AUTUMN PROGRAMME 1988
Wednesday 5th October |
SQUARE-RIG SAILING ON ‘LORD NELSON’Two Association members Tom Round, Bill Richardson and Reyffiend–Glenny talk about the challenge of sailing with able and disabled crew. |
Wednesday 12th October |
CRUISE TO GREENLAND AND THE CANADIAN ARCTICWillie Ker recounts his award winning cruise in his Contessa 32. |
Wednesday 19th October |
THE OCEAN—CRUISING YACHTTed and Bill Spears of Bay Class Yachts will talk about building top-quality steel ocean cruising yachts. |
Wednesday 26th October |
CAMPAIGNING AN ADMIRALS CUP TEAMStuart Quarrie of British Performance Sailing describes the preparation and management for an Admirals Cup Challenge.LA- |
Wednesday 2nd November. |
FRANCIS DRAKE TO WINDWARD.Stephen Riley of The National Maritime Museum Greenwich reviews the tactics for the defeat of the Spanish Armada |
Wednesday 9th November |
CLASSIC SAILING PASSAGESSouth Coast of England to Brittany with Kitty Hampton giving useful tips on passage planning |
Wednesday 16th November |
GETTING THE BEST OUT OF A SMALL CRUISERAn illustrated talk by Charles Stock on engine-free cruising out of Maldon from the Norfolk Broads to the Thames. |
Saturday 19th November |
SATURDAY SPECIALHands-on-Decca. A practical teach-in on Decca to maximise the potential of this aid to navigation. (Tickets from secretary) |
Wednesday 23rd November |
SINGLE-HANDED RACE TO THE CARIBBEAN AND BACKAssociation member Howard Measham recalls the preparation of his yacht Janie M for the Atlantic race for cruisers to Barbados, and his single handed return Bermuda to the Azores. |
Wednesday 30th November |
ITS NOT THE BOATS, ITS THE PEOPLE IN THEMA sideways look at small boat seamanship by Andrew Bray, editor of Yachting Monthly. |
Wednesday 7th December |
CAST-OFF FOR CHRISTMASNautical fun and games with Doreen Annan and Tom Round. |