A 90-minute round-trip cruise from Westport Harbour through Clew Bay's 365 drumlin islands, with seals, Beatles lore and panoramic views of Croagh Patrick. Daily sailings from May to October, with commentary on the bay's pirate-queen past.
A 90-minute round trip with no stop-offs around Clew Bay's islands, departing daily from 1 May to 31 October. Because Westport is a tidal harbour, sailing times vary each day, so check the online calendar. The modern ship, the Spiorad Naomh Phádraig, seats 50 in a heated lounge with panoramic windows and has an open upper deck.
The boat sails within metres of a colony of roughly 400 seals in their natural habitat. June to August is the time to see the year's new seal pups.
You pass right by the shores of Dorinish, the Clew Bay island John Lennon bought in 1967 for £1,700 as a planned hideaway retreat.
See 'the Reek', Ireland's holy mountain where St Patrick is said to have fasted and prayed, from a panoramic sea-level angle.
Guided commentary covers Grace O'Malley (Granuaile), who once ruled these waters, the 1894 Achill disaster in which over 30 islanders drowned, and the legend of the 365 islands, one for every day of the year.
The route passes Inishgort Lighthouse, where the bay opens out to Clare Island and the Atlantic horizon.
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