Suffolk

From the royal yachts of the pharaohs and the Victorians and Americans cruising in their pleasure palaces,  to the explosion of yachting in the 20^th century, Rod will take us on a fascinating historical voyage. He has spent more than 40 years sailing and writing about the Mediterranean and in the progress has amassed an extensive collection of papers and books on the history of yachting in this area, and he himself is part of that history.

The summer of 2020 did not seem like a year to have wild adventures, it was a year of staycations and Covid claps, Captain Tom and his hundred laps.

The Antiques Roadshow have regularly sought Robert's expertise on historical small arms over the last 14 years. His great grandfather acquired the firearm business based in Beccles in the 1860s and it has stayed in the family ever since.

What: The History of Small Arms at Sea by Robert Tilney talk, with or without a meal, at the RHYC.

Protecting our cetaceans is at the heart of ORCA's work. This organisation specialises in collecting data about marine mammals through surveys in partnership with various shipping companies, including Fred Olsen based in Ipswich. They rely on volunteer surveyors managed by a small team in Portsmouth. See Biographical notes on our speaker below.

A full day of speakers and discussions which will cover all aspects of planning, going to, cruising around and staying in the Baltic. This event is a “must do” for those looking for a new cruise area, for those wishing to venture further into this lovely region, and for those just interested in learning about it. Version 3 of the programme for the day is below.

An essential part of the modern low carbon world, wind farms have transformed our landscape; there are over 500 turbines now in the Southern North Sea, with more to come. Learn about this industry and in particular about the Galloper Wind Farm based near Harwich and have all your questions answered. 

What: The Galloper Wind Farm talk, with or without a meal, at the RHYC.

“The Dig” on TV has brought to our attention the wonderful Anglo-Saxon treasure but the remains of the ship contains a wealth of information of great interest to an expert on Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian crafts like Paul Constantine, who is leading a project to build a replica in the Long Shed in Woodbridge.  On his second visit to the Suffolk Section, Paul will give us an update on the progress made in Woodbridge on the Sutton Hoo Replica Project since last year.

Unfortunately this event has been postponed for 2021 and will now be held over the early May 2022 Bank Holiday weekend which is our normal time for the East Coast Rally, 30th April to 2nd May 2022.

Those who have already paid for 2021 will receive a full refund and we do hope that you will be able to join us in 2022.

Suffolk Photo Competition Deadline - Midnight on Sunday 31st January 2021

IN BRIEF

Subject: “Boating” in its broadest sense

Format: Best quality jpg only

The Portsmouth Queen’s Harbour Master's remit is to look after 55 square miles of the eastern Solent primarily to protect defence interests. Rebecca is part of a 36 man team and she will give us a snapshot of her responsibilities. She is a Yachtmaster Examiner and has skippered the Army’s 20m training yachts around the world. Her current role is to “look after and keep an eye on recreational boaters”, which is all of us!

Date: Saturday 13th February 2021 at 19:30.