Further PSPS Support of £82,000 for Waverley
A grant of £82,592 has been paid to WSN to fund more work done as a part of the 2018/2019 refit.
Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle
A grant of £82,592 has been paid to WSN to fund more work done as a part of the 2018/2019 refit.
The official launch of the £2.3m ‘Save the Waverley – Boiler Refit Appeal’ took place at Waverley’s Glasgow berth at noon on Saturday 15th June.
A cheque for £4,362.50 has been handed over as a contribution towards the ‘Save the Waverley – Boiler Refit Appeal’.
Waverley Excursions has announced that ‘Save The Waverley – Boiler Refit Appeal’ will be launched on Saturday 15th June.
The Plockton fund-raising cruise took place in near-perfect weather on Tuesday 28th May 2019 and by the end of the evening had raised £1,855 for Waverley.
The PSPS (Scottish Branch) annual Evening Fund Raising Cruise will take place on Wednesday 10th July.
2019 marks the 40th anniversary since Waverley first visited the Bristol Channel and Ilfracombe.
A statement issued by Waverley Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
A look back at the 1989 season when over 300,000 passenger journeys were made on Waverley and Balmoral.
Everyone is invited to attend the PSPS meeting in Glasgow on Friday 14th December when Douglas McGowan MBE shares his steamer memories.
Some pictures capturing Waverley at Gravesend during her recent sailings on the Thames.
Graham Shankland, Finance Director and accountant to Waverley Steam Navigation and Waverley Excursions Ltd, has once again prepared a summary financial statement for the last financial year.
A picture summary of Waverley’s early Clyde summer season 2018.
A picture report on Waverley’s evening sunset cruise on Thursday 5th July.
A picture review of Waverley’s cruise from Glasgow to Sanda on Sunday 24th June.
The 16th June 2018 marks 71 years since Waverley’s maiden voyage.
Waverley’s 2018 season started well with wall to wall sunshine and good passenger numbers.
A report on Waverley’s first sailing of 2018.
Waverley’s first journey to the South Coast – April 1978.
2018 marks 40 years since Waverley’s first visit to the South Coast and Thames in 1978.
A picture report on Waverley’s first Thames sailings of the 2017 season.
Waverley heads south after receiving repairs to her bow.
A look back at Waverley’s 2017 summer season in pictures.
Sunday 16th October saw our paddler complete its 69th season. This proved to be a great day despite mixed weather and some problems.
The final section covering the Irish Sea was approved by the port authorities in mid-March and the whole season’s timetable may now be downloaded from the Waverley Excursions web site.
On Saturday 19th September a hardy group of ten photographers boarded a small boat to follow Waverley as she circumnavigated of the Isle of Wight.
Martin Longhurst has written an account of Waverley’s first Clyde weekend and the Western Isles sailings.
The beginning of Waverley’s 2015 season was marked by a reception on 21 May on the paddler at Pacific Quay to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her first passenger sailing in preservation.
In preparation for Waverley’s 40th season in preservation, she was towed from Glasgow to Greenock for her annual underwater survey.
Tom Eveson recently filmed some High Definition video footage on a day trip from Clevedon to Ilfracombe.