Expanding Horizons: One Hundred (and eight) Years of Cruising - and other things, by Jeremy Batch
“There is nothing... absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” Appropriately, those words were first published in 1908, the year that the Cruising Association was founded.
Based on a different book: “100 Years of Cruising" by Brian Hammett (which will be available on the night at a special price!) and with additional material provided by many other members, this is Jeremy's adaptation of the story of the CA over the past 108 years, told against the background of a century of developments in leisure boating and marine technology.
Including: how a melted ice cream led to an invention which has been blessed - and cursed - by every CA member (and it wasn't the freezer) and how "the most valuable cargo we ever sent to America" can now be found on many of our boats and in all of our homes.
Date: Wednesday 3rd of February. Lectures and talks start promptly at 19:00 hrs
Place: CA House
Booking: To book, please contact the CA Office on 0207 537 2828 or email reception@theca.org.uk. Tickets are £4 for members and £7 for non-members. Season tickets are available at £20 for the eight lectures 3 February to 23 March.