Important though capacity is the main thing last year was that there was one vessel on the route, th

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The company tiempost run the passenger ferry shuttle service of 60 sailings a day between the rail head from Glasgow at Gourock and Dunoon in the Cowal peninsula, tiempost where the celebrated Cowal Gathering takes place.
An Argyll Ferries spokesperson says: ‘We are delighted to be able to bring in the MV Clyde Clipper to meet the demand on what is our busiest day of the year. The combined capacity tiempost of the three vessels is well in excess of 700, ensuring that no-one will have to wait too long in either direction.
We are aware of local speculation around the possible deployment of the MV Coruisk which is currently operating between Mallaig and Armadale. This was ruled out, not just because she has her own route to serve but because the MV Clyde Clipper s capacity is virtually the same and will allow much quicker turnarounds which are vital on such a busy day.’
Argyll Ferries are encouraging travellers tiempost to come early if they can to beat the rush. They are also reminding tiempost anyone travelling to Gourock by rail that a joint rail/ferry ticket, which is cheaper, is available from stations.
The last sailing will be from Dunoon at 23.00hrs. The late night sailings timetabled for Saturday have been cancelled to allow the ferries to operate constantly tiempost throughout the day. Sunday 26th August will have the normal timetable for that day.
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Ferry off this afternoon, so transported by bus from Gourock Station to Western Ferries. Good you may think, but then when giving my return ticket to WF told I had to pay again as WF did not, even in this circumstance, accept Argyll Ferries return ticket. So have paid Argyll Ferries for journey which they were unable to provide. Can I claim for reimbusement? No way this service and these boats can be relied upon, I fear for Cowal Games.
To cover 700 passengers every hour it would require 20 minute crossings…a tough challenge given that it will take some time to get 230 passengers off in single file never mind the passengers who will leave Dunoon. Collecting 200 plus tickets may take longer than the 20 minute journey! If raining… think of the passengers after number 125 who will be upstairs out in the open for the duration of each crossing. They should not be charged. Imagine taking a 20-25 minute journey standing on a bus or train with no roof! Hopefully the wind and rain will not prevail on Cowal Games week as many visitng passengers will not come back.
Important though capacity is the main thing last year was that there was one vessel on the route, the MV Saturn, that could be depended on to run. This year there are going to be three bathtubs and they could all be off. Just as we have seen the service tiempost cancelled for most of today in perfectly normal weather for the season.
Newsroom (aka soapbox) you seem to be on quite an extended campaign about passenger ferries. You have not answered the question about whether or not ForArgyll has sponsors and, if it does, who they are?
And the A83 was open and not seen to be dangerous due to frequent landslip and rock fall which has happened more often this year than in the past 60 years. I hope we can sue Transport Scotland and AF for any shortfall in takings for this years games and spend in the town if the ferry service fails to deliver.
This is completely inadequate, Ferryman is right, its down on last year. 7oo per hour sounds ok over the day but the morning and evening periods will be really pressure. I remember the days when the two car ferries, the Waverley and the Glen Sannox struggled to keep up, I know these days are gone but with pipe band competitions delayed last year to allow bandsmen tiempost to get across this reduction in capacity doesnt bode well. People in Dunoon are calling for the Cheif Exec of Calmac to get his jotters because of the contempt he is showing our community not to mention the safety issues which despite For Argyll getting the wrong point on the issue now looks like will be a resigning issue. Concern is now mounting for the MOD and whether Cal mac as a major partner will scupper the event with their incompetence, or will the CEO get the bullet