Suffolk

The Portsmouth Queen’s Harbour Master's remit is to look after 55 square miles of the eastern Solent primarily to protect defence interests. Rebecca is part of a 36 man team and she will give us a snapshot of her responsibilities. She is a Yachtmaster Examiner and has skippered the Army’s 20m training yachts around the world. Her current role is to “look after and keep an eye on recreational boaters”, which is all of us!

Date: Saturday 13th February 2021 at 19:30.

Another event packed long Bank Holiday weekend for all CA East Coast Sailors, with or without a boat.

Suffolk, Essex and Kent CA Members usually attend with a few from further away, and all are most welcome.

Bookings close on Wednesday 13th April - please book early!

Outline Programme

Saturday 30^th April: Arrival with Passage “Race” and Pontoon Party (indoors).

Cruise Ship Lecturer and former Commodore of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club, Terry Corner, will entertain and educate us with stories of the origins of phrases that are commonplace in our language today, but whose beginnings lie deep in maritime history. It will be a fascinating lunch time talk.

A first hand account of one man's fight to survive during the notorious 1979 Fastnet storm should be of interest to all who venture offshore, cruising or racing.

As Second Officer with the British Antarctic Survey, Owen spent time visiting both polar regions when his particular role was as Navigation Officer; this must have presented unusual challenges. He is now better known to us on the East Coast as Deputy Harbour Master in Brightlingsea.

Date: Thursday 25th March 2021 at 13:30.

Convicted of "failing to do his utmost", Byng was executed on board the Monarch in March 1757; David Davies returns to Royal Harwich to regale us with one of his historical tales and we will learn about the Admiral's life in the Royal Navy, the Battle of Minorca and his eventual fate. Voltaire certainly had something to say about it in Candide: "In this country, it is good to kill an admiral from time to time, in order to encourage the others (pour encourager les autres)".

This year we have arranged another three captivating 20 minute talks:

• Educating Children on a four year voyage by the Sheppard Family
• When the best laid plans collapse by Paul and Suzie Sear
• Single handed to the Scilly Isles by Charles Morland

The Photo Competition's final six photos will be on display and you will be asked to select the winners.

An autonomous sailing vessel has already circumnavigated Antarctica finding its own way back to port in New Zealand. Andrew Higgs, one of the Younger Brethren of Trinity House and a Marine Lawyer, will explain how the world of shipping is changing with increasing automation and the introduction of Marine Autonomous Surface Ships, or MASS.

Date: Saturday 9th January 2021 at 19:30.

Sailing on Tall Ships, where the able and less able are treated equally; The Jubilee Sailing Trust has a unique mission: to give people of mixed abilities and circumstances the freedom to explore their ability, potential and place in the world through inclusive adventures at sea.

Date: Thursday 19th November 2020 at 13:30.

A leisurely cruise to and around Central America, what better way to spend the last six years? Ivan and Jane Chevous, presently in Spain on their return journey home, cannot wait to tell us all about their favourite anchorages, the places to visit, their hurricane season tips, and how to organise the Panama Canal transit without an agent. They will also explain why they love this cruising ground and especially the people of Central America.

Date: Thursday 4th February 2021 at 13:30.