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Beale, Rob
Beveridge, John
Boag, Brian
Bowie, Walter
Caldwell, Charlotte
Cameron, Stuart
Clark, Andrew
Portrait of MV Bute in dry dock
Can Millport’s pier be saved?
Waverley in the Hebrides: sun, sun, sun
‘We’re determined to see Waverley sail again’
An Invaluable Resource
£1m Scottish Government gift to Waverley
KGV returns to Oban
What now for Waverley?
A lucky legacy of the ‘Lord’
A catamaran car ferry in CalMac territory
Waverley in 2021: an assessment
Waverley’s 75th anniversary season makes a confident start
‘Why does every ferry route make a loss except for Western Ferries?’
Waverley’s summer on the Clyde: an assessment
CRSC members celebrate launch of MV Glen Rosa
Can Millport’s pier be saved?
Waverley in the Hebrides: sun, sun, sun
‘We’re determined to see Waverley sail again’
An Invaluable Resource
£1m Scottish Government gift to Waverley
KGV returns to Oban
What now for Waverley?
A lucky legacy of the ‘Lord’
A catamaran car ferry in CalMac territory
Waverley in 2021: an assessment
Waverley’s 75th anniversary season makes a confident start
‘Why does every ferry route make a loss except for Western Ferries?’
Waverley’s summer on the Clyde: an assessment
CRSC members celebrate launch of MV Glen Rosa
Cleary, Robert
Comrie, Andrew
Coton, Richard
Craig, Stuart
A Hebridean Circle
Ten of the Best — the countdown begins
Ten of the Best — Nos. 8 and 7
Ten of the Best — Nos. 6 and 5
Ten of the Best — we’ve reached the top four
Ten of the Best — the runner-up
Ten of the Best — the chart-topper
Pride of the Fleet: SS Kintyre
‘I name this ship…..’
The Busy Hub of Oban
Pride of the Fleet: PS Lady Clare
The Last of the Island Hops — Part 1
The Last of the Island Hops — Part 2
The Last of the Island Hops – Part 3
The Last of the Island Hops – Part 4
The Last of the Island Hops — Part 5
The Last of the Island Hops — Part 6
The Last of the Island Hops — Part 7
‘We all want to have a sail on her’
‘Of course I’ll marry you!’
Where there’s a steamer, there’s a pub!
A first on the ‘Frisa’
‘It was fan-dabi-dozi’: Stuart Craig’s latest Hebridean jaunt
Missing the Boat
Hebridean Isles – a personal reflection
Whales and Ferries
Ten of the Best — the countdown begins
Ten of the Best — Nos. 8 and 7
Ten of the Best — Nos. 6 and 5
Ten of the Best — we’ve reached the top four
Ten of the Best — the runner-up
Ten of the Best — the chart-topper
Pride of the Fleet: SS Kintyre
‘I name this ship…..’
The Busy Hub of Oban
Pride of the Fleet: PS Lady Clare
The Last of the Island Hops — Part 1
The Last of the Island Hops — Part 2
The Last of the Island Hops – Part 3
The Last of the Island Hops – Part 4
The Last of the Island Hops — Part 5
The Last of the Island Hops — Part 6
The Last of the Island Hops — Part 7
‘We all want to have a sail on her’
‘Of course I’ll marry you!’
Where there’s a steamer, there’s a pub!
A first on the ‘Frisa’
‘It was fan-dabi-dozi’: Stuart Craig’s latest Hebridean jaunt
Missing the Boat
Hebridean Isles – a personal reflection
Whales and Ferries
Dewar, Iain
Dunlop, Tom
Forrest, Susan
Halliday, Ian
Hogg, Graeme
The dependable ‘Cumbrae’: a 40th birthday tribute
Two paddlers, two lakes, two dreamers
Destination Dresden (1)
Destination Dresden (2)
CalMac’s Farewell to Tighnabruaich
Farewell to Fairlie
Williamson and McQueen, pioneers of Clyde steamer literature
Williamson & McQueen: a battle for supremacy on the Rothesay route
Williamson & McQueen: the Wemyss Bay route
Williamson & McQueen: The Tourist Steamer Develops
How CalMac traffic figures tracked the course of Covid
Williamson & McQueen: Life On Board
Williamson & McQueen: The Arran Connection, Part One
Williamson & McQueen: The Arran Connection, Part Two
Two paddlers, two lakes, two dreamers
Destination Dresden (1)
Destination Dresden (2)
CalMac’s Farewell to Tighnabruaich
Farewell to Fairlie
Williamson and McQueen, pioneers of Clyde steamer literature
Williamson & McQueen: a battle for supremacy on the Rothesay route
Williamson & McQueen: the Wemyss Bay route
Williamson & McQueen: The Tourist Steamer Develops
How CalMac traffic figures tracked the course of Covid
Williamson & McQueen: Life On Board
Williamson & McQueen: The Arran Connection, Part One
Williamson & McQueen: The Arran Connection, Part Two
Law, Gordon
Logan, Andy
MacArthur, Iain
MacDowall, Gregor
MacDuff, Lawrence
Boating with a Box Brownie
Remembering a Legend: Jim Aikman Smith
Three Lochs Tour — Loch Shiel, Loch Boisdale and Loch Snizort
Kerrera, bank keys and the ‘King George’
A fitting introduction to the kingdom of MacBrayne
Golden memories of the Inner Islands mail
Biking and boating to bag a photo
‘Hielan’ Mary gets all the best steamer views!’
