Thames Valley

Around the Atlantic in a Year

Date:

Tue, 21/01/2020 - 19:15 to 21:45

Richard is a Yachtmaster with over 40 years’ experience of yachting on the south coast of England in the Solent, the West Country, Channel Islands and the North coast of France as well as yacht charters in Greece and Croatia. Alison started sailing when she was 18 when her brother, a master mariner who was sailing catamarans off Southend for fun, said she had to learn to sail first before he would take her with him.

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Mediterranean Express

Thames Valley

Date:

Tue, 10/12/2019 - 19:15 to 22:00

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The Wooden World

Thames Valley

Date:

Tue, 12/11/2019 - 19:15 to 22:00

The 18th century was the golden age of sail, stretching from the scourge of Caribbean pirates to the triumph of the Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Wars. The warships of the time were the most complex moving structures that mankind had built, and they dominated the seas. Within that Wooden World, a fascinating subculture grew up.

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Some Things That Can Ruin Your Day at Sea, Vyv Cox

Thames Valley

Date:

Tue, 15/10/2019 - 19:15 to 22:00

Yachts and their equipment suffer two principle failure mechanisms-corrosion and fatigue. The sea itself is responsible for the first and the yacht’s motion on it is largely responsible for the second. It is an unfortunate fact that some equipment on yachts is poorly specified to deal with either one or both of these mechanisms. This comprehensively illustrated talk identifies what to look out for and how to correct problems where they are found.