Suffolk

The cast of characters involved in the Americas Cup ranges from Thomas Lipton (of tea fame), through Thomas Stopwith (of Stopwith Camel fame), through Alan Bond (of prison fame), to Larry Ellison. The talk examines these eclectic characters and the way the design of the Americas Cup boats has changed.

The planning and logistics for his 2024 cruise to Scotland will be covered by Viv and he will also describe some of the places he visited, and some he missed. So if you have ever considered a cruise to this beautiful part of UK this talk is for you, or just come to enjoy the story, the pictures and the company.

Join us for a bird watching cruise on board the Thames Sailing Barge Victor along Suffolk's peaceful Orwell and Stour Rivers.

Date: Saturday 19^th October 2024 at 09:30. Victor will return to RHYC at around 16:00, wind and tide willing......

Guide: A bird and wildlife expert will be our guide.

Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell fought at the Battle of Sole Bay, Southwold, helped capture Gibraltar, and accidentally improved navigation. But whose navigational error was it that resulted in his ship, HMS Association, being wrecked off the Isles of Scilly, with the loss of 2,000 lives?

Find out how the government of the time set in motion measures to ensure this would never happen again. (And are there lessons to be learned even today?)

Suffolk artist, Claudia Myatt, is known for her cartoons and illustrations in yachting magazines as well as for the 'RYA Go Sailing' series of books. She likes to take her sketchbook to the world's wild places and in recent years she's been lucky enough to travel to Antarctica, South Georgia and the Southern Ocean. Join us for a fascinating evening with Claudia as she shares with us her sketches and tales of sailing round Cape Horn as well as travelling to Antarctica with the Royal Navy on board icebreaker, HMS Protector.

The story of the floating and sinking into position of our local seamark "Roughs Tower".

Date and Time: Thursday 24th October 2024, Doors open at 11:00, Talk at 11:30, Lunch at 13:00.

Coastal Forces ran Motor Gun Boats from HMS Beehive, a Naval Base in Felixstowe Dock, during WW2, usually crossing the North Sea under the cover of darkness. Julia Jones will tell us about one of these vessels. Many yachtsmen joined the RNVR and crewed these boats including Robert Hichens, who wrote down his story before he was killed in action in April 1943.

The Suffolk Winter 2024 - 25 Talks start on Saturday 12th October 2024.

The dates of all the events are listed below.

We shall be meeting at our normal venue, the Royal Harwich Yacht Club on the River Orwell outside Ipswich.

Doors open for the Saturday events at 18:00 and on Thursdays at 11:00.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Simon and Georgette Harrison

This popular annual event with four short talks and the Photographic Competition judged by attendees, this year covers the world:

Join us for a bird watching cruise on board the Thames Sailing Barge Victor along Suffolk's peaceful Orwell and Stour Rivers.

Date: Tuesday 24^th October 2023 at 09:30. Victor will return to RHYC at around 16:00, wind and tide willing......

Guide: Bird and wildlife expert Rick will be our guide.