Eye of the Wind is part of the Scottish Maritime Sailing Trust, a charitable organisation dedicated to the promotion of education, training and research at sea.

Her classic features -- teak deck, tan-coloured sails, polished brasswork -- have helped the ship retain her original charm.

Eye of the Wind was built in 1911 as a topsail schooner to ply the South American hide trade route. She was later completely rebuilt as a brigantine.

In 1988, she began a circumnavigation of the globe, acting for two years as the flagship of Operation Drake under the patronage of Prince Charles.

In 1991 she left Sydney, Australia and sailed east across the Southern Ocean, rounding Cape Horn to take part in the Grand Regatta Columbus with the largest fleet of tall ships this century.

Eye of the Wind has appeared in films including Blue Lagoon, Savage Islands and Desperate Fortune.