Solent

REMINDER - FITTING OUT SUPPER - SATURDAY 25^TH APRIL

Royal Air force Yacht Club, Rope Walk Hamble

We could really do with some more bookings please!

To add some interest to the evening we are delighted to announce that :-

Our Guest of Honour for this evening is James Godwin, Chief Coxswain Hamble Lifeboat 

The speaker is Tom Cunliffe – ‘Man is not lost’

A chance to hear Tom Cunliffe.

Tom is the well-known well travelled yachtsman, having cruised to many parts most of us only read about. He has also become a very well known yachting journalist, and talks very knowledgeably about all aspects of yachting including the development and safe use of navigational electronics, on which subject he will entertain our members and guests at the Royal Air Force Yacht Club.

The speaker is Section Member Brian Masters

'There and Back Again'

CA member Jeremy Batch is the invited Guest Speaker.

Members are encouraged to bring guests as an introduction to the CA

Jeremy Batch  ‘Invaders, Explorers and Shipbuilders’

Pre-Christmas Dinner Meeting

With a festive feel. 

Bar at 18.00 hrs

Meal at 19.00 hrs - a 3-course dinner with some Christmas flavours to the evening thrown in!

Photos and Reports from Members’ summer cruising

Members are invited to give short photgraphic presentations on their experiences cruising this summer 2014.

Bar at 18.00 hrs

Meal at 19.00hrs - a 2-course supper

Presentations from 20.00 hrs - to 22.00 hrs

Our first meet of the season will again be at Island Harbour but this year will take a different form. It will, as always, be very informal and a chance to meet up with old friends and welcome new ones.

Please see the booking form in the attachment below to attend to this Meet.

This is the Section’s last Meet of the summer of 2014 and is to be held at Gins Farm on the lovely Beaulieu River at the much appreciated courtesy of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club.

The Beaulieu River is often regarded as the most attractive scene in the Solent.

On the previous day and evening, namely Friday 19^th some boats muster in Newtown Creek. If you plan on coming please let either Alec Macpherson (Gins Farm Meet organiser, or the Section Secretaries Tim and Liz Dodwell know.

This is the notice of our annual Fitting Out Supper that is to be held at the Royal Air Force Yacht Club Hamble on Saturday 26th April 2014.

This is the last event of the winter programme 2013-14 

We will dine to a 3-course supper at the RAFYC, Hamble (Note - not Waters Edge at Mercury where we have held other meetings this winter).

The full details are to be found in the booking form that is also sent by email to Solent Section members.

Please remember that your guests are welcome too.

This is a supper and talk meeting.

Jonathan Pickering will be telling us about sailing on ‘Clipper Round the World 2011-12.

More details below in the Section Secretaries message to the Section and all CA members and their guests:-

Dear Member,