A View from the Bridge: Captain Lewis Mackenzie
On a chilly St Valentine’s night some 75 CRSC members and friends forsook their loved ones to come..
❯ Read MoreOn a chilly St Valentine’s night some 75 CRSC members and friends forsook their loved ones to come..
❯ Read MoreJohn Bannatyne, Gigha-based skipper of CalMac ferry Loch Ranza, recently posted a series of graphic photographs of Finlaggan..
❯ Read MoreBy pulling some old tickets out of his desk drawer and matching them to the photographs he took..
❯ Read MoreFor the latest in our ‘On the Spot’ feature, the gentlemen have had to step aside and let one of..
❯ Read MoreWhen a blanket of fog enveloped much of Britain’s west coast in early October 1908, shipping on the..
❯ Read MorePrompted by a collection of steamer tickets he has built up over the years, Eric Schofield begins a..
❯ Read MoreIn the third instalment of his ‘Confessions of a cameraman’, Lawrence Macduff freewheels over West Highland roads to..
❯ Read MoreIn the second of our series looking back on ships that lent their owners special distinction, Iain MacLeod..
❯ Read MoreOn Saturday 13 January 2018 CRSC chartered MV Isle of Arran for a sail round the island after which..
❯ Read MoreThe January gloom was lifted for 90 minutes at the first CRSC meeting of 2018. ‘PS Maid of..
❯ Read MoreColin Tucker looks back on the history of ferry services to an island that was once the epitome..
❯ Read MoreNext in the glare of the spotlight in our popular ‘On the Spot’ series is Andrew Anderson. Andy..
❯ Read MoreLike most ship enthusiasts, CRSC members took hundreds — in some cases thousands — of photographs during the..
❯ Read MoreCRSC member Graeme Roy lives south of the border, miles from the Hebrides. But in mid December 2017..
❯ Read MoreFraser MacHaffie recalls how CalMac’s distinctive funnel insignia was originally designed for a turbine steamer on the short..
❯ Read MoreSince its inception the aim of crsc.org.uk has been to create publicity for the Club, attract new members..
❯ Read MoreCRSC is chartering Isle of Arran for a special Round Arran sailing on Saturday 13 January 2018. The..
❯ Read MoreRobin Copland gives an ‘inside view’ of Members’ Night on 13 December 2017, when one fellow-participant recounted how he..
❯ Read MoreIn the second instalment of his ‘Confessions of a cameraman’, Lawrence Macduff recalls his friendship with Jim Aikman Smith..
❯ Read MoreFew ship enthusiasts in the west of Scotland can match Lawrence Macduff for length and depth of photographic..
❯ Read MoreEric Schofield recalls a winter when days were lit up by a fascinating array of unexpected excursion opportunities…
❯ Read MoreWith the help of his three young children, Rob Beale enjoys a story about a paddle steamer and..
❯ Read MoreIn the latest of our ‘On the Spot’ series, CRSC Past President Graeme Dunlop is cornered by Stuart Craig and..
❯ Read MoreColin Tucker explores the history of ships bearing the name of the island where he lives — Lewis…
❯ Read MoreStuart Craig took his reporter’s notebook along to Ferguson Marine for the launch of the new Arran ferry. Here..
❯ Read MoreThe event we have long waited for is fast approaching — the split-second when MV Glen Sannox finally..
❯ Read MoreIain Dewar describes how a former Norwegian coastal cruise ship led him to the rediscovery of a ‘Maid’. It..
❯ Read MoreAs final preparations are made for the launch of Glen Sannox, the fourth Clyde vessel to bear the..
❯ Read MoreRichard Coton recalls an epic voyage on Duchess of Hamilton that was cut short by huge seas in..
❯ Read MoreAt our November 2017 meeting, CRSC Honorary Secretary Eric Schofield delivered the second part of his talk on..
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