Retirement in April 2020 would finally allow David to spend the summers cruising and for his first year he had chosen the western Baltic Sea. Then the world had a pandemic and retirement was put on hold, as was the cruise. As restrictions started to be eased in 2021 David stayed in home waters for a five-month circumnavigation of Great Britain, but in May 2023 he finally set forth on his journey to Germany, Denmark and Sweden via the Netherlands and the Kiel canal. In this talk, he will discuss the planning and preparation for the trip including the post-Brexit border formalities and the sometimes difficult conditions encountered both sailing to and returning from the Baltic. Once there he discovered a paradise for sailors and will tell of the magical harbours and anchorages, the lovely scenery and the pleasant and welcoming people he encountered, as well as the ease of changing the eight different crew members who joined him along the way! The talk will be illustrated with charts and photographs taken during the trip.
Please note: lectures can be watched live online but we do not generally make recordings available after the event, for a number of reasons relating to time and copyright issues.
Date: Wednesday 16 October 2024
Time: 19:00
Place: CA House or, for the webinar broadcast via Zoom, your own home or boat
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Tickets (to attend at CA House): Members £4, non-members £7. Season tickets are also available to members £32.
Booking (to join the webinar via Zoom): The webinar is open to members, including Crewing Service members, only. A link to register to join the webinar will be added here on the Friday before the week of the broadcast and will also be emailed to CA London Section members. There will be no charge for viewing online.
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