Stranger in the harbour
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AIDY
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great stuff....
were you waiting long in tesco's if all the passengers were in there doing there weekly shop /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
were you waiting long in tesco's if all the passengers were in there doing there weekly shop /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
seedog
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Passed her in the BC on Thursday morning, think she was heading for Penarth.
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She was here three weeks ago- had a very enjoyable trip over to Tiree, with seven basking sharks and a minke whale sighted on the way.
Slow_boat
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Was the Waverly the paddle steamer BR IoW ferry from Porsmuff Harbour in the '70's?
srp
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I think she operated on the Clyde. She was originally built for the LNER. Someone told me the other day she was tied up alongside the PS Ryde (renamed Ryde Queen in the 70's I think) at Island Harbour on the Medina, but I think they were thinking of the Medway Queen.
The man to ask is Escargot as he's better at local history than me.
The man to ask is Escargot as he's better at local history than me.
dunedin
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Yes, a very well known Clyde steamer - claimed as the world's last remaining ocean going paddle steamer.
One of the last built, in fact post war, but still a very impressive sight - hammering through the Kyles of Bute with inches to spare between her paddle boxes and the rocks, or doing docking manoevers the hard way (no bow thrusters here, and the paddles are not operated independently, so its all done via rope springs and lots of power)
One of the last built, in fact post war, but still a very impressive sight - hammering through the Kyles of Bute with inches to spare between her paddle boxes and the rocks, or doing docking manoevers the hard way (no bow thrusters here, and the paddles are not operated independently, so its all done via rope springs and lots of power)
pessimist
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That's interesting. Watching the way she turned on Saturday I assumed the paddles were independently driven. That they're not makes her exit even more impressive.
jhr
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[ QUOTE ]
Watching the way she turned on Saturday I assumed the paddles were independently driven. That they're not makes her exit even more impressive.
[/ QUOTE ] This has led to one or two incidents over the years including the moment, immortalised by a forumite on his way back from the Cherbourg weekend last year, when T'Waverly twatted Yarmouth Pier /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif.
Watching the way she turned on Saturday I assumed the paddles were independently driven. That they're not makes her exit even more impressive.
[/ QUOTE ] This has led to one or two incidents over the years including the moment, immortalised by a forumite on his way back from the Cherbourg weekend last year, when T'Waverly twatted Yarmouth Pier /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif.
falkirkdan
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It amazing seeing her going astern in full power, it actually is only the rake of the funnels which gives it away she is going astern.
She has to use her speed to carry out docking manoeuvres so give her lots of clearance. She whacked a few boats on mooring in Millport a few years ago.
Usually long before you see her you hear the thud of her paddles thundering through the water.
The web site http://www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk/index.htm
She has to use her speed to carry out docking manoeuvres so give her lots of clearance. She whacked a few boats on mooring in Millport a few years ago.
Usually long before you see her you hear the thud of her paddles thundering through the water.
The web site http://www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk/index.htm
