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PS Waverley sets off on her first public sail of 2025
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16/05/2025
PS Waverley sets off on her first public sail of 2025
The World's last seagoing paddle steamer Waverley sets of from Glasgow and sails up the river Clyde.
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So this is the first day of the 2025 season and it marks the 50th anniversary since Waverley's
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first sailing in preservation back in 1975 when I think many people wondered how long
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could she last but yet 50 years on, thanks to popularity and the support of so many people,
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we are starting another summer season with Waverley. She is looking good. We have spent 1.1
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million on the ship over the last six months investing in her, trying to make sure that she
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is as good as we can possibly get her because I want Waverley to have a future. I want her to go
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way beyond her 50th anniversary in preservation to make sure that she continues to delight tens
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of thousands of people every year. For some people once they've been on her once they just come back
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time and time again because they enjoy the experience. She is totally unique, there is no
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other seagoing paddle steamer in the world and the experience sailing down the river that she was
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built to serve in the Firth and of course in Waverley's preservation career this river has
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completely changed and transformed yet Waverley has remained. Once you've been aboard you will end up
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enjoying yourself, you will realise that it's a very special experience whether that's the steamship
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experience, the coastal scenery that you can get access to, the routes that we operate that nothing
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else operates. So this year we are going to 74 ports and piers around the UK. It's one of our most
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ambitious sailing seasons and that is to give as many people as possible access to Waverley. I think
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people have affection for Waverley. People see Waverley sail past, there's a sort of smile. She brings
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out joy to people and that is one of our attractions is the fact that she's so unique. People recognise
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she's something special. So as Waverley sails down the river Clyde now, she's going to be sailing
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through the two new Clyde bridges. There's the one at Govan Partick and then the Renfrew Bridge. So
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Pastures on Waverley will have that chance to sail through the two bridges. Hopefully people ashore
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watching from the bridge will give us a wave as we go through. It's another feature of just how the river
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is continuing to change yet Waverley remains. We are very grateful for all the donations that come in
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that people can donate to help maintain Waverley because the cost of maintaining her is expensive.
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As I said over one million this winter alone and we will need to do that again next winter to maintain
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her in the best possible condition to keep her sailing. So you can book tickets online on our website
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waverleyexcursions.co.uk or phone our office. On the Clyde you can also buy tickets on board subject
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availability which is usually the case on most sailings on the Clyde. I think the crew are excited.
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We've been working hard to get the ship ready to try and make her look the best possible and I
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think the crew have done a tremendous job in the last two weeks to prepare the ship for passengers.
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Today's fantastic to see so many people, lots of familiar faces, the sun is shining, clear blue skies,
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it's the perfect conditions for a sail down the water.
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Those are pretty cool.
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It's not just the only one of the usual rivers shepherds, the beautiful stuff that I'm going to
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do.
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This is the main thing of our rivers, but it looks like my team.
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It's using a given training for a sail down the river while I'm looking for the ship,
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it's using a hand to be on the shore.
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It feels like the ship it is under the south as well.
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For the ship, it's doing a lot of the ship that I've got to bend myself.
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It's doing a lot of the ship and it's running around.
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There is a triumetary of the ship and the ship is creating it.
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I'll go back to the ship with the ship.
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I can see a little bit of the ship.
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I want to go on a ship and it's doing a lot of the ship that I came to her,
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