Pedersen & Ballantyne: the case for a ferries counter-culture
Some deliberately stayed away. Others were enthralled. Whatever your viewpoint on Scotland’s ferries crisis, the CRSC Zoom presentation..
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Waverley’s summer on the Clyde: an assessment
On the eve of the paddler’s autumn season on the south coast of England, Andrew Clark casts a..
❯ Read MoreSampling alternatives at Corran
The ongoing interruption to the car ferry service across Loch Linnhe has generated huge frustration within the Lochaber..
❯ Read MoreTV series ‘Island Crossings’ does good PR for CalMac
Rob Beale says the BBC’s fly-on-the-wall TV series gives a human face to CalMac’s problems, showing ferry crews..
❯ Read MoreCRSC Reviews 1965-69
The enhanced format of the 1965 CRSC Review — more expansive than its predecessors, properly printed and illustrated..
❯ Read MoreFascinating insights into the Clyde’s late 19th century heyday
Graham Lappin, founder and editor of the Dalmadan website, treated us to a delightfully individualistic survey of Clyde..
❯ Read MoreCRSC to Ardrishaig: ‘A great mix of excursionists’
Stuart Craig shares his thoughts on a cruise that extolled the virtues of ‘sailing together’. Beneath his report..
❯ Read MoreCatamaran ferry designer tops CRSC’s 2023-24 line-up
CRSC will host the world’s leading proponent of catamaran ferries on 13 September, in a Zoom presentation that..
❯ Read MoreJohn Goss: the glorious summer of 1976
Photographs taken by John Goss in 1976 remind us that it was one of the hottest summers in..
❯ Read MoreGraham Lappin’s Zoom presentation on Wednesday 9 August
Graham Lappin, creator of the highly regarded Dalmadan website, is our guest presenter on Wednesday 9 August. In..
❯ Read MoreFerry News May-June
The latest edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet in..
❯ Read MoreWaverley to Ardrishaig July 30: reduced price tickets for CRSC members and friends
You are invited to sail on CRSC’s Nominated Excursion to Ardrishaig aboard PS Waverley on Sunday 30 July…
❯ Read MoreThe G&SW Glen Sannox: Leo Vogt’s CRSC talk of 8/3/1961
On 8 March 1961 Leo Vogt gave a talk about the 1892 Glen Sannox to CRSC members in..
❯ Read MoreCRSC Reviews 1960-64
The early 1960s editions of CRSC’s annual Review of west coast shipping have now been digitised, and are..
❯ Read MoreCalMac’s unsung heroes: the ‘Island’ class (2)
Lawrence Macduff continues his survey of the ‘Island’ class ferries by examining how these small bow-loading vessels opened..
❯ Read MoreSnapping Alfred at Campbeltown: a long day’s journey into night
Eric Schofield thought a trip to Campbeltown to photograph MV Alfred’s berthing trial would make an easy day’s..
❯ Read More‘It was fan-dabi-dozi’: Stuart Craig’s latest Hebridean jaunt
Anyone familiar with Stuart Craig’s books needs no introduction to the character and style of his island hops…
❯ Read MoreFerry News March-April
The latest edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet in..
❯ Read MoreA Complete Photographic Diary of Waverley’s Triumphant West Highland Week 23-29 May 2023
Welcome to our latest ‘Members Only’ post, designed not only to share the experience of Waverley’s 2023 west..
❯ Read MoreThe Alfred Experience
Rob Beale is one of many enthusiasts who have converged on Ardrossan over the past week to satisfy..
❯ Read MoreDr Joe McKendrick’s 100 best Waverley photos: the early 1980s
The early 1980s found Waverley encompassing a wider geographical range than almost any Clyde steamer before her, a..
❯ Read MoreObituary: Robin Urie
The sudden death of Robin Urie on Sunday 30 April at the age of 71 has left those..
❯ Read MoreThe Last of the Island Hops — a seven-part series by Stuart Craig
The Last of the Island Hops — Part 1 Between 1989 and 2013 Stuart Craig, accompanied by a..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Jane Liston
Jane Liston lives in St Andrews where, as a longstanding Fife councillor, she has kept up a tireless..
❯ Read MoreTransport of Delight to Islay
We were lucky with the weather. We were lucky with the ship. We were lucky with the captain…
❯ Read MoreAGM Report: ‘We are an active, busy Club’
This was an unusually upbeat annual business meeting for CRSC, with more than a few laughs. Carrie MacKinnon..
❯ Read MoreAGM Videos 2023, including Stuart Craig’s ‘Bear With Me’
CRSC held its 2023 Annual General Meeting at Leonardo Hotel, Glasgow, on 19 April. The proceedings are documented..
❯ Read MoreObituary: Jim McFadzean
As Waverley’s purser for 23 seasons, Jim McFadzean became a legend in his own lifetime. News of his..
❯ Read MoreMore treasures from the CRSC Collection
This second selection of artefacts and photographs from the CRSC Collection has the same aim as the first..
❯ Read More‘Why does every ferry route make a loss except for Western Ferries?’
As Western Ferries celebrates the 50th anniversary of its unsubsidised service on the Clyde, Andrew Clark asks chairman..
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