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Evening visit to an Observatory with the local (to Woolverstone) Astronomical Society

Date: 8th and 15th March 2018

Join us for one of these visits to the Observatory at Orwell Park, previously the home of Col. Tomline, a past commodore of RHYC.

Starting at 2000 at a cost of £5 per person, visitors will be sent joining instructions upon booking and will need to use their own transport.

Saturday 17 March 2018, Evening Meeting at RHYC Woolverstone

Bar open at 1800, meal 1845, talk 2000, finish approx. 2200

Stuart Grimwade who is a director of the Ipswich Maritime Trust, and creator of its Image Archive, will talk on ‘A History of the Ipswich River in Photographs’.

Thursday 25th January 2018, Morning Meeting at RHYC Woolverstone

1100 for 1130 talk. Lunch available at the RHYC 1300

A biological oceanographer, Paul will talk of the early days of adventurous cruising in South Atlantic, from mid 1960s.

Talk and lunch £9-50, talk only £5-00.

Saturday 20th January 2018, Evening Meeting at RHYC Woolverstone

Bar open at 1800, meal 1845, talk 2000, finish approx. 2200

Some high & low lights of 50,000 miles circumnavigating the Globe over 7 years. Boat preparation, provisioning, maintenance in exotic places, navigation, long passages.

Supper £14. Price includes attendance at the talk. There is a charge of £5 per head for members attending for talks only.

Saturday 10th March 2018,  day time Meeting at RHYC, Woolverstone

A chance for prospective Skippers and Crew to meet face to face, get crew for their voyages or a berth for local or long-distance sailing. A valuable opportunity to take the measure of each other & arrange mutually convenient dates for sailing.

Lunch will be available following the meeting.

Please book via the RHYC website 90 days in advance.

Saturday 17th February 2018, Evening Meeting at RHYC Woolverstone

Bar open at 1800, meal 1845, talks 2000, finish approx. 2200

This evening is now a Tradition. It includes talks by Members of their exploits in waters nearby and far away and also the Annual Photo Competition.

Always a varied and convivial evening, talks on Dinghy sailing, sailing with a disabled partner, 2 weeks with a following wind and how poetry can enliven even the briefest trip.

Programme below:

Thursday 8th February 2018,  Morning Meeting at RHYC, Woolverstone

1100 for 1130 talk. Lunch available at the RHYC 1300.

Thursday 30th November 2017,  Morning Meeting at RHYC, Woolverstone

1100 for 1130 talk. Lunch available at the RHYC 1300.

Well known for his pilot book, the focus of Roger’s writing is on the best routes & tides for Crossing the Thames Estuary. However, knowing that our members do not spend all the time heading South, he will also include local destinations.

Talk and lunch £9-50 (sold out), talk only £5-00 (still available).

Saturday 18 November 2017, all day seminar at RHYC Woolverstone

A seminar covering getting there, the weather that might be encountered on the way, places to visit and routes to follow.

Speakers: Jim Bacon of Weatherquest, Clifford Mickleburgh, Ian Jewry, Louise Busby (Author of Inland Waterways of the Netherlands), James Littlewood and Lucy Wilson of Imray.

Please note: This event is sold out but if there is sufficient interest a further trip may be arranged. Please contact the RHYC Office on 01473 780319 to register interest.