Some pictures from the 2000 Classic Malts Cruise - More relevant to Sailing and Scotland fans than Scotch fans.

Leaving Talisker (right) the Culins in the background, the total fleet was about 200 boats!

Most evenings we rafted up with the others in the United Distillers and Vintners' fleet....

To conduct long and arduous research....

With results worthy of publishing!

Weather was perfect, clear skies, fair winds....

And some A1 sailing.

Ending in a very warm welcome at Oban Distillery.

Whisky magazine should be running another competition next year, do yourself a favour and enter.

(Or buy a boat and contact the Clyde Cruising Club).