A Week’s Holiday in Orkney – Part Two
Part Two: A Long Day Out Tuesday was a day of contrasts. Grey in the morning, then warm..
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Summer 2026 Newsletter
In this newsletter, addressed to all CRSC members, Club President Gavin Stewart provides an update on Club activities…
❯ Read MoreThe Best Laid Plans….
The Club’s latest Nominated Excursion was planned for 7 July. The objective was to offer members possibly a..
❯ Read MoreMAID OF THE LOCH: The Inside Story of the Campaign to Rescue Her – Part 4
2017 – 2019 : “The High and the Low” In this exclusive series of articles for CRSC, John..
❯ Read MoreNominated Excursion on ‘Isle of Cumbrae’ – 7th July 2026
Updated : 28 June 2026 There have been some changes to the vessel operating the Tarbert – Portavadie..
❯ Read MoreTo Ullapool on the ‘Sannox’
Lewis resident and Club member Mark Nicolson recently took advantage of the new Glen Sannox on a sailing..
❯ Read MoreA Week’s Holiday in Orkney – Part One
Part One: Getting There Rob Beale is well known to folk in the Lake District, where he is..
❯ Read MoreWhat’s in a Name? – 2
Inverness-based CRSC member Brian Boag takes a further look at the nomenclature of the Clyde and West Highland..
❯ Read MoreMAID OF THE LOCH: The Inside Story of the Campaign to Rescue Her – Part 3
2013-2017 : “Fundraising Frustrations” In this exclusive series of articles for CRSC, John Beveridge recounts the story of..
❯ Read MoreNEW! An Index for the CRSC website
The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed a new addition to the red menu bar at the top..
❯ Read MoreScottish Ferry News March-April 2026
The new edition of CRSC’s Scottish Ferry News documents movements of the CalMac fleet during March and April..
❯ Read MoreMAID OF THE LOCH: The Inside Story of the Campaign to Rescue Her – Part 2
1996-2012 : “Maid Saved” In this exclusive series of articles for CRSC, John Beveridge recounts the story of..
❯ Read More2026 AGM Video
The 2026 Annual General Meeting of the Clyde River Steamer Club was held on 15 April at the..
❯ Read MoreTurkish Delight – an impression of the first of four sister ships built for Islay and the Little Minch services
After a delayed delivery from her Turkish builders, Isle of Islay has now settled down into what will,..
❯ Read MoreMAID OF THE LOCH: The Inside Story of the Campaign to Rescue Her – Part 1
1982-1996 : “That Sinking Feeling” Thirty years ago this year (2026) a group of people were given a..
❯ Read MoreMemories of the Last Years of the Clyde Steamers – Part Three
This is the third part of a short series describing the memories of former purser Alan Riddell, looking..
❯ Read MoreCRSC 94th Annual General Meeting
The 94th Annual General Meeting of the Clyde River Steamer Club was held in the evening of Wednesday..
❯ Read MoreMemories of the Last Years of the Clyde Steamers – Part Two
This is the second part of a short series describing the memories of former purser Alan Riddell, looking..
❯ Read More2026 Spring Mailing AGM Documents
Attached are the documents posted recently to all CRSC Members. Apart from the note relevant to CLYDE STEAMERS..
❯ Read MoreSpring Mailing to CRSC Members
Members should by now have received their Spring 2026 mailing. This year’s mailing includes: ● Spring Newsletter [reproduced..
❯ Read MoreScottish Ferry News January-February 2026
The new edition of CRSC’s Scottish Ferry News documents movements of the CalMac fleet during the first two months of..
❯ Read MoreCANCELLED: March meeting
After due consideration, and in light of the recent tragic fire leading to the closure of Glasgow Central..
❯ Read MoreMemories of the Last Years of the Clyde Steamers – Part One
This is the first part of a short series describing the memories of former purser Alan Riddell, looking..
❯ Read MoreMembers Night: Inside and Out, Arran, and a Date
For our February meeting we had a trio of presentations, all very different in their nature. Speakers this..
❯ Read MoreWhales and Ferries
Some of you may know that CRSC Membership Secretary Stuart Craig still laments the withdrawal of his favourite..
❯ Read MoreTSS King George V – ‘King of Oban Bay’
For those of us old enough to have sailed on her, the turbine steamer King George V will..
❯ Read MoreWhat’s in a Name?
The recent demise of Hebridean Isles after 39 years of sterling service brought to mind an article that..
❯ Read MoreScottish Ferry News November-December 2025
The latest edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet in..
❯ Read MoreThe Call of the Clyde – Part 2 : T.S. QUEEN MARY II – the recollections of Richard Orr
Previewing an event that took place in June 2025 at the Fairfield Museum in Govan, Graeme Hogg —..
❯ Read MoreA Christmas Day Loss – the story of HMS Mercury
Christmas Day 2025 marked the eighty-fifth anniversary of the loss of a Gourock-based paddler when, during the Second..
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