There are a trio of these yellow boats operating out of Whitby. One of them, Dash II (the smallest) operates upstream along the River Esk. The other two venture out into the North Sea, taking passengers on a short cruise up the coast towards Sandsend. Esk Belle III is the smaller of the seagoing boats, and Summer Queen is the largest. These latter two boats were a regular sight travelling in an out of the harbour as we wanderd around the town on this day.
I did wonder about cloning out the bird (I think it’s a pigeon) from the upper-right corner of the frame but, in the end, decided to give it its moment of fame instead.
Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 D & Kodak Portra 800. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 29 July 2022.
Steel City Snapper photography 
This would not have been an excellent frame without the bird on the upper right of the shot.
Please contact the bird and grant him royalties.
Being more serious : I do enjoy your website.
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Thanks Jean-Francois. 🙂
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I too had the pleasure of seeing the Summer Queen at it’s greatest just the other day. We were delighted to see it venture out of the harbour and along the coast as we walked along the promanade. To make it even more fun as they turned and returned back we waved to the happy cruisers as they entered back into the port and they all waved back with glee. I am sure it won’t be long before we get the chance to be one of those happy cruisers on the Summer Queen
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I’ve never been on one of the boat trips. Maybe next time I visit…
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