AngusMcDoon
Well-Known Member
Isle Martin is a small island only 5 miles from Ullapool on the way to the Summer Isles. It's not permanently inhabited but there are a few unimproved old houses to visit from when it was, a small museum & a part time café. There is a pontoon that the ferry uses but it has plenty of space & they welcome visiting boats who can help contribute to maintenance costs.
There's plenty of depth & space for 3 boats alongside, up to 14m on the NE side & 2 10m boats on the SW side; more than that & it's rafting. Closest to the shore on the NE side is reserved for the ferry (the small open boat in the picture). Strangely they are not in Welcome Anchorages or pilot books so visitor numbers are low & they'd like more, hence the plug I'm giving them here.
The bay is sheltered from most directions although not so much from NE to SE. It's a community trust that runs the island so every little bit of income helps.
There's no electricity available & no rubbish disposal, but there is the wackiest hot shower I've ever seen. It's firewood heated. First you have to go & find your firewood, light the fire under the tank, & wait. It's outside too, but the water is certainly hot!
There's plenty of depth & space for 3 boats alongside, up to 14m on the NE side & 2 10m boats on the SW side; more than that & it's rafting. Closest to the shore on the NE side is reserved for the ferry (the small open boat in the picture). Strangely they are not in Welcome Anchorages or pilot books so visitor numbers are low & they'd like more, hence the plug I'm giving them here.
The bay is sheltered from most directions although not so much from NE to SE. It's a community trust that runs the island so every little bit of income helps.
There's no electricity available & no rubbish disposal, but there is the wackiest hot shower I've ever seen. It's firewood heated. First you have to go & find your firewood, light the fire under the tank, & wait. It's outside too, but the water is certainly hot!