A brand new ferry to pursue
What one does for the love of a steamer photo
The Delights of Dunskeig
Hiking up to Hutcheson
That Kennacraig foreshore is bogging!
Lawrence Macduff on MacBraynes’ Lochiel
Dream-fulfilment at Duncansby
Mission Improbable
Return from Mission Improbable
Skiting sunwards on snowy roads
Crashing down on the party at Iona
A new ferry in the West Loch
The long slog to Stornoway Castle Gardens
Pioneering to Canna – and finding ye (almost) canna get back!
CalMac’s unsung heroes: the ‘Island’ class (1)
CalMac’s unsung heroes: the ‘Island’ class (2)
CalMac’s unsung heroes: the ‘Island’ class (3)
Remembering a Legend: Jim Aikman Smith
Three Lochs Tour — Loch Shiel, Loch Boisdale and Loch Snizort
Kerrera, bank keys and the ‘King George’
A fitting introduction to the kingdom of MacBrayne
Golden memories of the Inner Islands mail
Biking and boating to bag a photo
‘Hielan’ Mary gets all the best steamer views!’
A brand new ferry to pursue
What one does for the love of a steamer photo
The Delights of Dunskeig
Hiking up to Hutcheson
That Kennacraig foreshore is bogging!
Lawrence Macduff on MacBraynes’ Lochiel
Dream-fulfilment at Duncansby
Mission Improbable
Return from Mission Improbable
Skiting sunwards on snowy roads
Crashing down on the party at Iona
A new ferry in the West Loch
The long slog to Stornoway Castle Gardens
Pioneering to Canna – and finding ye (almost) canna get back!
CalMac’s unsung heroes: the ‘Island’ class (1)
CalMac’s unsung heroes: the ‘Island’ class (2)
CalMac’s unsung heroes: the ‘Island’ class (3)
MacHaffie, Fraser
MacLeod, Iain
McCrossan, Charles
McPherson, Iain
Mills, Ken
Newth, John
Catriona on trials
Red Princess — an unlikely relief
Queen Mary returns to Glasgow
A day out with Angus
Postscript to ‘A Queen at Scotstoun’
Five A Day: an Ullswater Adventure
Sampling alternatives at Corran
A Christmas Day Loss – the story of HMS Mercury
Turkish Delight – an impression of the first of four sister ships built for Islay and the Little Minch services
Red Princess — an unlikely relief
Queen Mary returns to Glasgow
A day out with Angus
Postscript to ‘A Queen at Scotstoun’
Five A Day: an Ullswater Adventure
Sampling alternatives at Corran
A Christmas Day Loss – the story of HMS Mercury
Turkish Delight – an impression of the first of four sister ships built for Islay and the Little Minch services
Nicolson, Mark
Favourite sailings — by MV Hebrides from Stornoway to Ullapool and back in 2013
Favourite sailings — Isle of Lewis from Castlebay to Oban and back
A successful trip from Lochboisdale to Mallaig and back
Mark Nicolson’s Hebridean holiday diary
An Orkney Diary
Orkney Diary 2019
Return of the West Highland traveller
Mark’s Oban Odyssey
Favourite sailings — Isle of Lewis from Castlebay to Oban and back
A successful trip from Lochboisdale to Mallaig and back
Mark Nicolson’s Hebridean holiday diary
An Orkney Diary
Orkney Diary 2019
Return of the West Highland traveller
Mark’s Oban Odyssey
Osborne, Craig
Park, John
Battling a southerly swell in Millport Bay
KGV: the final fling
The KGV Charters
A ‘Queen’ at Scotstoun
Wish you were here: postcards from the Uig triangle
Wish you were here: postcards from Stornoway
The Final Sailing
Postcards from Skye: the Kyle-Kyleakin ferries
Postcards from Skye: Armadale, Kylerhea, Sconser, Portree and Uig
KGV: the final fling
The KGV Charters
A ‘Queen’ at Scotstoun
Wish you were here: postcards from the Uig triangle
Wish you were here: postcards from Stornoway
The Final Sailing
Postcards from Skye: the Kyle-Kyleakin ferries
Postcards from Skye: Armadale, Kylerhea, Sconser, Portree and Uig
Parsons, David
Paterson, Roy
Primrose, Terry
Ramsay, Ian
Riddell, Alan
Rose, Raymond
Roy, Graeme
Schofield, Eric
A new era for Brodick pier
The North Company’s last steamer
Favourite sailings — round trip to Colonsay and Port Askaig from Oban
Voyage of a Lifetime
A winter feast of activity
All tickets please: the full series (29 articles)
Brodick terminal open at last
The Final Piece of the 2017/18 Overhaul Schedule
A Holiday Challenge
Brodick bids farewell
Snapping Alfred at Campbeltown: a long day’s journey into night
The North Company’s last steamer
Favourite sailings — round trip to Colonsay and Port Askaig from Oban
Voyage of a Lifetime
A winter feast of activity
All tickets please: the full series (29 articles)
Brodick terminal open at last
The Final Piece of the 2017/18 Overhaul Schedule
A Holiday Challenge
Brodick bids farewell
Snapping Alfred at Campbeltown: a long day’s journey into night
Smith, Allan
Stockdale, Mark
Tucker, Colin
Crossing the Minch — Variations on a Theme
Columba and Comet — the greatest and the first
Lochs and Lochs, or ‘sailing in home waters’
The name’s the same
Return to Scalpay
The future of the Outer Hebrides, 40 years ago
A Stern Lecture
MacBrayne lookalikes
Gleanings from the ‘Highland News’
Japanese tip for CalMac: no lounge seats and ‘Do not take off clothes’
More Gleanings from the ‘Highland News’
Extracts from ‘The Log Line’
How well do you know your CalMac lions?
