Early History of GXSA
Background
In 2016, as part of the 50th anniversary programme of GXSA, Chairman Stuart Gaunt initiated a project to document some of the early history of the Association. The 50th Anniversary dinner on 29th March 2016 was an opportunity to bring together some of the founder members to recount their recollections and celebrate the Association’s popularity and achievements. GXSA member Jane Moss hosted a table of Founder Members at the dinner and formed the starting point for this document, using notes that Ken Moss had made from the time of the 25th Anniversary dinner.
Relevant photographs or additional recollections from members that would enhance or correct this article would be very welcome.
GXSA: The First 21 Years
This section is based on recollections by Alf Sampeys, the first Secretary and Treasurer.
The first exploratory meeting leading to the Association was held on 24th November 1965. Martin Pelton was the first Chairman and Rex Ebbetts served as a Committee member.
The inaugural meeting of ”Gerrards Cross Yachting & Boating Association” was on 10th March 1966. 30 Founder Members attended.
The Founder Members in 1966 were Martin and Joan Pelton, Alf and Joy Sampeys, Martin and Joan Tomlins, Rex Ebbetts, John Scadeng, Don Goddard, John and Ann Briggs, Fred Lloyd, Peter and Elizabeth Batterley, Tony and Barbara Barrett, John Potter, Bill and Peggy Rimmer, Derek Fawcett, Leslie Bunten, Ray and June Bushell, Greville Muir, Ron Cross, George and Bunny Burgess, Norman Halliwell, John Spreckley, Bill Nicol.
The first talk was ”Personal experiences of Yacht Cruising” by Martin Tomlins, (subsequently an Honorary Member) illustrated with films.
It was in 1968 that the name was changed to Gerrards Cross Sailing Association (GXSA). In the early days, most members owned dinghies and raced on reservoirs. The majority of the talks, ten per year, were given by members, many of whom had sailed extensively in various areas of the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. There were many ups and downs during the formative years. Sometimes when meeting attendance was below ten, the partners of the Founder Members had to be coaxed to attend! There was a great deal of enthusiasm when GXSA chartered the 60 ft. yacht ‘Overlord’ for a weekend; twelve members sailed the yacht in the Solent area and across to Weymouth. Two Thames Barges were also chartered for a weekend.
By 1968 – 1969, the membership had increased to about 65. The first weekend Sailing Rally in the Solent was in the summer of 1969.
In 1970 the first Annual Dinner and Dance was held and autumn and spring Social Evenings (Christmas Nautical Hop, quiz, barbecue) were organised. In 1971 a GXSA Boat Show (!…) was organised at the Memorial Centre.
Fred Lloyd produced the artwork for our programmes and earlier function tickets 1966-1979. Colin Buchanan kindly served as auditor 1976 – 1985.
Brian Warren, who had been on the committee 1976 – 82, became Chairman 1978-80. He and David Henriques organised for the meetings to be transferred in 1979 from the Social Room to Colston Hall due to increasing attendance at the talks. Around this time, about 1980, the first Saturday Special was held. This was a one day course on Astro Navigation by GXSA member Ken Moss. Subsequent topics included Weather Forecasting, Electronic Navigational equipment, Practical Life-Raft Demonstrations and Marine Engine Maintenance.
Founder members present at the 50th anniversary dinner:
Alf Sampeys was the first secretary and treasurer. He retired to Spain in 1986, from where he travelled for this event. At the end of August 1986 he sailed his new Westerly Corsair Tal Querida from the Hamble to Alicante with one daughter and two male friends as crew. Alf and Joy then lived permanently in Alicante. They enjoyed sailing to Corsica, the Greek Islands, Tunisia, Malta, Sicily, Italy, and the Balearic Islands – Ibiza, Majorca, Minorca and Formentera (their favourite).
Rex Ebbetts was in charge of audio-visual, films and projectors for all meetings for almost 30 years. He retired to the South Coast but became an “out of town” member, then known as Roland Ebbetts. Rex was President of the British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society in 1979.
Susan Henriques represented her husband and past chairman, David Henriques. They moved to Lymington and David, 87, had Parkinson’s disease so was unable to join the celebrations.
Founder members Brian Warren, Nigel Thomas and Robin Pratt also came to the dinner.
GXSA recollections 20 years on, from 1986
Nigel Thomas became Chairman 1986 – 87, having served on the committee 1982-87.
Honorary Members at that time included Martin and Joan Tomlins, Peter and Elizabeth Batterley, Bill and Peggy Rimmer, June Bushell, Derek Fawcett.
The 25th Anniversary dinner was held at Little Ship Club in 1991.
The 50th Anniversary dinner was held at the Compleat Angler, Marlow in 2016.
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A Selection of Speakers and Programme Material from the early years
The main emphasis during the years 1966-1969 was instructional, when most evenings were concerned with the art of Navigation and Seamanship, interspersed with a few well known speakers. From 1970 onwards, to broaden the appeal, talks of a more general nature were added.
Notable early speakers included:
| Errol Bruce (RNSA, author Deep Sea Sailing) | Autumn 1966 and Autumn 1986 |
| Derek Boyer (Rear Commodore Island SC) | Autumn 1967 |
| Martin Tomlins (GXSA member) |
Spring 1968 |
| Bernard Hayman (editor Yachting World) |
Autumn 1968 and Autumn 1979 |
| Sir Alec Rose (single handed RTW) | Autumn 1969 |
| Chay Blyth (1st non-stop single handed RTW westwards) | Spring 1970 and Spring 1972 |
| Lt Col John Blashford-Snell (explorer, author) |
Spring 1970 and Spring 1971 |
| Roland Prout (Catamarans) |
Autumn 1970 |
| (John) Des Sleightholme (Editor yachting monthly) |
Autumn 1970 |
| Admiral Sir Charles Madden GCB (CIC Home Fleet) |
Autumn 1971 |
| Lt Col Lord Burnham (Hall Barn, Beaconsfield) |
Spring 1972 |
| Ewart Meyer |
Autumn 1973 |
| Robin Aisher (Olympic bronze 5.5m 1968) |
Spring 1979 |
| John Oakeley (1972 Olympics, Lionheart, Americas Cup) | Spring 1980 |
| Capt David Hart-Dyke RN (of HMS Coventry) | Spring 1983 |
| Maj Ewen Southby-Tailyour (Falklands Pilot) | Autumn 1983 |
Recent talks from Autumn 2006 to the present day can be seen via the programme links on this web site but Nick Ringshall kindly compiled a list of all speakers and titles from 1979 -2006, shown below.
