1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?

Seeing dolphins play in the bow wave of the ship, followed minutes later by a Minke whale passing within metres of us

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?

Read and use the kit list - particularly the earplugs and the wellies

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?

It was certainly low carbon as we travelled up there by train, and the food was generally sourced from known, Scottish sources - but I'm not sure how much we benefited the islands' economy.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?

Excellent, despite the heavy Skye 'mist'

Read the operator's response here:

We're glad that you enjoyed the holiday Liz!

With regards to benefiting the island economies, some of the food is sourced from the islands and many of our groups visit the local tearooms and/or craft shop after a day's walking on the island.

The yacht and crew are from the Knoydart peninsula, which is even more remote than the Small Isles. Small scale tourism is the lifeblood of this isolated peninsula so by chartering the yacht and crew for a week, this provides vital income for the local residents and enables them to live there. We are also one of the very few companies to take groups to Knoydart in winter (for winter walking), thus providing support to the Knoydart community year round.

I hope this helps and we look forward to seeing you again soon.