John Park was on board Queen Mary in September 1977 for her final day in service as a..
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Flying the flag: DEPV Talisman
In the first of a series inspired by ships’ flags, CRSC member James Gallaher recalls how Captain Sween..
❯ Read MoreWish you were here: postcards from the Uig triangle
John Park views the Uig triangle through the prism of picture postcards which have documented the route’s development over..
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Eric Schofield takes a trip down memory lane to the Holy Loch, where in the mid-to-late 1960s he..
❯ Read MoreThe Last of the Island Hops — Part 6
Another year, and Stuart Craig and pals are ready to head west on their next ‘Island Hop’. But..
❯ Read MoreThe Last of the Island Hops – Part 4
Between 1989 and 2013 Stuart Craig and friends undertook 25 extended ferry trips around the west coast of..
❯ Read MoreBattling a southerly swell in Millport Bay
In a month when ferry disruptions have become almost a daily occurrence, John Park recalls an occasion, more..
❯ Read MoreAll you need to know about the CRSC Video
Every year CRSC invites members to buy the latest edition of its meticulously compiled Video, comprising major events of the..
❯ Read MoreHIGHLIGHTS OF 2019 captured on CRSC media
The past 12 months have been a curious mix of highs and lows. Waverley Excursions Ltd started the..
❯ Read MoreRob Beale’s Mull Variations
On 6 November two ferry enthusiasts undertook an ambitious day trip from the Lake District to Mull, aiming..
❯ Read MoreThe Last of the Island Hops — Part 2
Between 1989 and 2013 Stuart Craig and friends undertook 25 extended ferry trips around the west coast of..
❯ Read MoreIt was a Five Ferries Whopper
On Saturday 12 October, 50 CRSC members and friends went on a ‘Five Ferry Hopper’ to Islay. We had a full..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: September 2019
CRSC is grateful to Jim McMath, a member of CalMac’s ‘small ferry pool’ of relief crewmen, for allowing us..
❯ Read MoreThe Last of the Island Hops — Part 1
Between 1989 and 2013 Stuart Craig, accompanied by a handful of friends, undertook 25 extended ferry trips around..
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Eric Schofield’s knack of seeking out unusual excursion routes — and using the saved tickets to remind himself..
❯ Read MoreLet us dig deep for Waverley
Waverley’s operators say that, before they launch an official money-raising drive, they intend to draw up a full..
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So far in this series Eric Schofield has drawn inspiration from the collection of steamer and ferry tickets..
❯ Read MoreHow well do you know your CalMac lions?
Colin Tucker has made a study of the lions adorning CalMac funnels — a subject of some importance, given..
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Eric Schofield makes ‘a slight change of tack’ for the latest in his series prompted by tickets or..
❯ Read MoreHiking up to Hutcheson
Returning to Kerrera in search of the perfect ferry photograph, Lawrence Macduff advises that, ‘if you are going..
❯ Read MoreHIGHLIGHTS OF 2018 captured on CRSC media
During the past 12 months many of CRSC’s members and friends generously shared their photographs on our website..
❯ Read MoreThe Delights of Dunskeig
In 1981 Lawrence Macduff made his first ascent of Dunskeig, the hill that dominates the entrance to West..
❯ Read More‘I was Fergie’s Mate on the ‘Hamilton’ ’
A Scot who emigrated to Canada in the mid 1960s, Andy Logan had a distinguished career on deep..
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Eric Schofield’s series is inspired by tickets documenting the most memorable journeys he has made. The following account..
❯ Read MoreThe Marine Motorway from Mallaig to Oban via Skye and Uist
On 1 September David Robertson and Neil Guthrie set off on an epic 21-hour tour of the Hebrides…
❯ Read MoreAn Orkney Diary
Renowned for his enthusiasm for the CalMac fleet, Mark Nicolson decided that, for his late summer holiday this..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: September 2018
Ignored, or at best unloved, by many ship enthusiasts, the four workhorses of the Western Ferries fleet have..
❯ Read MoreTwo paddlers, two lakes, two dreamers
Graeme Hogg last week visited Interlaken to sample pleasure cruising on Lakes Thun and Brienz. Despite his allegiance..
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Eric Schofield’s life-long habit of saving tickets has given him not just a pile of memorabilia to sift..
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