Midlands

Fork & Talk: Crewing on the Royal Yacht Britannia, Bill Haley

  • 25/1/2026
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Bill Haley will give a talk about his experiences as crew on the Royal Yacht Britannia offering a glimpse of life aboard. He’ll share photos and details of the fun, laughter and more formal ceremonial aspects of life about during a Royal Tour.

This is one of the 'Fork & Talk' events organised by and held at Rutland Sailing Club. Talks are aimed to be entertaining and informative but the events are also a great opportunity to enjoy a meal and social afternoon with fellow cruisers.

Lunch is served at 13:00 with the talk following at 14:00.

The ticket price include a two course menu:

Roast pork or veggie Wellington, both with potatoes vegetables and gravy
Apple crumble and custard or chocolate truffle cheesecake (veg)(GF)

To book, please use the Register button above. This will take you to the Rutland Sailing Club site. Select the Fork & Talk event you wish to book and you can then login (you will need to create an account) to book. Once you have created an account, you can use that to book future events.

This event is open to anyone
Date: Sunday, 25 January 2026
Time: 12:30 (GMT+0)
Location:
Rutland Sailing Club
Tickets: Members
£15 including 2 course lunch
, Non-members
£15 including 2 course lunch
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Q&A: There will be a Q&A session at the end of the event

Upcoming events

There are no upcoming events scheduled in this section.

Most home base sections hold talks and social gatherings at local sailing clubs, pubs or other venues from the autumn through to the spring.

Our cruising area sections hold specialist seminars and talks at CA House during this period, as well as some rallies and cruises in company during the summer cruising season.