Suffolk

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.

Just turn up and pay on the day. No bookings, no formality, just a sociable gathering of Cruising Association friends (guests are also very welcome).

The Artist Afloat by Claudia Myatt,  Evening Art Group Meeting at RHYC, Woolverstone

Painting Maritime Scenes by Antony Osler, Evening Art Group Meeting at RHYC, Woolverstone

Winter will only just be over, but we will be able to look forward to Mike and Angie Williams’s account of cruising in these remote, exotic and warm waters. Mike and Angie were lucky enough to be invited to cruise in the Philippines for two six week periods in 2004 and 2005. They sailed in a 54’ motor-sailor from East Malaysia into the Philippine Island with Mike’s cousin Dave and his wife Judi who had been based in Hong Kong for most of their working lives. 

We have four speakers lined up for this always popular evening which promises to live up to the description - “Near and Far”.

Stuart is the Past President of the CA and an acknowledged raconteur. We look forward to an entertaining evening when he describes the joys and challenges of cruising the coast of Croatia and this part of the Adriatic Sea.

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

Details of all talks can be found in the December 2013 Suffolk Newsletter. A booking form can be downloaded here.

This is the second of the 2013/2014 winter talks run jointly between the CA Suffolk section and the Royal Harwich Yacht Club.

Members may remember James’ talk at a Near and Far evening on a cruise to Dutch waters. Highly amusing and illustrated with very sophisticated slides. This time we have given James a whole evening to describe his adventurous trip to Norway in Paddington IV, his Moody Eclipse pilot cabin yacht. Norway provides challenging, but beautiful cruising waters to and this promises to be a very special evening.

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

This is the first of the 2013/2014 winter talks run jointly between the CA Suffolk section and the Royal Harwich Yacht Club.

Steven is the coxswain of the Aldeburgh lifeboat, a highly responsible job, in charge of a lifeboat sited on one of the most hazardous stretches of coast around the British Isles. The Aldeburgh lifeboats have been involved in many heroic rescue missions over the years, leading to the award of several medals for bravery. This should be a fascinating evening. Expect some collecting boxes to be rattled.

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