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They include the Isle of Skye, the Isle of Iona, the Small Isles such as Canna, as well as beautiful anchorages like Tinker’s Hole, Acairseid Mhor, and Puilladobhrain.\nLook out for vibrant marine life\nWherever our course takes us, there are plentiful opportunities to \nsee wildlife. Penguin crews regularly report sightings of marine animals\n including orca and minke whales, dolphins, otters, guillemots, puffins \nand white-tailed eagles. And it’s always worth keeping a look out for \ngolden eagles and wild geese on a fly-by. Who knows, maybe we’ll spot \nWally the Walrus heading back down south for his spring 2022 vacation.\nJoin a shore party\nThose who like an interesting shore trip may feel the magnetic pull \nof the distilleries of Tobermory, Talisker, and the Isles of Raasay, \nJura and Islay. Or they may be just as enchanted by the possibility of \nexploring the silver Am Mialagan beach at Sanday, Canna, setting foot on\n the Shiants, or watching the sea sparkle with bioluminescence on a \nstarry night.\nTake a dip?\nEven at sub 10ºC sea temperatures, some hardy Penguins have been \nknown to willingly take the plunge into crystal Hebridean waters at \nSkye’s Loch Scavaig and Mull’s Tinker’s Hole. Maybe the urge will grab \nyou too.\nThe Boats\nWe have reserved four boats from Alba Sailing based in Dunstaffnage Marina – three Sun Odysseys and a Westerly. Each boat has four cabins and offers seven berths. Alba is a friendly and reliable charterer that we have used in previous years. Our experience is that their boats are well maintained and well founded\nBoat NameTypeCabins/BerthsBerths OfferedExplorer of SleatSun Odyssey 4394/107EloiseSun Odyssey 43DS4/107ChantillySun Odyssey 434/107OceanlordWesterly 414/107\nYoung persons crew\nAll Penguins have a youthful outlook, but this year we hope to crew one of our boats with a younger age profile crew (from 18 and possibly up to mid 30s). So, if you fit this profile and would like to sail with a younger crew then please sign up. Or if you know someone that may fit the profile and may be interested, do let them know about this trip.\nNote that many Penguins will traditionally meet up on the evening of Good Friday for a pre-voyage meal near the marina. On the Saturday morning the skippers may organise a shopping trip to buy the supplies for the boats. Details of these activites will be circulated nearer the departure date.\nEvery Penguin Easter Cruise is different, so a unique experience is always guaranteed, often creating a rich store of memories to take home. Hope to see you at Dunstaffnage Marina at Easter 2022. \nCosts\nThe proposed fee for this voyage is £510. This includes the charter of the boat, safety equipment, dinghy and outboards and the victualling of the boat.\nThe voyage fee does not include travel to and from Dunstafnage, bedding on board, foul weather gear, or any pre-and post cruise accommodation.\nTravel\nThe embarkation location is Alba Sailing, Dunstaffnage Marina, Oban. PA37 1PX. It is about 3 miles outside of Oban.\nBy Car\nFrom Oban and the South follow the A85 to Fort William for about three miles. 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Two Application Forms need to be submitted, but once a form for Week 1 has been completed, there is an option to copy the details into Week 2.  In the remoter regions, English is not generally understood, so, if you do speak some Spanish, please indicate this on your Application Form; it may come in very useful!\nThe cruise has been judged medium to high risk, the main risks being that the waters are unknown to Penguin and could present some challenging conditions, especially around Cape Finisterre and the greater financial risk of an overseas charter company unknown to Penguin, although much of the latter risk has been offset by booking through Nautilus Yachting. The charter company only provide foam filled life jackets, so, if you have one, you are advised to bring your own self-inflating jacket.  \nCruise Fees are £550 excl. food, with a £100 deposit required on application.  Before Completing the Form. please ensure your details are completed and up to date on MyClubhouse.  Your Application will not be accepted until Personal Details, Address, Contact Details and Sailing Qualifications \u0026 Experience have been completed on \u0027My Profile\u0027.  If you don\u0027t have access to MyClubhouse, Please contact the Membership Secretary: membership@penguin.org.uk \nPlease do not book flights or accommodation, until you are confirmed as having a place on the cruise.\nPlease note, the sign-up form collects information to help us to allocate crews for the yachts chartered for this cruise. 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The Southern Rias are sheltered by rocky archipelagos, interesting for rock dodgers.  Small tidal ranges and weak streams mean that pilotage is not too demanding.  Large grids of mussel rafts are common.  It is OK to weave through these, but they are not lit at night.\nWe have chartered three boats from Sailway, through Nautilus Yachting.  The yachts, based in Vigo  are:\nAn Elan Impression 45 (2019( 4 Cabins, I0 Berths, 2 HeadsAn Elan Impression 40 (2017) 3Cabins, 8 Berths, 1 HeadA Jeanneau SO 39i (2007) 3 Cabins, 8 Berths, 1 Head\nWe will accommodate 8 crew on the Elan 45 and 6 in the other two boats.\nMembers can sign up for both weeks of the Cruise.  Two Application Forms need to be submitted, but once a form for Week 1 has been completed, there is an option to copy the details into Week 2.  In the remoter regions, English is not generally understood, so, if you do speak some Spanish, please indicate this on your Application Form; it may come in very useful!\nThe cruise has been judged medium to high risk, the main risks being that the waters are unknown to Penguin and could present some challenging conditions, especially around Cape Finisterre and the greater financial risk of an overseas charter company unknown to Penguin, although much of the latter risk has been offset by booking through Nautilus Yachting.  The charter company only provide foam filled life jackets, so, if you have one, you are advised to bring your own self-inflating jacket. \nCruise Fees are £550 excl. food, with a £100 deposit required on application.  Before Completing the Form. please ensure your details are completed and up to date on MyClubhouse. 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