James Watt Dock

We left Kip Marina at 13-20 on 12th August, and after passing Cloch Point lighthouse, we entered the buoyed channel into the Clyde at 14-30, and moored in James Watt Dock Marina at 15-00.

Cloch Point Lighthouse.

Part of the buoyed channel, and the entrance to James Watt Dock.

The Dock was formerly a sugar dock, and the wharfe building were owned by Tate & Lyle who started their sugar empire here. The dock itself is bisected by a tongue with the main part of the marina in the area between the tongue and the wharfe buildings

'NJ' on an alongside portion of pontoon adjacent to the tongue. 

Looking back towards the entrance from the end of the tongue.

Some of the more impressive inhabitants of the dock were three tugs which were operated by Clydeport, one of these, the 'Svitzer Milford', we had previously seen in 2012 in Milford Haven. 

The 'Svitzer Milford' tug maneuvering in the dock.

Having been suffering from harbour rot in Kip, we only stayed one night in James Watt Dock before setting off for Loch Goilhead via Loch Long.