Suffolk

The Local Maritime Plan, Stacey Clarke

For three years, long-standing CA member Paul Heiney sailed to the depths of South America on a cruise which eventually took him round the infamous Cape Horn. It is one of sailing’s most feared, yet respected headlands. He will tell us the story of his Cape Horn adventure during which he clocked up 18,000 miles and explains why a ‘quick dash’ is the only way to do it.

A Stackie to London - the Story of the Thames Sailing Barge Dawn, by Gerard Swift

The Dawn Sailing Barge Trust was started by the late Capt. Gordon Swift. Gerard continued the restoration and the management and direction of the Trust.  Dawn is the last working example of a Thames Stack Barge built with a tiller and can still carry a cargo.

Gerard is the skipper and has tales to tell including the trip from Essex up the London River re-enacting the days of a Stackie with Griff Rys-Jones and TV crew.

Changing from Sail to Power, to Europe with Paddington V, James Littlewood

James Littlewood is well known to us as an interesting and entertaining speaker. In 2014 James and Carol exchanged their sailing yacht Paddington IV for a spacious motor cruiser, inevitably christened Paddington V.James will take us through the rewards and challenges they encountered in making the change from sail to power. These went far beyond just acquiring new boat handling skills and included their whole attitude to equipment and cruising in general.

Commander S. J. Scorer RN director of Operations at Trinity House will be "Celebrating 500 Years of Trinity House"

2014 is the 500th Anniversary of the granting if the First Royal Charter to Trinity House, by Henry Vlll on 20th May 1514. Jim Scorer will talk on past history of Trinity House, but spend more time on current issues: technology, wind farms etc. And then the Future. It will be fascinating.

Bar open 18:00, Meal at 18:45, Talk 20:00

A View to Cruising Seminar, 25 October 2014

A seminar for boat owners considering taking two to four months away cruising, but who wonder about the practical aspects of such a venture.

Daytime Meeting at RHYC Orwell Room

Coffee 11:00, Meeting 11:30, Bar 12:30, Lunch 13:00 (Booking essential).

The Other East Coast and Home – 5,000 miles with Six and Eight Year Old Children,  James Kelman

East Coast Spring Rally, 3/5 May 2014

For many of us the start of the new sailing season is marked by the East Coast Spring Rally held over the Bank Holiday Weekend Saturday 3 May to Monday 5 May 2014 at the RHYC on the River Orwell.

Felixstowe Ferry and the River Deben Entrance, John White

John White is the Harbour Master and Pilot for Felixstowe Ferry.

John White is the Harbour Master and Pilot for Felixstowe Ferry. This talk is arranged to take place just before the start of the new sailing season so that we can have the benefit of the very latest information about this ever changing river entrance.

It will be very interesting to discover what effect the December storm surge has had on the entrance channel.