Ferry therapy in Dubrovnik
Getting bigger all the time
By Sea to Portree
A Policeman’s Lot
Fun with Funnels
It was 50 years ago today
Columba and Comet — the greatest and the first
Lochs and Lochs, or ‘sailing in home waters’
The name’s the same
Return to Scalpay
The future of the Outer Hebrides, 40 years ago
A Stern Lecture
MacBrayne lookalikes
Gleanings from the ‘Highland News’
Japanese tip for CalMac: no lounge seats and ‘Do not take off clothes’
More Gleanings from the ‘Highland News’
Extracts from ‘The Log Line’
How well do you know your CalMac lions?
Ferry therapy in Dubrovnik
Getting bigger all the time
By Sea to Portree
A Policeman’s Lot
Fun with Funnels
It was 50 years ago today
Urie, Robin
2025-26 session
08/10/2025: ‘Isle of Lewis at Thirty’ – Mark Nicolson
12/11/2025: ‘Waverley’s Single Season as a CalMac Vessel’ – Don Stirling
10/12/2025: ‘Dry Dock’ – John Newth
14/01/2026: ‘TSS King George V – ‘King of Oban Bay’ – Iain Quinn and Eric Schofield
11/02/2026: Members Night – John Beveridge, Ken Mills and Stuart Craig
11/03/2026: Meeting cancelled due to fire adjacent to, and subsequent closure of Glasgow Central Station
15/04/2026: 94th Annual General Meeting
12/11/2025: ‘Waverley’s Single Season as a CalMac Vessel’ – Don Stirling
10/12/2025: ‘Dry Dock’ – John Newth
14/01/2026: ‘TSS King George V – ‘King of Oban Bay’ – Iain Quinn and Eric Schofield
11/02/2026: Members Night – John Beveridge, Ken Mills and Stuart Craig
11/03/2026: Meeting cancelled due to fire adjacent to, and subsequent closure of Glasgow Central Station
15/04/2026: 94th Annual General Meeting
2024-25 session
An additional online meeting, held by Zoom, took place in the summer
04/09/2024: ‘Books and Stories’ and ‘30 Years of Scottish Ferries’ – Kay Hutchison and Iain McCall
09/10/2024: Presidential Address – ‘Innens Quay – The Story so Far’ – Graeme Hogg
13/11/2024: ‘The Post-war P & A Campbell Bristol Channel White Funnel Fleet’ – Mike Tedstone
11/12/2004: ‘A Waverley Night’ – Paul Semple
08/01/2025: ‘Clyde Turbine Steamers – King Edward to Marchioness of Graham‘ – Iain Quinn
12/02/2025: Members Night – David Scott, James Fisher and Cameron Wilson
12/03/2025: ‘To Skye from ‘Highland Chieftain’ to ‘Hebrides’ – Angus Ross
16/04/2025: 93rd Annual General Meeting
04/09/2024: ‘Books and Stories’ and ‘30 Years of Scottish Ferries’ – Kay Hutchison and Iain McCall
09/10/2024: Presidential Address – ‘Innens Quay – The Story so Far’ – Graeme Hogg
13/11/2024: ‘The Post-war P & A Campbell Bristol Channel White Funnel Fleet’ – Mike Tedstone
11/12/2004: ‘A Waverley Night’ – Paul Semple
08/01/2025: ‘Clyde Turbine Steamers – King Edward to Marchioness of Graham‘ – Iain Quinn
12/02/2025: Members Night – David Scott, James Fisher and Cameron Wilson
12/03/2025: ‘To Skye from ‘Highland Chieftain’ to ‘Hebrides’ – Angus Ross
16/04/2025: 93rd Annual General Meeting
2023-24 session
Two additional online meetings, held by Zoom, took place in the summer
09/08/2023: ‘Delving into our Past: Photographs and Other Memorabilia of the Clyde’ – Graham Lappin (online presentation by Zoom)
13/09/2023: ‘ Ferry Alternatives: Improving Scotland’s ferry networks’ – Roy Pedersen and Stuart Ballantyne (online presentation by Zoom)
11/10/2023: ‘From Ship to Shore’ – Eric Schofield
08/11/2023: ‘An Evening with CMAL’ – Jim Anderson, Lewis Hammell and Declan MacDonald
13/12/2023: ‘Ferries Near and Far’ – Robert Stanley
10/01/2024: Members Night – Paul Flint, Jane Ann Liston and Andrew McFadden
14/02/2024: ‘Four Ships to Remember’ – Colin Tucker, John Newth, Robert Cleary and Cameron Marshall
14/03/2024: ‘MV Isle of Arran: a 40th birthday tribute’ – Lawrence Macduff
17/04/2024: 92nd Annual General Meeting
09/08/2023: ‘Delving into our Past: Photographs and Other Memorabilia of the Clyde’ – Graham Lappin (online presentation by Zoom)
13/09/2023: ‘ Ferry Alternatives: Improving Scotland’s ferry networks’ – Roy Pedersen and Stuart Ballantyne (online presentation by Zoom)
11/10/2023: ‘From Ship to Shore’ – Eric Schofield
08/11/2023: ‘An Evening with CMAL’ – Jim Anderson, Lewis Hammell and Declan MacDonald
13/12/2023: ‘Ferries Near and Far’ – Robert Stanley
10/01/2024: Members Night – Paul Flint, Jane Ann Liston and Andrew McFadden
14/02/2024: ‘Four Ships to Remember’ – Colin Tucker, John Newth, Robert Cleary and Cameron Marshall
