This shows the CalMac ferry, MV 'Clansman', buffeting her way through Am Bun Dubh - the (often) rough waters at the northern end of the Sound of Gunna - when sailing to Barra on 22 May 2014.

As the technology of SN seems to resist my best attempts at replacing my earlier image, I am making my own 'last call' with the pic! I've made some minor adjustments, and sharpened outlines here and there. When you go back to a painting after a day or so, you notice little edges and 'dead areas' t

On March 22 1973, the MacBrayne motor vessel 'Loch Seaforth' (built Wm Denny, 1947, for the Mallaig-Stornoway service) struck a rock in the southern approaches to the Sound of Gunna, when inward bound from Lochboisdale to Oban,via Barra, Tiree and Coll. Passengers were taken off in the ship's life

Happy New Year! I thought I'd get things off to a flying start by chancing my arm - or my wing! - with the Moderators (who have my full permission to delete this, if they wish!). This scene is 'maritime' in the sense that it shows part of an island coastline (based on Tiree, but not precisely Tire

A different kind of Marine Painting, the beach at Barra is the Airport, as I'm sure our Western Isles members will confirm. The aircraft is a British European Airways Rapide Jim Sorry posted in wrong thread , please delete

drying out on the beach at caolis whilst delivering coal for vatersay

drying out on the shingle beach at caolis

delivering coal to vatersay

gangway being used for unloading cattle

unloading cattle in castlebay from vatersay for october sales

The lady of the waves

Lying alongside in Castlebay

BARRA – Panamanian flagged bulker, IMO 9142992, built in 1998. Seen here discharging concentrates at the Nyrstar zinc processing plant at Risdon nr. Hobart, Tasmania. Pic taken ……… 17/7/10

BARRA – Panamanian flagged bulker, IMO 9142992, built in 1998. Seen here discharging concentrates at the Nyrstar zinc processing plant at Risdon nr. Hobart, Tasmania. Pic taken ……… 17/7/10

Looking down to the south west and Vatersay

I don’t know if this photo is in the right category but I presume this boat would have been used for fishing. The location of the Bay is just south of Barra Airport, I am hoping one of our Barra members could give me a name for the Bay if it has one. Photo taken in August 2007.

Alongside the quay in Castlebay.

Photo taken at Terneuzen (the Netherlands) on May 31, 2005

One day this could be your first comand mick!!