Category: Lectures 2001-2010

PROGRAMME – Spring 2006 Wed 11th Jan Vagabond’s Circum-Polar Navigation An illustrated talk by Eric Brossier, winner of the Ocean Cruising Club and the Royal Cruising Club awards for achieving the first transit of the North East Passage in one season under sail on his 45 ft steel yacht Vagabond. Wed 18th Jan Roundabout the…

PROGRAMME – AUTUMN 2002 Wed 2nd Oct LOWESTOFT LIFEBOAT Bert Coleman, Coxswain and Engineer of the busy Lowestoft lifeboat, will describe its crewing and working arrangements and recount details of some of the boat’s dramatic rescues Wed 9th Oct RESTORING AND SAILING “GUIDE ME” Judy Brickhill and her husband bought and restored “Guide Me” a…

PROGRAMME-AUTUMN 2004 Weds 6th Oct A Journey to Spain and Portugal Club member Peter Poole tells us of his last summer’s journey southwards aboard his Nicholson 32, along the Spanish and Portuguese coasts. Weds 13th Oct A Land of Snow and Ice David and Jill Lane, long standing Club members, return to tell of a…

PROGRAMME – AUTUMN 2005 Wed 5th Oct Windfarms, the ICC and Electronic Navigation Simon Jinks, exYachting Monthly Sailing Expert and now RYA Chief Cruising Instructor, gives an update on RYA projects from ICC to Windfarms and talks about Electronic Navigation and Passage Making. Wed 12th Oct East Coast Sailing – Southwold to Southend Charles Stock…

PROGRAMME – SPRING 2002 Wed 9th Jan VOYAGE ROUND EAST ANGLIA Robert Simper, renowned author will take his audience on a yachtman’s cruise round the East Anglian coastline, highlighting interesting and attractive places many landsmen miss. Wed 16th Jan WEATHER FORECASTING FOR YACHTING IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM Alan Sills, professional meteorologist and yachtsman, describes recent…

PROGRAMME – SPRING 2005 Weds Jan 5th A JOURNEY NORTHWARDS VIA THE IRISH SEA Club Member George Lipscomb returns to tell us of his 2003 Summer Voyage northwards aboard his Kingfisher to the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland. Weds Janl2th SEA BRITAIN 2005 Steven Riley, Director of Maritime Heritage, comes to tell us of…

PROGRAMME – SPRING 2004 Weds 7th Jan A THIRD YEAR INTO THE VOYAGE OF A LIFETIME Club members Karin Wilkinson and Andrew Walker return to tell of their adventures and voyaging aboard their Vancouver 32 along the Croatian Coast. Weds 14th Jan OPTIMIST GOES NORTH Members Mike and Mary Allan tell us how Optimist, a…

PROGRAMME – AUTUMN 2003 Weds 8th Oct PRACTICAL BOAT OWNER Jake Kavanagh (News Editor and Features_Writer) tells us “How they put together this well known Magazine” with some amusing anecdotal tales along the way. Weds 15th Oct NAVIGATING WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY Simon Fraser, whose Victoria 34 is equipped with lots of instruments integrated to help…

PROGRAMME – SPRING 2003 Wed 8th Jan A SECOND YEAR OF THE VOYAGE OF A LIFETIME Members, Karin and Andrew Walker, return to continue their account of 2002’s voyaging and adventures aboard their Vancouver 32, round the Balearics, Sicily, and among the Ionian Islands. Wed 15th Jan BEAUTIFUL AZORES Member, George Lipscomb, sailed single handed…

SPRING PROGRAMME 2001 Wednesday 17th January CRUISING CUBA AND THE WEST CARIBBEAN. Mike Manzoni’s cruise with Association member Peter Lawrence to Cuba, Guatemala and Belize provides fascinating contrasts to the better known Eastern Caribbean chain of islands. Wednesday 24th January VIBRATION & NOISE SUPPRESSION. John Grazebrook explains the problems and tells all we need to…