River Clyde Glasgow

[Andrew[MG]]

How come there never seem to be any boats that come up as far as the city centre? I know there's not really anywhere to stop and have lunch but I'd have thought some people might have cruised up just to get a different perspective of the city. Is there something stopping them?

[Phunk]

It's filthy!

See my video here, look how brown it is at the Transport Museum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72003tUxVXE

There is a fast boat that gives joy rides up and down the clyde. However there aren't many (that I know of) places to actually tie up a boat.

Plus i'm not sure if the sea plane restricts things too?

[bigwheel]

As far as I know, float-planes are required to give way to water-craft, believe it or not!
I live close to Loch Lomond, where the float-plane is based and understand that rule applies.

Edited by bigwheel on Friday 19th June 17:37

[sherman]

Before the squinty bridge its a bit industrial and not that nice to look at and nothing that big will be able to get past the squinty bridge. Also why would you come up the clyde when you have all of the firth of clyde to play in anyway?

[750turbo]

Did we not used to get the odd Banana Boat...

[Martin_M]

Phunk said:

It's filthy!

See my video here, look how brown it is at the Transport Museum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72003tUxVXE

There is a fast boat that gives joy rides up and down the clyde. However there aren't many (that I know of) places to actually tie up a boat.

Plus i'm not sure if the sea plane restricts things too?

Awesome video! £1k for that drone? I#d have been worried it fell in the Clyde lol Where did you position yourself for the really high one over the city centre?

[TheJimi]

Martin_M said:

Phunk said:

It's filthy!

See my video here, look how brown it is at the Transport Museum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72003tUxVXE

There is a fast boat that gives joy rides up and down the clyde. However there aren't many (that I know of) places to actually tie up a boat.

Plus i'm not sure if the sea plane restricts things too?

Awesome video! £1k for that drone? I#d have been worried it fell in the Clyde lol Where did you position yourself for the really high one over the city centre?

Agreed, enjoyed the video Phunk, and the Arran one too

Cheers

[DUMBO100]

There's a small scrap metal barge that goes back and forth many times everyday

[Olivera]

Phunk said:

It's filthy!

See my video here, look how brown it is at the Transport Museum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72003tUxVXE

There is a fast boat that gives joy rides up and down the clyde. However there aren't many (that I know of) places to actually tie up a boat.

Plus i'm not sure if the sea plane restricts things too?

Sorry to be a pedant, but the footage above a congested (built-up) area isn't legal.

[TheJimi]

Olivera said:

Phunk said:

It's filthy!

See my video here, look how brown it is at the Transport Museum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72003tUxVXE

There is a fast boat that gives joy rides up and down the clyde. However there aren't many (that I know of) places to actually tie up a boat.

Plus i'm not sure if the sea plane restricts things too?

Sorry to be a pedant, but the footage above a congested (built-up) area isn't legal.

There's always one

[S2red]

I'd be surprised if he did not have permission to film that

Edited by S2red on Saturday 20th June 10:56

[rs4andrew]

Stunning footage.

[Martin_M]

Olivera said:

Phunk said:

It's filthy!

See my video here, look how brown it is at the Transport Museum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72003tUxVXE

There is a fast boat that gives joy rides up and down the clyde. However there aren't many (that I know of) places to actually tie up a boat.

Plus i'm not sure if the sea plane restricts things too?

Sorry to be a pedant, but the footage above a congested (built-up) area isn't legal.

Forget the rapists, muggers and child molesters in the city, let's target the guy flying the drone.

What a pedant!

[AMG01]

DUMBO100 said:

There's a small scrap metal barge that goes back and forth many times everyday

There is usually a boat taking passengers between the city centre and Braehead but haven't seen it this year. I see jet ski's a lot and the odd pleasure boat,including a nice boat last night, but it's not that busy.

[cat220]

TheJimi said:

Martin_M said:

Phunk said:

It's filthy!

See my video here, look how brown it is at the Transport Museum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72003tUxVXE

There is a fast boat that gives joy rides up and down the clyde. However there aren't many (that I know of) places to actually tie up a boat.

Plus i'm not sure if the sea plane restricts things too?

Awesome video! £1k for that drone? I#d have been worried it fell in the Clyde lol Where did you position yourself for the really high one over the city centre?

Agreed, enjoyed the video Phunk, and the Arran one too

Cheers

To be fair it not actually filthy, far cleaner now than its ever been. It's quite a one way trek to get that far up the clyde and you now need permission. See the odd boat tied up at the Crown Plaza and there are mooring spaces in behind the science centre...

https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=44...

[uber]

One of the companies I am involved in had looked at leisure opps on the Clyde but nothing seems viable as we just don't get the demand from locals or tourists. It's a real shame as the shipbuilding history is amazing and events like the QM2 visit to Greenock had big turnouts.

[750turbo]

Martin_M said:

Olivera said:

Phunk said:

It's filthy!

See my video here, look how brown it is at the Transport Museum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72003tUxVXE

There is a fast boat that gives joy rides up and down the clyde. However there aren't many (that I know of) places to actually tie up a boat.

Plus i'm not sure if the sea plane restricts things too?

Sorry to be a pedant, but the footage above a congested (built-up) area isn't legal.

Forget the rapists, muggers and child molesters in the city, let's target the guy flying the drone.

What a pedant!

Exactly.

That is bloody superb footage!

[Andrew[MG]]

Phunk said:

It's filthy!

See my video here, look how brown it is at the Transport Museum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72003tUxVXE

There is a fast boat that gives joy rides up and down the clyde. However there aren't many (that I know of) places to actually tie up a boat.

Plus i'm not sure if the sea plane restricts things too?

Very nice video!

I know it's not the nicest river in the world but there are plenty of boats going up and down all parts of the Thames and it's not exactly the nicest either. I just wondered if boats weren't allowed up or maybe had to pay?

[bigblock]

If you were taking your boat from the marina at Inverkip to the Broomielaw pontoon it would take around 2 hours or longer depending on the type of boat. That's a round trip of at least 4 hours with the upper section of the Clyde having to be navigated at only 5 knots which is a bit tedious.

It is the kind of trip you might do once out of curiosity but you would be unlikely to want to do it again !

Regarding the comment about seeing Jet Skis on the upper Clyde many people are unaware that they are actually prohibited from being used up river beyond the Erskine Bridge.

[AMG01]

bigblock said:

If you were taking your boat from the marina at Inverkip to the Broomielaw pontoon it would take around 2 hours or longer depending on the type of boat. That's a round trip of at least 4 hours with the upper section of the Clyde having to be navigated at only 5 knots which is a bit tedious.

It is the kind of trip you might do once out of curiosity but you would be unlikely to want to do it again !

Regarding the comment about seeing Jet Skis on the upper Clyde many people are unaware that they are actually prohibited from being used up river beyond the Erskine Bridge.

Thats really interesting, I live by the Clyde in the city centre and see them a lot. Doesnt bother me but I assume the Police should be removing them?