JET SKIERS went head over heels for the Glasgow River Festival this weekend as 87,000 visitors set an event record.

The skiers' display of acrobatics was just one of the attractions centred around the Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour, the SECC and Glasgow Science Centre, which celebrated the revival of the Clyde A volleyball tournament staged on an artificial beach, powerboat excursions and a pirate's treasure hunt all added to the fun which started after Lord Provost Councillor Bob Winter, hoisted a special flag on the HMS Middleton.

It was designed by St Fillan's primary school pupil Aidan MacIssac, who was 12 on Saturday, and had won a contest to create the flag.

The Tall Ship Loth Lorien played its part after sailing up the Clyde to berth at Millennium Dock before inviting visitors aboard to inspect its 34 berths, a 50-seat saloon and the on-deck Jacuzzi.

The SV Glenlee, which first sailed in 1896 and has circumnavigated the globe four times, was also a major attraction in the festival's fifth year.

A Radio Clyde Beach Party saw live broadcasts from the event - for which the Evening Times is media partner - and sessions with the Scottish Amateur Rowing Association were also popular.

Scott Taylor, chief executive of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, said: "The Glasgow River Festival has been bigger and better than ever this year.

"The festival's popularity clearly demonstrates the river's significance to the city's past and future."