Hebridean Princess

Hebridean Princess looking splendid as she sails down the Firth,she had just left James Watt Dock for her winter refit.

HS Themistocles f-465

HS Themistocles f-465 Greek frigate passing the Gantocks.
 The Kortenaer class was a class of frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. They were built to be a general purpose frigate; able to combat all surface, submarine and aircraft targets. Like some of the other frigates of the 1970s and 1980s, they featured a COGOG (Combined gas or gas) propulsion system. Ten were built by de Schelde in Flushing and two by Wilton-Fijenoord in Schiedam between 1978 and 1982. Only 10 served with the Royal Netherlands Navy: two were sold to Greece while still under construction and replaced by two Jacob van Heemskerck class frigates which are basically an AAW variant of the Kortenaer class. The Greek frigates were renamed the Elli class.

World War 11 Port Glasgow

Mine watchers post at Port Glasgow.

Waverley

Returning in the early evening after a days sailing on the Firth.

Drum

Drum is a familiar sight on the Clyde during the summer months,she is now berthed in James Watt Dock.
The last picture shows her at Fairlie boat yard receiving a new paint job and some repairs which she sustained during the winter of 2012.
Click HERE for more information on her interesting life.

Gare Loch

Yacht anchored in the Gare loch.

Sailing Dinghy at Largs Marina

LIV

LIV is one of the first two vessels ordered by the Norwegian Rescue Society (founded in 1891). She was built in 1893 by Thor Jensen in Porsgrunn, based on Colin Archer’s modified drawings from Chr. L. Stephansen who won the design competition for a sailing rescue vessel. LIV did her service in Northern Norway from 1894 to 1932.
During this period the statistics show that 132 people were saved from a certain death, 41 ships were saved and 1 338 boats and ships were assisted.
LIV was sold in 1932 to the local Sheriff H.W Hansen at Ibestad, near Harstad and used by the sheriff for his service and also for control of the fisheries.
In 1945, LIV was used as a ferry between Jakobsnes and Kirkenes, certified for 60 passengers.
LIV has participated in 6 Cutty Sark Tall Ships races (1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1997) with very good results. She was First 1 in class, 4 times.
She is seen here at Greenock while participating in the Tall Ships event of 2011.