One Thousand and One Gems from the CRSC Archive: MacBrayne’s steamers
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Unique Round Arran Charter of MV Isle of Arran: 13 January
CRSC is chartering Isle of Arran for a special Round Arran sailing on Saturday 13 January 2018. The..
❯ Read More‘Just steer between those distant buoys!’
Robin Copland gives an ‘inside view’ of Members’ Night on 13 December 2017, when one fellow-participant recounted how he..
❯ Read MoreRemembering a Legend: Jim Aikman Smith
In the second instalment of his ‘Confessions of a cameraman’, Lawrence Macduff recalls his friendship with Jim Aikman Smith..
❯ Read MoreBoating with a Box Brownie
Few ship enthusiasts in the west of Scotland can match Lawrence Macduff for length and depth of photographic..
❯ Read MoreA winter feast of activity
Eric Schofield recalls a winter when days were lit up by a fascinating array of unexpected excursion opportunities…
❯ Read MoreBook review: The Adventures of Captain Bobo
With the help of his three young children, Rob Beale enjoys a story about a paddle steamer and..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Graeme Dunlop
In the latest of our ‘On the Spot’ series, CRSC Past President Graeme Dunlop is cornered by Stuart Craig and..
❯ Read MoreThe name’s the same
Colin Tucker explores the history of ships bearing the name of the island where he lives — Lewis…
❯ Read More‘I name this ship…..’
Stuart Craig took his reporter’s notebook along to Ferguson Marine for the launch of the new Arran ferry. Here..
❯ Read MoreYard No. 801: ready for launch
The event we have long waited for is fast approaching — the split-second when MV Glen Sannox finally..
❯ Read MoreFrom Norway to Naples
Iain Dewar describes how a former Norwegian coastal cruise ship led him to the rediscovery of a ‘Maid’. It..
❯ Read MoreGlen Sannox: worthy of the name?
As final preparations are made for the launch of Glen Sannox, the fourth Clyde vessel to bear the..
❯ Read More‘A bit of weather’
Richard Coton recalls an epic voyage on Duchess of Hamilton that was cut short by huge seas in..
❯ Read MorePassage to Arran in the CalMac era
At our November 2017 meeting, CRSC Honorary Secretary Eric Schofield delivered the second part of his talk on..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: November 2017
VIC32 is one of the sole surviving west coast puffers. Ken Mills took a trip on her. Puffers have always..
❯ Read MoreTerry Sylvester & Douglas McGowan awarded Honorary Membership
CRSC has conferred Honorary Membership on Terry Sylvester and Douglas McGowan. This rare award is reserved for those..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Cameron Shaw
In the latest of our ‘On the Spot’ series, Stuart Craig has enticed Cameron Shaw to step up to the..
❯ Read More‘It was bracing, but it was fun!’
Robin Copland describes the sensations — both wet and warm — engendered by CRSC’s trip to Loch Shiel..
❯ Read MoreWinter cruising, early 1960s style
Fraser MacHaffie remembers winter on the Clyde more than 50 years ago. Reading Gordon Law’s interesting accounts of..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: October 2017
Graeme Hogg remembers the day when Maid of the Loch briefly sported a ‘tartan lum’, and looks forward to the..
❯ Read MorePride of the Fleet: SS Kintyre
Since the first Clyde steamer Comet appeared in 1812, numerous companies have run passenger services on the river;..
❯ Read MoreColin Tucker: ‘MacBraynes in the 1960s’
CRSC’s 2017-18 winter programme got off to a cracking start on Wednesday 11th October with a talk by..
❯ Read MoreA letter from CRSC President Iain Morgan
Dear Members and Friends of CRSC, I hope you have all had a good summer, despite the weather,..
❯ Read MoreFavourite sailings — to Lochboisdale on Clansman
Iain McPherson takes advantage of one of the increasingly rare Minch crossings by Clansman from Oban. With the..
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