Three boats been taken me to Jura: the Eilean Dhiura, the Sound of Gigha and Gemini. Sound of Gigha began life in the spring of 1966 as the Isle of Gigha. She capsized in the winter of that year, and after being refitted to be more stable she was renamed Sound of Gigha.
According to
Wikipedia, Sound of Gigha made the Islay-Jura run from March of 1969 until July of 1998, when it was replaced by Eilean Dhiura. Something is wrong there, because my first visit to Jura was in the spring of 1999, and it was on Sound of Gigha. That visit included an amazing walk around the north end of Jura to see Corryvreakan (book 1, chapter 5).
Below are some photos of the three boats that took me to Jura. The other way to get there, and one I want to take someday, is the
passenger ferry from Tayvallich.
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| Sound of Gigha at Port Askaig in 1999 |
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| Gemini arriving at Jura in 2005- Scarba in the distance |
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| Eilean Dhiura at Port Askaig (2010) |
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| Eilean Dhiura and the Caol Ila distillery (2010) |
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| Eilean Dhiura on its way to Jura (2010) |
I believe the reason you had the Sound of Gigha in 1998 was probably that the Eilean Dhiura was away for her annual service and the Sound of Gigha was providing the cover at the time.
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