The joy of creek-crawling, by Tony Smith

In February 2011, Tony became the owner of the miniature 16’6’’ wooden gaff-cutter Shoal Waters, owned and sailed for over 75,000 miles by the late Charles Stock. He will show how, with relatively minimal cash outlay, modest adventures can be had in a small boat in what he calls sea-country, the place where land and sea come together in estuaries up and down the East Coast, surrounded by the glory of England’s countryside. He tells of how he has learned to cruise these challenging waters under sail, single-handed, and without any auxiliary engine as backup; and of his experience of owning and sailing a vintage wooden boat and endeavouring to keep her ship-shape.

Date: Wednesday 11 October. Lectures and talks start promptly at 1900 hrs.

Place: CA House

Booking: Book here, Tickets are: £4 for members and £7 for non-members. Season tickets are available at £27 for the nine lectures from 4 October to 6 December.