| 04/10/1979 | Come Alongside | Robin | Pratt | |
| 11/10/1979 | Yacht Design – a Personal View | David | Sadler | |
| 18/10/1979 | The Mary Rose | Major | ||
| 25/10/1979 | Channel Cruising in Company | Nigel | Thomas | |
| 01/11/1979 | ‘Bird’ Spreads her Wings | Mike | Hall | |
| 08/11/1979 | Boating in the South of France | Henry | Hector | |
| 10/11/1979 | Seamanship and Passagemaking | Tom | Sage | |
| 15/11/1979 | Small Craft Communication | Bernard | Neyman | |
| 22/11/1979 | Film Evening | Rex | Ebbetts | |
| 29/11/1979 | Yesterday in the Atlantic | Libby | Purves | |
| 17/01/1980 | Sailing in the Ionian and Dodecanese Islands | John | Ross | |
| 24/01/1980 | Yesterday in the Atlantic | Libby | Purves | |
| 31/01/1980 | Cruising Through Burgundy | Hugh | McKnight | |
| 07/02/1980 | Challenge for the America’s Cup | John | Cakeley | |
| 14/02/1980 | The Maritime Electronics Scene | John | Hawkins | |
| 16/02/1980 | Visit to Greenwich Maritime Museum | Stephen | Riley | |
| 28/02/1980 | Round the World Race 1977/78 | Fred | Dovaston | |
| 06/03/1980 | The Fastnet Enquiry | David | Edwards | |
| 15/10/1980 | Channel Navigation | Ted | Jones | |
| 29/10/1980 | Training Assoclation | Burnham | ||
| 05/11/1980 | Riddle of the Sands | Bob | Bowker | |
| 15/11/1980 | Practical Navigation and the Electronic Calculator | Basil | D’Oliveira | |
| 19/11/1980 | Marine Electronics | John | Bell | |
| 26/11/1980 | Trinity House | Kennett | ||
| 03/12/1980 | Caribbean Holiday | Peter | Steddon | |
| 14/01/1981 | Exercise ‘Boston Sail 80’ | Peter | Callis | |
| 21/01/1981 | Lionheart and the Americas Cup | John | Oakeley | |
| 28/01/1981 | Olympic Weather | David | Houghton | |
| 04/02/1981 | The Westerley Way | Lionel | Dove-Dixon | |
| 11/02/1981 | Azab 1979 | Gregor | Johnston | |
| 18/02/1981 | Maritime Training | Chris | Phelan | |
| 25/02/1981 | Waterways Heritage | Francis | Pratt | |
| 04/03/1981 | Sailing Short Handed | Geoff | Hales | |
| 11/03/1981 | Cowes Week | Peter | Snowden | |
| 28/10/1981 | Wavepower. | Mike | Urwin | |
| 04/11/1981 | Seagull Outboards | Chris | Secretan | |
| 14/11/1981 | VHF Radio | Keith | Miller | |
| 18/11/1981 | VLCC’s and the Yachtsman | Machardy | ||
| 25/11/1981 | Outward Bound on Patriarch | Stephen | Riley | |
| 02/12/1981 | The Admiralty Chart | David | Haslam | |
| 13/01/1982 | Come Alongside | Nigel | Thomas | |
| 20/01/1982 | Cowes—Gran Canaria—Antigua | Rodney | Hill | |
| 27/01/1982 | Parmelia Race | Giles | Chichester | |
| 03/02/1982 | Development and Care of Sails | David | Robinson | |
| 10/02/1982 | Search and Rescue | Paul | Sparks | |
| 24/02/1982 | First Aid on Board | Frank | Newton | |
| 03/03/1982 | The Amazon Saga | Tom | Webb | |
| 10/03/1982 | Marine Diesels | Reg | Webb | |
| 17/03/1982 | Royal Ocean Racing Club | Alan | Green | |
| 06/10/1982 | Come Alongside | Geoff | Tomlinson | |
| 13/10/1982 | Racing Sail Development | John | Channon | |
| 20/10/1982 | Flotilla and Bare Boat Cruising in Florida | Bruce | MacDonald | |
| 27/10/1982 | Sea Wives | Alison | Noice | |
| 03/11/1982 | Satellite and Decca Navigation | Basil | D’Oliveira | |
| 10/11/1982 | Captain Baines of the Onedin Line | Howard | Lang | |
| 17/11/1982 | Life Raft Survival Demonstration | Ken | Blowers | |
| 20/11/1982 | Weather Forecasting for Sailors | Bill | Giles | |
| 24/11/1982 | Cruising When it All Happens | Mike | Maclaurin | |
| 01/12/1982 | Heavy Weather Sailing | Tom | Cunliffe | |
| 08/12/1982 | Panel Quiz | Nigel | Thomas | |
| 12/01/1983 | Winter Sailing in the Virgin Islands | Hewitt | ||
| 19/01/1983 | Task Force – South Atlantic | David | Hart-Dyke | |
| 26/01/1983 | Mediterranean Cruising | David | Sadler | |
| 02/02/1983 | Round Britain or Bust | Geoff | Hales | |
| 09/02/1983 | Navigation on the Thames | Alan | Urwin | |
| 16/02/1983 | The Mary Rose | Wendel | Lewis | |
| 23/02/1983 | Weather Facsimile Equipment | Owen | ||
| 02/03/1983 | Blue Blue Water Racing | Peter | Philips | |
| 09/03/1983 | Design of a New Cruising Yacht | David | Sanders | |
| 16/03/1983 | Clothing for the Yachtsman and Woman | Keith | Musto | |
| 12/10/1983 | Thames Regatta | Alan | Bramson | |
| 19/10/1983 | Her Majesty’s Coast Guard Service | Stubbing | ||
| 26/10/1983 | International 14’s | Tom | Vaughan | |
| 02/11/1983 | Falklands Pilot | Ewen | Southby-Tailyour | |
| 09/11/1983 | Ropes. Their Many Types and Recommended Uses | Julian | Anderson | |
| 16/11/1983 | Cruising Over the Years | Ewart | Myer | |
