Gavin Stewart’s ‘A Peep into the Past’: report + video
‘A Peep into the Past’ was the title of Gavin Stewart’s CRSC presentation at Jurys Inn on Wednesday 11..
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On the Spot: Susan Forrest
With a growing number of women joining CRSC, it is wholly appropriate to ask new recruit Susan Forrest..
❯ Read MoreFerry News November-December
The latest edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet in..
❯ Read MoreHIGHLIGHTS of 2022 on CRSC media
If 2023 yields anything like as many eye-grabbing shots as 2022, we are in for a bumper harvest,..
❯ Read MoreMidwinter Day Trip to Orkney: Mad or What?
CRSC member Graeme Roy and his daughter Eilish recently set off on a day trip to Orkney to..
❯ Read MoreMembers Night: Report + Video
You can always tell how well a presentation has gone down just by getting ‘a sense of the..
❯ Read MoreCRSC@90: the 1940s
During a trip to the Clyde coast on 2 January 1940, CRSC founder member Leo Vogt photographed Dalriada..
❯ Read MoreSAVE THE DATE: New Year excursion to Arran on 14 January
CRSC members and friends are invited to take part in our nominated excursion on Saturday 14 January, seizing..
❯ Read More‘Stormy Weather’: steamer-related podcasts
Robin Copland, CRSC President, writes: CRSC member Kay Hutchison has produced a variety of steamer-related podcasts that have..
❯ Read MoreAll tickets please (28)
Eric Schofield, connoisseur of west coast excursions, sees the humble paper ticket as a passport to ‘great days..
❯ Read MoreFerry News May-October
The latest edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet in..
❯ Read More‘I am CalMac’s longest serving crewman’
Mick Glancy’s life has been ‘tied up’ since 1982, when he met and married his Liverpudlian wife Christina..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Mark Nicolson
Still in his twenties, Mark Nicolson has already established himself as the ultimate ferry enthusiast — travelling on..
❯ Read MoreBook review: ‘Fairlie’s Secret War’ by John Riddell
Colin Tucker describes John Riddell’s new book as ‘a fascinating read about a virtually unknown aspect of the..
❯ Read MoreTreasures from the CRSC Collection
Over the past 50 years and more, CRSC has amassed a collection of artefacts, memorabilia and photographs relating..
❯ Read More‘From Raasay to Rona and Beyond’: Captain John Gillies
Attracting skippers or engineers or management from CalMac to ‘give a talk’ to our members is something CRSC..
❯ Read MoreCaptain John Gillies: video of his CRSC presentation
On Wednesday 9 November Captain John Gillies gave an enthralling presentation to CRSC at Jurys Inn, Glasgow, titled..
❯ Read MorePostcards from Skye: Armadale, Kylerhea, Sconser, Portree and Uig
In the days before the Skye Bridge, people talked of going ‘Over the Sea to Skye’ — words..
❯ Read MoreA Hebridean Adventure 1986
CRSC member and keen photographer Tom Dunlop recalls a journey to the Western Isles 36 years ago. He..
❯ Read MoreA Tour Round the CalMac Network and Fleet
CRSC began its programme of meetings for the 2022-23 winter at Jurys Inn, Glasgow, with the traditional President’s..
❯ Read MoreRemembering nine CRSC luminaries
Nine CRSC luminaries were profiled on table cards at our 90th anniversary dinner on 14 October. They were..
❯ Read MoreWhat a Party!
Wow! The evening of 14 October 2022 certainly beat our expectations. Plenty of people came. Conversation flowed. The..
❯ Read MoreCRSC@90 — how it all began
When a group of enthusiasts formed the Clyde River Steamer Club in 1932, clubs were commonplace. Nine decades..
❯ Read MoreOrder your 2023 Calendar NOW!
CRSC has produced a glorious 2023 Calendar. You can buy it here. The ever-popular Calendar is a must-have: it is a..
❯ Read MoreCRSC Shop open for business!
Welcome to CRSCs latest offer of publications and events, including the splendid new REVIEW 2020. If you are not..
❯ Read More‘What makes the ferries so potent politically is that they encapsulate Scottish government ineptitude’
A forensic analysis of Scotland’s ‘ferries fiasco’, published in the 22 September edition of the prestigious London Review of..
❯ Read MoreA 90th anniversary dip into the digital archive
Roy Paterson had a lot to live up to in his latest CRSC presentation: only a year ago,..
❯ Read More90th anniversary dip — video of all 150 images
Roy Paterson’s Zoom presentation on 14 September, titled A 90th Anniversary dip into the digital archive, delighted everyone..
❯ Read MoreBrodick bids farewell
Eric Schofield stumbles upon a piece of history-in-the-making — the final dismantling of the old Brodick steamer pier,..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Duncan Wilson
Duncan Wilson has family connections with Tighnabruaich going back to the interwar years. He first became acquainted with the..
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