Category: Lecture Summary

    Wednesday 20th February Diggory Rose Forgotten Craft     Diggory will talk about Boathouse 4 and the Forgotten Craft collection in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. He will detail the work of the Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust, the boats in the collection and the development plans for the next few years including the…

    Wednesday 13th February Jonty Pearce Man Overboard – Could you deal with it ?     Jonty is a 60-year old retired GP who lives nearly as far from the sea as possible in Malvern. He and his wife Carol sail a Southerly 105 ketch from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, and developed a particular…

    Wednesday 6th February Phil Haigh Clipper Race – Australia to Seattle     At the end of January 2018 Phil joined Clipper Round the World yacht ‘Visit Seattle’ in Airlie Beach to crew on two legs of the 17/18 race. Three months later he arrived in Seattle with wider shoulders, 30 days growth…

    Wednesday 30th January Frances and Gareth Watkins Sailing to Svalbard     In 2014, Gareth and Frances decided to sail from the UK to Svalbard, a remote archipelago 600 nautical miles from the North Pole. The first step was to buy a boat. By mid 2015 they had achieved their ambition and were…

    Wednesday 23rd January Erik Vischer Five Days Immersed in the Java Sea     Erik will tell us about the extraordinary story of his Dutch sea-faring family and their experiences during World War 2 in the Dutch East Indies. His father, a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Dutch Marine Reserves, escaped from the…

    Wednesday 16th January Jeremy Batch ‘Allo, ‘Allo: the Story of Communications     To send a signal from your boat to the Moon was once thought more likely than reaching another ship below the horizon; talking to (let alone seeing) your granny on the other side of the Earth was definitely out.  …

    Wednesday 9th January Dr Simon Boxall Climate Change in the Arctic       Dr Simon Boxall is Principal Teaching Fellow within Ocean and Earth Science at the National Oceanography Centre  at University of Southampton. He is an oceanographer, with interests ranging from oil spills to climate change. He  heads the science on…

    Wednesday 24th October John Apps Islands in the Sun       GXSA Life member John Apps completed another Jester challenge this summer, sailing single handed in Raven from the start at Tamar River Sailing Club to Newport, Rhode Island in 54 days. His was the second boat to arrive in Newport. John…

    Wednesday 21st November Shaun Pascoe Turn to Starboard     Turn to Starboard was founded by RAF Squadron Leader (Rtd) Shaun Pascoe.  The idea of using sail training to help Forces personnel overcome the challenges of transition to civilian life was inspired by Shaun’s own personal experience. Shaun served on numerous tours during his sixteen years in…

    Wednesday 17th October Rosemary and Alfred Alecio Ironhorse     Rosemary and Alfred spent 23 years cruising the world in their gaff rig steel sailing boat Ironhorse, visiting Africa, New Zealand and the Americas. This almost unrivalled cruising experience has allowed them to overcome many sailing challenges over the years.   Eventually their…