Due to unexpected problems with her 2 Cochran boilers, Waverley's planned visit to the Western Isles at the traditional time of the first weekend in May had to be cancelled. The short tour went ahead at the end of the month when, fortunately, the weather was much better. However as she prepared for the departure from her home base at Glasgow Plantation Quay the skies were filled with grey mist which did not clear until she reached the Kilbrannan Sound. In this picture a queue stretching back to the Millenium Bridge was waiting to board the paddler for her first sailing of 2009.

Due to unexpected problems with her 2 Cochran boilers, Waverley's planned visit to the Western Isles at the traditional time of the first weekend in May had to be cancelled. The short tour went ahead at the end of the month when, fortunately, the weather was much better. However as she prepared for the departure from her home base at Glasgow Plantation Quay the skies were filled with grey mist which did not clear until she reached the Kilbrannan Sound. In this picture a queue stretching back to the Millenium Bridge was waiting to board the paddler for her first sailing of 2009.