14/03/2024: ‘MV Isle of Arran: a 40th birthday tribute’ – Lawrence Macduff
17/04/2024: 92nd Annual General Meeting
2022-23 session
Two additional online meetings, held by Zoom, took place in the summer as part of CRSC’s 90th Anniversary celebrations
10/08/2022: ‘Stromier & Vogt, Co-Creators of a Club Culture’ – Andrew Clark (online presentation by Zoom)
14/09/2022: ‘A 90th anniversary dip into the digital archive’ – Roy Paterson (online presentation by Zoom)
12/10/2022: Presidential Address – ‘A Tour Round the CalMac Network and Fleet’ – Robin Copland
09/11/2022: ‘From Raasay to Rona and Beyond’ – Captain John Gillies
14/12/2022: Members Night – Allan Comrie, James Fisher and Gordon McNeil
11/01/2023: ‘A Peep into the Past’ – Gavin Stewart
08/02/2023: ‘Funnels in the Fells: Commercial Boating on Lake Windermere 1483-2023’ – Rob Beale
08/03/2023: Presentation by CalMac’s Operations Director – Robert Morrison
19/04/2023: 91st Annual General Meeting
10/08/2022: ‘Stromier & Vogt, Co-Creators of a Club Culture’ – Andrew Clark (online presentation by Zoom)
14/09/2022: ‘A 90th anniversary dip into the digital archive’ – Roy Paterson (online presentation by Zoom)
12/10/2022: Presidential Address – ‘A Tour Round the CalMac Network and Fleet’ – Robin Copland
09/11/2022: ‘From Raasay to Rona and Beyond’ – Captain John Gillies
14/12/2022: Members Night – Allan Comrie, James Fisher and Gordon McNeil
11/01/2023: ‘A Peep into the Past’ – Gavin Stewart
08/02/2023: ‘Funnels in the Fells: Commercial Boating on Lake Windermere 1483-2023’ – Rob Beale
08/03/2023: Presentation by CalMac’s Operations Director – Robert Morrison
19/04/2023: 91st Annual General Meeting
2021-22 session
All meetings up to, and including, February 2022 were held via Zoom online conferencing due to COVID restrictions
13/10/2021: Presidential Address – ‘An Appreciation of A Builder of Fine Ships’ – Andy Anderson
10/11/2021: ‘On the Trail of the Inner Islands Mail’ – Andrew Clark
08/12/2021: ‘Girvan to Govan: Steamer Harbours and Piers of the Clyde’s South Coast’ – John Riddell
12/01/2022: ‘From Clans to Clansman’ – Captain Norman Martin
09/02/2022: Members Night – Charles McCrossan, Iain MacKinnon, Stuart McMahon and Colin Smith
09/03/2022: ‘Some Hebridean Jaunts’ – Eric Schofield
20/04/2022: 90th Annual General Meeting
13/10/2021: Presidential Address – ‘An Appreciation of A Builder of Fine Ships’ – Andy Anderson
10/11/2021: ‘On the Trail of the Inner Islands Mail’ – Andrew Clark
08/12/2021: ‘Girvan to Govan: Steamer Harbours and Piers of the Clyde’s South Coast’ – John Riddell
12/01/2022: ‘From Clans to Clansman’ – Captain Norman Martin
09/02/2022: Members Night – Charles McCrossan, Iain MacKinnon, Stuart McMahon and Colin Smith
09/03/2022: ‘Some Hebridean Jaunts’ – Eric Schofield
20/04/2022: 90th Annual General Meeting
2020-21 session (online only)
Meetings held during this session were via Zoom online conferencing due to COVID restrictions
11/11/2020: 88th Annual General Meeting (postponed from April)
13/01/2021: ‘Come Cruising on King George V‘ – Eric Schofield
10/02/2021: ‘My Top Ten Favourite Steamers’ – Stuart Craig
10/03/2021: ‘Master of Models’ – John McNulty
21/04/2021: 89th Annual General Meeting
Two additional Zoom meetings were held in the summer
14/07/2021: Members Night – Mark Nicolson, Cameron Wilson, Kay Hutchison and Graeme Phanco
08/09/2021: ‘A Dip into the Digital Archive’ – Roy Paterson
11/11/2020: 88th Annual General Meeting (postponed from April)
13/01/2021: ‘Come Cruising on King George V‘ – Eric Schofield
10/02/2021: ‘My Top Ten Favourite Steamers’ – Stuart Craig
10/03/2021: ‘Master of Models’ – John McNulty
21/04/2021: 89th Annual General Meeting
Two additional Zoom meetings were held in the summer
14/07/2021: Members Night – Mark Nicolson, Cameron Wilson, Kay Hutchison and Graeme Phanco
08/09/2021: ‘A Dip into the Digital Archive’ – Roy Paterson
2019-20 session
09/10/2019: Presidential Address – ‘From the Box to the Drone’ – Roy Paterson
13/11/2019: ‘The Enthusiast’s Tale’ – Richard Orr
11/12/2019: ‘Queen Victoria on Clyde and West Highland Waters’ – Colin Tucker
08/01/2020: ‘Delivering CalMac Services’ – Robert Morrison
12/02/2020: ‘Iona – Indispensible Island Servant’ – Lawrence Macduff
11/03/2020: ‘Three Score Years and Ten’ – Iain MacLeod
15/04/2020: Scheduled AGM postponed due to COVID restrictions
