Approaching the Holy Loch
© Lesley Carruthers
Holy Loch
The American Connection
A boat trip with a difference - tracing the links between the Clyde Estuary and America. Boat, skipper and crew available to book for this private 3 hour trip - £400. Boat can take 12 people, with seating indoor and out.
This trip starts at Rosneath, which was a US Naval base and home for 6000 troops from 1942-45. Construction of this base started in 1941, before the USA even entered the war. Behind Rosneath base was a 200 bed US Naval Hospital.
Then we voyage across to the Holy Loch, which was a US Navy ballistic missile base from 1961-1992 during the Cold War.
We return via Greenock, which at its peak had 14 sugar refineries operating, and 400 ships arriving annually from the Caribbean and Brazil, and then finally we get up close and personal with the wreck of the Sugar Boat, an iconic local feature, which even has a local restaurant named after it.
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Price on Request
Departure days
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
April — November
Contact details
Rhu Marina
Rhu
Helensburgh
Argyll
Scotland
G84 8LH
Tour information
Tour company information
Boat Trips Helensburgh
Bookable boat trips run from Rhu Marina from 1st April every weekend and some weekdays, along the Helensburgh shoreline and out to the Sugar Boat wreck, and across to Greenock, Port Glasgow, and beyond. Our boat, skipper and crew can also be hired for private trips - all information is on our website. Our boat is stable, safe, and comfortable, with outdoor and warm indoor seating for up to 12 passengers, and complimentary tea & coffee. It is suitable for all ages and all levels of fitness. All details of destinations, times, prices, how to contact us and how to book are on our website.
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