#BrochureAppeal – Peel Castle, a magnificent fortress set on St Patrick's Isle and overlooking Peel Marina is the winning front cover shot of the 2014 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company brochure.

Robert Robinson of St. Helens took the winning entry and as previously reported on Afloat.ie, the company launched last year the cover brochure competition through facebook. More than 500 photographs were entered from as far afield as Australia, Canada, USA and Switzerland.

The operator chose from photographs that required scenic settings of the beautiful island or their ships, Ben-my-Chree and Manannan, which as reported is having an annual refit prior to starting seasonal sailings next month linking Liverpool and Douglas.

The Isle of Steam Packet Company which is also simply referred to as the 'steam-packet' is claimed to be the oldest continually operating passenger shipping company in the world, having begun operations in 1830.