Western Isles

Layout

Sun deck

Sun decks and covered decks
Bar
Yacuzzi

Upper deck

Skylounge / bar
Wheelhouse/bridge
Captain’s cabin, en suite
Aft terrace / outdoor dining area

Main deck

Master cabin, en suite, walk-in closet
VIP guest cabin, en suite
Bar/dining room
Galley
Aft terrace

Lower deck

Forward: guests
3 guest cabins, double beds, en suit
2 guest cabins, twin beds, en suite
Engine room

Aft: crew
I twin cabin, en suite
1 single cabin, en suite
Heads

All accomodations have air-conditionning, audio and video connection.

Capacity

14 sleeping guests
9 crew

The Boater’s Note

Built by Ishikawajima (now Ishikawajima Heavy Industries Co), Japan’s first and foremost modern shipyard (est. 1853), Western Isles was launched as R/V Shumpu Maru in 1974. Commissioned as an Oceanographic and Meteorological research vessel, she sailed the North West Pacific for over 26 years, before being decommissioned in 2001. Three years and a sizeable refit later, which included a brand new aluminium superstructure, multiple guest cabins and a superlative flybridge, she was relauched as an explorer yacht in 2004. With 6 en suite guest cabins, multiple entertainment spaces, indoors and outdoors, and 8,000 nautical miles autonomy, Western Isles is waiting for its next adventure.