Wessex

Hot from a talk at the Scottish Boat Show, Mike Henderson is the man to go to in the CA's Baltic Section to find out about cruising in Iceland and Greenland. In the email he sent me agreeing to do the talk, he said that he was waiting in Husavik, on the North coast of Iceland, for the ice to clear so that he could visit Scoresby Sound  on the East Coast of  Greenland. I think we can expect an interesting account of sailing in the challenging North.

Tuesday 15th. October 2019, 19.30hrs

19:30 on 15/01/2019 at Parkstone Yacht Club. Near and Far.

This is the annual opportunity for members to talk about their past cruises, or future plans. At time of writing, there are already some offers, but if you ask nicely we shall probably be able to squeeze you in.

The bar will be open well before the talk starts.

Wessex Section Christmas Lunch, 12.30 hrs for 13.00 hrs at Parkstone Yacht Club.

Tuesday 16th. October 2018: First Time Back from the Baltic. Michael Prewett talks about his trip back from the Baltic, largely single-handed, from the Flensburger Fjord, via the Kiel Canal, most of the Staand Mast Route through Leeuwarden, a European City of Culture, and Amsterdam, and thence to Poole, and the influences it may exert on his future sailing plans.

Tuesday 19th. February at Parkstone Yacht Club: Around Ireland Anti-clockwise: Julian and Alison Cable. No need to book - just turn up!

In 2016 Julian and Alison Cable completed an anti-clockwise circumnavigation of Ireland, in Robinetta, their 22’6” LOA wooden gaff cutter.

They took nearly eight weeks to complete this cruise, starting and finishing in Strangford Lough.

This is an excerpt from their log:

19:30 at Parkstone Yacht Club. PC Bruce Murdoch, Chief Instructor for the Dorset Police Marine Section, will give us an account of the wide range of work which this very small group of officers is responsible for over quite a length of coast, and the other agencies that it works with. From what he told me in his office on Poole Quay, we are in for an interesting talk.

Bar will be open by the time you arrive.

19:30 on 19/03/2019 at Parkstone Yacht Club. Extreme Voyagers , Part II: Jeremy Batch. No need to book - just turn up!

​​​​​​Jeremy gave us Part I two years ago, and as ever his erudition left me feeling ashamed of my ignorance. Jeremy has a unique way of both informing and entertaining, and I can't wait for him to fill more gaps in my knowledge.

The bar will be open well before the talk starts.

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TEMPORARY CHANGE OF VENUE - Tuesday 21st. November - doors open at 19.00 and the talk will start at 19:30.

This meeting will be at:

Tuesday 21st. November
The Baie de Seine - Stuart King

Stuart was formerly the Section Secretary for the Channel Section, which he led with great enthusiasm and aplomb, and in this talk he will try and enthuse us all with his love of this part of the French Coast.