At this year’s CA Hanson Lecture on March 25, Mike Golding OBE will tell the inside story of the rescue of Alex Thomson during the Around Alone Race in 2006, a particularly difficult and dangerous situation which took place in the eye of a major storm, 1,000 miles south of Cape Town.
Mike's presentation will include a short Channel 4-produced film showing how things unfolded both on the shore as well as at sea and some fascinating, unseen, footage shot by Alex and Mike himself as the rescue unfolded.
Bookings are now closed for Tom Cunliffe’s talk on the Saturday evening of the CA’s Open Weekend running from 29 February-1 March but there are plenty of attractive discounts to entice you to attend the Open Weekend.
Throughout the Open Weekend, Imray (charts, maps & publications) is offering a super 20% discount on all orders taken on the day with free carriage to any UK address.
Joel Sanders has hung out with all of his heroes…. but did they want to hang out with him? Tonight, he’ll tell you about ‘encounters’ with his heroes including Green Day, Billy Connolly and a key member of The Stranglers. John Ellis has toured extensively with Peter Hammill and Peter Gabriel.. He was also a key member of The Stranglers. Tonight, he’ll play songs spanning his 4 decades as a recording artist and touring musician. Rockstar John will play his songs. Stalker Joel will share his stories. Then the star & the stalker will share the stage. Awkward?
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is an inspiration amongst sailors and beyond. His strength of character, bravery and can do attitude have enabled him to achieve feats which others only dream of.
However, the inspirational also need stimulation and in this final episode of 80 Seconds with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston we find out which characters provided the catalyst to undertake the amazing ventures over his life to date, never giving in despite many challenges along the way.
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is a household name in the world of sailing and beyond, but did he ever have a driving ambition to become one of the world’s most recognised and accomplished sailors? Also, what have his achievements meant to the sport as a whole since his non-stop solo circumnavigation in 1969?
Fri, 03/01/2020 - 00:00 to Sun, 05/01/2020 - 00:00
In addition to all of CA House being closed from midday on Friday 20 December 2019 through to Thursday 2 January 2020, the bar and restaurant at CA House will remain closed until 1800 on Monday 6 January 2020.
We can all agree that sailing around the world is no easy feat and that to sail around the world single handedly takes a special kind of person. In the ninth episode of 80 Seconds with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston he shares his thoughts on how to prepare for an around the world voyage alongside host Dee Caffari.
