In the third instalment of his ‘Confessions of a cameraman’, Lawrence Macduff freewheels over West Highland roads to..
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Boating with a Box Brownie
Few ship enthusiasts in the west of Scotland can match Lawrence Macduff for length and depth of photographic..
❯ 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 MoreCRSC in the late 60s: an explosion of memorable activity
The late 1960s were the most creative years in CRSC history. From 1965 to 1971 membership expanded exponentially,..
❯ 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 MoreSampling alternatives at Corran
The ongoing interruption to the car ferry service across Loch Linnhe has generated huge frustration within the Lochaber..
❯ 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 MoreThe pleasures of sailing together again
In past years, when it came to organising CRSC outings, our Cruising Coordinator Neil Guthrie carried a fair..
❯ Read MoreCaptain Norman Martin: ‘From Clans to Clansman’
One of the benefits of CRSC membership is being able to enjoy presentations given by retired (or current)..
❯ Read MoreHIGHLIGHTS OF 2021 on CRSC media
Here are the 100 best photographs of 2021, selected from the many posted by members and friends on..
❯ 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 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 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 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 MoreOne Thousand and One Gems from the CRSC Archive: early Caley paddlers
This is the latest in a series of posts designed to open up the riches of the CRSC..
❯ Read More‘Wherever she turned, her bow seemed to be sailing into sunny waters’
Sunday 8 August 2021 saw the first CRSC excursion since January 2020 — a circumnavigation of the island..
❯ Read MoreMembers Evening on ZOOM Wednesday 14 July — non-members welcome
CRSC has organised a Zoom get-together on the evening of Wednesday 14 July so that everyone, near and..
❯ Read MoreThanks for the memories, Margaret!
Margaret Skee has donated a substantial collection of her own photographs to CRSC. They span a 50-year period..
❯ Read MoreDouglas McGowan: the day King George V rocked up at Rum
The five-day charter of King George V by the Highlands and Islands Development Board in 1970 has gone..
❯ Read MoreFlying the flag: PS Marchioness of Lorne of 1935
In the latest in our series inspired by ships’ flags, Malcolm Thomson recalls how he acquired Marchioness of Lorne’s..
❯ Read MoreJohn Gillies: a versatile Hebridean master
Captain John Gillies spent his early career on the decks of ocean-going bulk carriers, before going home to..
❯ Read MoreWilliamson & McQueen: a battle for supremacy on the Rothesay route
In the second part of his series comparing the writings of James Williamson and Andrew McQueen, Graeme Hogg..
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