“Near & Far” - Four Short Talks and the Suffolk Photo Competition - Booking Open

Each year the topics covered at this popular event include anything which will inform and entertain with a nautical flavour. If you have a story to tell in just 20 minutes please contact the Suffolk Secretaries, we look forward to hearing from you.

This year we have these short talks:

  • Cruising in Company 2023, Will Patten
  • Coastguard: Mayday Mayday Mayday! Richard Harvey
  • Border Force: Going Foreign, Mark Roberts
  • Sinking in the Western Approaches, Allan Jones
  • Plus judging the Suffolk Photo Competition with a prize for the best judge. Winning Photographer receives a copy of Jimmy and Ivan Cornell's new book, World Voyage Planner.

Date and Time: Saturday 1st April 2023, Doors open at 18:00, Dinner at 18:45, first Talk at 19:45 - please note the earlier time.

Venue: Royal Harwich Yacht Club, Woolverstone, Ipswich, IP9 1AT; Lat and Long: N52⁰ 0.34’ E001⁰ 11.8’; National Grid Reference: TM 1952 3896; What.Three.Words: ///lion.jumpy.chuckling. Free car parking at the Club. Download directions to the Club here.

What: Winter Talk, with or without a meal.

Open to: Members of the CA, CS, RHYC, and their guests.

Booking open: Click here to visit the RHYC website to book places.

Contact: Simon and Georgette, Suffolk@theca.org.uk