Kent

Thursday, 8th December 2016 - with mince pies and mulled wine - Mark Rogers from the Meteorological office will update us on modern weather forecasting. Weather is something that affects every mariner. Can you read the clouds, what is a synoptic chart and how will it help me ? Everyone knows that the Met Office forecasts the weather but how is this done and what are their roles and responsibilities within the UK and around the world ?

Thursday, 13th October 2016 – Tony Farnham has a wealth of knowledge of the days gone by and will talk about “Sailing Barges in their heyday”, a look back on barges on the Medway and Swale, but of course they also made their way up to London, the East Coast and along the South Coast.

This meeting will be held at:

The Dog & Bear Hotel
The Square
Lenham
ME17 2PG
01622 858219

Kent, Essex and Suffolk Rallies

Kent Winter Warmer, 10th of March 2016

Members’ evening with short presentations on what they did, what went well and what went wrong in 2015. This will give you food for thought as you contemplate the summer of 2016.

Kent Winter Warmer, 11^th of February 2016

Clifford Mickleburgh on a “Whistle Stop” tour of Europe in Dawn Owl. He spent 50% of his time on his own with Charlie (his dog), taking in Belgium, the Netherlands, Northern Germany, Poland, the Baltic and then home through the Kiel Canal and the Frisian Islands. Find out why Charlie was in the custody of the Berlin River Police!

This meeting will be held at:

The Dog & Bear Hotel
The Square
Lenham
ME17 2PG
01622 858219

Kent Winter Warmer, 14^th of January 2016

We will follow Nick Ardley who you might describe in the nicest way as a “ditch crawler”, and his mate, on a passage around the east coast’s rivers between N. Kent and mid Suffolk aboard their Finesse 24, Whimbrel.

Kent Winter Warmer, 10^thof December 2015

Dick Holness, co-author of the East Coast Pilot, intriguing us with the wrinkles of exploring and navigating the East Coast – this, of course, includes the North Kent coast

This meeting will be held at:

Kent Winter Warmer, 8th of October 2015

Girl’s Guide to the Southern Ocean with Linda Crew-Gee who recently completed one of the toughest sea passages on Earth.

This was her lifelong dream. Linda will tell you the story how it came to fruition and what it was like to sail on an old ship, to be at sea for 30 days in tough conditions, with no communication... what she learned about our planet, the sea and the life. If you also love adventure she will aim to inspire you to follow and to fulfil your dreams

Come and join the Essex, Kent and Suffolk sections as we venture across the Estuary and up river to Limehouse for a fun and sociable weekend of sailing, sightseeing and supper!

Places still available and if you can't come by sea you can join us at CA House for Saturday evening's pontoon party & BBQ or the more formal supper on Sunday.