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

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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

MV Finlaggan through trees at Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Finlaggan seen through some trees from a high vantage point
MV Finlaggan through trees at Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

Trying to get a different view of the MV Finlaggan arriving in Port Askaig all I managed to find was a small gap in the trees. Not perfect, but I’ll take it.

Ketch Fleur de Lampaul in the Sound of Islay

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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