Cyril will be sadly missed by all of us at Roch Valley and by everyone who new him.

BBC: Sir Cyril Smith: Your memories

Bruce Roch, chief executive of Storage Post, disagrees and says the company still has ample room to raise rents in the future.

WSJ: Self Storage Gains Cachet as Values Rise

Mr Hughes, who teaches deaf pupils at St Roch's Secondary School in Glasgow, said the support he had received had played a "huge part" in completing his voyage.

BBC: Gerry Hughes and his boat Quest III

Cyril was known to my colleagues and I at Birch Radio (now Roch Valley Radio) hospital broadcasting for many years where we were honoured to have him as our patron.

BBC: Sir Cyril Smith: Your memories