13/11/2019: ‘The Enthusiast’s Tale’ – Richard Orr
11/12/2019: ‘Queen Victoria on Clyde and West Highland Waters’ – Colin Tucker
08/01/2020: ‘Delivering CalMac Services’ – Robert Morrison
12/02/2020: ‘Iona – Indispensible Island Servant’ – Lawrence Macduff
11/03/2020: ‘Three Score Years and Ten’ – Iain MacLeod
15/04/2020: Scheduled AGM postponed due to COVID restrictions
2018-19 session
10/10/2018: ‘Clyde Steamers on Film’
14/11/2018: ‘A Model Presentation’ – Emily Malcolm
12/12/2018: ‘Heydays at Stranraer’ – Tom Hamilton
09/01/2019: ‘The NorthLink Operation’ – Stuart Garrett
13/02/2019: ‘McCallum & Orme’ – Donald Meek
13/03/2019: ‘Clyde Built…. Built to Last’ – David Sinclair
17/04/2019: Special General meeting and 87th Annual General Meeting
14/11/2018: ‘A Model Presentation’ – Emily Malcolm
12/12/2018: ‘Heydays at Stranraer’ – Tom Hamilton
09/01/2019: ‘The NorthLink Operation’ – Stuart Garrett
13/02/2019: ‘McCallum & Orme’ – Donald Meek
13/03/2019: ‘Clyde Built…. Built to Last’ – David Sinclair
17/04/2019: Special General meeting and 87th Annual General Meeting
2017-18 session
11/10/2017: ‘MacBraynes in the 1960s’ – Colin Tucker
08/11/2017: ‘Taking passage to Arran in the CalMac era’ – Eric Schofield
13/12/2017: Members Night – Donald Stirling, Billy Tomlinson, Douglas Brown, Richard Orr, Deryk Docherty, Alistair Deayton, Charles McCrossan, Robin Copland and Iain Quinn
10/01/2018: ‘Maid of the Loch OAP’ – Robert Cleary and John Beveridge
14/02/2018: ‘A View from the Bridge’ – Captain Lewis Mackenzie
14/03/2018: ‘From Waverley to Schiller’ – Paul Semple
18/04/2018: 86th Annual General Meeting
08/11/2017: ‘Taking passage to Arran in the CalMac era’ – Eric Schofield
13/12/2017: Members Night – Donald Stirling, Billy Tomlinson, Douglas Brown, Richard Orr, Deryk Docherty, Alistair Deayton, Charles McCrossan, Robin Copland and Iain Quinn
10/01/2018: ‘Maid of the Loch OAP’ – Robert Cleary and John Beveridge
14/02/2018: ‘A View from the Bridge’ – Captain Lewis Mackenzie
14/03/2018: ‘From Waverley to Schiller’ – Paul Semple
18/04/2018: 86th Annual General Meeting
2016-17 session
12/10/2016: Presidential Address – ‘Rolling in the Isles’ – Iain Morgan
09/11/2016: ‘Memoir of a Marchioness’ – Richard Orr
14/12/2016: ‘The future according to CMAL’ – John Salton and Ramsay Nuirhead
11/01/2017: ‘Two Former Clyde Pursers’ – Jim Davis and Ian Milne
08/02/2017: ‘MV Hebridean Princess‘ – Ken Charleson
15/03/2017: ‘Taking passage to Arran — the CSP years’ – Eric Schofield
19/04/2017: 85th Annual General Meeting
09/11/2016: ‘Memoir of a Marchioness’ – Richard Orr
14/12/2016: ‘The future according to CMAL’ – John Salton and Ramsay Nuirhead
11/01/2017: ‘Two Former Clyde Pursers’ – Jim Davis and Ian Milne
08/02/2017: ‘MV Hebridean Princess‘ – Ken Charleson
15/03/2017: ‘Taking passage to Arran — the CSP years’ – Eric Schofield
19/04/2017: 85th Annual General Meeting
2015-16 session
Reports on earlier meetings held by CRSC can be found here
EXCURSION REPORTS2025
08/03/2025: CRSC excursion on GLEN SANNOX (Glen Sannox)
17/08/2025: Largs to Ardrishaig… In One Go! (Waverley)
13/09/2025: A memorably upbeat sail on a memorable steamer (Sir Walter Scott)
17/08/2025: Largs to Ardrishaig… In One Go! (Waverley)
13/09/2025: A memorably upbeat sail on a memorable steamer (Sir Walter Scott)
2024
18/08/2024: CRSC Nominated Excursion on WAVERLEY – 18 August 2024 (Waverley)
2023
23/04/2023: Transport of Delight to Islay (Sound of Seil, Isle of Cumbrae, Isle of Arran)
30/07/2023: CRSC to Ardrishaig: ‘A great mix of excursionists’ (Waverley)
30/07/2023: CRSC to Ardrishaig: ‘A great mix of excursionists’ (Waverley)
2022
10/04/2022: The pleasures of sailing together again (Caledonian Isles, Isle of Arran)
07/05/2022: Afloat again (on Loch Katrine) (Lady of the Lake)
28/08/2022: ‘One of the most enjoyable sails we’ve ever had’ (Waverley)
07/05/2022: Afloat again (on Loch Katrine) (Lady of the Lake)
28/08/2022: ‘One of the most enjoyable sails we’ve ever had’ (Waverley)
2021
08/08/2021: ‘Wherever she turned, her bow seemed to be sailing into sunny waters’ (Waverley)
2020
18/01/2020: ‘These midwinter cruises are addictive!’ (Isle of Arran)
2019
19/01/2019: An absorbing, thrilling cruise Round Ailsa Craig (Isle of Arran)
12/10/2019: It was a Five Ferries Whopper (Bute, Loch Dunvegan, Isle of Cumbrae, Finlaggan, Sound of Soay)