| 23/11/1983 | The RYA and the Thinking Yachtsman | Peter | Waring | |
| 30/11/1983 | The Ocean Racing Bug | Paul | Waxman | |
| 11/01/1984 | The History of the ‘J’ Class | Ian | Dear | |
| 18/01/1984 | The Americas Cup: 1 – Design of Victory 83 | Ian | Howlett | |
| 25/01/1984 | The Americas Cup: 2 – The British Contender | Jim | Alabaster | |
| 01/02/1984 | The Design and Development of Masts and Spars | lain | McLuckie | |
| 08/02/1984 | The RNLI and the Yachtsman | Raymond | Baxter | |
| 15/02/1984 | Pierhead Artists of the 19th Century | Stephen | Riley | |
| 22/02/1984 | Chartering in Danish Waters | John | Jarvis | |
| 29/02/1984 | Long Distance Short Handed Sailing | Richard | Clifford | |
| 07/03/1984 | Winning Races | Jim | Saltonstall | |
| 14/03/1984 | Cruising the French Waterways | Hugh | McKnight | |
| 17/10/1984 | Survival in Storm Conditions | Graham | Adams | |
| 24/10/1984 | 4 Months Cruise to the Mediterranean and Back | Jim | Cross | |
| 31/10/1984 | The Tall Ships Race | Howard | Meacham | |
| 14/11/1984 | Round the World with Bubblegum | Ian | Fyfe | |
| 21/11/1984 | The Hillyard Boatyard | Dennis | Cullerforth | |
| 28/11/1984 | The Freedom Yacht | John | Dakeley | |
| 05/12/1984 | Autohelm Autopilots | Derek | Fawcett | |
| 16/01/1985 | Royalist | Geoffrey | Ulrich | |
| 23/01/1985 | Ostar and Quebec to St Malo | Peter | Phillips | |
| 30/01/1985 | Sail Trimming for High Performance | Iain McDonald | Smith | |
| 06/02/1985 | Transatlantic and Back in a Biscay 36 | John | Cawsey | |
| 13/02/1985 | Rescue | Peter | Burwood | |
| 20/02/1985 | Care, Use and Maintenance of Outboard Engines | Chris | Neville-Parry | |
| 27/02/1985 | Azores and Back – the Hard Way | Mike | Spring | |
| 06/03/1985 | Camper & Nicholsons Yachts | Jeremy | Lines | |
| 13/03/1985 | Birds Around the Buoys | Robert | Gillmor | |
| 09/10/1985 | Admirals Cup | Rod | Carr | |
| 16/10/1985 | Stormalong to Denmark | Peter | Cumberlidge | |
| 23/10/1985 | Weather | Bill | Giles | |
| 30/10/1985 | Single-Handed – is it Safe? | Desmond | Hampton | |
| 06/11/1985 | The Antifouling Controversy | Terry | Cooke | |
| 13/11/1985 | The Revenue Cutters | Graham | Smith | |
| 20/11/1985 | Cruising in the West Country | Alan | Miller-Williams | |
| 27/11/1985 | Search, Rescue & Survival | Robins | ||
| 04/12/1985 | The Triangular & Round Britain Races | Hugh | Farrant | |
| 11/12/1985 | Cast Off for Christmas | Archie | Annan | |
| 15/01/1986 | International Cruising | Rodney | Hill | |
| 22/01/1986 | The Barracuda 45 and Sadler Yachts | Martin | Sadler | |
| 29/01/1986 | Pilotage – Present and Future | James | Mather | |
| 05/02/1986 | Discovering Viking America in a British Pilot Cutter | Tom | Cunliffe | |
| 12/02/1986 | Sail Trimming and Boat Performance | Bunty | King | |
| 19/02/1986 | Smij Goes to Spain | Archie | Annan | |
| 22/02/1986 | Practical Life Raft Course | John | Driscoll | |
| 26/02/1986 | Running Chichester Harbour | Ian | MacKay | |
| 05/03/1986 | Apricot Shows Her Stern to the French | Tony | Bullimore | |
| 12/03/1986 | Yacht Testing | Peter | Milne | |
| 08/10/1986 | Cruising in the Arctic | Hugh | Clay | |
| 29/10/1986 | Cruising in the Virgin Islands | John | Ross | |
| 05/11/1986 | Heavy Weather Sailing | Errol | Bruce | |
| 12/11/1986 | The Three Peaks Race | Kate | Sankey | |
| 19/11/1986 | Electronic Navigation | Basil | D’Oliveira | |
| 26/11/1986 | Vilamoura and Return | George | Bastard | |
| 03/12/1986 | Gallant Rig to Turkish Waters | Jack | Manners-Spencer | |
| 10/12/1986 | Cast Off for Christmas | Archie | Annan | |
| 14/01/1987 | Dismasted in Mid-Atlantic | Brian | Sismey | |
| 28/01/1987 | Small Ship Radar | Roy | Durrant | |
| 04/02/1987 | Modern Glassfibre Yachts | Peter | Thomas | |
| 11/02/1987 | Charter in the Grenadines | Hugh | Try | |
| 18/02/1987 | Electronic Navigation | Basil | D’Oliveira | |
| 25/02/1987 | Boat Law | David | Johnston | |
| 04/03/1987 | Americas Cup 1987 | Barry | Pickthall | |
| 11/03/1987 | Modern Ocean Racing | Malcolm | McKeag | |
| 07/10/1987 | Come Alongside | Ewart | Myer | |
| 14/10/1987 | Solent Local Knowledge | Peter | Bruce | |
| 28/10/1987 | The RYA and its Functions | Robin | Duchesne | |
| 29/10/1987 | First.Aid at Sea | Frank | Newton | |
| 04/11/1987 | Dismasted in Mid-Atlantic | Brian | Sismey | |
| 11/11/1987 | Modern Cruising Yacht Design | Bill | Dixon | |
| 18/11/1987 | Sailing in the Eastern Mediterranean | Nigel | Craine | |
| 02/12/1987 | Local Weather Forcasting | David | Houghton | |
