A long way from her home waters though. She's the Romola, built at Leith in the very early 1900s. Now based in Antibes, photographed here in Corsica in 2006.
Can't say I'm much of a mobo fan but this one is very special.
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Its great to see Waverly in "home" waters. Many times I have been down below and felt the distinctive beat of the engines and paddles. Pop up and there she is!!!!!
Great shots!
Can't say I'm much of a mobo fan but this one is very special.
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Shame that she is now really struggling for funding and could go under.
Typical motorboat - fenders out regardless. The same goes for the floating shed behind her.
If shes coming alongside, thats a very economic deployment of fenders. But yes I agree, whatever your chosen type of boat, you cant say that is anything except very lovely.
Typical motorboat - fenders out regardless. The same goes for the floating shed behind her.
Romola lay on a mooring in Dunstaffnage for many years before being rescued by an Architect who is based in Edinburgh. The trip round to Leith where the restoration took place was an adventure in itself, but just the start of a long, painstaking and intersting transformation from wreck to beauty. A tribute to those that made the effort.