Fair Isle as we left here early in the morning. We found the name suitable but the names origin probably came from the something like the "Far away land".
The Swedish yacht Yvalda (Forgus 37) in the far distance heading for Fair Isle from Lerwick. We called them on the VHF and decided to meet later, somewere.
A Gannet, the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic, with a wingspan of up to 2 meters.Gannets hunt fish by diving from a height into the sea and pursuing their prey underwater. Gannets can dive from a height of 30 m, achieving speeds of 100 km/h as they strike the water, enabling them to catch fish much deeper than most airborne birds.
St Ninias beach and St Ninias island in the distance on the other side of the beach. 
As we anchored up we spotted a dead seal on the beach. We called the coastguard on the VHF to report this as normally the local authorities welcome such information. True enough, the coastguard thanked us for the information and only about an hour later an official truck arrived and the seal was removed for further examination. The cause of death can be of interest as it may carry a decease worth paying attention to.
On St Ninias island. As its name suggests, the island has ecclesiastical connections, However, the island's history is far older than Christianity, and Neolithic graves have been found within the walls of the ruin chapel (formerly beneath the floor).The ruins of a 12th century chapel can still be seen near the end of the tombolo (the connecting beach). In 1958 an excavation found a hoard of 8th century Celtic silver in the chapel grounds uder a stone slab in a wooden box, which caused a renewed archaeological interest in the island. It was suspected to have been stolen during a Viking raid. The remains of a pre-Norse chapel were also found.d
Rabbits and the rabit holes were everywhere on the island.
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