a kind of DEJAVU

[powerskipper]

Saw her in Scotland in August and then Yesterday on the Solent.

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Julie

 

[Solitaire]

She's been pottering around the Solent for several weeks now!

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[Roy]

Must be the Waverley --- must have taken another wrong turn too!!

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[commissioner]

she was here with us on Friday in Sunny Swanage!!

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[Geoffs]

I hope to be with you in sunny (I hope) Swanage tomorrow as well/forums/images/icons/smile.gif.

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[Talbot]

Julie how did you manage to see her so clearly, Everytime I saw her it was through gloom caused by the mist and rain, mind you twas a cracking sail up to SBS and back /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[Alistairr]

Yes, She usually sits on the Clyde at Anderson Quay.

Imagine my surprise when i saw her moored just along from the Boat show at Southampton on Monday.



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[powerskipper]

saw her up close , today, was up by the boat show, and she was doing paddle pasts, she is a bigggg lady!

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[Bejasus]

Julie, my dad worked on her during her construction, and I have travelled on her many, many times since my childhood.
Some info below from her website.

The Waverley

Flagship of our fleet is the famous WAVERLEY - the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world. It is thought that this famous ship is probably the most photographed ship in the world!

Built on the Clyde in 1947 - to replace the original Waverley that sunk off Dunkirk in 1940, the Waverley was originally built to sail only between Craigendorran & Arrochar in West Scotland. It is amazing to think that she now sails right round Britain offering regular trips on the Clyde, the Thames, South Coast of England and the Bristol Channel with other calls at various ports & piers throughout the UK.

£1 doesn't get you much these days, but in 1974 it bought a 693-tonne paddle steamer! Mounting running costs left the then operators no choice but to withdraw Waverley from service with the idea of preserving this unique ship. The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society (PSPS) stepped in and took over the helm - for the princely sum of £1. It is a credit to the Society and supporters that the Waverley became more than a museum and now operates a full programme of cruises from Easter to October.


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[jhr]

We went to Tyneham with the kids yesterday and walked down to Worbarrow Bay. Looked out to sea, and there she was, heading westwards. Going back oop North for the winter?

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