Pioneers of Pilotage, Jane Russell

Evening Meeting at RHYC  Woolverstone. Joint meeting with the Ocean Cruising Club.

Jane Russell is Director of the Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation. She will tell the story of the intrepid sailors who pioneered the Pilot Books that we now rely on when visiting new waters. They worked long before the advent of GPS and electronic charting system when the only written guides available were the Admiralty publications written for big ship captains. The Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation was formed to ensure that their pioneering efforts would be continued and extended to the benefit of us all.

In the second part of the evening Andrew Wilkins, who, among other adventures, has transited the North West Passage, will describe the difficulties of Pilotage in Arctic and Northern waters.

Bar open 18:00, Meal at 18:45, Talk 20:00

Supper £13-50. Talk only £5.

Book in advance with the RHYC office. Please see Booking form below.