| 09/12/1987 | An Evening of Sea-Shanties | Tom | Round | |
| 13/01/1988 | Ocean Cruising Countdown | Geoff | Pack | |
| 20/01/1988 | STA Lord Nelson | Graham | Kay | |
| 27/01/1988 | Getting the Best Out of Your Sails | Peter | Sanders | |
| 03/02/1988 | Uphill All the Way | Archie | Annan | |
| 10/02/1988 | Which Antifouling Do We Use Now? | Leslie | Ryan | |
| 17/02/1988 | A Cruise With a Difference- The 1987 Single-Handed AZAB | George | Bastard | |
| 24/02/1988 | Charts- How Accurate Are They? | Page | ||
| 02/03/1988 | Going Dutch | Hugh | Try | |
| 09/03/1988 | Solent and Wight Hazards | Peter | Bruce | |
| 05/10/1988 | Square-Rig Sailing on ‘Lord Nelson’ | Tom | Round | |
| 12/10/1988 | Cruise to Greenland and the Canadian Arctic | Willy | Kerr | |
| 19/10/1988 | The Ocean-Cruising Yacht | Bill | Spears | |
| 26/10/1988 | Campaigning an Admirals Cup Team | Stuart | Quarrie | |
| 02/11/1988 | Francis Drake to Windward | Stephen | Riley | |
| 09/11/1988 | Classic Sailing Passages | Kitty | Hampton | |
| 16/11/1988 | Getting the Best Out of a Small Cruiser | Charles | Stock | |
| 23/11/1988 | Single-Handed Race to the Caribbean and Back | Howard | Meacham | |
| 30/11/1988 | Its Not the Boats, its the People in Them | Andrew | Bray | |
| 07/12/1988 | Cast Off for Christmas | Archie | Annan | |
| 11/01/1989 | Yacht Photography | Keith | Beken | |
| 18/01/1989 | Olympic Gold at South Korea 1988 | Bryn | Valle | |
| 25/01/1989 | The Americas Cup, 1851 to Date | Ian | Dear | |
| 01/02/1989 | Caribbean Cruising | Nigel | Thomas | |
| 08/02/1989 | Beneteau Boats | David | Tydemar | |
| 15/02/1989 | Rescue at Sea | Graham | Hall | |
| 22/02/1989 | Safety at Sea, a State of Mind | John | Driscoll | |
| 01/03/1989 | Power Generation | Eric | Kingsley | |
| 08/03/1989 | The French Canals | Hugh | McKnight | |
| 04/10/1989 | Classic Sailing Passages | Kitty | Hampton | |
| 11/10/1989 | Marine Pollution Matters – Above and Below the Waves | Sally | Rodgers | |
| 18/10/1989 | Escaping – All at Sea and Adrift | Tony | Jillings | |
| 25/10/1989 | Via Panama Canal to the Galapagos | Hugh | Farrant | |
| 01/11/1989 | One Design Story | David | Thomas | |
| 08/11/1989 | Canoes and Cruisers | Stephen | Riley | |
| 15/11/1989 | The Dorset Coastline | Peter | Bruce | |
| 22/11/1989 | Managing the River Hamble | Nicholl | ||
| 29/11/1989 | Extended Cruising | Aishe | ||
| 06/12/1989 | Cast Off for Christmas | Tom | Round | |
| 03/10/1990 | The Yachting Monthly Concept Yacht | Geoff | Pack | |
| 24/10/1990 | Right to the Bitter End | Clive | Roberts | |
| 31/10/1990 | Palmerston’s Folly | Nicholas | Hall | |
| 07/11/1990 | With Integrity | Andy | Coghill | |
| 14/11/1990 | Dunkirk Little Ships | John | Knight | |
| 17/11/1990 | Weather | Bill | Giles | |
| 21/11/1990 | The Art of Coarse Sailing | Frederick | Hughes | |
| 28/11/1990 | Trinity House | Malcolm | Edge | |
| 09/01/1991 | Blueprint for the Arun Class Lifeboat | Stuart | Wetford | |
| 16/01/1991 | Two Star – Across the Atlantic | Hugh | Farrant | |
| 23/01/1991 | Yachtmaster | James | Stevens | |
| 30/01/1991 | Charts & Pilot Books for Yachtsmen | Willie | Wilson | |
| 06/02/1991 | Anchors and Drogues – Facts and Myths | Bernard | Hayman | |
| 13/02/1991 | Chance of a Lifetime | Adrian | Allenby | |
| 16/02/1991 | Improve Your Weather Awareness | David | Houghton | |
| 20/02/1991 | Some Thoughts for Navigation When Making a Channel Crossing | Ken | Burgess | |
| 27/02/1991 | Fitted Out for Comfort and Efficiency | Malcolm | McLaren | |
| 06/03/1991 | Voyage of the Lorne Leader | Wolfgang | Ansorge | |
| 15/03/1991 | Silver Jubilee Dinner | Ewen | Southby-Tailyour | |
| 09/10/1991 | Round the World in Maiden | Nancy | Hill | |
| 16/10/1991 | Preparation for Extended Cruising | Graham | Lock | |
| 23/10/1991 | Ships from 8 to 1,000 Feet | Andrew | Dawson | |
| 30/10/1991 | North Brittany Pilotage and Passage Making | Donald | Beswick | |
| 06/11/1991 | A Quick Sail Around the North Atlantic | Robert | Shepton | |
| 13/11/1991 | Boat Law | David | Johnston | |
| 16/11/1991 | Practical Liferaft Training | John | Driscoll | |
| 20/11/1991 | The Biscay Coast of France | Peter | Cumberlidge | |
| 27/11/1991 | Your Rig and You | John | Passmore | |
| 04/12/1991 | Caribbean Yacht Charter | Tony | Newling-Ward | |
| 11/12/1991 | Cast Off for Christmas | Tom | Round | |
| 15/01/1992 | The Kiwi Magic | Frederick | Hughes | |
| 22/01/1992 | The Three Peaks Race | John | Driscoll | |
