Scalpay is a reasonable sized island at the entrance to Loch Tarbert between North and South Harris ( there are a lot of ‘Tarberts’ in Scotland ! ). There are several anchorages in the loch with two on Scalpay, we chose the North Harbour anchorage, and as there was no one else anchored we had choice of the prime spot. We anchored in 5.2m at half tide in what turned out to be good heavy mud.
The entrance to Scalpay North Harbour
'Norman James' anchored in Scalpay North Harbour.
We only intended to use the anchorage for an easy overnight stay, so had a relaxing evening on the boat before setting out the next morning for Stornoway on the isle of Lewis. We exited through Scalpay Sound as it was much more direct than retracing our track from the previous day. Linking Scalpay to Harris is a spectacular steel bridge with plenty of clearance for a medium size yacht ( 19m ).
The bridge between Scalpay and Harris
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