About Us
The Team
Living the dream
When I was a boy, I was fascinated with the comings and goings of the yachts cruising and racing on the Clyde. My greatest dream and ambition was to sail myself, and eventually, when a teenager, I was thrilled to be asked to crew on a small gaff-rigged wooden boat.
This experience only increased my enthusiasm to sail as often as I could and to see the West Coast. Those who sailed there spoke of places with wonderful names which evoked times past and adventures to come.
Ten years were to pass before I acquired an elderly wooden sloop which took us, in Spartan conditions, to many of these places - and I was not disappointed.
The mountains, islands, lochs and harbours lived up to all I had heard and I began to realise that in a lifetime only a small part of the thousands of miles of indented coastline could be properly explored.
Admittedly it did rain sometimes, but memories of the wet days include the wonderful crystal-clear air when the shower had passed, sparkling water, blue skies, sandy bays and distant views.
Now I am privileged at Portway to help others to sail these magnificent waters, still largely undiscovered by most. The West of Scotland has the scenery, the sheltered waters and the space to sail. We at Portway have the yachts to help you on your way.
Live the dream... just come! - Tom Mowat
TOM MOWAT
... is the senior member of the team. Since 1998, Tom has been involved with the management of Portway while under the previous ownership of the Rhu Marina Group, and earlier ran his own charter boats and business out of Kip marina.
He has many years experience of yacht racing on the Clyde and the West Coast and cruising the western seaboard of Scotland.
CAMERON STILL
Cameron,Tom’s son-in-law, is now doing the things Tom did 30 years ago and is racing on the Clyde and South Coast. He owns a yacht which is one of our charter fleet.
Cameron has been sailing for 30 years, cutting his teeth as a student looking after a Swan 46 and has many years of International Yacht racing experience. He is currently the Cadet Convener at Royal Gourock Yacht Club and has attended the new RYA Keelboat Coaching course. “This course provided me with the RYA’s standards for coaching the cadets at the Club. It is really important for the future of yachting that we get the basics correct”
When not involved in the charter business he travels the UK with his youngest son Alexander (12) who is currently campaigning his Topper Dinghy at National level.
MICHAEL STILL - RYA/MCA Yachtmaster - Offshore - Commercial
The youngest member of our team and Cameron’s eldest son, Michael is following the family tradition by acquiring his RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore with commercial endorsement. Having spent all winter at UKSA in Cowes on the Isle of Wight he qualified in March 2008 following which he was navigator on a Volvo 60 during the filming of the advert for the new Volvo XC 90 Ocean Race.
Michael will continue to assist Tom and Cameron with the maintenance and delivery of our yachts whilst seeking a permanent position in the Superyacht arena.
