Irving.

Oystercatcher and thrift. Photo: Vaughn Sears.

Photographing Eigg and Rum. Photo: Christine Haslegrave.

Landing gear down. Photo: Alan Charleton.

Skye skyline. Photo: Alan Irving.

Song Thrush. Photo Harvey Trop.

North west coast wilderness sunset. Photo: Gay Bowie.

Dolphin leaping out the water. Barry Davies.

Three of the fleet in Oban. Photo: Debbie King.

Cape Wrath Light House. Photo Alan Irving.

Flower Moon, full moon in May. Photo: Jonathan Neville.

Otter in the water. Photo Alan Charleton.

Eider Duck. Photo Alan Irving.

Eilean Donan Castle. Photo: Moira Ratcliffe.

Gannet flying. Photo Jonathan Neville.

Two dolphins. Photo: Caroline McAslan.

View from McCaig

Dolphin. Photo Ruth Sears.

Catching supper. Photo: Gay Bowie.

Wren on a fence post. Photo: Nicholas David.

Loch na Droma Buidhe. Photo: Moira Ratcliffe.

Isle of Muck. Photo: Moira Ratcliffe.

Tobermory. Photo: Moira Ratcliffe.

Duart Castle, Mull. Photo: Moira Ratcliffe.

Duart Castle, Mull. Photo: Moira Ratcliffe.

Looking toward Mull from Oban. Photo: Moira Ratcliffe.

Hebridean Beach. Photo: Grant Leighton.

Sunset on Glen Tarsan. Photo: Bob Curtis.

Patterns on the water. Photo: Bob Curtis.

Bororay, St Kilda. Photo: Nicholas David.

Bull on Muck. Photo: Denise Bennion.

Callanish, Isle of Lewis. Photo: Nicholas David.

Castlebay, Barra. Photo: Nicholas David.

Coos on the beach, Isle of Muck. Photo: Nicholas David.

Crew in the Tender. Photo: Tim Waters.

Crystal clear water. Photo: Grant Leighton.

Dolphin. Photo: Jonathan Gilbride.

Sunset Loch na h-Uidhe., Outer Hebrides. Photo: Ann Jakeman.

Eilean Donan Castle. Photo: Moira Ratcliffe.

Eilean Donan Castle at Night. Photo: R&E Lewendon.

Gannet Flying. Photo: Barry Davis.

Glen Etive at Portree. Photo: Anna Teevan.

Glen Etive. Photo: Barry Davis

Loch na Droma Buidhe. Photo: Moira Ratcliffe.

Tobermory. Photo: Moira Ratcliffe.

Oban. Photo: Moira Ratcliffe.

Coos on the beach, Muck. Photo: Nicholas David.

Glen Etive at Portree. Photo: Anna Teevan.

Glen Etive in Loch Scavaig with the Small Isles in the background. Photo:

Glen Etive in Loch na Cuilce, Skye. Photo: Anna Dorrington.

Black Guillemots on Glen Massan at Port Ellen. Photo: Shell Hanon.

Glen Massan dwarfed by Ben More, Mull. Photo: Diane Scougall.

Glen Massan anchored by Eilean Donan Castle. Photo: R E Lewendon.

Glen Tarsan. Photo: Elaine Bruce.

Glen Tarsan from the Glen Shiel. Photo: Audrey Park.

Hebridean Sunset. Photo: Nicholas David.

In the tender. Photo: Denise Bennion.

Kisimul Castle, Barra. Photo: Nicholas David.

Loch na Droma Buidhe. Photo: Moira Ratcliffe.

Loch Laxford. Photo: David Lockwood.

Looking down on Village Bay, St Kilda. Photo: Nicholas David.

Puffin. Photo: Diane Scougall.

Puffins. Photo: Jonathan Gilbride.

Rainbow. Photo: Denise Bennion.

Rainbow over Portree, Skye. Photo: Denise Bennion.

Isle of Skye. Photo: Anna Dorrington.

St Kilda. Photo: Nicholas David.

Sunset at Loch Laxford. Photo: Mike Betts.

Sunset over Tobermory, Mull. Photo: David and Elaine Lees.

Sunshine on the water. Photo: Mike Chad.

Tender in Fingal

Canapes on board. Photo: Christine Haslegrave.

The Small Isles and Skye. Photo: Nicholas David.

The Village, St Kilda. Photo: Nicholas David.

Tobermory through the porthole on Glen Massan. Photo: Diane Scougall.

Ullapool. Photo: David Lockwood.

Walking on Skye. Photo: Denise Bennion.

White Ponies on Muck. Photo: Anna Dorrington.

Barra Airport. Photo: Ann Jakeman.

Phone Box on Rum. Photo: Ann Jakeman.

Coming along side. Photo Christina Ridderstad.

Common Dolphin. Photo: Ron Paterson.

Dolphins underwater. Photo: Ron Paterson.

Enjoying the autumn sunshine. Photo: Christina Ridderstad.

Glen Etive. Photo: Rob Paterson.

Glen Shiel in Castlebay, Barra. Photo: Ann Jakeman.

Glen Shiel form Callanish, Lewis. Photo: Ann Jakeman.

Highland Cow on Mull. Photo: Allyson Ross.

Hirta, St Kilda. Photo: Ann Jakeman.

Loch Aline looking toward Mull. Photo: Mike and Jill Reid.

Loch Linnhe. Photo: Alan Craft.

Loch na Droma Buidhe. Photo: Ann Jakeman.

Negotiating a lock on the Caledonian canal. Photo: Christina Ridderstad.

Rainbow from the stern of Glen Tarsan. Photo: Alan Craft.

Seal swimming. Photo: Ron Paterson.

Skiff, Barra. Photo: Ann Jakeman.

Delightful Dessert. Photo Shell Hanon.

Sunset Loch na h-Uidhe, Outer Hebrides. Photo: Ann Jakeman

Village Bay, St Kilda. Photo: Ann Jakeman

Flower Moon over Tobermory Bay. Photo Jonathan Neville

Sometimes you only realise how wonderful and special your cruise is when you get home and reflect on your time away. Well we have and already booked for 2022 and 2023.

— Neil Simpson: Oct 2021 - Read Full Review