Where there’s a steamer, there’s a pub!
Many years ago CRSC’s Membership Secretary Stuart Craig shocked the august audience at a ‘Members Night’ by giving a short..
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Book Review: ‘Jeanie Deans, Clydebuilt Pioneer of Paddle Steamer Preservation’
Iain MacLeod hails Fraser MacHaffie’s new book as ‘the definitive history of a beautiful and much-loved steamer’. This is..
❯ Read MoreFlying the Flag: PS Columba
Up to now, each steamer represented in ‘Flying the Flag’ has been well known to the person writing..
❯ Read MoreMeeting report: Steamer Harbours and Piers of the Clyde’s South Coast
At CRSC’s latest Zoom get-together on Wednesday 8 December, John Riddell threw the spotlight not so much on..
❯ Read MoreVideo: Steamer Harbours and Piers of the Clyde’s South Coast
This video of a Zoom presentation by John Riddell on 8 December 2021 is available exclusively to paid-up..
❯ Read MoreThe long slog to Stornoway Castle Gardens
There is no knowing what Lawrence Macduff will get up to in his quest for the ultimate west..
❯ Read More100 vintage colour slides for paid-up CRSC members: Part 2
Here is the second instalment of 35mm colour slides, ranging from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s,..
❯ Read MoreFerry News October-November
This edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet between 1..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Rob Beale
Rob Beale is a skipper with Windermere Lake Cruises, commanding the main tourist vessels in summer and overseeing..
❯ Read MoreThe View from the Bridge
John Beveridge salutes the Erskine Bridge on its 50th anniversary and documents some of the steamers that have..
❯ Read MoreMeeting Report: On the Trail of the Inner Islands Mail
Usually to be found at the wheel of the CRSC website, writing, reviewing and editing delectable articles for everyone..
❯ Read MoreVideo: On the Trail of the Inner Islands Mail
This video of a Zoom presentation by Andrew Clark on 10 November 2021 is available exclusively to paid-up..
❯ Read MoreHow CalMac traffic figures tracked the course of Covid
To meet demands for transparency, CalMac publishes a barrage of statistics on its website. Some of these are revealing,..
❯ Read MoreFlying the flag: PS Waverley in the late 1960s
The discovery of two Waverley pennants in the basement of his home near Geneva has stirred Douglas Mowat’s memories..
❯ Read MoreChristmas gifts from CRSC!
CRSC has some outstanding gift ideas for ship enthusiasts at Christmas. Choose from our list and take the..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Stuart McMahon
Although a relative newcomer to CRSC, Stuart McMahon has long been an enthusiastic observer of the Scottish ferry..
❯ Read MoreFerry News July-September
This edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet between the..
❯ Read MoreVideo of Andy Anderson’s talk on Denny of Dumbarton
This video of a Zoom presentation given by Andy Anderson on 13 October 2021 is available exclusively to..
❯ Read MorePresident’s Address: Andy Anderson on Denny ships
On Wednesday 13 October Andy Anderson gave his presidential address, titled ‘An Appreciation of A Builder of Fine Ships’ and..
❯ Read MoreBook review: ‘Hebridean Coasters: The Ships of R Cunningham (Scalpay) Ltd ’
Colin Tucker’s history of a family-run shipping company sheds light on part of the 20th century Hebridean scene..
❯ Read More100 vintage colour slides for paid-up CRSC members: Part 1
CRSC has been gifted a large folder of 35mm colour slides, ranging from the mid 1950s to the..
❯ Read MoreTwo ex-CalMac masters top exciting CRSC winter line-up
Two former CalMac captains, Linda Ward and Norman Martin, are the main attractions of CRSC’s programme for the..
❯ Read MoreCRSC 2022 Calendar is here — plus Photo Offer and DVD
CRSC has produced a glorious 2022 Calendar, plus a 12-pack of archive photos and a new DVD to keep you..
❯ Read MoreWilliamson & McQueen: The Tourist Steamer Develops
In the latest instalment of his comparative study of the writings of Captain James Williamson (Clyde Passenger Steamers..
❯ Read MoreReturn of the West Highland traveller
Stornoway-based Mark Nicolson spends most of the year looking at the CalMac network from the opposite end of..
❯ Read MoreA Dip into the Digital Archive: video for CRSC members
Past President Roy Paterson delighted around 90 members and friends on Wednesday 8 September with his Zoom presentation..
❯ Read MoreA Dip into the Digital Archive: meeting report
Roy Paterson’s Zoom presentation on Wednesday 8 September was attended by 90 CRSC members and friends, including a..
❯ Read MoreAll tickets please: THE FINALE
Eric Schofield ends his epic 26-part series with a memoir of his sailings out of Oban in the..
❯ Read MoreWaverley in 2021: an assessment
With less than three weeks to go before Waverley returns to winter quarters, Andrew Clark asks whether this..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Fraser MacHaffie
Fraser MacHaffie is one of the undisputed ‘gods’ in the CRSC firmament. His renown is based principally on his..
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