Paterson's Whole Boat Charter

Glen Tarsan

Murder Mystery review

The backdrop of Lochranza provided a stunning setting for "Murder on the Tipanic". The ship's 4th Engineer had been found lifeless in the swimming pool and the Captain, expertly played by Taff the real skipper, decided to bring together those that knew the deceased to ascertain who was the murderer.

After some excellent food and scripted dialogue, one or two Isle of Arran drams and some fine investigative questioning, Mae West (Lifeguard) was able to accurately deduce that Barry Glitter (Ship's Entertainer) had committed the criminal act."

Many thanks for your help throughout the booking process, we all had a brilliant time.

Best wishes,
Alan.

Inlets & Islands of South Argyll

Tuesday 16th till Friday 19th June

Guest Comments:

We came as an elderly couple but go home much younger – must be the scenery but more likely the food and the crew! What a wonderful way to get relaxed, laid back and a feeling of pleasure!
Sue & Keith

A thoroughly pleasant experience, crew super and a good bunch of fellow guests.
Malcolm & Libby

Thank you to all the crew for a fabulous few days – we’ll definitely recommend it to others.
Matthew & Elaine

Many thanks for a most enjoyable voyage! Excellent food and company.
Julian & Caroline

Taff, Iain, Gary and David,
My husband and I and guests wish to thank you for the stupendous three days cruising the Scottish Waters of our ‘domain’ – almost as good as ‘Britannia’ in the old days! Also Gary what delicious food!
With Very Best wishes from all of us,
Julian, Caroline, Jane, Libby, Malcolm, Keith, Sue, Matthew and Elaine

Boys! What can I say! Such service and attention above and beyond the call of duty with great care and enthusiasm also.
Jane

Crew:
Taff (Skipper)
Gary (Cook)
Ian (Engineer)
David (Bosun)

Overnight Anchorages and Shore Visits:
Saturday: Fearnoch Bagh, Loch Riddon
Sunday: Lochranza, Isle of Arran Distilleries
Monday: Tarvert for lunch, Otter Ferry for dinner and fishing

Whole Boat Charter - Holy Loch

Saturday 13th till Tuesday 16th June

Guest Comments:

From the moment we stepped on board and embarked upon our adventure on the high seas, all 12 of us felt relaxed and happy. The care and attention from Taff, Gary, David and Ian has been second to none. I can't possibly go to my Scottish Slimmer's meeting tonight - Gary, your food was superlative! What a way to spend a few days - I hope we will be back (actually I know we will!)
Morag & Ian

Impossible to put into words what a fantastic adventure this has been. Thank you one and all and I even caught four fish on my first attempt ever!
Sue & Dave

What a lovely reaxing three days - beautiful views, boat, food and great crew. Hope to see you again.
Isobel & Bill

Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! What more can we say? Great company, great crew, great time!
John & Richard

Crew:
Taff (Skipper)
Gary (Cook)
Ian (Engineer)
David (Bosun)

Overnight Anchorages and Shore Visits:
Saturday: Fearnoch Bagh, Loch Riddon
Sunday: Lochranza, Isle of Arran Distilleries
Monday: Tarvert for lunch, Otter Ferry for dinner and fishing

Whole Boat Charter - Oban

Saturday 13th till Friday 19th June

Guest Comments:

There were 12 of us in Noah’s Ark,
We had such fun, what a lark!
We travelled all the Western Isles,
The weather fine, all had smiles,
Glen Massan of The Majestic Line
fed us well and oh, the wine
Available all day and night,
In the morning not so bright!
Andrew, Dougie, Moira and Martin,
The latter being the perfect captain,
Sailed us all from Oban to Staffa
And brought us back again after!
We had a great time on the boat
And managed fine to stay afloat!
There were no days of constant rain
And we all want to come back again!

Crew:
Martin (Skipper)
Dougie (Chef)
Andrew (Engineer)
Moira (Bosun)

Overnight Anchorages:
Saturday: Loch Corrie
Sunday: Tobermory
Monday: Bunessan
Tuesday: Sorobay Bay
Wednesday: Loch Drambuie
Thursday: Loch Spelve

Other anchorages & onshore visits:
Duart Bay
Duart Castle
Torosay House
Tobermory
Treshnish Isles
Staffa (they managed to get right into the end of Fingal's Cave and touch the back as it was mirror calm!)
Iona
Loch na Keel
Gometra
Loch Sunart
Tornish Bay

Wildlife: common dolphins, porpoises, seals, shearwaters, kittiwakes, peregrine, sea eagles, golden eagles, otters, red deer

