Wessex

19:30, Tuesday 15th. November 2016, at Parkstone Yacht Club.

Duncan Wells - Stress Free Sailing and MoB Retrieval.

Duncan Wells is the author of Stress Free Sailing, Principal of Westview Sailing, an RYA Instructor, and features writer for Yachting Monthly.

19:30, Tuesday 18th. Ocober 2016, at Parkstone Yacht Club.

David Jillings - From Pin Mill to Rømø, the cruise of the Drascombe Longboat Badekar.

Badekar’s seven week cruise was intended to reach the Baltic, and to retrace the steps of David’s Viking ancestors who settled in Suffolk from Denmark. Starting with a 40-hour solo crossing of the North Sea, he eventually reached Denmark (although not the Baltic).

Visit to the RNLI All Weather Lifeboat Centre, 15th March

Starting at 1630 hours this is a 1 hour tour of the new in house lifeboat production facilities at the RNLI HQ site in Poole. It may be possible to precede this with a separate 1½ hr tour of the training College.

Charges including a donation will apply. Numbers are limited and priority will be given to CA members.

Attempting the North West Passage, 16^th February

Parkstone Yacht Club, Poole

Doina Cornell relates the story of her father, Jimmy Cornell, and her attempt to transit the NW Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Meetings are held at Parkstone Yacht Club, Pearce Avenue, Poole, BH14 8EH

Commencing at 1930 hours, Bar service from 1800 hours

Near and Far, 19th of January 19:30

Parkstone Yacht Club, Poole

An opportunity for Wessex section members to share cruising information and experiences in an informal way.

Volunteers wanted to give a short talk (10 to 20 minutes) with some pictures; please let David Hailes or Douglas Addison know if you can help make this an interesting and varied evening.

Meetings are held at Parkstone Yacht Club, Pearce Avenue, Poole, BH14 8EH

Commencing at 1930 hours, Bar service from 1800 hours

Christmas Lunch, December 13^th

Parkstone Yacht Club, Poole

Our traditional Christmas Lunch is held on a Sunday to enable members who are unable to get to our mid week evening meetings an opportunity to join us.

A Booking Form and Menu are attached from which you will see that our host club Parkstone Yacht Club are providing a good choice and excellent value at £15 per head, particularly as this includes a free bottle of wine for every 8 persons booked.

Bookings with payment please, by Monday 30^th November.

Round Britain in a Gaffer, Tim and Liz Dodwell. Tuesday 24^th of November 2015

We join Tim and Liz Dowell on their cruise to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the Old Gaffers Association aboard their Pilot Cutter, High Barbaree*.

Repatriating of Herm, Sid and Sue Grant. Tuesday 20^th of October 2015

Repatriating Symphony of Herm - with Sid'. Will & Sue Grant's story  of bringing their newly acquired Aquastar 38 from Stockholm to Poole.

Meetings are held at Parkstone Yacht Club, Pearce Avenue, Poole, BH14 8EH. Commencing at 1930 hours.
You can find directions here.

Following his fascinating talk on the History of Navigation we are pleased to welcome Jeremy Batch to extend our knowledge of the gateway to London.

Many try to get there, not all succeed. An illustrated talk by Peter Brown on a successful family cruise in ‘home waters’, as a change from our foreign cruising talks.