12/10/2019: It was a Five Ferries Whopper (Bute, Loch Dunvegan, Isle of Cumbrae, Finlaggan, Sound of Soay)
2018
13/01/2018: ‘A bold and enterprising excursion’ (Isle of Arran)
12/05/2018: Sights and sensations of a memorable cruise (Hebridean Isles)
27/10/2018: Hebridean Sun + CalMac Pride + Shared Interest = Happiness (Sound of Seil, Isle of Cumbrae, Finlaggan)
12/05/2018: Sights and sensations of a memorable cruise (Hebridean Isles)
27/10/2018: Hebridean Sun + CalMac Pride + Shared Interest = Happiness (Sound of Seil, Isle of Cumbrae, Finlaggan)
2017
14/01/2017: Excursion to Arran (Hebridean Isles , Isle of Arran)
21/05/2017: ‘It was a grand day out’ (Caledonian Isles, Catriona, Isle of Arran)
28/10/2017: ‘It was bracing, but it was fun!’ (Sileas)
21/05/2017: ‘It was a grand day out’ (Caledonian Isles, Catriona, Isle of Arran)
28/10/2017: ‘It was bracing, but it was fun!’ (Sileas)
2016
13/02/2016: CRSC excursion to Colonsay (Sound of Seil, Lochinvar, Finlaggan)
21/06/2016: CRSC charter: ‘relaxed and convivial’ (Sound of Seil)
21/06/2016: CRSC charter: ‘relaxed and convivial’ (Sound of Seil)
Reports on earlier excursions run by CRSC can be found here
PHOTO OF THE MONTH2019
January – Clansman in the Sound of Mull
February – Isle of Lewis on the Clyde
March – Jeanie Deans at Tighnabruaich in 1946-47
April – Clansman and Hebrides at Uig
May – Isle of Lewis at Craignure
June – A busy visit to Oban
July – Queen Mary passing Dumbarton under tow
August – Loch Alainn at Eriskay
September – Loch Bhrusda in the Small Isles
October – Isle of Arran at Campbeltown
November – Argyle at Troon
February – Isle of Lewis on the Clyde
March – Jeanie Deans at Tighnabruaich in 1946-47
April – Clansman and Hebrides at Uig
May – Isle of Lewis at Craignure
June – A busy visit to Oban
July – Queen Mary passing Dumbarton under tow
August – Loch Alainn at Eriskay
September – Loch Bhrusda in the Small Isles
October – Isle of Arran at Campbeltown
November – Argyle at Troon
2018
January – Heysham-Belfast steamer Donegal ashore on the Isle of Man
February – Finlaggan in heavy weather off Gigha
March – Hebridean Isles sweeps into Castlebay
April – Teal leaving Bowness on Lake Windermere
May – Duchess of Montrose approaching Brodick
June – Little and large: Ali Cat and Queen Victoria
July – Three ferries at Tarbert
August – Maid of Cumbrae at Gourock in May 1964
September – Western Ferries fleet at Hunter’s Quay
October – Hebridean Isles at Campbeltown
November – Loch Dunvegan and Hebridean Princess at Colintraive
December – Aigburth – Inglis’ last ship
February – Finlaggan in heavy weather off Gigha
March – Hebridean Isles sweeps into Castlebay
April – Teal leaving Bowness on Lake Windermere
May – Duchess of Montrose approaching Brodick
June – Little and large: Ali Cat and Queen Victoria
July – Three ferries at Tarbert
August – Maid of Cumbrae at Gourock in May 1964
September – Western Ferries fleet at Hunter’s Quay
October – Hebridean Isles at Campbeltown
November – Loch Dunvegan and Hebridean Princess at Colintraive
December – Aigburth – Inglis’ last ship
2017
January – Glen Sannox in 1973
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2016
April – Hebridean Isles
May – Duchess of Hamilton at Girvan
June – Cunard’s Queen Mary
July – Cowal at Brodick
August – Glenachulish
September – Isle of Lewis at Oban
October – Maid of Argyll at Largs
November – P&A Campbell’s Britannia
December – Loch Carron in Kingston Dock
May – Duchess of Hamilton at Girvan
June – Cunard’s Queen Mary
July – Cowal at Brodick
August – Glenachulish
September – Isle of Lewis at Oban
October – Maid of Argyll at Largs
November – P&A Campbell’s Britannia
December – Loch Carron in Kingston Dock
Club Events
10/01/2016: Lunch with Martin Dorchester
03/11/2017: Terry Sylvester and Douglas McGowan awarded Honorary Membership
16/10/2022: What a Party! (90th Anniversary Dinner)
06/11/2023: Lunch with Robbie Drummond: vision and hope
03/11/2017: Terry Sylvester and Douglas McGowan awarded Honorary Membership
16/10/2022: What a Party! (90th Anniversary Dinner)
06/11/2023: Lunch with Robbie Drummond: vision and hope
Other Events
Book Reviews
‘Caledonian MacBrayne – Ferry services on Scotland’s west coast’ by Mark Nicolson (part of the ‘World of Ships’ series)
‘Caledonian MacBrayne 1973-2023’ by Colin Smith
‘Fairlie’s Secret War’ by John Riddell