Whole Boat Charter - Oban

A floating country house party! We all came as friends and left as friends. Restful, superb scenery, knowledgeable and friendly crew meeting our every need. Would certainly do this again.
Karen & Ian

Thank you for a truly wonderful trip. You even organised the weather for us! A well-managed boat and the crew great too. Would definitely repeat this experience.
Carol & Gerry

Scotland is magnificent when the sun shines. We've had a superb week. Wonderful scenery, friendships and crew that have attended to our every need. What more could we want?!
Felicity & David

Scenery was magnificent but the crew was even better! Many thanks for a great holiday!
David & Peggy

Wonderful, wonderful! Thanks to the crew, it was superb!
Chris & Paul

Crew:
Martin (Skipper)
Dougie (Chef)
Andrew (Engineer)
Moira (Bosun)

Overnight Anchorages:
Saturday: Loch Corrie
Sunday: Tobermory
Monday: Loch Scriden
Tuesday: Gometra Bay
Wednesday: Loch Drambuie
Thursday: Loch Spelve

Other anchorages & onshore visits:
Duart Bay
Duart Castle
Torosay House
Tobermory
Treshnish Isles
Staffa (they managed to get right into the end of Fingal's Cave and touch the back as it was mirror calm!)
Iona
Loch na Keel
Calgary Bay
Dervaig
Tornish Bay

Wildlife: common dolphins, porpoises, seals, shearwaters, kittiwakes, peregrine, sea eagles, golden eagles, otters, red deer

Around Mull: Inlets and Islands

Saturday 30th may to Friday 5th June

Crew:
Caroline (Skipper)
Margareta (Cook)
Neil (Engineer)
Jamie (Bosun)

Overnight Anchorages:
Saturday: Duart Bay
Sunday: Calgary Bay
Monday: Bunessan
Tuesday: Tobermory
Wednesday: Loch Drumbuie
Thursday: Bernera Bay

Other Anchorages and Onshore Visits:
Duart Castle
Torosay Castle
Lunga
Treshnish Isles
Staffa
Fingal's Cave
Iona
Tobermory
Loch Sunart
Loch Drumbuie
Bernera Bay
Lismore

Wildlife spotted:
Seals, Guillimots, Gannets, Porpoises, Razorbills, Oystercatchers and Puffins on their nests and up close, Sea Eagles, Golden Eagles, Otters, lots of Jellyfish, Heron, Basking Sharks,

Inlets & Islands of South Argyll

Tuesday 9th – Friday 12th June

Guest Comments:

…..better than the Orient Express!! Many many thanks!
Barbara and Tony

Excellent trip – wonderful scenery and comfortable 3 days. The skipper and crew gave us a first class and memorable holiday
Raymond and Jennifer

Could not have been better in any way. A big thank you to the crew. Will see us again!
Adam and Sue Harrison

Sailed away our cares and dreams only to enter the most wonderful of dreams, carry on Majestic!
Martin and Veronica

Absolutely fantastic from the moment we arrived at Hunter’s Quay, wonderful from start to finish. Anyone who gets Taff, Gary, Iand and David as their crew are very lucky! Thank you!
Ian and Michelle

To the crew! And what a fine bunch too! We would like to thank you all for the most wonderful of holidays, with super service, food and knowledge. The Majestic Line is a sure return for us all in 2010, if not sooner! ‘Sail away your cares and worries, the crew of The Glen Tarsan and gang’. Thankfully there was a fridge full of fish as we caught none! Lots of love from
Martin, Veronica, Sam, Adam, Michelle and Ian

Crew:
Taff (Skipper)
Gary (Cook)
Ian (Engineer)
David (Bosun)

Anchorages and Shore Visits:
Portavadie Ardishaig - anchored
Loch Ranza – visit to Arran Malt and lunch, say golden eagle and red deer
St Ninians Bay
Tighnabruaich – visit and anchored East Kyle – Loch Riddon
Loch Striven Rothesay – lunch and visit to Mount Stuart
Loch Goil – Carrick Castle

Inlets & Islands of South Argyll

Saturday 6th to Tuesday 9th June

Guest comments:

Fantastic trip, company brilliant, half a stone heavier! Many thanks! Thank you all so much for making this a very special holiday – one we will never forget
Annabelle and Alasdair

