Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle
Waverley has taken her first voyage of 2023 where she made the journey from her Winter berth in Glasgow to the Garvel Dry Dock in Greenock. Waverley’s boilers were first fired up on Friday (10th March) and tested up to pressure on Tuesday (14th March). The following day her engine and paddles were turned for…
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Waverley’s first day in service.
The mighty paddler came out of hibernation for five days over Easter 2002.
The mighty paddler left dry dock on Thursday 7th March 2002.
On Monday 18th February 2002, Waverley entered the Garvel Dry Dock at Greenock for her hull survey.
Report on the first of Waverley’s two evening pre-Christmas dinner cruises.
Bad weather delayed Waverley’s arrival resulting in the cancellation of the first two sailings of the weekend.
Waverley’s last week of the 2001 Thames season.
Waverley sails from Tilbury to Chatham.
Recalling the first seven days of the 2001 season on the Thames.
Waverley sails to Clacton and Tilbury and visits the Thames Forts.
On Saturday 29th September 1973 the PSPS chartered Waverley for a “Five Lochs Cruise”. It was to be Waverley’s final month in service with Caledonian MacBrayne.
Waverley’s first call at Harwich’s Halfpenny Pier.
Waverley’s final sailings on the Solent before departing for the Thames.
Clydebuilt ships reunited. Steamship Shieldhall and Waverley meet in the Solent.
The second weekend on the Solent saw Waverley’s anti-clockwise circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight and a cruise to Weymouth.
The first three days of Waverley’s south coast sailings from Weymouth and Southampton.
Waverley’s 2001 Clyde sailing season comes to an end.
The middle weekend of August visit several ports, including Ardrishaig for the first time in 20 years.
Waverley carried a full capacity of over nine hundred passengers to Dunoon for the annual Cowal Games.
Michael Girvan of Skyrise Aerial Media has kindly provided a video and photographic record of Waverley’s arrival in to Ardrishaig after an absence of 20 years.
Waverley will make a rare visit to Ardrishaig on Sunday 15th August.
Waverley aground at Ardrossan.
A summary of Waverley’s 2021 Clyde sailing season so far.
On Saturday 4th August 2001, Waverley operated the first of two short cruises to assist in raising funds for the new Tighnabruaich Pier Association.
This photograph shows two former Chief Engineers of PS Waverley and MV Balmoral, the late Ian Muir and the late Ian McMillan.
Waverley’s season is progressing well during a period of very fine weather.
Waverley welcomed her first passengers of the 2021 season aboard on Tuesday June 29 with everyone enjoying the idyllic sailing conditions.
Another take on Waverley’s Ulster adventure.
Waverley sails from Campbeltown to Red Bay and along the Antrim coast.
