Reduced price tickets for CRSC Nominated Excursion to Arrochar on Sunday 18 August
You are invited to sail on CRSC’s Nominated Excursion to Arrochar aboard PS Waverley on Sunday 18 August…
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On the Spot: Douglas McGowan
How appropriate that, on the 50th anniversary of PS Waverley’s sale to the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, one..
❯ Read MoreMissing the Boat
Stuart Craig recently missed a boat. Some may think he ‘missed the boat’ some time ago! But his..
❯ Read MoreJohn Beveridge awarded MBE in King’s Birthday Honours
CRSC congratulates John Beveridge, one of our longstanding members, on the award of an MBE in the King’s..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot — the complete collection
Since June 2017 Stuart Craig’s series of online interviews with CRSC members has delighted us all, giving respondents..
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Eric Schofield, connoisseur of west coast cruising, saw a golden opportunity to make an unusual sailing to Islay..
❯ Read MoreFerry News March – April 2024
The latest edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet in..
❯ Read MoreA Clyde steamer at Oban
As Waverley prepares to sail round the Mull of Kintyre for a week of sailings in the Inner..
❯ Read MoreAGM Videos 2024, including Eric Schofield’s ‘More Hebridean Jaunts’
The 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Clyde River Steamer Club was held on 17 April at the..
❯ Read MoreGraeme Hogg is elected CRSC President
It was ‘AGM time’ for the Clyde River Steamer Club on Wednesday 17 April, with about 35 members..
❯ Read MoreCRSC members celebrate launch of MV Glen Rosa
Ship enthusiasts turned out in force to watch the long-awaited launch of Glen Rosa at the yard of..
❯ Read MoreWilliamson & McQueen: The Arran Connection, Part Two
Continuing his comparative study of the writings of James Williamson and Andrew McQueen, pioneers of Clyde steamer literature,..
❯ Read MoreFerry News January-February 2024
The latest edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet in..
❯ Read MoreLawrence’s tribute to the ‘Arran’: meeting report
Few west coast ship enthusiasts are as well known as Lawrence Macduff. On 13 March he returned to..
❯ Read More‘Isle of Arran’ at 40: video of Lawrence Macduff’s presentation
On Wednesday 13 March weel-kent enthusiast Lawrence Macduff gave an enthralling presentation describing one of CalMac’s best-loved ferries,..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Captain Dominic McCall
Dominic McCall is known to steamer fans as the man with possibly the best job in the world..
❯ Read MoreA ‘doon the watter’ school trip on MV Glen Sannox in 1978
It was a Thursday in June 1978. James Fisher, a steamer-loving pupil at the Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh,..
❯ Read More‘Four Ships to Remember’ – videos showing all 120 images
Four ships and four speakers added up to an evening to remember for CRSC on Wednesday 14 February..
❯ Read More‘Four Ships to Remember’ – Meeting Report
CRSC’s meeting at the Maldron Hotel on Wednesday 14 February offered a tantalising mix of topics. The four..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Eric Schofield
Eric Schofield has a long association with the Clyde River Steamer Club: he has been a member since..
❯ Read MoreCRSC in the late 60s: an explosion of memorable activity
The late 1960s were the most creative years in CRSC history. From 1965 to 1971 membership expanded exponentially,..
❯ Read MoreRanging Far and Wide: Members Night Report + Videos
Graeme Hogg reflects on an evening of stark and entertaining contrasts. Below his report you can watch videos..
❯ Read MoreFerry News November-December 2023
The latest edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet in..
❯ Read MoreHIGHLIGHTS of 2023 on CRSC media
This is a ‘Members Only’ post. If you have not yet paid your CRSC subscription for 2023-24, your..
❯ Read MoreNew Year Excursion to Arran with Lunch at Kinloch Hotel, Blackwaterfoot
CRSC has organised a New Year excursion to Arran on Saturday 20 January, and we invite you to..
❯ Read MoreRobert Stanley on ‘Ferries Near and Far’ – Report + Video
The speaker at our pre-Christmas meeting at the Maldron Hotel in Glasgow on Wednesday 13 December was Club..
❯ Read MoreCRSC down the decades: an evolving series
The Clyde River Steamer Club, founded in 1932, unites a diverse group of enthusiasts by stimulating interest in..
❯ Read MoreObituary: John Whittle
John Whittle, who has died aged 90, played a pivotal role in establishing Caledonian MacBrayne as a modern..
❯ Read MoreThe best of 2023 on crsc.org.uk
CRSC’s online coverage over the past 12 months has been spectacular, with website posts ranging from a review..
❯ Read MoreUnexpected treasures from the CRSC Collection
This third selection of artefacts and photographs from the CRSC Collection has the same aim as the first..
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