Superb food and crew, and just the most fantastic scenery and weather. An experience we shall treasure for a very long time. Thank you!
Dear Taff, David, Ian and GaryWe have enjoy ourselves so much the past 3 days – thank you for all looking after us so well making it such a memorable trip, fantastic!
Best wishes and luck for the future,
Patricia and Nick

Just brilliant! Can’t fault anything, loved the trips ashore, thanks to Ginny and Nigel
Sue and Ian

Dear All, I cannot thank you enough for this very special holiday – without you all it would not have been half as good. We only want to come back if it’s your four on board. You are all very welcome to come and stay with us if you are ever nearby. We will never forget this, thank you ever so much!
Love from Ginny and Nigel

Dear Gary, Iain, David and Taff, It is difficult to put into words, especially when you are dutch, how nice this experience was, to sail on the sympathetic Glen Tarsan, and feel so spoiled, by your attention for detail, friendliness, good food and looking after us, it could not have been better! Thank you very much for the past three days, we hope to sail again, but only with you four on board! With our kindest regards,
Nel and Kes

Fantastic trip – my homeland was superb!
Hamish

Crew:
Taff (Skipper)
Gary (Cook)
Ian (Engineer)
David (Bosun)

Overnight Anchorages and Shore Visits:
Arrochar – anchored
Millport – at Cumbrae visit and lunch
Rothesay – Mount Stuart and lunch
Caladh Harbour – walk to Tighnabruach
Ardrishaig – anchored Portavadie

Inlets & Islands of South Argyll

Saturday 30th May to Friday 5th June

Guest Comments:

Enjoyable experience
Ian

Many thanks for a memorable and very remarkable Scottish experience
Jenny and Stephen

A tremendous first cruise. Great company – crew and fellow passengers. Loved Argyll
Sheila

Many thanks for showing us a little bit of Scotland the sea and for keeping Fred occupied, especially Ailsa Craig
Patsy and Fred

To all those working and serving aboard Glen Tarsan. The experiences have been wide and various, the weather fantastic and its been great fun. Will never travel any other way but ‘steerage’
Alison

Crew:
Taff (Skipper)
Gary (Cook)
Ian (Engineer)
David (Bosun)

Overnight Anchorages & Onshore Visits:
Arrochar
Ailsa Craig – Circumnavigated and visit ashore
Loch Ranza – visit ashore
Holy Island – visit ashore
Tarbert – Visit town at anchor
Inverary – Loch Shira
Rothesay – Anchored and visit to Mount Stuart
Holy Loch

Highlight of the trip was the visit to Ailsa Craig and the stunning wildlife, especially the gannets.

Take the Wheel!

One of our guests, Betty Cave takes over from our skipper Taff on the Glen Tarsan!

NEW ANCHORAGE!

With not a cloud in the sky, Taff anchored the Glen Tarsan at Ailsa Craig for the very first time. Beautiful.

Ailsa Craig is a well known volcanic rock situated south east of Arran. In line with increasing demand, one Ayrshire company, Kays of Scotland, is responsible for taking 1500 tonnes of granite from Ailsa Criag to make curling stones. In co-operation with the conservation watchdog, Scottish Natural Heritage, they are only taking large boulders from former quarries.

On the west side of Ailsa Craig there is an enornous gannet colony with over 20,000 pairs!

Inlets & Islands of South Argyll - Glen Tarsan

Saturday 16th May - Friday 19th May

Guest Comments:
One of the greatest adventures of my life! Thank you so much.
Andrew & Brigit

What a way to spend a week! Great crew, superb weather and food.
Gordon

A splendid week. Thank you to all for looking after us so well.
Joan & Ian

We ate, got wet, sun shone, ate, walked, talked, ate again and we even sang! Thank you to a wonderful crew!
Jenny & Sheila

Lovely birthday and holiday. Thank you. Very relaxing. Great crew.
Linda & Danny

Thank you for a wonderful time. Never done anything like this before and enjoyed it extremely.
Heather & Allan

Extraordinary surprise for our ruby wedding anniversary from our children. Great experience made more special by superb crew. Many thanks.
Penny & Andrew

Crew:
Martin (Skipper)
Dougie (Cook)
Moira (Bosun)
Bob (Engineer)

Overnight Anchorages:
Saturday: Carrick Castle
Sunday: Rothesay
Monday: Loch Riddon
Tuesday: Tighnabruaich
Wednesday: Tarbert
Thursday: Otter Ferry
Friday: Inveraray

Additional Shore Visits:
Loch Ranza
Millport

Wildlife Highlights:
Dolphins in Loch Fyne
Porpoises
Golden Eagle in Loch Ranza