| 29/01/1992 | Cruising Through the French Canals | David | Lane | |
| 05/02/1992 | Halberg Rassey, the Quality Yacht | Jeff | Taylor | |
| 12/02/1992 | Propeller Power | Simon | Green | |
| 19/02/1992 | Kiel and Beyond | Malcolm | McLaren | |
| 26/02/1992 | The Queen’s Harbour Master, Portsmouth | Chestnutt | ||
| 29/02/1992 | Diesel Engine Care and Maintenance | John | Chapman | |
| 04/03/1992 | British Cape Horn Kayak Expedition 1992 | Nigel | Dennis | |
| 11/03/1992 | Columbus 500 Years Later | John | Hamilton | |
| 07/10/1992 | Race Round the Island | Peter | Bruce | |
| 14/10/1992 | To the North Cape and Beyond | John | Jarvis | |
| 21/10/1992 | Tides and Water Movements in the Solent Area | Jonathan | Taylor | |
| 28/10/1992 | An Evening of Nautical Films | Alan | Willmott | |
| 04/11/1992 | Transatlantic Experiences | Richard | Clifford | |
| 11/11/1992 | Admiralty Charts- an Update | Myers | ||
| 14/11/1992 | Flares | Redway | ||
| 18/11/1992 | Organising the Whitbread Race | Bailey | Wilmot | |
| 25/11/1992 | A Centaur Odessey and Sailing Downhill to the Grenadines | Roger | Banks | |
| 02/12/1992 | Yacht Mountaineering | Gordon | Wood | |
| 09/12/1992 | Cast Off for Christmas | Tom | Round | |
| 13/01/1993 | Mediterranean Cruising | David | Lane | |
| 20/01/1993 | Electronics in Boats | Matthew | Walker | |
| 27/01/1993 | The Yachtsman’ and the Brest Classic Rally 1992 | Tom | Cunliffe | |
| 03/02/1993 | A Very Rum Punch | Alun | Roberts | |
| 10/02/1993 | Spring Crusader | Douglas | Horton | |
| 17/02/1993 | Ropes, their Types and Recommended Uses | Mark | Durbidge | |
| 24/02/1993 | Irish Waters Cruising | Nixon | ||
| 03/03/1993 | Pilotage in Creeks and Harbours | John | Goode | |
| 10/03/1993 | Working Sail | Leslie | Morrish | |
| 06/10/1993 | The Toughest Yacht Race Ever | Mike | Calvin | |
| 13/10/1993 | High Speed Navigation for Low Speed Sailors | Richard | Bickford | |
| 20/10/1993 | The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) | Hugh | Farrant | |
| 27/10/1993 | Compact Cruising | Dennis | Kell | |
| 03/11/1993 | Around the World in Eighty Minutes | Jimmy | Cornell | |
| 10/11/1993 | Kwenda’s Return | Gordon | Wood | |
| 17/11/1993 | Sail Making and Sail Cloths | Ivan | Bole | |
| 24/11/1993 | The Inshore Lifeboat | Roderick | James | |
| 01/12/1993 | The Titanic – 80 Years of Legend | David | Hatchings | |
| 12/01/1994 | In Turkish Waters | David | Lane | |
| 19/01/1994 | Understanding Sea Breezes | Jonathan | Taylor | |
| 26/01/1994 | Radar for the Average Yachtsman | Tim | Bartlett | |
| 02/02/1994 | Arctic High – an Adventure North of 80 deg N | Nick | Ryley | |
| 09/02/1994 | Primrose and Other Boats | Valerie | Fenwick | |
| 16/02/1994 | A Voyage to Tristan Da Cunha | Wolfgang | Ansorge | |
| 23/02/1994 | Our Slides | Marcus | Taylor | |
| 02/03/1994 | The Falkland Islands | Stephen | Riley | |
| 09/03/1994 | Seastart | Toby | Kilner | |
| 05/10/1994 | Woman of Steel | Vivian | Cherry | |
| 12/10/1994 | Sailing in Alaska | Chris | Lewis | |
| 19/10/1994 | Cruising in the Great Lakes | Alun | Roberts | |
| 26/10/1994 | Old Father Thames | Neil | Garside | |
| 02/11/1994 | Clouds and the Weather | Alan | Watts | |
| 09/11/1994 | In the Wake of Shackleton | Trevor | Potts | |
| 16/11/1994 | The RNLI – a More Proactive Approach | Mike | Vlasto | |
| 23/11/1994 | Circumnavigation 1991-1993 | Keith | Braint | |
| 30/11/1994 | Modern Boat Paints | Tom | White | |
| 11/01/1995 | Great Ships of the North Atlantic | Peter | Jackson | |
| 18/01/1995 | Sea and Estuary Birds | Victor | Scott | |
| 25/01/1995 | Six Atlantic Days in a Tinker Dinghy | Geoff | Hales | |
| 01/02/1995 | Safe and Warm | Keith | Musto | |
| 08/02/1995 | Sailing With the Round Britain Rally | Andrew | Bishop | |
| 15/02/1995 | Across the Atlantic and Caribbean to Haiti and the US Coast | Nick | Ryley | |
| 22/02/1995 | HM Customs and Exercise Update 1995 | Will | Robinson | |
| 01/03/1995 | South Pacific | Wolfgang | Ansorge | |
| 08/03/1995 | In Greek Waters | David | Lane | |
| 04/10/1995 | Staying in Full Control in Unfamiliar Waters | John | Goode | |
| 11/10/1995 | Channel Alternatives | Ken | Endean | |
| 18/10/1995 | Conflict in Inshore Waters – Real or Imaginary? | Chestnutt | ||
| 25/10/1995 | Life in Nelson’s Navy | Brian | Lavery | |
| 01/11/1995 | The Frisian Islands | Ted | Osborn | |
| 08/11/1995 | Production Boat Building in the UK | Peter | Thomas | |
| 15/11/1995 | Round The World in Blackjack | Mike | Pocock | |
