Our Boat
“Aislig Bheag” is Gaelic for small dream or vision and is pronounced Aishlick Vaick in a soft, lilting highland accent. It is a Jeanneau Trinidad 48′, with roller reefing on the foresail and lazy jacks on the mainsail for easy handling. The inconspicuous pilot house has large panoramic windows, making the main saloon light and airy.
Built for speed and comfort, she has plenty of room for the crew to sleep, eat, and relax. There is ample storage space, duvets, and towels.
The size of the boat means that fast sailing can be completed in reasonable comfort with plenty of space, making her appealing to novices trying sailing for the first time and the more experienced sailor looking for a bit of comfort.
Equipment
Equipment on board includes Raymarine Autohelm sailing instruments, chart plotter with Admiralty Charts, AIS tracker, GPS, VHF radio, autopilot, internal LED lighting, liferaft, EPIRB, lifejackets, safety harnesses, and all other legally required safety equipment to confirm with RYA and MCA regulations.
Tourist information on places likely to be visited is also carried, and a CD player is available with an MP3/iPod interface. USB charging points for phones are provided in each cabin as well as 240v sockets.
For the full specification and list of equipment on the boat, see the information listed below.
Catering
Meals and mealtimes on board the yacht tend to vary according to the itinerary. However, food is of good quality throughout. Vegetarian diets can be accommodated.
Food provided consists of breakfast, lunch (usually taken while sailing) and a home cooked evening meal. Bring your own favourite tipple. Fresh fruit, snacks and soft drinks are always available.
We usually aim to eat ashore (at your own expense) at least once per trip.
Take a tour of our boat…
Specification & Features
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Jeanneau - Ribaudeau-Dumas design and British Registered.
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47.57' LOA, 41.34' LWL, 15.09' Beam, 7.5' Draught. Displacement - 14 tons.
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13 berths in 6 cabins including foc’sle. Internal LED lighting
3 WCs, showers, hot water.
Oven, grill, 3 ring burners.
‘Frigoboat’ combined fridge/freezer.
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82 hp Perkins 4.236 diesel engine.
3 blade Maxi folding propeller.
Fuel tanks capacity: approx 110 gallons.
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1 x 12v 165ah battery (engine)
4 x 12v 86ah batteries (service)
Two 12v engine driven alternators.
4 solar panels giving 500 watts
Mastervolt electrical system with combi charger and invertor system giving 230V AC
Watt and Sea Hydrogenerator
Complete re-wiring 2014
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Autohelm ST 60 & Raymarine instruments comprising electronic compass, speed/log, close hauled/VMG, wind speed & direction, echo sounder, depth, log & wind, GPS and ST6000 Autopilot. LED navigation lights
Swiftech fixed and Swiftech portable VHF.
Plastimo Binnacle Compass.
Magellan Internal Compass.
AIS system
Onboard computer and Admiralty chart plotter
EPIRB
Iridium Satellite Phone
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Heavy weather jib.
Small staysail
Working staysail
Roller reefing Genoa
Fully battened Main
Cruising Chute & Spinnaker both with launch/recovery socks
Twin poled out Genoas for down wind sailing
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Lewmar - 2 x 65ST, 2 x 48, 3 x 42ST and 3 x 40
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45lb and 35lb Plough anchors, chain, warp.
Lewmar V5 vertical electric windlass.
Deck and Anchor wash
4-Person Avon Rib
8-Person liferaft,
Davits and gantry on stern.
Eberspacher cabin warm air heating.
8 fire extinguishers
Electric and 2 manual bilge pumps.
Dark blue stackpack mainsail cover and sprayhood
Stainless steel boarding ladder.
Clock and barometer.
Gas detector/alarm equipped with 2 sensors.
Honda 2.3hp 4 stroke outboard.
Warps and fenders.
Moveable inner forestay with 2 attachment points on deck.
Electric management/monitoring system.
3 smoke detectors/fire alarms.
Fire blanket
Lazyjacks on main.
4 plastic Tek-tank fresh water tanks of 210 gallons capacity.
Pressurised domestic fresh water system equipped with calorifer and immersion heater.
Radio/CD player/MP3/IPOD interface, USB phone chargers
Meet our Skippers
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John has skippered Aislig Bheag since 2002. As a passionate sailing enthusiast since a boy he has sailed extensively around the West Coast of Scotland with the occasional longer foray to the Faeroe’s, Norway, Russia, the Baltic, the Mediterranean, trans Atlantic crossings and the Caribbean. He became a commercially endorsed yacht-master offshore in the mid 90’s in order that he could enjoy passing on his skills and knowledge of the area to others. He particularly enjoys fostering the friendships that build up among the crew and promoting the confidence in their ability to handle the yacht.
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Gordon is a co-owner of Cruise Ecosse and a skipper with extensive experience in offshore and deep sea sailing. Like our other skippers, he has a wide knowledge of the best areas of the west of Scotland for great sailing, wildlife, food and photography.
Following a career in shipping, Gordon obtained a commercially endorsed Yachtmaster (Ocean) certificate and developed a lifelong love of sailing into a vocation in an area of some of the most interesting and rewarding sailing in the World which we look forward to sharing with you
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