A tale of two boats

I have been slipping slightly with updating my blog recently. That doesn't mean that I have not been taking any photographs recently.

PS Waverley has recently started her summer season on the Clyde. I took some photos of her a couple of weeks ago passing Port Glasgow lighthouse. She is the world's last seagoing passenger carrying paddle steamer and is well loved wherever she goes.

A world apart from the varnished timbers of the paddle steamer is the luxury superyacht Eclipse. Delivered to Roman Abramovich in 2010, she is the worlds second largest private yacht.

She anchored off Greenock on Tuesday morning and remained there overnight before sailing to Rothesay Bay the next day.

I took these pictures from the Esplanade shortly before midnight.

Commonwealth Flotilla

The River Clyde was awash with colour as 250 boats joined the Commonwealth Flotilla, sailing from Greenock to Glasgow as part of the celebrations for the 2014 Commonwealth games.

Small cabin cruisers and tall ships all formed a procession up the river with Calmac ferry Lochinver at the front.

The boats were decked out with bunting and the crews looked to be enjoying thier time in the limelight as the crowds gathered on the shore to cheer them on their way.

Gourock

A couple of photos taken from Ashton Road in Gourock.

During the summer there are a large number of boats lying moored off Gourock Yacht Club.

The Argyll hils make a wonderful backdrop.