Baltic

Talk  by Charlotte Wilkinson

This talk will present Charlotte's experiences of sailing the west coast of Norway to Lofoten, (bizarrely on her way to the Caribbean..... now no bad jokes about female navigation skills).

Other seasons included voyaging to St Petersburg in 2010, and then to Jan Mayen and Iceland in 2011. This talk is about 'giving it a go', lessons learnt and about really having fun and enjoying being afloat on pocket cruisers. Her sailing base is in Greenwich, London.

The Baltic Section Travemunde Rally (16-19 August) is now full due to overwhelming support and, with regret, we are unable to accept any further applications.

A highly entertaining, illustrated lecture to bring back memories if you have already experienced "the divorce ditch" or much (if not all) you need to know if you are planning this crossing in the future.  CA members free, non-members £7.  Everyone welcome. 

Baltic Seminar.  A whole day event including presentations on Baltic sailing, country-specific desks, bring and buy sale.  Buffet lunch included.  Take the opportunity to find out all you need to know to sail the Baltic - a must if you are making your first journey to the Baltic or intending to explore further.  Come along and meet those already sailing the area and let them share their experiences and enthusiasm with you.  Prior booking with the Baltic Section Treasurer essential.  Download form - see below.

Baltic Section's Annual Party.  Enjoy a Scandinavian buffet, meet your friends, entertain or be entertained.  Another opportunity for new members to join the Baltic family.  Prior booking with the Baltic Section Treasurer essential - please note that bookings for the party cannot be made with CA House. The booking form has been sent to all Section members and can be downloaded - see below.

 An evening when the Baltic family can get together for a chat over a meal and a glass of something - meet old friends and make new ones. If you have been on any of the Baltic Rallies from the Millennium Rally in 2000 to Visby 2011 or the winter rallies to St. Petersburg this is a reunion - come along and meet up again with the friends made then and re-kindle the spirit of those times spent together. All are welcome.

Talk by Hans Jakob Valderhaug, CA Member, HLR for Oslo and Regional Editor.

Hans is a Regional Editor, our HLR for Oslo and someone who works tirelessly in Norway on behalf of the yachting fraternity. Hans and his wife Eli have agreed to come over to London specially to give this talk. They have sailed extensively on the Norwegian coast and in 2010 re-visited Spitzbergen. The lecture will be full of interest and information for those familiar with Norway or planning a cruise.

Friday 18th March 2011 - Talk by Rein Norberg. Rein is our HLR in Söderköping, Sweden and he will be flying over specially for this talk.  Rein's wife Anna is from Iceland.  After they first met, Anna challenged Rein to sail to Iceland to visit her (he impose