It is that time of the year when people begin to review the past 12 months, carrying on the tradition from previous years, we are listing the ships that have visited West India Docks in the last year.
With all the development surrounding West India Dock and Canary Wharf, there was some concern that the number visiting the dock would be severely curtailed but although numbers were down again this year, we still had an interesting mix of ships and boats.
TS Royalist
Some old Tall Ships favourites returned Stavros S Niarchos, STS Lord Nelson and TS Royalist and we had the impressive Tall Ships Cisne Branco and Bap Union.
Cisne Branco
We seemed to get a lot fewer Super Yachts this year, perhaps the building works are putting off some of the more prestigious owners.
Sea Falcon
There were visits from a large number of Navy Ships including the Netherlands, Norway, France, Portugal, Estonia, Belgium and perhaps more surprising China and India.
Chinese Navy Ships Huanggang and Yangzhou
There were also more visitors from the Royal Navy including HMS Sutherland, HMS Richmond, HMS Exploit, HMS Explorer, HMS Smiter and HMS St Albans.
There was a degree of nostalgia when I joined the thousands of people in Island Gardens and at vantage points at the bottom of the Island to watch the spectacular Parade of Sail which was the final element of the Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta in Greenwich & Woolwich and Tall Ships Festival.
The Massey Shaw, The Portwey and the Lord Amory which are permanently moored in the dock provide year round interest.
Super Yacht Justa Delia
Super Yachts
Super Yacht Sea Falcon II
Super Yacht ‘Gene Machine’
Super Yacht Justa Delia
Super Yacht Kismet
Peruvian Navy BAP Unión Tall Ship
Tall Ships
Brazilian Navy Tall Ship Cisne Branco
Peruvian Navy BAP Unión Tall Ship
Stavros S Niarchos Tall Ship
TS Royalist
The Lord Nelson
HMS Richmond
Navy Ships
Royal Navy
HMS Sutherland
HMS Richmond
HMS Exploit,
HMS Explorer
HMS Smiter
HMS St Albans
Portuguese Navy
Portuguese Navy ship NRP Francisco de Almeida
Norwegian Navy
Norwegian Navy ship HNoMS Otto Sverdrup
Norwegian Navy ship Hinnøy (M343)
French Navy
French Navy Ship Flamant
French Navy Ship Lapérouse
Chinese Navy
Chinese Navy Ship Huanggang
Chinese Navy Ship Yangzhou
Belgian Navy
Godetia (A960)
Bellis (M916)
Indian Navy Ship Tarkash
Indian Navy
Indian Navy Ship Tarkash
Estonian Navy
Estonian Navy Ship EML Wambola
Dutch Navy
Dutch Navy Ship Schiedam
May we wish all our readers a Happy New Year and we look forward to the new visitors to the dock in the New Year.
Isle of Dogs Life 
Great roundup as usual.
I have Luxury Yacht Kismet as having spent a few days in WID during September?
Hi
I was away travelling during September, so missed that one.
Will Kismet to the list, many thanks