I remember years and years ago I sailed on Waverley to Inverarey and what a trimendous day it was & part of the way a helicopter joined the Waverley for round about half an hour & when we came near the pier the helicopter landed on the beach , so once the Waverley had tied up l went over to see the helicopter & the pilot took a picture of me standing beside the helicopter, so a really great day for me.

I have a happy memory of sailing on the Waverley from Glasgow in 1979. A lovely ship - the same age as me and in much better shape!

Its really trimendous to see the Maid of the Loch's engine going round again after so many years, l say well done ✅👍 to all who got it going, l hope one day I will see it departing Balloch peir after being laid up there for so many years.

Apart from travelling on her many times on the 60s i have a very out of focus picture of her sorry state in london. Real shamr she wasnt also bought for a £1. With all the problems with the current fleet she could do some usefil work!

Great bit of film I've never seen before! I worked on her when she was barely floating at Chatham in the 80s.

Great bit of film I've never seen before! I worked on her when she was barely floating at Chatham in the 80s.

Great to see Waverley return to Inverary but a shame about the weather.

Weather not being kind to Waverleys special sails this summer!

Great to see so many people turn out to support Waverley and Helensburgh Pier.

A beautiful boat in beautiful surroundings.

Beautiful

thats the ps waverly maid of the loch is getting fixed she has not worked in 30 years😐

Evening Cruise was excellent.

How wonderful. With The Maid of the Loch restored and the Waverley operating and I believe the Queen Mary steamer being restored that will bring Scotlands' waterways more alive once more in time. Maybe there are some more steamers on a few other lochs?

Please show us the engine room.

Excellent video. It is great to see Waverley visit so many new ports this year. Looking forward to some sailings on the Thames and seeing the Flagship Pennant for her being the National Flagship of the Year of National Historic Ships UK.

Having seen Waverley come in to Fort William, which looked amazing, I followed her progress down towards the Bristol Channel and up and down the area 'til she returned to the Clyde. It was great to see how much she did and all the places she visited and moored at. This fim is a very welcome addition and it's good to see a small part of how it was from on board. Thank you, it's a real cheer to see her.😍😃

Magnificent footage showing Waverley’ sea going qualities, stunning sunsets, and wild life around the West Coast of UK . Thanks for sharing this super video. Jamie, Auckland, NZ

I remember the Jeanie Deans in Millport.

I was on the “Maid” on two school trips and throughly enjoyed them. It’ll be great to see her back again in her original state.thanks for the update, it was very informative.

its sad khowing jeanie deans and ps queen of the south is gone now but atleast we still got waverly and T.S queen mary today 😥

Don't think this will be sailing soon unfortunately. It's a scandal, that our most popular loch, has no decent tourist vessels. Just look at the steamers on the lake district. Right beside our biggest city aswell.

Rest in peace captain. Thank you for this inspiring video, what a legend.

Use't to have school trips on her and the Bristol Queen, great memories

May the Waverley keep going on for Decades to come.

Thanks for showing us mere passengers something we don't get to see in real life! very interesting 👍

big engine cool

Sh yes, putting-greens, when the clubs were still a traditional shape, and not the oddities they became. And the ship's band, and the velvet bag that they passed ouround for contributions.Thank you for helping me remember.

perfect! these vehicles are the most beautfiul things ive seen.

Thank you for the video . My uncle was aboard the Waverley being rescued from the beach at Dunkirk . Unfortunately he did not survive like so many others It was informative to learn exactly what happened to the Steamer . Lest we forget .

Can I get the blueprints for this steamer? I would like to build one in the US. I don't know what the fuel is but I would like to burn old engine oil. It is easy to get.

Excellent illustration of the combination of volunteers, project management, local companies, government funding. A true dedicated crew. Hope to see her sail again, i was on her on the Friday night Jazz Sail on the Loch in the 1960's. Terrific effort Iain.

Another superb talk. It is fantastic to see how well KC is doing. My father would have been really impressed. I remember the day well, when KC swallowed the wake of the container ship. I was crew that day and on the helm next to John.

Notice how orderly and well behaved everyone is

Beautiful ship in stunning conditions, she is the jewel in the Scottish crown! I have my wonderful father to thank for taking me on this awe inspiring vessel as a boy from the Bristol Channel to Glasgow and the Clyde as well as the south coast and Thames. Love the Waverley dearly and can't wait to sail the seas on her again in 2024! ❤🤍🖤

We are working on a waverley upload at the moment after having the pleasure of joining PSW on a trip to London in 2023. Thrilled to donate and support the PSPS

My three favourite Clyde steamers with the Queen Mary in her single funnel days. Thank you whoever put this together some wonderful memories

I enjoyed that, thank you

That remaining rust makes me want to weep, but it will likely have been removed by now (end of 2023). It must have been in a dreadful state when restoration was started. Congratulations to all who share in the labour of love that this engine represents. 🙂👍

The pronunciations sound so contrived to our ears. They leave us uncertain as to what comes from the elocution lessons, and what comes from the "real" person!

Thanks for a very detailed explanation of progress. Best wishes for completion. We hope to visit in 2024.

My Mother was a stewardess on her in the 1950,s. Lots of photos have I. Many a good time had I.

Enjoyed informative presentation. Best of luck will visit.

Thanks a lot Iain, very enjoyable and I look forward to visiting in 2024.

A good looking craft, was it scrapped?

how has this video had 5.2 THOUSAND views and only 66 likes! its an outrage!

Fantastic sight , long may she keep going .

What a treasure of a film! Many happy memories of trips on the Clyde steamers! (I love that the Millport donkeys are included, an essential part of a trip to Millport!)

A really great video, just a pity that some of the ships are not with us any more.