| 22/11/1995 | Batteries on Board | Eric | Millett | |
| 29/11/1995 | The Delta Area of Holland | Stuart | Bradley | |
| 10/01/1996 | New Zealand Sounds Wonderful, and No! Not Turkey Again | Frederick | Hughes | |
| 17/01/1996 | Tales of Thames Barges | Richard | Walsh | |
| 24/01/1996 | The Craft and Creeks of the East Coast | Charles | Stock | |
| 31/01/1996 | HMS Endurance to The Antarctic Before the Falklands War | Bob | Mahoney | |
| 07/02/1996 | Heavy Weather Sailing | Noel | Dilly | |
| 14/02/1996 | Hampshire Marine Police | Ian | Hill | |
| 21/02/1996 | Circumnavigating Southern England! | Chris | Turner | |
| 28/02/1996 | Electrolysis and Corrosion | Mike | Rickard | |
| 06/03/1996 | Caribbean Voyage | Hugh | Farrant | |
| 09/03/1996 | Weather for Sailing | Alan | Watts | |
| 09/10/1996 | Testing, Testing , Testing | James | Jermain | |
| 16/10/1996 | Radar | Tim | Bartlett | |
| 23/10/1996 | With My Uncle Maurice | Stephen | Riley | |
| 30/10/1996 | Legendary Fairey Marine – 50 Years On | Gordon | Currie | |
| 06/11/1996 | The World with a Difference | Robert | Shepton | |
| 09/11/1996 | Liferaft Demonstration | Graham | Gardner | |
| 13/11/1996 | The Spanish Rias | Gerry | Elliott | |
| 20/11/1996 | Single-Handed Round Britain at 18 | Ellen | MacArthur | |
| 27/11/1996 | Rusting Through and Dropping Off | Mike | Rickard | |
| 04/12/1996 | Oriental Spice | Alun | Roberts | |
| 08/01/1997 | Sail North from Plymouth | David | Lane | |
| 15/01/1997 | J Class Yachts | Rosemary | Joy | |
| 22/01/1997 | Experiences up to 1949 | Peter | Newman | |
| 29/01/1997 | Sea Tales from the Greek Islands in Time of War. | Adrian | Seligman | |
| 05/02/1997 | The 1992/3 British Steel & 1996/7 BT Global Challenge. | Michael | Kay | |
| 12/02/1997 | Cruise to Scotland. | Peter | Bruce | |
| 19/02/1997 | Olympic Silver, Savannah 1996 | Ian | Walker | |
| 26/02/1997 | Home from Russia Via the Former Eastern Baltic States | David | Wood | |
| 05/03/1997 | Basic First Aid for Yachtsmen | Jean | Andrews | |
| 08/10/1997 | Mary Rose | Edward | Sutton | |
| 15/10/1997 | Sailing East by South to Holland | Gordon | Wood | |
| 22/10/1997 | Cruising in Brittany | Peter | Cumberlidge | |
| 29/10/1997 | Trinidad & Tobago Regatta Week | Peter | Poland | |
| 05/11/1997 | Greenland and High Latitude sailing. | Willy | Kerr | |
| 12/11/1997 | Round Britain Cruise | Jeff | Thatcher | |
| 19/11/1997 | Trials and Tribulations of a circumnavigation | Clive | Roberts | |
| 22/11/1997 | Diesel Engine Course | John | Chapman | |
| 26/11/1997 | Meandering Around The Greek Islands With Sailing Holidays Ltd | Barrie | Neilson | |
| 29/11/1997 | VHF Course and exam | Thomas | ||
| 03/12/1997 | Coping with adverse conditions | James | Stevens | |
| 07/01/1998 | Episodes From The Days of Sail | Adrian | Seligman | |
| 14/01/1998 | Desiderata Cruises From Lyminoton To Majorca | Frank | O’Connell | |
| 21/01/1998 | Yacht Brokerage | Patrick | Boyd | |
| 28/01/1998 | Florida To Cape Cod | David | Wood | |
| 04/02/1998 | Boat Law | David | Johnston | |
| 11/02/1998 | An Up-Date of Marine Electronics | Keith | Miller | |
| 18/02/1998 | Sails | Mike | Batt | |
| 25/02/1998 | Safety At Sea | Peter | Bradley | |
| 28/02/1998 | Practical Rope & Braid Work | Alan | Banton | |
| 04/03/1998 | Coming Home? | David | Lane | |
| 07/10/1998 | A Stopping Trip Across the South Pacific | Dick | Allan | |
| 14/10/1998 | Thames Traditional Boats | Colin | Henwood | |
| 21/10/1998 | Alone Across the Atlantic – at 21. | Ellen | MacArthur | |
| 28/10/1998 | Desiderata Cruises Home | Frank | O’Connell | |
| 11/11/1998 | Racing Round the World. | Paul | Clark | |
| 18/11/1998 | The Two R’s of Sailing – Reefing and Rigging. | Andy | Cassell | |
| 25/11/1998 | French Affairs | John | Pell | |
| 02/12/1998 | Advanced Cruising and Boat Handling Techniques. | James | Stevens | |
| 06/01/1999 | The Ups and Downs of Ocean Racing | John | Chittenden | |
| 13/01/1999 | Ferry to the Falklands | Chris | Clarke | |
| 20/01/1999 | The Whitbread on Brunel Synergie | Stuart | Quarrie | |
| 27/01/1999 | History Beneath the Sea | Brian | Sparks | |
| 03/02/1999 | First Aid at Sea | Robert | Hadley | |
| 10/02/1999 | A Tribute to Britannia | John | Godfrey | |
| 17/02/1999 | Around the World the Wrong Way | Glyn | Hughes | |
| 24/02/1999 | Owl to Ireland | Peter | Bruce | |
| 03/03/1999 | Flying Boats in the Solent | John | Godfrey | |
| 10/03/1999 | Alone Across the Atlantic – Again! | Ellen | MacArthur | |