‘The Making of MacBrayne’ by Andrew Clark
‘Finally… Away with the Ferries’ by Stuart Craig
‘Life Aboard Waverley’ by Eric Armstrong
‘Jeanie Deans, Clydebuilt Pioneer of Paddle Steamer Preservation’ by Fraser MacHaffie
‘Hebridean Coasters: The Ships of R Cunningham (Scalpay) Ltd’ by Colin Tucker
‘Mary Jane and The Marquis’ by Colin Tucker
‘From the Clyde to St Kilda’ by Donald Meek
‘Ferries & Pleasure Steamers of the British Isles’ by Richard Danielson
‘The Adventures of Captain Bobo’ by Richard Dikstra and Kay Hutchison
‘British Paddle Steamers’ by John Megoran
‘MV Isle of Lewis’ by Mark Nicolson
‘Caledonian MacBrayne 1973-2023’ by Colin Smith
‘Fairlie’s Secret War’ by John Riddell
‘The Making of MacBrayne’ by Andrew Clark
‘Finally… Away with the Ferries’ by Stuart Craig
‘Life Aboard Waverley’ by Eric Armstrong
‘Jeanie Deans, Clydebuilt Pioneer of Paddle Steamer Preservation’ by Fraser MacHaffie
‘Hebridean Coasters: The Ships of R Cunningham (Scalpay) Ltd’ by Colin Tucker
‘Mary Jane and The Marquis’ by Colin Tucker
‘From the Clyde to St Kilda’ by Donald Meek
‘Ferries & Pleasure Steamers of the British Isles’ by Richard Danielson
‘The Adventures of Captain Bobo’ by Richard Dikstra and Kay Hutchison
‘British Paddle Steamers’ by John Megoran
‘MV Isle of Lewis’ by Mark Nicolson
Interviews
On the Spot
Anderson, Andrew
Beale, Rob
Beveridge, John
Bowie, Walter
Craig, Barbara
Crawford, Derek
de Fou, Avril
Dewar, Iain
Dunlop, Graeme
Forrest, Susan
Hutchison, Kay
Lappin, Graham
Liston, Jane Ann
McCall, Captain Dominic
Macduff, Lawrence
MacHaffie, Fraser
MacKinnon, Carrie
McCrossan, Charles
McGowan, Douglas
McMahon, Stuart
Mills, Ken
Mitchell, Anne
Nicolson, Mark
Peters, Derek
Phanco, Graeme
Roy, Graeme
Schofield, Eric
Scott, David
Semple, Paul
Shaw, Cameron
Smith, Allan
Stewart, Gavin
Stirling, Jim
Sylvester, Terry
Urie, Robin
Wilson, Cameron
Wilson, Duncan
Beale, Rob
Beveridge, John
Bowie, Walter
Craig, Barbara
Crawford, Derek
de Fou, Avril
Dewar, Iain
Dunlop, Graeme
Forrest, Susan
Hutchison, Kay
Lappin, Graham
Liston, Jane Ann
McCall, Captain Dominic
Macduff, Lawrence
MacHaffie, Fraser
MacKinnon, Carrie
McCrossan, Charles
McGowan, Douglas
McMahon, Stuart
Mills, Ken
Mitchell, Anne
Nicolson, Mark
Peters, Derek
Phanco, Graeme
Roy, Graeme
Schofield, Eric
Scott, David
Semple, Paul
Shaw, Cameron
Smith, Allan
Stewart, Gavin
Stirling, Jim
Sylvester, Terry
Urie, Robin
Wilson, Cameron
Wilson, Duncan
Obituaries
Special Reports
Queen Mary comes home
The Big CalMac Carry-On
Waverley’s West Highland week: the full report (2017)
Balmoral at Oban: a reckoning
Carvoria enters service
Glen Sannox launch: November 21
Yard No. 801: ready for launch
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2017 captured by CRSC members
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018 captured on CRSC media
CRSC’s £6k boost to Waverley appeal
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019 captured on CRSC media
All you need to know about the CRSC Video
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2020 on CRSC media
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2021 on CRSC media
CRSC donates to Loch Katrine steamship restoration appeal
‘What makes the ferries so potent politically is that they encapsulate Scottish government ineptitude’
Remembering nine CRSC luminaries
HIGHLIGHTS of 2022 on CRSC media
A Complete Photographic Diary of Waverley’s Triumphant West Highland Week 23-29 May 2023
The best of 2023 on crsc.org.uk
HIGHLIGHTS of 2023 on CRSC media
WAVERLEY in the West Highlands – 2025
The Call of the Clyde – Part 1 : T.S. MARCHIONESS OF GRAHAM – the recollections of Richard Orr
The Call of the Clyde – Part 2 : T.S. QUEEN MARY II – the recollections of Richard Orr
The Big CalMac Carry-On
Waverley’s West Highland week: the full report (2017)
Balmoral at Oban: a reckoning
Carvoria enters service
Glen Sannox launch: November 21
Yard No. 801: ready for launch
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2017 captured by CRSC members
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018 captured on CRSC media
CRSC’s £6k boost to Waverley appeal
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019 captured on CRSC media
All you need to know about the CRSC Video
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2020 on CRSC media
