Category: Lecture Summary

    Wednesday 31st January Bob and Elaine Hazell Sailing the Indian Ocean   Bob and Elaine return to tell us about crossing the Indian Ocean in their yacht and successfully completing their circumnavigation in the Caribbean. They will focus on the sailing aspects of their adventures, their chosen route, and take in some of…

    Wednesday 14th February Royal Navy What your Navy is doing – and why it matters !       The Royal Navy Presentation Team of  Officers, Sailors and Royal Marines tour the country explaining the role and the importance of the Royal Navy. They will describe how the Navy is organised, why the…

    Wednesday 28th February David Horn Old Father Thames: Cruising the non-tidal Thames     Based in Marlow, Marion and David have explored the noble river from Teddington to the limit of navigation in their 27 foot motor cruiser ‘Naiad’. David will delve into history, literature, locks, bridges, boats and wildlife while ‘cruising’ along.

    Wednesday 7th March David Bray Battle of the Atlantic – Convoys and Corvettes     David is a Master Mariner who has sailed many vessels, mainly in the North Sea and Antarctica. He is particularly interested in Square Rigged sailing vessels, has served on the Nautical Institute Sailing Ship committee and has set…

    Wednesday 21st February Emily Gillespie Sea Fever – the National Trust and Coast      Emily Gillespie, Project Manager at the National Trust, will tell the story of the Trust’s long association with the coast, right from the organisation’s very beginnings. She will explain the current areas of focus, including adapting to climate…

    Wednesday 7th February Bill Brockbank Crossing to Norway in a Wayfarer       Inspired by an extraordinary coincidence which led Bill Brockbank to hear first hand about Frank Dye’s 1963 Wayfarer trip from Scotland to Iceland, Bill eventually cajoled Frank into letting him crew the 1964 trip from Scotland to Norway via…

    Wednesday 24th January John Rugg Sailing the Baltic       GXSA member John collected his new boat Sanderling this summer in Germany.  He will tell us about the trip home with help from other GXSA members via the Kiel Canal , Friesian Islands and Netherlands inland waterways standing mast route. This route…

    Wednesday 10th January Geoff Selley Shackleton – The greatest story ever told Geoff Selley (FRGS) will recreate the original lantern slide lecture of Dr Hussey, a member of Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 – 17 Antarctic Expedition. Considered one of the greatest survival stories ever told, his presentation tells the extraordinary story of the survival…

      Cast Off for Christmas Wednesday December 13th GXSA Members and their guests are warmly invited to the entertainment and refreshments at this year’s Cast Off for Christmas. This will be a special cast off supported by a kind donation from the will of Peter Batterley, former GXSA member. There will be all…

  Two talks this week.. Wednesday 1st November Bernie Smallman Why we go Sailing   Bernie will tell us about last summer when every time we went out, something went wrong, usually expensive! The joys of sailing but also the not so good bits and some lessons learnt.  Clue: learn more about diesel bug here..…