St Hilda Sea Adventures

St Hilda Sea Adventures is a charter company providing small ship cruising and wildlife holidays on the west coast of Scotland and based in Dunstaffnage Marina, three miles north of Oban. They take their passengers to visit the islands of the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides.[1]

St Hilda Sea Adventures
Private
IndustryTransport
Founded2006
Founders
  • Michael Marshall
HeadquartersDunbeg, Oban, Argyll, Scotland.
Area served
ProductsTravel
ServicesCruising
WebsiteSt Hilda Sea Adventures

Fleet

St Hilda is an ex-tall ship, and is a traditional, beamy, 54 ft wooden (larch on oak) ketch, which was originally built in St Monans in Fife in 1973 as a sail training ship.[2]

Seahorse II is an ex-Norwegian ferry and was built to the highest standard for the Norwegian fjords and life in the high northern latitudes, previously used for winter sailing by the British Royal Navy.

Gemini Explorer is an ex-cruising lifeboat. She entered service at the Clovelly Lifeboat Station on the North Devonshire coast and, after saving 44 lives, was finally retired in 1989.

Name Crew Passengers Type Built Notes
MV St Hilda26Cruise shipGlasgow, ScotlandEntered small cruise ship service in 2006.
MV Seahorse II311Cruise shipNorwayEntered small cruise ship service in 2018.
MV Gemini Explorer27Cruise shipBristolEntered small cruise ship service in 2019.

See also

References
  1. McKelvie, Robin (15 July 2017). "Cruising the heavenly Hebrides". The Courier. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. Stroud, Clover (2 August 2013). "Real life: Sailing holidays". National Geographic Traveller, UK. Retrieved 22 January 2018.


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