Fleur de Lampaul approaching in the Sound of Islay

Image

Picture of an old ketch approaching in the distance
Fleur de Lampaul approaching in the Sound of Islay

Admittedly this could be somewhere out on the open sea, you just have to believe me it’s really in the north of the Sound of Islay. Not visible in the picture are Islay on the left and Jura on the right. It’s the Fleur de Lampaul approaching in the distance, seen from Port Askaig.

Fleur de Lampaul and a sailing yacht passing Jura lighthouse in the Sound of Islay

Image

Picture of an old ketch and a modern sailing yacht passing a small lighthouse in a sound between two islands
Fleur de Lampaul and a sailing yacht passing Jura lighthouse in the Sound of Islay

Watched from Port Askaig pier, the ketch Fleur de Lampaul and a modern sailing yacht passing the small Jura lighthouse Carragh an t-Sruith on the Sound of Islay

Ketch Fleur de Lampaul in the Sound of Islay

Image

Picture of the ketch Fleur de Lampaul under sail in a sound between two islands
Ketch Fleur de Lampaul in the Sound of Islay

Spotted in the Sound of Islay in June 2025, the French ketch Fleur de Lampaul under sail on her way south. See also on video here. Seen from Port Askaig