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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..
❯ Read More‘The Making of MacBrayne’: a compelling tale, expertly told and beautifully illustrated
Iain MacLeod views Andrew Clark’s substantial new book in the context of previous MacBrayne histories, describing it as a..
❯ Read MoreFive A Day: an Ullswater Adventure
John Newth samples the delights and quirks of a fleet of inland steamers with historic Scottish connections. Second..
❯ Read More‘One of the most enjoyable sails we’ve ever had’
On Sunday 28 August Waverley gave an end-of-season cruise to the head of Loch Long, where she began her..
❯ Read MoreCRSC announces exciting 90th anniversary programme
CRSC’s 90th anniversary celebrations are headlined by a special dinner on Friday 14 October in Glasgow, at which Waverley..
❯ Read More‘Stromier & Vogt, Co-Creators of a Club Culture’: report + video
To many in the enthusiast community, the names of George Stromier and Leo Vogt are familiar as luminaries..
❯ Read MoreReduced price Waverley tickets for CRSC 90th anniversary trip to Arrochar on Sunday 28 August
You are invited to sail on CRSC’s 90th Anniversary Nominated Excursion aboard PS Waverley on Sunday 28 August. Specially discounted..
❯ Read MoreCRSC 90th Anniversary Dinner MENU
Here is the menu for the CRSC 90th Anniversary Dinner, to be held at Loks Bar & Kitchen..
❯ Read MoreA first on the ‘Frisa’
It took several weeks of induction trials before Loch Frisa, CalMac’s new Mull ferry, was finally considered ready..
❯ Read MoreCRSC donates to Loch Katrine steamship restoration appeal
CRSC has contributed towards the restoration of the Victorian steamship Sir Walter Scott. The £150 donation, coinciding with..
❯ Read MoreDr Joe McKendrick’s 100 best Waverley photos: the 1970s
No enthusiast documented Waverley’s early preservation years as assiduously as Dr Joe McKendrick (1949-2012). His slide collection, which..
❯ Read MoreMark’s Oban Odyssey
Lewis-based enthusiast Mark Nicolson spent a week of his summer holiday at Oban, taking full advantage of CalMac ferry services..
❯ Read MoreWaverley’s 75th anniversary season makes a confident start
As Waverley prepares for her 75th anniversary cruise to the head of Loch Long on Thursday, CRSC magazine..
❯ Read MorePostcards from Skye: the Kyle-Kyleakin ferries
In his latest collection of west coast scenic postcards featuring ferries and steamers, John Park finds that the..
❯ Read MoreThe easily overlooked ABC ferries
There are four year-round ferry services owned and operated by Argyll & Bute Council — the ABC ferries. John..
❯ Read MoreEric Schofield: All tickets please (27)
By September 2021, when CRSC Honorary Secretary Eric Schofield wrote what he thought was the final article in..
❯ Read MoreBook Review: Finally… Away with the Ferries
Rob Beale finds himself enjoying Stuart Craig’s latest book so much that he is already planning more holiday..
❯ Read MoreFerry News March-April
The latest edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet in..
❯ Read MoreAfloat again (on Loch Katrine)
CRSC’s second group outing within a month — this time on Loch Katrine — was ‘a very relaxed..
❯ Read MoreSlipways, showers and sun-filled sailings from Oban
Cameron Wilson had a ‘hectic but thoroughly enjoyable’ spring visit to Oban. Here is his day by day..
❯ Read MoreBook Review: Life Aboard Waverley
Iain MacLeod gives a warm welcome to Eric Armstrong’s memoir of working on Waverley in the late 1960s, a..
❯ Read MoreAGM videos
CRSC held its 2022 Annual General Meeting at Jurys Inn, Glasgow, on 20 April. In the video of..
❯ Read MoreCRSC 90th AGM
On Wednesday 20 April 2022 CRSC held its 90th Annual General Meeting: it was our first ever hybrid..
❯ Read MoreCRSC cruise/lunch at Loch Katrine on 7 May
CRSC is promoting an excursion + lunch at Loch Katrine on Saturday 7 May that will give enthusiasts..
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