Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy View Post
The Waverley Paddle Steamer, the only surviving paddle steamer in the world has now finished it summer sailing on the Firth of Clyde, with the exception of 2 days in October, when its full season finishes. Its now on its way to Portsmouth for a few weeks after the final sail yesterday.
Yesterday's sail was supposed to be from Glasgow sailing around the Ailsa Craig of the Ayrshire coast but due to bad weather, this was cancelled and the Waverley sailed an alternative route around Bute, Cumbrae and Loch Striven.
I had been on the Waverley the last 2 Saturdays at the games in Rothesay and in Cowal, on both these occassions there were quite a number of kilts to be seen on board.
So on its last sail yesterday, I used it as an excuse to be kilted again, for the third day in a row and I think when you start wearing the kilt so often as I have done over the last few summer months you tend to feel that you want to wear it all the time.
Normally I don't take photos but on Saturday I bought a new camera so if someone can give me an idiot's guide to getting these photos on this site, I will attempt to do so.
Jimmy,
You bring back many memories of my childhood and youth when I went 'Doon the watter' on board both the PS Waverley and the TS Queen Mary (II), and also sailed the length of Loch Lomond from Balloch to Ardlui and back on the PS Maid of the Loch (on which were many old Highland gentlemen with Kilts and cromachs). My only regret was that I was too young to have ever sailed on my favourite of the Clyde Steamers, the PS Jeannie Deans. My father was a Master with Blue Funnel (Via Elder Dempster and Paddy Henderson's), and when he was asst Marine Superintendent at KGV, I saw the very end of the upper Clyde as a major port.

Thanks!