BLUE WATER PREPARATION.

Dr. Dick Allan advises on what to do and what to avoid in getting ready for that cruise of a lifetime.

FROM LIMPETS TO LEVIATHANS.

Vicki Billings, marine biologist, diver and member of the Marine Conservation Society, talks about the life under our keels.

NORDIC SAGA.

Barry Meacham, association member, gives an illustrated talk on his idyllic 1999 cruise from Inverness to Bergen, Oslo and Marstrand, and its planning.

CHINA CRUISE.

Dave Lane, association member, has been travelling again and returns to tell of his cruise through the Yangtse Gorges to Hankow.

THE STUPIDITY OF YOUTH.

Peter Poland of Hunter Boats tells of his early crossing of the Atlantic in a twenty-five foot yacht.

WORLD WAYFARING.

Margaret and Frank Dye show how to widen your dinghy sailing horizons and tell of their own distant exploits.

R.N.L.I. SEA CHECK.

Guy Addington of the R.N.L.I. introduces the new safety scheme for all craft. Want a free inspection? Here’s how

VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE.

After his ‘Ferry to the Falklands’ talk last year, Master Mariner Chris Clarke returns to share cross channel experiences and some of the problems facing modern ferry skippers.

THE MATTHEW

America’s Cup yacht designer David Alan-Williams recounts his experience as Master of the Matthew on the 500th anniversary re-creation of Cabot’s voyage to Canada.

SATURDAY SPECIAL – WORLD NAVAL BASE VISIT.

By popular request, a return visit to the ‘World Naval Base’ and ropeworks at Chatham Dockyards.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

MILLENNIUM ANNUAL DINNER.