2025 September Walk and Pub Lunch

Our usual mix of short presentations, competitions and festive entertainment. GXSA members and their guests only on this evening.

Join Jason and the Argonauts on the first and greatest sea cruise in history. You will harass Harpies, slay Spartoi, generally live the heroic life and navigate the Hellespont against the main current. Berths are filling fast, so don’t miss the quest for the Golden Fleece!

What can be done with end-of-life boats, damaged boats or boat projects that were never completed?

Bob has sailed Rosinis, his Rustler 36, from its Solent base as far as the Azores
in the mid-Atlantic and Svalbard in the high Arctic. Island destinations always seem to have a big attraction for him – this talk is about his 2023 sailing expedition to the Faroe Islands.

Interesting summaries of GXSA members’ 2024 European coastal sailing and the 2024 Vendee Globe. Previously scheduled talk by Timothy Long is postponed.

Roger will tell us about some of the history of canals in Britain and their impressive engineering. Many entertaining stories too, including a pioneering canal honeymoon in 1962, Stoke on Trent, Wolverhampton!..

Sailing mostly single-handed, Kim broke the voyage into a series of day sails, making it an achievable ambition for many weekend sailors.

The Tall Ships Youth Trust supports youth development, taking over 1200 young people on their fleet of Challenger 72 boats each year.

Tom will explain the work of HM Coastguard, showing how technology has revolutionised search and rescue operations.

The Green Blue is the RYA’s environmental outreach programme, promoting a sustainable UK leisure marine sector. This talk will explore all aspects of how the boating community can act responsibly to avoid pollution and also protect wildlife and the environment.   CA Talk

AGM with a discussion of GXSA strategy and plans for the Annual Dinner and Summer Rallies. Members will also vote for the winner of the Peter Batterley trophy