Category: Lectures 1981-2000

AUTUMN PROGRAMME 1998 Wednesday 7th October A STOPPING TRIP ACROSS THE SOUTH PACIFIC. Dr. Dick Allan goes off the beaten track on the Trade Winds Rally. Wednesday 14th October THAMES […]

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 […]

AUTUMN PROGRAMME 1993 Wednesday 6th October THE TOUGHEST YACHT RACE EVER (Members only evening-numbers limited to 135) As a follow up to his superb reports in the Daily Telegraph, Mike […]

SPRING PROGRAMME 1993 Wednesday 13th January MEDITERRANEAN CRUISING Travel along with GXSA members David and Gill Lane as they cruise from the Rhone to Rhodes. Wednesday 20th January COMMON SENSE […]

SPRING PROGRAMME 1992 Wednesday 15th January THE KIWI MAGIC Association member Fred Hughes will talk about three of the cruising areas of New Zealand and show some fiordland scenes of […]

AUTUMN PROGRAMME 1991 Wednesday 9th October ROUND THE WORLD IN MAIDEN Nancy Hill, sail trimmer, narrates her experiences as a member of the ‘all girl’ crew on the Whitbread Round […]

SPRING PROGRAMME 1991 Wednesday 9th January BLUE-PRINT FOR THE ARUN CLASS LIFEBOAT Stuart Welford, Research & Development Manager of the R.N.L.I. will describe the process of developing this class of […]

AUTUMN PROGRAMME 1994 Wednesday 5th October WOMAN OF STEEL Vivian Cherry describes an adventure of a lifetime for crew and skipper alike. T o be cold, wet and tired racing […]

SPRING PROGRAMME 1995 Wed 11th January Great Ships of the North Atlantic Peter Jackson, a captain of the QE2 and of Falklands experience, presents an illustrated talk with pictures from […]

AUTUMN PROGRAMME 1995 Wed 4th October Staying in Full Control in Unfamiliar Waters John Goode of the Southern Sailing School will give tips and wrinkles on pilotage in unfamiliar waters. […]