Photo of the month: July 2017
As the Clyde prepares to welcome Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth this weekend, Rob Beale reflects on the history of..
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Favourite sailings — Up-River Cruise by PS Caledonia in 1967
Charles McCrossan marvels at the enormous range and volume of shipping activity on the River Clyde in his..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: June 2017
It is exactly 40 years since the popular CalMac ferry Saturn took to the water for the first..
❯ Read MoreSpirit of the Tay: the story ends
Stuart Cameron investigates the history of steamship sailings on Loch Tay and bemoans the unfulfilled potential of what..
❯ Read MoreFavourite sailings — Isle of Lewis from Castlebay to Oban and back
Mark Nicolson extols the pleasures of a sun-soaked return trip from Barra to the mainland. I made my..
❯ Read MoreA Special Anniversary
Today is a special day for Waverley. June 16 is not just the date on which she begins..
❯ Read MoreHow to operate a pier — CSP style
As Waverley celebrates the 70th anniversary of her maiden voyage to Arrochar, Robert Cleary muses on the changing fortunes of..
❯ Read MoreWaverley’s West Highland week: the full report
Waverley’s latest West Highland season had far more ups than downs, and ended with the reputation of her..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot – Robin Urie
Robin Urie was CRSC President for the 1986-87 session and is a regular attender at our winter meetings in Glasgow…
❯ Read MoreFavourite sailings — to Fort William with Oban Gaelic Choir
After a day of comings and goings in Oban Bay, Charles McCrossan enjoys a glorious cruise up Loch..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: May 2017
Fraser MacHaffie tells the story of the rescue and restoration, 20 years ago, of the beautiful little cruise..
❯ Read More‘It was a grand day out’
Robin Copland records the extraordinary twists and turns of CRSC’s ‘ferry hopper’ on Sunday 21 May. Ardrossan on..
❯ Read MoreInterview: Captain Ross Cochrane
Paint pots litter the deck. Some of the woodwork needs a final coat of varnish. In every other..
❯ Read MoreLa France par ferry
SIX PORTS, CINQ PERSONNES, QUATRE TRAVERSÉES, TROIS NAVIRES ET DEUX COMPAGNIES: LA FRANCE PAR FERRY, ÉTÉ 2016 (Six..
❯ Read MoreApocryphal or not
Iain MacArthur recalls a fateful incident in 1958, when the MacBrayne flagship Saint Columba emerged from overhaul with..
❯ Read MoreThe dependable ‘Cumbrae’: a 40th birthday tribute
As MV Isle of Cumbrae notches up 40 years in service, Graeme Hogg sings the praises of ‘an..
❯ Read MoreReview 2014 is here!
CRSC is pleased to announce the publication of Review 2014, the latest of its comprehensive surveys of Scottish..
❯ Read MoreFerry Cross the Mersey
Continuing our series on summer cruise options outside the CalMac/Waverley sphere, Charles McCrossan explores the maritime delights of..
❯ Read MoreThree Lochs Tour — with a difference
With nearly 40 years’ experience as a boat owner, Ken Mills has more than a passing acquaintance with..
❯ Read MoreLinking the Loch
In the first of a series previewing summer cruise options outside the CalMac/Waverley sphere, Rob Beale explores the..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: April 2017
CRSC President Iain Morgan recalls his astonishment when, on a boyhood visit to the Albert Harbour in Greenock,..
❯ Read MoreCRSC AGM — ‘a successful year’
Roy Paterson’s superb show of CRSC digital images was the highlight of an annual general meeting that will..
❯ Read MoreCRSC at SHIP AHOY!
On Saturday 22 April 2017 the fifth annual SHIP AHOY! exhibition will take place at Summerlee Museum in Coatbridge,..
❯ Read MoreFavourite sailings — round trip to Colonsay and Port Askaig from Oban
Eric Schofield takes a ‘spur of the moment’ decision to do something out of the ordinary — and..
❯ Read MoreGet your copy of CRSC’s magazine!
The new edition of CLYDE STEAMERS has just been published, and paid-up CRSC members get their copy free. If you..
❯ Read MoreAn Enthusiast’s Winter — Part 3
Gordon Law concludes his winter round-up with the observation that, where CalMac ferries are concerned, the off-season invariably..
❯ Read MoreObituary: Mike MacKenzie
Mike MacKenzie, who has died aged 79 after a short period of ailing health, was an enthusiastic member..
❯ Read MoreThe North Company’s last steamer
Exactly 50 years ago, on Saturday 1st April 1967, I sailed aboard an outstandingly handsome coastal passenger steamer..
❯ Read MoreFavourite sailings — ‘an auspicious day aboard the Great Glen’
Colin J. Smith describes a journey to a familiar location — with something of a twist. In the..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: March 2017
Long accustomed to crossing the Minch on Isle of Lewis between Stornoway and Ullapool, Mark Nicolson recalls the..
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