Suffolk

It is with regret, but caution and regard for everyone in relation to the Covid-19 virus, that we have taken the decision to cancel the May East Coast Spring Rally. Anyone who has booked and paid will receive a full refund.

It is with regret, but caution and regard for everyone in relation to the Covid-19 virus, that we have taken the decision to cancel this event.

Located 27km off the Suffolk coast, the Galloper Wind Farm has 56 turbines and generates enough energy each year to power 380,700 of the average UK households! Sean Chenery, Operations & Maintenance Base Manager, will give us some insights into this facility.

Date: Thursday 26 March 2020

Following the revised advice issued by the Government on 16 March this event has been cancelled.

The special evening will be a talk by Julia Jones, a well-known local author, sailor and the present owner of Arthur Ransome's Peter Duck and her talk will combine a tribute to Brian Hammett with reflections on his, and Ransome's, boats.

Suffolk Section's annual 'Near & Far' evening talks will this year include Pacific Sailing, the Somme Estuary, the Bristol Channel and Cruise the Ouse (Ely to Bedford).

Entries from the annual photography competition will also be shown and the winner announced.

The CA's Regulations and Technical Services Group (RATS) works on behalf of members to advise and campaign on matters affecting cruising boaters; in small boats, sail or power, offshore, inshore or inland and RATS member James Collier will talk about the work carried out by the group.

This meeting gives you a chance to meet local sailors, whose objectives range from crossing oceans to cruising local waters, and is open to any skippers looking for crew or any sailors looking for crewing opportunities. The meeting is structured to allow introductions and for potential plans to be made.

Date: Saturday 14 March 2020

Time: 10:30

Venue: Royal Harwich Yacht Club

An exciting opportunity to go wildlife watching on a cruise on the scenic River Stour aboard the sailing barge Victor. There will be an wildlife expert aboard to help you enjoy the thousands of birds and other wildlife on the estuary.

Unlimited hot drinks will be on offer and food will be available, although a packed lunch is recommended.

Date: Wednesday 19 February 2020

Join us for what is sure to be an enlightening talk by Faye Connor-Lunn, Port Captain for MSC, about the arrival and monitoring of vessel operations in the Port of Felixstowe; with a few container ship anecdotes thrown in.

Date: Thursday 6 February 2020

Time: 1100: tea, coffee & biscuits, 1130: talk, 1300: lunch

Venue: Royal Harwich Yacht Club

Di Murrell's ‘Barges and Bread’ is a history of those who worked on the water; who used the Thames to transport goods; here woven into an account of how London relied upon the river to deliver the grain to feed its citizens. Written from a unique point of view; Di’s account of her time working on the water brings to an end a story whose beginnings can be tracked across 2000 years.

It was a battle that set a river on fire, caused panic across London and left England nursing the wounds of one of its worst ever military defeats. Yet not many people today have heard of the Battle of the Medway.

Join historian Dr David Davies for this talk on a fascinating piece of our history.

Date: Saturday 30 November 2019

Time: Talk starts promptly at 20:00. Bar opens 18:00, Supper 18:45.