Quyvers Travels - John Andrews and Freda Haylet
Adventures on a voyage from Grenada via the Panama Canal, Pacific Islands to New Zealand. Long distance cruising, ports of call and interesting characters met on the way. |
Voyages to New Zealand - Melville Errington
The golden era of British Maritime life aboard the liners to New Zealand, including the challenges, both serious and amusing, of keeping engines running for five months. |
Olympic Sailing, Qingdao 2008 to Portland 2012 - Dick Batt
Dick Batt (Batt Sails, Bosham), Chief Measurer for Olympic Sailing who serves on many National and International bodies, tells us what goes on behind the scenes. |
Classic Yachts through the camera lens - Kathy Mansfield
Professional photographer Kathy shows us stunning images of Meter Class yachts, from their Centenary Celebration. The Meter Class lead to the Americas Cup boats. |
RYA First Aid Course at Hedgerley Village Hall
Peter and Carol Pocock with hands on practice on dummies. |
Oceanography of the Southern Ocean - Dr Isabelle Ansorge
From voyages on research ships in 90 knot winds and 30 metre waves, Dr Ansorge describes the Southern Ocean and its profound effect on world climate. |
The Merchant Navy in the Battle for the North Atlantic
Richard Woodman
Richard Woodman – Trinity House Elder, Novelist, Master Mariner, Naval Historian – describes the Merchant Navy’s role in this vital struggle from 1939 to 1943. |
The Around the World Yacht Race - David Cusworth, Clipper Ventures
Learn how anyone, even if they have never stepped on a boat before, can join the adventure and circumnavigate the world under sail in an eleven month long marathon. |
Italian Connection, from Malta to Nice
Bernie Smallman and John Dawson
John and Bernie tell of their trip in Burnadebt to get a new mast. They sailed from Malta to France, visiting Sicily, Vulcano, Stromboli, Naples, finishing in Monaco and Nice |
Experiences as a Yachtmaster Instructor
Duncan Wells
GXSA member Duncan Wells recounts his experiences when sailing home from Brittany with an inexperienced crew. He will also give an amusing view of his recovery from his dramatic flares accident. |
An Atlantic Short-Circuit
Tony Firth
Tony covers sailing tactics and equipment, wildlife and cooking on his circuit via the Canaries, Cape Verde Islands and the Azores.
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