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Not the same as events at CA House

Hanson Lecture by Dick Durham

Date: 
Wed, 30/03/2016 - 19:00

Hanson lecture: Confessions of a Cruising Correspondent, by Dick Durham

Wednesday 30th of March 2016, in CA House

In his childhood Dick Durham explored the creeks and rivers of Essex, Kent and Suffolk in a collection of dinghies and dayboats. When he left school he signed on as mate of the Thames sailing barge Cambria, and served on the last working Thames barge before beginning his writing career on Fleet Street, writing for national newspapers and sailing magazines.

Gipsy Moth hits the Rocks, by Linda Crew Gee

Date: 
Wed, 23/03/2016 - 19:00

Gipsy Moth hits the Rocks, by Linda Crew Gee

Gipsy Moth IV had been rotting in a concrete grave at Greenwich for 37 years when Paul Gelder, then Editor of Yachting Monthly, launched a campaign to restore her so she could be sailed around the world to commemorate the magazine’s 100th birthday and the 40th anniversary of Chichester’s epic voyage. He joined forces with the UK Sailing Academy at Cowes, who helped raise money for the restoration and selected 10 skippers and over 100 young disadvantaged crew for the 31 legs of the voyage.

Cruising the wild Atlantic Way of Ireland

Date: 
Wed, 16/03/2016 - 19:00

Cruising the wild Atlantic Way of Ireland, by Daria and Alex Blackwell

There are few places on this earth that are more beautiful, more wild, or more remote than the West of Ireland. Authors Daria and Alex share their experience from years of cruising along this coast and its islands, richly illustrating the locations with stunning photography, charts and maps.

Weather Information for Cruise Planning

Date: 
Wed, 09/03/2016 - 19:00

Weather Information for Cruise Planning, by Dr. Andrew Eccleston

 
Andrew Eccleston is a Chartered Meteorologist and Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society. He worked in the weather business for about 20 years, providing forecast services to media and aviation. He is also an RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore and Shore-based Instructor and sails a Dufour 36 from Plymouth.

Globetrotting by charter, David Mark

Date: 
Wed, 02/03/2016 - 19:00

Globetrotting by charter, by David Mark

Chartering can open up amazing experiences in some of the world’s finest cruising destinations. It means you can go to far flung places even if your boat is in home waters and your time is limited. If you are thinking of buying a boat, you can try renting first. Whether you want family fun in good weather or to push your comfort zone, you can fulfil your wish, then hand the keys back and walk away. No maintenance hassle, operating costs or cost of capital. 

Managing marine battery power, by Tony Cliff

Date: 
Wed, 24/02/2016 - 19:00

Managing marine battery power, by Tony Cliff of Capitol Batteries

There is an astonishing range of equipment available today to make life safer, easier and more comfortable on the modern cruising yacht, whether it is electronic aids to navigation and communication or to keep the provisions fresh and make ice for the G+T. The thing they all have in common is the need for adequate power. In this talk, Tony will explain the secret life of batteries and how to ensure they are able to supply your needs afloat.

To Scapa Flow, by Ed Maggs

Date: 
Wed, 17/02/2016 - 19:00

To Scapa Flow, by Ed Maggs

Summer of 2013, Ed and Frances Maggs sailed north from Essex in their gaff ketch Betty Alan. Hoping for Shetland, they got no further than Orkney. Nothing much happened, save for the re-creation of the Scuttling of the German High Seas fleet (with cardboard and fireworks), and the laying down of a lifetime’s memories of this most mystical and magical of landscapes. The log of their trip won the CA’s Dolphin Cup.

Date: Wednesday 17th of February. Lectures and talks start promptly at 19:00 hrs

From the White Sea to the Black Sea, Maxine Maters

Date: 
Wed, 10/02/2016 - 19:00

From the White Sea to the Black Sea, by Maxine Maters

In the summer of 2013, John Vallentine took his Australian flagged yacht Tainui to Russia. In early June she entered the White Sea and cleared in at Archangel, then followed the Volga and Don Rivers to Ukraine and the Black Sea in a journey lasting four months. His account of the trip won the CA Lacey Trophy for the best blog www.tainui.org.

Expanding Horizons, Jeremy Batch

Date: 
Wed, 03/02/2016 - 19:00

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.

CA London Burns Night Supper, 27/1/2016

Date: 
Wed, 27/01/2016 - 19:00

CA London Burns Night Supper, 27th January, 7pm

Come and join us for this convivial celebration to start off the lecture season in style. Our Master of Ceremonies, Alec Macpherson, has prevailed upon a galaxy of talented members to volunteer their services. As well as the traditional piping in of the haggis, we plan to have a dramatic reading of Tam O' Shanter by members, musical accompaniment, singing and dancing to the bagpipes as well as all the usual toasts.