Waverley’s Final Weekend of the 2015 Season
A report on Waverley’s final weekend of the 2015 season.
Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle
A report on Waverley’s final weekend of the 2015 season.
The first winter meeting of the Scottish Branch will be on Friday 16th Oct at 7:30 pm when David Howie shares his experiences of ‘driving’ Waverley.
On Sunday 16th August the sun helped attracted good passenger loadings for her annual Glasgow to Tarbert Sunday run.
Join Waverley for a unique evening cruise on Thursday 25th June from Greenock, Kilcreggan or Dunoon.
A special commemorative Edition of Waverley Times is now on sale to mark 40 years of Waverley sailing in preservation.
On Thursday 21st May Iain Dewar handed over a £1 coin to Waverley Steam Navigation Company to finalise the sale of Balmoral.
The Coastal Cruising Association and the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society (Scottish Branch) are jointly arranging a cruise on the Forth Belle on Sunday 14th June.
The current edition of Paddle Wheels reported that the famous Delta Queen had been bought by new owners intent on returning her to service. She actually left Chattanooga on 22nd March and at the time of writing is being propelled through Kentucky to a boatyard in Louisiana by a pusher tug. Expected to arrive on…
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Ship Ahoy! 2015 will take place on Saturday 11th April at the Maritime Museum, Irvine – FREE admission between 10am and 5pm.
A brief pictorial review of Waverley’s 2014 sailings in Scottish waters.
Waverley will now call at Keppel Pier rather than Millport Old Pier on the annual Branch fundraising cruise. This year the cruise takes her from Largs and Keppel through the Kyles of Bute.
Work contiunes on Balmoral in Sharpness dry dock with a full power wash of the underwater hull.
Great progress has been made on Balmoral with some replating now being carried out.
MV Balmoral departed Bristol early on Monday 12th May bound for dry dock at Sharpness. She is now in dry dock where a full inspection of her hull can be carried out. To help ensure that she sails again please donate online now.
The completed Clyde and Western Isles timetables for Waverley have now been published. There are some unique sailings on offer this year and tickets are now available.
This video shows volunteers at work aboard Balmoral at her berth in Bristol City Docks on Tuesday 18th March 2014.
The room was packed for the March meeting of the Scottish Branch during which the three presenters looked back at 40 years of Waverley Steam Navigation Company.
Following the success of the Ship Ahoy Maritime Heritage Exhibition last year, the Ship Ahoy Team has decided to mount a similar exhibition, in a new venue, on Saturday 5th April 2014.
Preparations are now well underway for MV Balmoral to at last leave her berth in Bristol City Docks for the Sharpness Dry Dock.
The Scottish Branch has arranged two charters for 2014; the Branch’s annual fundraising cruise on 26th June and a full day charter on 8th August marking the 40th anniversary of the sale of Waverley to the Society.
In 2014 three Swiss Paddle Steamers celebrate their 100th birthday. The class of 1914 includes Stadt Rapperswil on Lake Zurich, Savoie on Lake Geneva and Lötschberg on Lake Brienz.
Considering the recent weather there was a little doubt cast over the Scottish Branch Festive Cruise but fortunately the weather abated sufficiently, allowing the Branch charter to go ahead as planned.
Voyage of the Maid is a new DVD which tells the story of Loch Lomond’s last paddle steamer, Maid of the Loch. The DVD has been produced to help raise funds for the appeal to get the Maid back in steam and sailing on Loch Lomond one again. The appeal, launched just nine months ago,…
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In the final part of a feature on the River Clyde, BBC 2 Scotland programme Landward takes a journey down the River on Waverley. Dougie Vipond speaks with Waverley relief master Iain Jamieson and observes how the landscape of the river has changed with the demise of the Clyde shipbuilding industry.
On Friday 15th November Medway Queen departed Avonmouth docks to continue her journey under tow to the Medway after waiting for a suitable weather window. Chris Jones recorded the departure above and further photographs can be seen at http://www.channelimages.com. Since leaving Avonmouth progress has been excellent with the ship making way along the English Channel…
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Since Medway Queen’s departure from Bristol on Thursday 31st October several videos have appeared on YouTube.
Waverley finally left Glasgow at 1630 on Saturday 1st June heading for Liverpool after being delayed due to a technical issue. Over the past few days both crew and volunteers put in a tremendous effort to try and ensure that Waverley was able to reach Liverpool for her first sailing on Saturday but unfortunately circumstances prevented…
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After returning to the Clyde following her visit to the Western Isles Waverley entered Garvel dry dock on the morning of Wednesday 8th May for her annual visit.