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2021 on CRSC media
CRSC donates to Loch Katrine steamship restoration appeal
‘What makes the ferries so potent politically is that they encapsulate Scottish government ineptitude’
Remembering nine CRSC luminaries
HIGHLIGHTS of 2022 on CRSC media
A Complete Photographic Diary of Waverley’s Triumphant West Highland Week 23-29 May 2023
The best of 2023 on crsc.org.uk
HIGHLIGHTS of 2023 on CRSC media
WAVERLEY in the West Highlands – 2025
The Call of the Clyde – Part 1 : T.S. MARCHIONESS OF GRAHAM – the recollections of Richard Orr
The Call of the Clyde – Part 2 : T.S. QUEEN MARY II – the recollections of Richard Orr
CRSC@90 series
CRSC@90 — how it all began
CRSC@90: the 1940s
CRSC@90: the 1950s
CRSC in the early 60s: springboard to rejuvenation
CRSC in the late 60s: an explosion of memorable activity
Records Old and New: an article written by our founder John Wood for the 1971 edition of ‘Clyde Steamers’
Steamer Records: a talk given by CRSC founder John Wood in February 1933
The G&SW Glen Sannox: Leo Vogt’s CRSC talk of 8/3/1961
CRSC@90: the 1940s
CRSC@90: the 1950s
CRSC in the early 60s: springboard to rejuvenation
CRSC in the late 60s: an explosion of memorable activity
Records Old and New: an article written by our founder John Wood for the 1971 edition of ‘Clyde Steamers’
Steamer Records: a talk given by CRSC founder John Wood in February 1933
The G&SW Glen Sannox: Leo Vogt’s CRSC talk of 8/3/1961
From the Archives
One Thousand and One Gems from the CRSC Archive: MacBrayne’s steamers
One Thousand and One Gems from the CRSC Archive: MV Glen Sannox
One Thousand and One Gems from the CRSC Archive: Sou’West Steamers
One Thousand and One Gems from the CRSC Archive: early Caley paddlers
Fab photo donations for benefit of CRSC members
Fab photo additions to CRSC Archive
Dozens of historic images restored
Treasures from the John Goss Collection
When John Goss captured Talisman
John Goss: the glorious summer of 1976
Classics from the Archive (1)
Classics from the Archive (2)
Classics from the Archive (3): Robin Boyd collection part 1
Classics from the Archive (4): Robin Boyd collection part 2
Highlights from the Richard Coton Collection
More Highlights from the Richard Coton Collection
More treasures from the Iain MacArthur Collection
Treasures from the Richard Orr Collection: Doon the Watter and Jeanie Deans
Treasures from the Richard Orr Collection: PS Caledonia, Car Ferries and Cross Channel
Thanks for the memories, Margaret!
100 vintage colour slides for paid-up CRSC members: Part 1
100 vintage colour slides for paid-up CRSC members: Part 2
Dr Joe McKendrick Collection
Dr Joe McKendrick’s 100 best Waverley photos: the 1970s
Dr Joe McKendrick’s 100 best Waverley photos: the early 1980s
Treasures from the CRSC Collection
More treasures from the CRSC Collection
Unexpected treasures from the CRSC Collection
CRSC Reviews 1953-59
CRSC Reviews 1960-64
CRSC Reviews 1965-69
One Thousand and One Gems from the CRSC Archive: MV Glen Sannox
One Thousand and One Gems from the CRSC Archive: Sou’West Steamers
One Thousand and One Gems from the CRSC Archive: early Caley paddlers
Fab photo donations for benefit of CRSC members
Fab photo additions to CRSC Archive
Dozens of historic images restored
Treasures from the John Goss Collection
When John Goss captured Talisman
John Goss: the glorious summer of 1976
Classics from the Archive (1)
Classics from the Archive (2)
Classics from the Archive (3): Robin Boyd collection part 1
Classics from the Archive (4): Robin Boyd collection part 2
Highlights from the Richard Coton Collection
More Highlights from the Richard Coton Collection
More treasures from the Iain MacArthur Collection
Treasures from the Richard Orr Collection: Doon the Watter and Jeanie Deans
Treasures from the Richard Orr Collection: PS Caledonia, Car Ferries and Cross Channel
Thanks for the memories, Margaret!
100 vintage colour slides for paid-up CRSC members: Part 1
100 vintage colour slides for paid-up CRSC members: Part 2
Dr Joe McKendrick Collection
Dr Joe McKendrick’s 100 best Waverley photos: the 1970s
Dr Joe McKendrick’s 100 best Waverley photos: the early 1980s
Treasures from the CRSC Collection
More treasures from the CRSC Collection
Unexpected treasures from the CRSC Collection
CRSC Reviews 1953-59
CRSC Reviews 1960-64
CRSC Reviews 1965-69