On the Spot: Terry Sylvester
In the latest of our ‘On the Spot’ series, Terry Sylvester steps into the spotlight to answer our..
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Farewell to the Island class
The departure from the CalMac fleet of the last two ‘Island’ class ferries, Raasay and Eigg, marks a..
❯ Read MoreA Day in Court
Iain MacLeod documents the extraordinary events that led to three steamer captains appearing before magistrates in Glasgow on..
❯ Read MoreThe future of the Outer Hebrides, 40 years ago
Following Transport Scotland’s recent decision to commission a consultants’ report into the future of Hebridean ferry services, Colin Tucker..
❯ Read MoreA 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 MorePhoto of the month: February 2018
John Bannatyne, Gigha-based skipper of CalMac ferry Loch Ranza, recently posted a series of graphic photographs of Finlaggan..
❯ Read MoreAll tickets please (2)
By pulling some old tickets out of his desk drawer and matching them to the photographs he took..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Barbara Craig
For the latest in our ‘On the Spot’ feature, the gentlemen have had to step aside and let one of..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: January 2018
When a blanket of fog enveloped much of Britain’s west coast in early October 1908, shipping on the..
❯ Read MoreAll tickets please (1)
Prompted by a collection of steamer tickets he has built up over the years, Eric Schofield begins a..
❯ Read MoreThree Lochs Tour — Loch Shiel, Loch Boisdale and Loch Snizort
In the third instalment of his ‘Confessions of a cameraman’, Lawrence Macduff freewheels over West Highland roads to..
❯ Read MorePride of the Fleet: PS Queen-Empress
In the second of our series looking back on ships that lent their owners special distinction, Iain MacLeod..
❯ Read More‘A bold and enterprising excursion’
On Saturday 13 January 2018 CRSC chartered MV Isle of Arran for a sail round the island after which..
❯ Read MoreMaid of the Loch OAP
The January gloom was lifted for 90 minutes at the first CRSC meeting of 2018. ‘PS Maid of..
❯ Read MoreReturn to Scalpay
Colin Tucker looks back on the history of ferry services to an island that was once the epitome..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Andrew Anderson
Next in the glare of the spotlight in our popular ‘On the Spot’ series is Andrew Anderson. Andy..
❯ Read MoreHIGHLIGHTS OF 2017 captured by CRSC members
Like most ship enthusiasts, CRSC members took hundreds — in some cases thousands — of photographs during the..
❯ Read MoreA Winter’s Day Sail: Clansman to Coll and Tiree
CRSC member Graeme Roy lives south of the border, miles from the Hebrides. But in mid December 2017..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: December 2017
Fraser MacHaffie recalls how CalMac’s distinctive funnel insignia was originally designed for a turbine steamer on the short..
❯ Read MoreOne Thousand and One Gems from the CRSC Archive: MacBrayne’s steamers
Since its inception the aim of crsc.org.uk has been to create publicity for the Club, attract new members..
❯ Read MoreUnique Round Arran Charter of MV Isle of Arran: 13 January
CRSC is chartering Isle of Arran for a special Round Arran sailing on Saturday 13 January 2018. The..
❯ Read More‘Just steer between those distant buoys!’
Robin Copland gives an ‘inside view’ of Members’ Night on 13 December 2017, when one fellow-participant recounted how he..
❯ Read MoreRemembering a Legend: Jim Aikman Smith
In the second instalment of his ‘Confessions of a cameraman’, Lawrence Macduff recalls his friendship with Jim Aikman Smith..
❯ Read MoreBoating with a Box Brownie
Few ship enthusiasts in the west of Scotland can match Lawrence Macduff for length and depth of photographic..
❯ Read MoreA winter feast of activity
Eric Schofield recalls a winter when days were lit up by a fascinating array of unexpected excursion opportunities…
❯ Read MoreBook review: The Adventures of Captain Bobo
With the help of his three young children, Rob Beale enjoys a story about a paddle steamer and..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Graeme Dunlop
In the latest of our ‘On the Spot’ series, CRSC Past President Graeme Dunlop is cornered by Stuart Craig and..
❯ Read MoreThe name’s the same
Colin Tucker explores the history of ships bearing the name of the island where he lives — Lewis…
❯ Read More‘I name this ship…..’
Stuart Craig took his reporter’s notebook along to Ferguson Marine for the launch of the new Arran ferry. Here..
❯ Read MoreYard No. 801: ready for launch
The event we have long waited for is fast approaching — the split-second when MV Glen Sannox finally..
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