| 06/10/1999 | A Cruise Around Britain | Ken | Shaw | |
| 13/10/1999 | Current Charting | Jeremy | Davies-Webb | |
| 20/10/1999 | A Whole Heap of Junk | Lynda | Chidell | |
| 23/10/1999 | Life Raft Special | Graham | Gardner | |
| 27/10/1999 | Cruising Around Denmark | Andrew | Walker | |
| 03/11/1999 | Greenland 1998 – In the Steps of Tilman | Robert | Shepton | |
| 10/11/1999 | From Conception to Berth | David | Marsh | |
| 17/11/1999 | The Mystery of Napoleon’s Death Solved! | Wolfgang | Ansorge | |
| 24/11/1999 | The Wind is Free | Noel | Dilly | |
| 01/12/1999 | The Right Boat for the Right Job | James | Jermain | |
| 12/01/2000 | Blue Water Preparation | Dick | Allan | |
| 19/01/2000 | From Limpets to Leviathans | Vicki | Billings | |
| 26/01/2000 | Nordic Saga | Barry | Meacham | |
| 02/02/2000 | China Cruise | David | Lane | |
| 09/02/2000 | The Stupidity of Youth. | Peter | Poland | |
| 16/02/2000 | World Wayfaring. | Frank | Dye | |
| 23/02/2000 | RNLI Sea Check. | Guy | Addington | |
| 01/03/2000 | View From the Bridge. | Chris | Clarke | |
| 08/03/2000 | The Matthew | David | Alan-Williams | |
| 04/10/2000 | Cruising Chile | John | Garey | |
| 11/10/2000 | Mud in the Blood | Colin | Jarman | |
| 25/10/2000 | Testing Times on Yachts | David | Harding | |
| 08/11/2000 | Narrowboat from Lechlade to Limehouse | Richard | Poad | |
| 22/11/2000 | Rope Yarns | Des | Pawson | |
| 29/11/2000 | New Gadgetry. | Jolyon | Martin | |
| 17/01/2001 | Cruising Cuba and the West Caribbean | Mike | Manzoni | |
| 24/01/2001 | Vibration & Noise Suppression | John | Grazebrook | |
| 31/01/2001 | Real Rescues | Tony | Glaze | |
| 07/02/2001 | Life of Arthur Ransome | Brian | Hammett | |
| 14/02/2001 | Celtic Voyage | George | Lipscomb | |
| 21/02/2001 | Rigging for Single and Short-Handed Sailing | John | Passmore | |
| 28/02/2001 | Seeking Scenery, Seclusion and Single Malts! | Peter | Poole | |
| 07/03/2001 | Sydney 2000 Olympic Yachting | John | Derbyshire | |
| 03/10/2001 | Never Again! | Paul | Covell | |
| 10/10/2001 | Cowes Week – Successes and Failures | Stuart | Quarrie | |
| 17/10/2001 | Cruising the Black Sea | Jasper | Scovill | |
| 24/10/2001 | Yachtmaster Tutorial Tales | Michael | Hindley | |
| 31/10/2001 | Baltic Cruise | Brian | Hammett | |
| 07/11/2001 | Hands-on Radar | Reg | Suter | |
| 14/11/2001 | Caribbean Crulslng – Members’ Tales | Alun | Roberts | |
| 21/11/2001 | Marine Life of Southeast England | Lisa | Browning | |
| 28/11/2001 | A Decade of Progress | Chris | Coburn | |
| 09/01/2002 | Voyage Round East Anglia | Robert | Simper | |
| 16/01/2002 | Weather Forecasting for Yachting in the New Millennium | Alan | Sills | |
| 23/01/2002 | Round Spain and Portugal to the Mediterranean | Andrew | Walker | |
| 30/01/2002 | Get-You-Home Techniques | Pat | Manley | |
| 06/02/2002 | The J Class Yachts | David | Pitman | |
| 13/02/2002 | Extended Cruising in a Live-Aboard Wayfarer | Dennis | Kell | |
| 20/02/2002 | Going Dutch | Reg | Hadwen | |
| 27/02/2002 | Sailing the Square-Rigger, Sta ‘Stavros S Niarchos’ | Ian | Crookall | |
| 06/03/2002 | Baltic Cruise to Russla and Beyond | Ray | Glaister | |
| 02/10/2002 | Lowestoft Lifeboat | Bert | Coleman | |
| 09/10/2002 | Restoring and Sailing “Guide Me” | Judy | Brickhill | |
| 16/10/2002 | Sea Birds’ Secret Lives | Victor | Scott | |
| 23/10/2002 | Sailing in the World’s Largest Square Rigged Ship | Michael | Locke | |
| 30/10/2002 | From Competent Crew to Yachtmaster (and Much More) | James | Stevens | |
| 06/11/2002 | Getting the Best from Your Sails | Ivan | Bole | |
| 13/11/2002 | Sailing, Climbing and Ski Mountaineering in Greenland | Robert | Shepton | |
| 20/11/2002 | Cruising the Pacific Society Islands | Nigel | Thomas | |
| 27/11/2002 | Pacific Highlights | David | Pirie | |
| 08/01/2003 | A Second Year of the Voyage of a Lifetime | Andrew | Walker | |
| 15/01/2003 | Beautiful Azores | George | Lipscomb | |
| 22/01/2003 | Classic and Other Interesting Boats | Kathy | Mansfield | |
| 29/01/2003 | Understanding Boat Electrics | Pat | Manley | |
| 05/02/2003 | Voyage to Gambia | Eleanor | Timms | |
| 12/02/2003 | French Biscay | Peter | Poole | |
| 19/02/2003 | Maritime Flags and Etiquette | Bruce | Nicholls | |
| 26/02/2003 | Cruise Croatia | David | Lane | |
| 05/03/2003 | ‘Shindig’ at Sea | Andrew | Simpson | |
| 08/10/2003 | Practical Boat Owner | Jake | Kavanagh | |
| 15/10/2003 | Navigating with Modern Technology | Simon | Fraser | |
| 22/10/2003 | Rescued at Sea | Nick | Harper | |
