An anniversary appreciation of George Blake, novelist, journalist and steamer aficionado
On the 130th anniversary of George Blake’s birth, Fraser MacHaffie pays tribute to the author who celebrated our..
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BOOK NOW FOR LAST REMAINING PLACES Lunch cruise with CalMac MD Robbie Drummond
You are invited to join us for a lunch cruise to Rothesay with CalMac managing director Robbie Drummond..
❯ Read MoreFrom Ship to Shore: report + video
Graeme Hogg says CRSC’s flitting to a new Glasgow base at the Maldron Hotel has worked out well,..
❯ Read MoreWaverley in the south of England: Purser’s Log
As Waverley heads home for her final weekend of 2023 sailings, Andrew Comrie looks back at the extraordinary..
❯ Read MoreMeet me at the Maldron!
CRSC’s winter programme gets underway on Wednesday 11 October at our new venue — the Maldron Hotel, 50..
❯ Read MoreFerry News July-August
The latest edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet in July..
❯ Read MoreCRSC in the early 60s: springboard to rejuvenation
The 1960s saw a transformation in the fortunes of the Clyde River Steamer Club. Previously a cosy group..
❯ Read MoreBook Review: Colin Smith’s ‘Caledonian MacBrayne 1973-2023’
By charting CalMac’s 50-year development with such admirable sweep, while focusing on all the relevant details, Colin Smith..
❯ Read MoreVideo of CRSC presentation on ‘ferry alternatives’
The CRSC presentation by Roy Pedersen and Stuart Ballantyne on 13 September provoked considerable interest within the enthusiast..
❯ Read MorePedersen & 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..
❯ Read MoreWaverley’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..
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