Category: Lecture Summary

    Wednesday 21st October Alastair Fischbacher Boats, Planes (and Trains) What do dinghy sailing, going to sea as a cadet and ships officer, a flying instructor, coal mining and big bulk carriers have in common? Not a lot usually but Alastair makes the links through some windows on his career, experiences and events that…

    Wednesday 14th October Bob Comlay Travels with Tilman    Bill Tilman’s climbing and sailing achievements rank amongst the greatest in the fields of twentieth century mountaineering and high latitude sailing. By the time of his disappearance in the South Atlantic in 1977, he had left a legacy of some of the finest travel…

    Wednesday 7th October John Apps The Extraordinary Voyage of Mary Bryant   In 1791 Mary and William Bryant, their two children (one a baby in arms) and 7 other prisoners stole the governor’s boat and escaped from the penal colony of New South Wales. They successfully completed a journey in distance (over 3000 miles)…

  Wednesday 12th February Mick Gentry Warrant Officer 1 Mick Gentry, Royal Navy     Mick has served for 43 years in the Royal Navy, which included 3 years Service in Her Majesty’s Royal Yacht Britannia from 1995 through to decommissioning in Dec 1997. Hear how the Royal Yacht was organised, what duty as a…

      Cast Off for Christmas Wednesday December 11th GXSA Members and their guests are warmly invited to the entertainment and refreshments at this year’s Cast Off for Christmas. There will be talks and a quiz and all the usual fun, with mulled wine and snacks. Please bring prints of your best pictures of the year…

  Wednesday 4th March Barry Pickthall The Golden Globe Race     The 2018 Golden Globe  Race marked the 50th anniversary of the first Sunday Times Golden Globe event when Robin Knox-Johnston was the only finisher out of nine starters and became the first to sail solo nonstop around the world. Second time round there…

    Wednesday 26th February Talks from GXSA Members Sailing Last Summer and Other Tales     With so many talks from visiting speakers about their accomplishments, we might overlook the achievements and adventures of our own members. We shall hear about some of their impressive sailing exploits in summer 2019 covering the Baltic, Netherlands,…

    Wednesday 19th February Alison Milne and Chris Smith Linnea 360: a UK Circumnavigation     No two sailing trips around the UK are the same; in the summer of 2017 Chris and Alison, newly retired, set off in their Malo 37 Linnea on what was, for them, a voyage of discovery. As well…

    Wednesday 12th February Alastair Fischbacher Boats, Planes (and Trains..)      What do dinghy sailing, going to sea as a cadet and ships officer, a flying instructor, coal mining and big bulk carriers have in common? Not a lot usually but Alastair makes the links through some windows on his career, experiences and…