| 29/10/2003 | The Ubiquitous Crew | Pauline | Duart | |
| 05/11/2003 | Building a Hunter 31 | Ian | Cox | |
| 12/11/2003 | Round the World with a Difference | Robert | Shepton | |
| 15/11/2003 | GMDSS Practical Course | Alison | Noice | |
| 19/11/2003 | Getting the Best from Your Radar | Ron | Davies | |
| 26/11/2003 | A New Look at the Battle of Trafalgar | Richard | Woodman | |
| 03/12/2003 | Cruising the Outer Hebrides | Alec | McPherson | |
| 07/01/2004 | A Third Year into the Voyage of a Lifetime | Andrew | Walker | |
| 14/01/2004 | Optimist Goes North | Michael | Allan | |
| 21/01/2004 | Septuagenarian Crosses Atlantic Single Handed | Eleanor | Timms | |
| 28/01/2004 | Passage Making Using Weather Forecasts | Frank | Singleton | |
| 04/02/2004 | Ten Days Before the Mast | Paul | Covell | |
| 11/02/2004 | Palmerston Follies | Bruce | Nicholls | |
| 18/02/2004 | Goblin Returns to Flushing | Bryan | Bonser | |
| 21/02/2004 | First Aid Practical Course | Peter | Pocock | |
| 25/02/2004 | The Road to Mandalay | David | Lane | |
| 03/03/2004 | Navigation Made Easy | Linda | Waugh | |
| 10/03/2004 | AGM, followed by Building a Mariners Library | Rod | Paton | |
| 13/03/2004 | Annual Dinner | David | Pitman | |
| 06/10/2004 | A Journey to Spain and Portugal | Peter | Poole | |
| 13/10/2004 | A Land of Snow and Ice | David | Lane | |
| 20/10/2004 | Sweden’s Secret Shore | Graham | Cattell | |
| 27/10/2004 | Disaster and Opportunity | Leslie | Morrish | |
| 03/11/2004 | Seabed types; their formation and stability. | Brian | D’Olier | |
| 10/11/2004 | Sailing without Legs | Ted | Palmer | |
| 13/11/2004 | Navigation made easy | Linda | Waugh | |
| 17/11/2004 | A Day Out Down South | Nigel | King | |
| 24/11/2004 | Let the wrecks of others be your Seamarks | Richard | Woodman | |
| 01/12/2004 | Caribbean to Cape Cod | Alec | McPherson | |
| 05/01/2005 | A Journey Northwards Via the Irish Sea | George | Lipscomb | |
| 12/01/2005 | Sea Britain 2005 | Stephen | Riley | |
| 19/01/2005 | Back to Basics and Valsheda vs. Ranger | David | Pitman | |
| 26/01/2005 | Ring Around the Isle of Mull | Kathy | Mansfield | |
| 09/02/2005 | From Longitude by Pocket Watch to PC Based Plotter | Tom | Cunliffe | |
| 16/02/2005 | Cruising Kattegat to Skagerrak | Dennis | Kell | |
| 19/02/2005 | Radar | Alison | Noice | |
| 23/02/2005 | From Cook to Computers | Tony | Wooldridge | |
| 02/03/2005 | Cruising to the Lofoten Islands | John | Duff | |
| 09/03/2005 | AGM, followed by Cruising Styles 65 Years Ago | Michael | Goffe | |
| 12/03/2005 | Annual Dinner | Alan | Priddy | |
| 05/10/2005 | Windfarms, the ICC and Electronic Navigation | Simon | Jinks | |
| 12/10/2005 | East Coast Sailing – Southwold to Southend | Charles | Stock | |
| 19/10/2005 | A Tour of Ireland and the Creation of a Digital Log | Graham | Rabbitts | |
| 02/11/2005 | A Nice Cup of Tea | John | Fishe | |
| 09/11/2005 | The Exploits of Stokey Woodhall and the Atlantic Islands | Stokey | Woodhall | |
| 23/11/2005 | Beating Wrinkles – Not Just a Salty Dog Tale | Stephanie | Sutton | |
| 30/11/2005 | The River Thames Society | Colin | Reynolds | |
| 11/01/2006 | Vagabond’s Circumpolar Navigation | Eric | Brossier | |
| 18/01/2006 | Roundabout the Mediterranean | Britta | Bahr | |
| 25/01/2006 | Birds of the Solent and Isle of Wight | Ann | Farrar | |
| 01/02/2006 | My Love Affair with Nancy | Bryan | Bonser | |
| 08/02/2006 | Travelling the European Inland Waterways | Ken | Shaw | |
| 15/02/2006 | Marine Electrics | James | Hortop | |
| 22/02/2006 | Great Maritime Festivals of Brest and Douarnenez | Kathy | Mansfield | |
| 01/03/2006 | West Coast of Ireland | Peter | Poole | |
| 08/03/2006 | Turkey for Christmas | Andrew | Walker | |
| 15/03/2006 | AGM and the Falkirk Wheel | William | Munnoch | |
| 25/03/2006 | Ruby Annual Dinner | Nigel | King | |
| 04/10/2006 | Channel Islands and North Brittany | Peter | Cumberlidge | |
| 11/10/2006 | Mary Rose (substitute speaker) | Edward | Sutton | |
| 18/10/2006 | 2004/2005 Global Challenge – Imagine it Done. | Sian | Hankinson | |
| 01/11/2006 | The Adventures of the ARC | Chris | Monahan | |
| 08/11/2006 | The Extraordinary Voyages of Captain James Cook | Paul | Covell | |
| 15/11/2006 | Triumph & Tragedy – Tales from Arctic Greenland | Robert | Shepton | |
| 09/12/2006 | Boat Electrics | Pat | Manley | |
| 22/11/2006 | CSS Alabama 1862 – 1864 | Davina | Watson | |
| 29/11/2006 | 30 Years Before the Mast | Wolfgang | Ansorge |