The 2025-26 winter session of CRSC meetings starts on Wednesday 8 October with Mark Nicolson’s talk, ‘The Isle of Lewis at Thirty’ at Glasgow’s Maldron Hotel. This meeting will be open to non-members too, and will have the usual stall selling club photographs, books and magazines from 6pm.
All UK members should have received their Autumn Mailing, which includes the newly published CRSC REVIEW 2024, the syllabus for the 2025-26 session, and the order form for the 2026 Calendar. Also included was the 2025 PHOTO OFFER.
The cover of the 2026 Calendar features the new CalMac ships Isle of Islay and Glen Sannox, with many favourites contained within
A stunning shot of Queen Mary, as built, in Rothesay Bay in 1933, just one of the twelve photograph set on offer to members this year
The complete syllabus for the 2025-26 session is given below. Meetings will be recorded and videos made available to view later by paid-up members.
• 8 October 2025
‘The Isle of Lewis at Thirty’ : A presentation by Mark Nicolson
• 12 November 2025
‘Waverley’s Single Season (1973) as a CalMac Vessel’ : A presentation by Don Stirling
• 10 December 2025
‘I am Clydebuilt in 1971’ : Presidential Address by Gavin Stewart
• 14 January 2026
‘TSS King George V – Five classic decades’ : A presentation by Eric Schofield and Iain Quinn
• 11 February 2026
‘Members Night’ : Presentations by John Beveridge, Ken Mills and Stuart Craig
• 11 March 2026
‘A Master’s Tale – The new Glen Sannox and other ships’ : A presentation by Captain Tobi Sogl
• 15 April 2026 (Live with Zoom transmission)
Annual General Meeting followed by 25 minute video – ‘Clyde Steamers on canvas’
• 14 October 2026
First meeting of the 2026-27 session.
All meetings commence at 7pm at the Maldron Hotel, 50 Renfrew St, Glasgow, with the Club shop open from 6pm
If you are not a already a member of CRSC, then you can join for just £15 by clicking here — and you’ll receive all the benefits, including our annual Review of west coast ship movements, a 56-page colour magazine, discounts on special cruises, and access to photo-rich ‘members only’ posts. Questions? Email info@crsc.org.uk
Published on 5 October 2025