Watch legendary steamers sail past on colour film!
The best loved steamers of the 1960s and 1970s are captured on film in CRSC’s exclusive new DVD..
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Biking and boating to bag a photo
In his ‘madasafish’ days as a young enthusiast, Lawrence Macduff went to extremes to capture that elusive steamer..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: July 2018
Congratulations to Colin Mcnicol, skipper of CalMac ferry Isle of Cumbrae. When three ferries congregated at Tarbert, Loch..
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Eric Schofield’s life-long habit of saving tickets has given him not just a pile of memorabilia to sift..
❯ Read MoreMacBrayne lookalikes
Colin Tucker points out some curious similarities of design between old MacBrayne ships and others from different fleets..
❯ Read MoreExhibition: A History of Brodick Pier
Given the interest surrounding Brodick’s new ferry terminal, an exhibition devoted to the history of Brodick piers seems..
❯ Read MoreWaverley in the Hebrides: sun, sun, sun
By general consent the weather throughout Waverley’s 2018 visit to the Western Isles was the warmest and sunniest since she began..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: June 2018
On 16 May 2018 Hamish and Walter Bowie were driving through Gourock when the cruise ship Queen Victoria..
❯ Read MoreMark Nicolson’s Hebridean holiday diary
Unlike most ship enthusiasts, who travel north to the West Highlands before venturing from the mainland to the..
❯ Read MoreThe Busy Hub of Oban
It has been likened to Crewe interchange, Clapham Junction or Charing Cross Station — the watery hub that is..
❯ Read MoreGolden memories of the Inner Islands mail
Among Lawrence Macduff’s most treasured memories is his round trip on the 1955 Claymore from Oban to Tobermory, Coll,..
❯ Read MoreThe Final Piece of the 2017/18 Overhaul Schedule
MV Hebrides’ overhaul was delayed due to problems with her sister-ship Clansman. She finally made it to Garvel Dry..
❯ Read MoreSights and sensations of a memorable cruise
It is hard to know where to start. Sunshine — from start to finish. Ferries — as many..
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Old ticket stubs can stir golden memories, as Eric Schofield makes clear in his account of a Sunday..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: David Scott
David Scott is the latest subject of our ‘On the Spot’ series. David was President of the Club during the 2001-02..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: May 2018
Ken Mills describes how the turbine Duchess of Montrose sparked his love of the Clyde steamers: ‘My horizons changed….’…
❯ Read More12 May: Change of Cruise Itinerary
We hope you will join us on a coach and cruise trip to Colonsay on 12 May, which..
❯ Read MoreA fitting introduction to the kingdom of MacBrayne
Continuing his ‘Confessions of a Cameraman’, Lawrence Macduff invites us to join him on the scenic voyage from..
❯ Read MoreAGM report April 2018
CRSC has a new President. At an upbeat Annual General Meeting on 18 April Roy Paterson was elected..
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The date was 26 September 1970 — a Saturday offering a paddle steamer charter to Ardrishaig and the..
❯ Read MoreFamily tradition and Aunt Lucy
Richard Coton coaxes his 95-year old father Stanley into reminiscing about the steamers of his youth. So often,..
❯ Read MoreCRSC’s 2018 magazine is here!
Your copy of the 2018 CRSC magazine will soon be dropping through your letterbox — if you are..
❯ Read MoreA Stern Lecture
Colin Tucker throws the spotlight on an under-appreciated aspect of ship photography. I thought I had finished with..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: April 2018
April is the month when Lake Windermere’s fleet of 16 pleasure craft returns to full force after the..
❯ Read MoreBrodick terminal open at last
After months of delay, Scotland’s newest ferry terminal is finally doing what it was meant to do —..
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CRSC Honorary Secretary Eric Schofield is well known for his ingenuity in devising itineraries and photographic angles that..
❯ Read More‘It really was a marvellous talk’
At CRSC’s March meeting the spotlight fell on two individuals — Paul Semple, National Chairman of the Paddle..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: March 2018
As an engineer on CalMac’s Sound of Barra service, John Macdougall spends much of his working day below..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Paul Semple
Into the spotlight this time is CRSC member Paul Semple, who holds the posts of National Chairman and..
❯ Read MoreKerrera, bank keys and the ‘King George’
In the fourth instalment of his ‘Confessions of a Cameraman’, Lawrence Macduff has a joke at his own expense..
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