The View from the Bridge
John Beveridge salutes the Erskine Bridge on its 50th anniversary and documents some of the steamers that have..
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Meeting Report: On the Trail of the Inner Islands Mail
Usually to be found at the wheel of the CRSC website, writing, reviewing and editing delectable articles for everyone..
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This video of a Zoom presentation by Andrew Clark on 10 November 2021 is available exclusively to paid-up..
❯ Read MoreHow CalMac traffic figures tracked the course of Covid
To meet demands for transparency, CalMac publishes a barrage of statistics on its website. Some of these are revealing,..
❯ Read MoreFlying the flag: PS Waverley in the late 1960s
The discovery of two Waverley pennants in the basement of his home near Geneva has stirred Douglas Mowat’s memories..
❯ Read MoreChristmas gifts from CRSC!
CRSC has some outstanding gift ideas for ship enthusiasts at Christmas. Choose from our list and take the..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Stuart McMahon
Although a relative newcomer to CRSC, Stuart McMahon has long been an enthusiastic observer of the Scottish ferry..
❯ Read MoreFerry News July-September
This edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet between the..
❯ Read MoreVideo of Andy Anderson’s talk on Denny of Dumbarton
This video of a Zoom presentation given by Andy Anderson on 13 October 2021 is available exclusively to..
❯ Read MorePresident’s Address: Andy Anderson on Denny ships
On Wednesday 13 October Andy Anderson gave his presidential address, titled ‘An Appreciation of A Builder of Fine Ships’ and..
❯ Read MoreBook review: ‘Hebridean Coasters: The Ships of R Cunningham (Scalpay) Ltd ’
Colin Tucker’s history of a family-run shipping company sheds light on part of the 20th century Hebridean scene..
❯ Read More100 vintage colour slides for paid-up CRSC members: Part 1
CRSC has been gifted a large folder of 35mm colour slides, ranging from the mid 1950s to the..
❯ Read MoreTwo ex-CalMac masters top exciting CRSC winter line-up
Two former CalMac captains, Linda Ward and Norman Martin, are the main attractions of CRSC’s programme for the..
❯ Read MoreCRSC 2022 Calendar is here — plus Photo Offer and DVD
CRSC has produced a glorious 2022 Calendar, plus a 12-pack of archive photos and a new DVD to keep you..
❯ Read MoreWilliamson & McQueen: The Tourist Steamer Develops
In the latest instalment of his comparative study of the writings of Captain James Williamson (Clyde Passenger Steamers..
❯ Read MoreReturn of the West Highland traveller
Stornoway-based Mark Nicolson spends most of the year looking at the CalMac network from the opposite end of..
❯ Read MoreA Dip into the Digital Archive: video for CRSC members
Past President Roy Paterson delighted around 90 members and friends on Wednesday 8 September with his Zoom presentation..
❯ Read MoreA Dip into the Digital Archive: meeting report
Roy Paterson’s Zoom presentation on Wednesday 8 September was attended by 90 CRSC members and friends, including a..
❯ Read MoreAll tickets please: THE FINALE
Eric Schofield ends his epic 26-part series with a memoir of his sailings out of Oban in the..
❯ Read MoreWaverley in 2021: an assessment
With less than three weeks to go before Waverley returns to winter quarters, Andrew Clark asks whether this..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Fraser MacHaffie
Fraser MacHaffie is one of the undisputed ‘gods’ in the CRSC firmament. His renown is based principally on his..
❯ Read MoreOne Thousand and One Gems from the CRSC Archive: early Caley paddlers
This is the latest in a series of posts designed to open up the riches of the CRSC..
❯ Read More‘Wherever she turned, her bow seemed to be sailing into sunny waters’
Sunday 8 August 2021 saw the first CRSC excursion since January 2020 — a circumnavigation of the island..
❯ Read MoreEric Schofield’s ‘All tickets please’ — the full series
Since January 2018, CRSC veteran Eric Schofield has delighted readers of this website with recollections of the sailings..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Charles McCrossan
Charles McCrossan grew up at Largs, went to sea as an engineer at the age of 19 and..
❯ Read MoreGlorious ‘King Edward’ painting: large prints for sale
CRSC is exclusively offering large prints of Martyn Mackrill’s magnificent painting of King Edward, the world’s pioneering turbine passenger..
❯ Read MoreFlying the flag: MV Cowal
Remembering his summers as assistant purser on the Clyde steamers in the early 1970s, Graeme Hogg says that,..
❯ Read MoreMembers Night Video
In a first for CRSC, a Members Night using Zoom was held in the middle of summer 2021,..
❯ Read MoreBook Review: ‘Mary Jane and The Marquis’
Iain MacLeod welcomes Colin Tucker’s pioneering study of early 19th century travel to Stornoway, when voyages to the..
❯ Read More‘A long-awaited reunion of friends’ — full report on Members Night
CRSC’s first-ever midsummer get-together on Zoom drew a bigger audience than many of our traditional winter meetings in..
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