The stories of our local HLR: An evening to hear about the role and activities of our local HLR (Honorary Local Representative), Michael Andrews, including some tales of Michael’s experiences of eleven years navigating deep seas and fifty plus years sailing in home waters
Date: Saturday 7 October 2017
Time: Bar opens 1830, supper served at 1900 and talk starts at 2000
Walton & Frinton Yacht Club, Mill Lane, Walton on the Naze, Essex, CO14 8PF
For March’s waterside lunch we’ve picked a yacht club which has been fairly recently revamped and comes highly recommended, thanks to Ken Nunn for arranging this one for us. Located in Walton-on-Naze it is one of the oldest established clubs in the area, having been formed in 1920.
The Peldon Rose, Peldon, Colchester, Essex C05 7QJ
Just 20 minutes from Colchester near adjoining the Strood this is a pub which has been popular for our lunches for years and always draws a good attendance.
Enjoy a great social occasion and celebrate the beginning of the Cruising Season with the following menu at £29:95 per head
Midweek Waterfront Lunch 25th January 2017 The West Mersea Yacht Club, 116 Coast Rd, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8PB
For 2017’s first waterside lunch this coming winter, in January we’ve picked a yacht club we’ve enjoyed in the past – No problem with the tides for the strood on this day. The club is located on Mersea Island in the village of West Mersea in the River Blackwater in Essex. We hope to see plenty of friends there.
Saturday 4th February 2017 from 18.30. Blackwater Sailing Club
Our guest speaker Gary Annis spent his career on the River Thames and joins us to share his experience as a Thames Waterman,Come and hear about this historic and interesting profession. Supper at 19.00 followed by the talk at 20.00. Please see flyer and booking form for more details
The Essex Section are running our East Coast Rally at Burnham-on-Crouch for the first weekend on